Purchasing Department

All Washoe County Schools, District Warehouses and most Administrative buildings are accepting deliveries.  If you need to contact a person at the site, there should be a Contact Person and their phone number listed at the entrance of the location.

Mission Statement

The Purchasing Department of Washoe County School District recognizes and embraces its responsibility to provide the highest level of support with continuous effort for improvement to Washoe County School District schools and departments in accordance with federal, state and local statutes and regulations.

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Winner of the National Procurement Institutes' Achievement of Excellence in Procurement Award

1997 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009 - 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020

Our Commitment

• To provide superior customer service and satisfaction.
• To develop contractual avenues that provide the greatest value in products and services.
• To collaborate with other government agencies to develop contracts leveraging the maximum potential volumes.
• To maintain an ethical and professional posture.
• To develop mutually supportive partnerships with organizations and corporations.

Environmental Preferable Purchasing 

Washoe County School District's Purchasing Department embraces the responsibility to recognize environmentally preferable purchasing (EPP). To support the effort of EPP, the Purchasing Department will give preference to environmentally superior products where quality, function and cost are equal or better. In addition, when practical, the Purchasing Department will seek opportunities to increase sustainable and recycled product sourcing.

Purchasing Department's Green Efforts Report 2021

7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Monday - Friday

Purchasing-Warehouse Organizational Chart

Location:

14101 Old Virginia Road
Reno, Nevada 89521
Phone: 775-850-8025
Fax: 775-857-3175
purchasing@washoeschools.net

775-850-8056

Shannon Priest 

Administrative Assistant

775-850-8034

spriest@washoeschools.net 

Monica Schuerr-Howden, CPPB, MBA

Assistant Purchasing Supervisor

775-850-8024

mschuerr@washoeschools.net 

 

Aprile Anderson

Buyer II

775-789-3830

amanderson@washoeschools.net

 

775-850-8025

• From I-580 South, take the Damonte Ranch Parkway exit.
• Turn west onto Damonte Ranch Parkway.
• Turn left onto Old Virginia Road (first traffic light).
• Follow Old Virginia Road until it ends.
• The Brown Center is the red brick school on the right hand side.
• Purchasing is just inside the main entrance.
• Please check in at room 0 (first office on the right).

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