What We Are Doing

  •  An exciting new chapter begins.

    PreK-8 Feasibility Study: 

    Washoe County School District (WCSD) completed a PreK-8 Feasibility Study to look at whether to make Pine Middle School and/or Traner Middle School a Pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade school (PreK-8) in the future. This study was based, in part, on a recommendation in connection with the 2023 Facility Modernization Plan (FMP). This option represented an opportunity to expand family choice and access to new education pathways, tailored to the needs of our communities and was initially discussed ut of community conversations in 2023.

    The district’s consultant, CannonDesign, engaged district administrators, teachers, parents, and community members in this study. A task force reviewed data and discussed the PreK-8 model. Their work included review and input from existing districts using this model throughout the nation. Community meetings were held in the Pine Middle School and Traner Middle School communities.

    On January 28, 2025, the WCSD Board of Trustees (BOT) accepted the PreK-8 Study and the recommendation that Pine Middle School (~2026) and Traner Middle School (~2029) are repurposed as modern PreK-5 schools.

    We invite you to view the agenda items and meeting materials on this topic on our website.

    To watch video of the board meeting on this topic, use the YouTube link. The presentation begins at 1:13:45.

    This flier, in English and Spanish, provides important information on this topic.

    Design and Construction: 

    With the completion and approval of the final district wide FMP, the district is taking steps toward the implementation of this comprehensive plan. On February 1, 2024, the Capital Funding Protection Committee approved a recommendation to the WCSD Board of Trustees of the budget allocations for the “Major Projects Program 23/24 A” in the amount of $190.5M. At the February 13, 2024, Board of Trustees meeting, the Trustees approved the budget allocations for the “Major Projects Program 23/24 A” in the amount of $190.5M.

    This budget allocation provides for the following work:

    • Stead Elementary School- $3.5 million for design work to rebuild at new site
    • Reed High School - $12.5 million for design work for school modernization project
    • Mathews Elementary School - $1.3 million for design work for modernization project
    • Palmer Elementary School - $1.5 million for design work for modernization project
    • Loder Elementary School - $.2 million for conceptual study to rebuild school on current site
    • Wooster High School - $1 million for conceptual study to rebuild school on current site

    In addition, WCSD’s current projects include:

    • Debbie Smith Career & Technical Education Academy High School - $182 million to repurpose the former Procter R. Hug High School with a planned opening in August 2025
    • Central Transportation Yard - $33 million for expansion project with a planned completion in fall/winter 2026.
    • Vaughn Middle School - $125 million for rebuild of the school on current site with no interruption to operation of the school with a planned opening of the new school in August 2026. 

    Further details and information on these projects is updated on the New Schools and Expansions page.

    View information on the district's major capital projects.