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Board directs superintendent to activate school-naming committee for selected consolidation and reconfiguration projects; debate over carrying forward legacy ‑
Summary
The Washoe County School District Board of Trustees voted 5–2 Aug. 26 to direct the superintendent to reactivate the district’s School Naming Committee for certain facility projects that involve grade-configuration changes, a decision designed to coordinate community input with the Facilities Modernization Plan.
The Washoe County School District Board of Trustees voted 5–2 on Aug. 26 to direct the superintendent to activate the district’s School Naming Committee under Board Policy 71.10 for projects described as scenario 2 and scenario 3 in the district’s Facilities Modernization Plan (FMP).
Chief Operations Officer Adam Searcy and Chief Communications Officer Michelle Anderson presented five scenarios that align with the FMP and recommended activating the naming committee when a new school is built on an existing site with changes to grade configuration (scenario 2) and when a new school is built on a nearby site with changes to grade configuration (scenario 3). Anderson said a spring activation would allow the committee to prepare for a school opening in the 2028–29 school…
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