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Dr. Seng-Dao Yang Keo will serve as deputy superintendent and Adam Searcy has been named Chief Operating Officer for WCSD.
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Washoe County Commissioners unanimously approved the $3.1 million sale of land at the Wild Creek Golf Course
The Washoe County Commissioners approved the transfer of land from the Wildcreek Golf Course to the Washoe County School District on Tuesday.
Last week the Washoe County School District Financial Protection Committee voted to budget $200 million for the building of three new schools. Before the WCSD Board of Trustees votes to finalize the funding Tuesday, they'll receive a more in-depth report about why the schools cost more than expected when WC-1 was voted in to law last November.
The Capital Funding Protection Committee (CFPC) voted 8-1 to fund three schools; one elementary school in the South Meadows area, and two middle schools, one in Sun Valley, and one in Spanish Springs.
The Washoe County School District is set to grow with two new middle schools and possibly one new high school.
The Washoe County School District is considering using overpaid lunch funds to offset overdue accounts; but the means for doing so does not currently exist. The district's Chief Operating Officer, Pete Etchart says they're awaiting legal advice and guidance from the Nevada Department of Agriculture (NDA) before going forward with the option.
The Washoe County School District is looking for funding approval on its first round of projects since a county sales tax increase to help with school overcrowding and repairs.
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Washoe County voters have approved hiking the local sales tax half a penny to raise $780 million for school improvements in the Reno-Sparks area over the next 10 years.
The Washoe County School Board approved funding for projects at its board meeting this week, and about a quarter of the what it is approved to spend, will convert a boiler room at Echo Loder Elementary School.