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Five Roles Families Play to Accelerate Student Learning
Communicating High Expectations: Supporting your young adult in school often means shifting from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset. Watch this short video to know the difference and check out this webpage on how to coach your young adult to have high expectations of themselves and reach their full potential. Communicating high expectations is one of the 5 Roles Families Play to accelerate student learning.
Monitoring Grades and Assignments without the Battle: Are conversations at home about missing assignments, grades and schoolwork leading to arguments with your teens? Check out the Talking about Assignments guide for tips on how to ask questions and coach your young adult to meet your expectations. Monitoring your young adult’s progress in school is one of the 5 Roles Families Play to accelerate student learning.
Supporting Learning at Home: When families reinforce learning at home, kids do better at school. Middle and high school students still need engaged adult family members to be successful. One way that families can support learning at home with older students is to support effective study habits and find resources when students are struggling. Check out these resources:
· Brain Fuse from the WC Libraries is free and provides live tutoring and expert online help.
· Khan Academy –has free middle and high school videos for math, science and so many other subjects aligned to standards.
· Study Habits – support the 10 habits of successful students
Supporting learning at home is one of the 5 Roles Families Play to accelerate student learning.
Guiding Career Exploration with your Child: Does your young adult dream about being a famous Youtuber? Are you wondering if this is a real career opportunity for their future? Check out these family guides for tips on how to start conversations on career exploration. Guiding your young adult’s educational experience and connecting it to the future is one of the 5 Roles Families Play to accelerate student learning. *These tip sheets are written for middle school students and can also be used for high school students if you need a starting point for conversations.
Advocating for What You Need: Advocating for what you need is a life-long skill. Advocating for your young adult’s success can also be emotional and stressful. Click on this short info-graphic for 5 simple tips on how to support your young adult’s self-advocacy in school. These tips can also support parents in advocating for their young adult’s success. Advocacy is one of the 5 Roles Families Play to accelerate student learning.
WCSD Prepares for Winter Weather, Reminds
Families and Community About Safety Protocols
The Washoe County School District (WCSD) is preparing for the upcoming winter season and reminding the community about inclement weather procedures designed to keep students and staff members safe during the winter months.
The district may delay the start of school by two hours or may close schools entirely when weather and road conditions are hazardous, and there are a variety of ways in which the district will notify families and the community about any changes in the school schedule. These include the Connect Ed system, local media, posting on the district’s website (www.washoeschools.net), and posting on social media (Facebook, X, Threads, and Instagram).
Connect Ed provides direct communication from the school district to its families and staff members.
“The first thing families need to do is make sure their contact information is updated in our Connect Ed system,” said Adam Searcy, Chief Operating Officer for WCSD. “We work hard to communicate with our families, and the most direct method is to contact them through Connect Ed, which will reach out to them with phone calls, emails, and text messages—whatever they prefer.”
Families should contact their child’s school to provide the most updated cell phone numbers and email addresses to ensure they receive messages in a timely manner.
District staff members begin monitoring and measuring road conditions and temperatures between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m. and consult with the National Weather Service and other partners before making decisions about delays and closures. Incline Village schools are impacted more frequently throughout the winter due to heavier snow and lower temperatures, while Gerlach K-12 School may be impacted differently due to its location. These schools may operate under delays and cancelations that do not affect other schools. Any other plans to accommodate hazardous conditions would affect all remaining schools in the district.
“It’s important that our families know what to expect,” said Scott Lee, Director of Transportation for WCSD. “We will see much slower traffic, and our students may be walking in the street because the sidewalks are covered in snow. We ask drivers to slow down, pay attention, and be careful, and we ask that our students dress in warm, bright clothes so they can be seen more easily as they walk or wait for our buses to arrive.”
Winter bus stops are used in inclement weather. These stops are located near the usual bus stops, but in areas that are safer when road conditions are more challenging. A complete list of winter bus stops is available here.
For more information about WCSD winter weather transportation procedures, please click here.
Here is a link to the winter weather transportation video on the WCSD website: https://youtu.be/q7rHyr5HMaw
775-337-7509 SNOW PHONE
You can also check Incline High School's Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/inclinehs
To assist families, we encourage you to apply for the Free and Reduced-Price Meal Program. You can complete the application online by visiting the Washoe County School District Nutrition Services website and selecting "Online Meal Application."
If you do not qualify for free or reduced meals, we recommend enrolling in MySchoolBucks, an online service that allows you to easily manage and pay for your student’s meals using a credit or debit card. With MySchoolBucks, you can:
Securely add funds to your student's meal account.
