By Rocio Hernandez The Nevada Independent The Washoe County School Board last Tuesday approved a series of stipends of $500 or more per employee to give incentive to teachers and other staff to stay on the job as the district experiences labor shortages and vacancies. The Washoe County School District estimates that 100-150 positions remain vacant each year because of … [Read more...]
Q&A: Superintendent Enfield on making Washoe schools the ‘preferable option’
By Rocio Hernandez The Nevada Independent Before she became the new superintendent of the Washoe County School District, Susan Enfield had an idea of what challenges she might expect coming into Nevada, which has historically ranked low in terms of its per-pupil funding. Six months into her new role, Enfield has learned firsthand what issues this level of funding … [Read more...]
Washoe schools awarded $3.7M grant to prepare Native students for college, careers
By Rocio Hernandez The Nevada Independent Through a recently-awarded $3.7 million grant, the Washoe County School District is planning to more than double support services to help Native American students become college and career ready. Funds from the Native Youth Community Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Indian Education will be … [Read more...]
Washoe County students return to classroom next week
Once again, the summer has flown by and the first day of the 2022-23 school year in Washoe County starts next Monday, August 15. The Washoe County School District (WCSD) is holding a Back to School Expo this Saturday, August 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Reno Town Mall on 4001 S. Virginia Street where families can get more information about this year’s transportation … [Read more...]
Washoe County schools operating as usual despite virus surge
Even though covid is still affecting school operations across the country, the Washoe County School District is still moving forward with business as usual. On January 14, it announced that it was beginning its search for a new superintendent to replace Dr. Kristen McNeill upon her retirement this summer. The District is working with The Bryan Group to form a Search Advisory … [Read more...]
Sparks City Council Meeting
The following are highlights from the February 10, 2020 Sparks City Council Meeting. General Business City Manager Neil Krutz announced the following boards and commissions vacancies: – Sparks Building Code Board of Appeals for the two-year term beginning 03/21/2020. Candidates with the required electrical engineering experience may apply until Friday, Feb 28. – … [Read more...]
Local Students put STEM Skills to the Test at Annual ‘Punkin Chunkin’ Event
On Saturday, the Andelin Family Farm hosted Washoe County School District’s fifth annual Punkin’ Chunkin’ event where students from across all grade levels came out and showed off their pumpkin-chucking trebuchets. The idea for the Punkin’ Chunkin’ originally came about when Reed High School metalwork and engineering teacher Tim Conley was driving with his wife one night … [Read more...]
School Year Begins in Washoe County Amidst Changes in Administration
As the days start to get shorter and the temperatures cool down, the kids in the Washoe County School District are headed back to school this week to mark the commencement of the 2019- 20 school year. On Monday, August 12, the new school year started at 5:30 a.m. when members of the WCSD Board of Trustees, Interim Superintendent Dr. Kristen McNeill, and members of the WCSD … [Read more...]