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Safe and Healthy Schools Commission releases parent toolkit, short videos; board approves 2025–26 goals
Summary
The district’s Safe and Healthy Schools Commission presented a new online toolkit, short parent‑facing videos (mental health, safe routes, substance misuse) and a set of proposed goals for 2025–26. Trustees unanimously adopted the commission’s goals and the board heard updates on suicide‑prevention partners and vape‑detection discussions.
The Washoe County School District’s Safe and Healthy Schools Commission presented a set of resources and goals May 13, and trustees approved the commission’s proposed goals for the 2025–26 school year.
Toolkit and videos Commission members and Family School Partnerships staff showed an online Safe and Healthy Schools toolkit housed on the district web site (Departments → Family School Partnerships → Resources). The toolkit assembles resources for families on physical building safety, bullying, vaping, digital safety and social‑emotional learning and is available in English and Spanish where possible.
Communications staff previewed short public‑service videos the commission commissioned to reach families on topics including suicide prevention, safe‑routes/traffic safety and substance misuse prevention. The suicide‑prevention piece highlighted student peer programs, signs to watch for, and where families can find support; the commission said the short videos were designed to normalize help‑seeking and point families to school and community resources.
Commission activity and goals Commission vice chair Annie Zucker reviewed the panel’s work over the 2023–24 and 2024–25 school years, including presentations on vaping detection technology, Hope Squad suicide prevention, bullying investigations and co‑located behavioral health services. The commission proposed four goals for 2025–26: ongoing review of policy and practice for physical and social‑emotional safety; promotion and training for mental‑health and suicide prevention for educators; development of a comprehensive substance‑use prevention plan; and continued production of short informational videos for families.
Board action and next steps Trustees approved the commission’s goals 7–0. Trustees and commissioners discussed measurement and asked staff to consider how the district will track whether the training and materials increase awareness or change practices — for example, leveraging climate surveys and incident data — and commission members asked for assistance promoting the toolkit to families.
Notable partners and resources Commissioners recognized long‑standing clinical partners in child psychiatry at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine and the Project ECHO collaboration that brings clinical fellows into school settings for consults and diagnoses. The commission noted co‑located services and local programs used by schools.
Ending Trustees urged the commission and staff to make the toolkit easier to find on the district site and to continue rolling out the short videos; commissioners said they will return with implementation details and measurement ideas in future updates.
