The Las Vegas Valley is brimming with exhilarating natural beauty, a small-town sense of community, and all of the cultural opportunities of a big city.

Las Vegas Valley

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Don’t let the bright lights fool you. The Las Vegas Valley is a community in need of education reform and excellent teachers. The Clark Country School District is the fifth largest school district in America, serving over 300,000 children. The Las Vegas Valley welcomes corps members to help work towards a day when our vision of ending educational inequity becomes a reality.

Quick Stats
Site Since: 2004
Corps Size: 98
Average summer temperature: 100°
Average winter temperature: 63 °
Car: Access to car is essential
Beginning Teacher's Salary : $33,400-35,083

Life

With perpetual sunshine and a small-town feel, the Las Vegas Valley is a fantastic community. Whether you want to attend an art showing, hit the town at a local club on the strip or run the Las Vegas Marathon, there is something for everyone. In addition, we have master-planned communities and affordable housing throughout our region. Some corps members live in Henderson where they enjoy shopping at The District or dinner and a movie at Towne Square, while other corps members live centrally, close to the vibrant Las Vegas Boulevard. Corps members also live in the Northeast in Summerlin with easy access to mountain climbing at Red Rock and restaurants in Boca Park. Finally, while Las Vegas has all the advantages of a major city, it is more affordable than most, and residents enjoy the benefits of having no personal state income tax.

Corps Culture

The Las Vegas Valley is a community with civic-minded leaders who are deeply committed in to success of Teach For America. In addition to building partnerships with the school and community leaders, corps members directly impact the development of regional programming and corps culture. Las Vegas Valley corps members attend Professional Development Saturdays and on-going workshops where everyone works collaboratively to plan for classroom instruction. This is an incredibly tight-knit group, and many Las Vegas Valley corps members and alumni live in the same apartment complexes and neighborhoods, which helps build a cohesive and convenient support network.

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