He’s a jolly guy and he puts on a good face for his students and staff. But behind the scenes he’s exhausted.

It’s mid-morning at Gwendolyn Woolley Elementary School in North Las Vegas and principal Joseph Uy is walking the hallways. He greets kids and is wearing a mask with a picture of the school mascot on it – a woolly mammoth.

It’s mid-morning at Gwendolyn Woolley Elementary School in North Las Vegas and principal Joseph Uy is walking the hallways. He’s a jolly guy and he puts on a good face for his students and staff. But behind the scenes he’s exhausted.

Even in non-pandemic years, Las Vegas has struggled to fill school jobs.

Fully understanding a client’s situation, symptoms and needs and then matching them with a diagnosis (when appropriate) and a treatment plan that will help them heal, grow and thrive are core aspects of professional counseling.

Danica Hays is helping build the teacher of tomorrow at UNLV, and she’s not bashful in saying it’s a community effort.

Danica Hays will become the UNLV College of Education’s permanent dean after filling the job on an interim basis for nine months. The change will take effect July 1, the university announced Thursday.

MGM Resorts International has partnered with the University of Nevada Las Vegas College of Education to provide free virtual tutoring.