Douglas County Schools

Due to winter related conditions, all schools in the Carson City School District will begin 2-hours later than their usual start time, Friday, Jan. 17, 2020.

All Pre-K and Early Childhood Carson City school classes, those include morning recreation programs, are canceled. Breakfast will not be served. Principals will adjust the school schedule for the shortened day. Educators and staff should arrive safely and as early as they are able, well before school is to begin on the shortened schedule.

Western Nevada College's Carson City campus and Child Development Center will be closed Monday due to weather. Interactive Video classes transmitting from Carson City to other campuses are also cancelled, school officials announced.

All Douglas County schools are operating on a 90-minute delay Wednesday morning, according to the Douglas County School District web site. This delay applies to both valley and lake schools.

Students in the Carson City School District will enjoy a snow day on their Monday off as district staff attend professional development today.

School district spokesman Dan Davis said the professional development day will start on schedule; although weather will continue to be monitored for hazardous travel conditions.

Carson City and Douglas County schools are among a handful of districts in the Silver State with the lowest absenteeism rates in either elementary, middle or high school, according to a report released Tuesday by the Nevada Department of Education.

Leadership Douglas County (LDC) is a long-standing educational program provided by the Carson Valley Chamber of Commerce.

Nevada's school performance report card was released Thursday with three Carson City schools, three Douglas County schools, and two Lyon County schools earning above-the-standards recognition in the freshly released Nevada School Performance Framework data.

GENOA, Nev. — Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval signed a pair of state assembly bills Friday afternoon at Mormon Station State Park in Genoa: AB 385, which provides the issuance of free annual permits to fifth-graders to enter state parks and recreational areas; and AB 490, which increases provisions for maintenance of state park facilities and grounds.

There are currently no controls on roads and highways at lower elevations in Northwestern Nevada, including Interstate 580, U.S. Highway 395, Old 395 Alternate through the Washoe Valley and U.S. Highway 50 East from Carson City, according to the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT).

GARDNERVILLE, Nev. – East Fork Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 3726 collected $3,436 from its members, including an individual donation of $1,000, to purchase 204 new, warm winter coats as part of the Operation Warm Coats for Kids Foundation. Coats will be distributed to school district officials Tuesday, Dec. 20.

The first drop-off is at C.C. Meneley Elementary School in Gardnerville at 9 a.m. and continues throughout the day at Douglas County Schools.

The school superintendents of Carson City, Douglas County and Lyon County districts will be discussing Title IX implementation in their districts on Thursday, March 10, 2016 at 7:00 PM at the Marlette Hall in the Cedar Building on the WNC campus.

WNC CLOSED! NO CLASSES! Nevada Appeal report of a 10am late start is incorrect. Go to WNC.Edu, top of home page.
Douglas County Schools (Minden-Gardnerville) are OPEN.