The aim of this project is to educate, empower, and amplify the voices and needs of Latinx educators here in Clark County through research, community building, and the sharing of information. This project would not be possible without your participation, and we thank you for lending us your time, your voice, and your interest. The hope is we can increase the number of Latinx leaders here in Clark County together and to gain a better understanding of why Latinx leaders are under-represented amongst the leadership in the 5th largest school district, a district that is diverse, and growing by the day.

There are deep interconnections between method, methodology, and epistemology (Harding 1987; Delgado Bernal 1998).

According to Marín and Marín la plática, or “small talk” (Marín and Marín 1991, 13) before and after an interview facilitates participation and the building of a concerned relationship between researcher and participant. In this case, plática is one way to ease into the collection of data, though the conversations that take place during this time are not meant to be significant to research inquiry.

While the use of plática in these studies does take into consideration the particularities of culture, there are a couple of limitations that can be identified. First, culture is understood as a very essentialized and static entity.

• L3 participants have received over 20 hours of free professional development from top Latino school leaders.
• A community of educators has emerged and supported aspiring leaders with a network of professionals to whom they can reach out to as they navigate the leadership pipeline.
• Participants state presentations are eye opening and authentic insight for educational professionals.
• Participants have recognized the importance of networking “It is huge”.
• Participants have developed ways for educators to advocate for positive change, aimed at improved student outcomes.
• At least 3 participants have already been hired as school administrators since L3 began.

Using a database of 30 million profiles, Zippia estimates demographics and statistics for Clark County School District (CCSD). Our estimates are verified against BLS, census, and current job openings data for accuracy. After extensive research and analysis, Zippia’s data, science team found that:

• CCSD has 17,820 employees.
• 65% of CCSD employees are women, while 35% are men.
• The most common ethnicity at CCSD is white (59%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (20%), and Black or African American (9%).
• The average CCSD employee makes $37,798 per year.
• CCSD employees are most likely to be members of the Democratic Party.
• On average, employees at CCSD stay with the company for 6.9 years.