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Board approves boundary changes tied to new E. Otis Vaughn Middle School, adopting ZAC options 4a and H2
Summary
After public hearings and zoning advisory committee deliberations, the Washoe County School District board unanimously approved boundary adjustments for multiple elementary and middle schools to accommodate a new Vaughn Middle School, adopting ZAC options 4a and H2 for implementation in 2026–27.
The Washoe County School District board of trustees voted unanimously on April 22 to adopt zoning advisory committee (ZAC) recommendations—options 4a and H2—to redraw attendance boundaries ahead of the opening of the new E. Otis Vaughn Middle School for the 2026–27 school year.
The approved changes affect a series of feeder patterns across eastern and southern Reno and include updates to elementary-to-middle-school feeders and high-school assignments for neighborhoods near Smithridge, Huffaker, Dodson and Donner Springs. Board President Smith moved the motion, Trustee Hull seconded it, and the motion passed 7-0.
ZAC chair Tyler Rogers summarized community outreach and the committee’s deliberations: ZAC held several public meetings in affected neighborhoods, took bus tours to observe existing routes and transportation impacts, met with…
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