Current Issues 

Meetings begin at 5:30 p.m. on the 1^st Wednesday of the month during the school year.  Meeting of the School Naming Committee are held in the Board Room of the Central Administration Building.

Members of the public may submit public comment via email to SchoolNaming@washoeschools.net

The meetings for the 2022-23 School Year are scheduled for:

• TBD - dependent on school construction 

It is the responsibility of the Board of Trustees to select and adopt the names of the District’s schools.  Naming efforts are conducted as a cooperative effort between the District, the involved school(s) and the community. The District will take advantage of every opportunity to involve the community in applicable phases of the naming process. Visit the District's School Naming webpage for additional information and to make comment regarding the current list of name submissions.

School names will be considered based on the following criteria:

• Any geographical or geological name;
• The name of a distinguished citizen or former District employee, to honor or memorialize the individual under extraordinary circumstances. Such circumstances could include the loss of life in the performance of service to benefit or support the District;
• Any name of a person gaining state or national prominence.
• The name of a living individual may be considered. The following conditions shall apply:
  • Names of living individuals shall be considered when such person has made significant contributions to or had significant involvement with education;
  • Names of members of the Board of Trustees shall not be considered while actively serving on the Board of Trustees, nor for two (2) years from the last day of service as a member of the Board of Trustees or his/her death.
  • Names of District employees shall not be considered while actively employed either full-time, part-time or as a consultant to the District, nor for at least two (2) years from the last date of employment or death.
  • A name may not be considered if an existing school, or facility, or portion of a school or facility, is already and actively named for that person.
  • Names of elected officials shall not be considered while they are actively serving in public office.

Committee Composition

The voting membership of the School Naming Committee consists of eleven (11) voting members as follows:

1. One (1) District representative, selected by the Superintendent;
2. Seven (7) parents/guardians or members of the community: one (1) each from Trustee districts A, B, C, D E, F, and G;
3. One (1) student from a District high school; and
4. Two (2) at-large members from any of the above categories.

• Board Policy 7110, Naming of Schools and School Facilities