Set up automatic payments.
Monitor cafeteria purchases.
Receive email alerts when balances are low.
To enroll in MySchoolBucks:
Visit www.myschoolbucks.com and register for a free account.
Activate your account and add your student using their name and school ID number.
Provide your payment details (credit or debit card) to start making payments.
MySchoolBucks Mobile App: You can also manage your student’s meal account on the go by downloading the MySchoolBucks app, available on both iOS and Android.
Download the app from the Apple App Store or Google Play.
Activate your account and add your student using their name and school ID.
Add your credit or debit card information for easy payments.
For additional help, visit MySchoolBucks.com and select the Help/FAQ link, or contact MySchoolBucks Customer Support at 1-855-832-5226. Please note, payments may take up to 24 hours to process.
If you have any questions or need assistance with the free or reduced meal application, feel free to contact Kristy McDonald, Free & Reduced Meal App Tech, at kristy.mcdonald@washoeschools.net or 775-325-8431.
School of Choice
School of Choice is a system where Washoe County School District (WCSD) families can choose which school they want their children to attend. This process was formerly known as the variance process. WCSD has streamlined this process for our families, making it more accessible. The District will offer two windows, one in the fall and one in the spring, when families can apply to a school other than their student's zoned school. We believe students will be the most successful in the school where they feel connected and seen and with an academic program that best suits their needs. Online Registration must be completed in order to be considered for a School of Choice placement. Please see below for a list of frequently asked questions.
Click on the link
Create an Avela account
Follow the steps on the screen
If you need assistance with your account, click below.
Avela Knowledge Base - Help for Families: https://avelahelp.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/10538297840269-Support-for-Families
Application Window For the 2025 - 2026 School Year
Fall Window – October 1st , 2024 through Oct 24th , 2024. The link for applications will be available beginning October 1st , 2024, at 8:00am on this webpage. Applications will close on Oct 24th, 2024 at 5:00 pm.
If your child is currently enrolled in WCSD, you will need their 7-digit Student ID number to complete their application. You can find their Student ID number by logging into the Parent Portal here: https://washoenv.infinitecampus.org/campus/portal/parents/washoe.jsp
Closed Schools for SY 2025-2026
Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools
Beck Mendive Hug
Bohach Mount Rose (6-8) McQueen
Lemmon Valley Swope North Valleys
Mount Rose (K-5)
Raw
Silver Lake
Stead
Van Gorder
Please contact the School of Choice office at 775-333-6099 or schoolofchoice@washoeschools.net for questions.
If you are new to Washoe County School District or are an incoming kindergarten student and are seeking a school of choice placement for the 2024-2025 school year, please contact the School of Choice office at 775-333-6099 or schoolofchoice@washoeschools.net .
School of Choice
School Choice is a system where Washoe County School District (WCSD) families can choose which school they want their children to attend. This process was previously known as the variance or special permit process. WCSD has streamlined this process for our families, making it more accessible. The district will offer two periods, one in the fall and one in the spring where families can apply to a school other than their zoned school. We believe that students are most successful in school where they feel connected and seen and with an academic program that best fits their needs. Online registration must be completed to be considered for a School Choice placement. Please see below for a list of frequently asked questions.
1. Click on the link
2. Create an Avela account
3. Follow the steps on the screen.
4. If you need help with your account, click below.
Avela Knowledge Base: Support for Families: https://avelahelp.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/10538297840269-Support-for-Families
Application window for the 2025-2026 school year
Fall Term: October 1, 2024 - October 24, 2024. The application link will be available from October 1, 2024, on this web page.
If your child is currently enrolled in WCSD, you will need your child's 7-digit student ID number to complete your application. You can find your student ID number by logging into the parent portal here: https://washoenv.infinitecampus.org/campus/portal/parents/washoe.jsp
Schools that are closed for the 2025-2026 school year
Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools
Beck Mendive Hug
Bohach Mount Rose (6-8) McQueen
Lemmon Valley North Valleys
Mount Rose (K-5)
Raw
Silver Lake
Stead
Van Gorder
Please contact the School of Choice office at 775-333-6099 or schoolofchoice@washoeschools.net if you have questions.
If you are new to the Washoe County School District or have an incoming kindergarten student and are seeking a School of Choice placement for the 2024-2025 school year, please contact the School of Choice office at 775-333-6099 or schoolofchoice@washoeschools.net .
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