Welcome Back For the 2026-27 School Year!

The Washoe County School District welcomes all of our students, families, and staff members back for the 2026-27 school year! The first day of classes for most of our schools is Monday, August 10. Schools at Incline Village follow a different calendar and will start classes on Monday, August 17.

There is lots of great news in our District as the new year begins:

While our students and families were enjoying the summer break, the District completed construction of two brand new schools—Stead Elementary School and Vaughn Middle School. Each features state-of-the-art teaching and learning spaces, and we can’t wait to show them to our students on the first day of school.

There was lots of work happening at other schools, too, during the summer months, as District employees conducted ongoing modernization projects. The District invested approximately $35.9 million in more than 80 capital renewal projects at a number of schools across the District. This represents WCSD’s ongoing work to maintain and repair existing schools while building new schools to alleviate overcrowding and provide equitable learning spaces for our 59,000 students.

Also new this year, WCSD’s youngest scholars — students enrolled in Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten -- begin classes on the same day as all other students. This will expand instructional time, remove barriers for families, strengthen early routines, and directly support stronger early literacy foundations.

Some of the biggest news involves our school calendars: With recent approval from the Nevada Department of Education, three contingency days – typically a result of missed school days due to weather – are now built into the Balanced and Incline calendars and will be used as instructional days. WCSD is immediately implementing these changes, which provide greater clarity for students, families, and staff. 

Under the new calendar system for students following the Balanced Calendar, the last day of school will be Friday, June 4, 2027. For students following the Incline Calendar, the last day of school will be Wednesday, June 9, 2027. Both final days will be observed regardless of whether closures occur due to weather or other emergencies. This change does not affect TMCC High School or Gerlach K-12 School, which will continue to operate under their existing calendars.

For more information about school calendars and contingency days in session, please visit Approved 2026-2027 School Year Calendars - Washoe County School District by clicking this link.

Welcome back to our students, families, and staff members, and we wish you a happy and productive school year.