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Complaints brought on behalf of students alleging discrimination based on disability shall be handled in accordance to Douglas County School District Administrative Regulation 103, 104.

If you have questions or concerns contact your school teacher, counselor, administrator, or the DCSD Equal Opportunity Officer.

DCSD Equal Opportunity Officer
Keith Lewis, Executive Director of Human Resources
Title IX Coordinator
1638 Mono Avenue
Minden, Nevada 89423
Ph. (775) 782-7177
email: klewis@dcsd.k12.nv.us

As part of the interview process for hiring the next Principal of the Lake schools, we are seeking your thoughts and comments. Please take a few minutes to respond to our Principal Input Survey. When finished click on 'SUBMIT' to place your responses. Thank you very much for your time and input!

School calendars for the 2018-2019 school year have been finalized by the Nevada Department of Education.

Valley School Calendars
CCMES, GES, JVES, MES, PHES, SES, CVMS, PWLMS, AAHS, JHS, and DHS

Though the DCSD Valley Elementary and Secondary schools had at least one inclement weather and delayed start days this school year, the last day of school for students will remain as Thursday, June 6, 2019.  Each school 2018-19 calendar has sufficient instructional minutes remaining to meet the required number of instructional minutes for the year per Nevada Administrative Code (NAC).

Zephyr Cove Elementary School Calendar

Though Zephyr Cove Elementary had a series of inclement weather and delayed start days this school year, the last day of school for students will remain as Thursday, June 20, 2019.  The Zephyr Cove Elementary 2018-19 calendar has sufficient instructional minutes remaining to meet the required number of instructional minutes for the year per Nevada Administrative Code (NAC).

George Whittell High School Calendar

Whittell High School had a series of inclement weather and delayed start days this school year.  Due to the number of instructional minutes in the 2018-19 school calendar, three (3) additional days of school will be calendared in order to provide the required number of instructional minutes for the year per Nevada Administrative Code (NAC).  Fridays May 10, May 17, and June 7 will be calendared as school days in session for students.  The last day of school for students will remain as Thursday, June 20, 2019.  See the revised GWHS 2018-19 Calendar.

School calendars for the 2019-2020 school year are available pending approval from the Nevada Department of Education.

Student and staff safety is of concern to all members of the DCSD community. The administrative, licensed and support staff work hard every day to ensure that our students and employees have a safe and respectful learning environment.

The District has worked diligently with State and local officials to develop a comprehensive Emergency Operations Plan which has been adopted by the Board of School Trustees and follows the National Incident Management System (NIMS) protocols. The documents contained in the Manual have been designed to include appropriate measures for a variety of emergency situations. The measures and protocols have been specifically developed for schools and have been reviewed by local law enforcement and emergency response agencies. Site administrators have been trained on the protocols and each school conducts safety drills to practice the measures outlined in the Manual. The District holds quarterly safety meetings with law enforcement, fire, Juvenile Probation, and District administrative staff to review the protocols and troubleshoot areas of concern.

DCSD has also recently deployed the SafeVoice reporting system in all schools to enable students, staff and community members to report any threats to student safety or well-being. You may download the SafeVoice APP from any provider, call 833-216-SAFE, or go to the link on the DCSD webpage to make an anonymous report of a threat to safety or well-being of students. Additionally, we encourage all members of the schools and community to contact school administrators or the District Office with any safety concerns.

The District is very grateful for the support of our community and the service and support of our first responders in partnering to keep our children, teachers and staff safe.

Kindergarten Registration for the 2019-2020 school year will begin on Monday, February 25, 2019 at your neighborhood elementary school.

Your child must be 5 years old by September 30, 2019 in order attend kindergarten during the 2019-2020 school year.

Original birth certificate, up-to-date immunizations, and proof of residency (utility bill with street address, etc) in your neighborhood are required to register your child.

For more information, please refer to the DCSD Kindergarten Registration Flyer in English and Spanish. Please contact the school directly if you have any questions.

The Douglas County School District is pleased to offer our parents and students the Infinite Campus Portal, where parents and students can view grades, attendance, schedules and messages from the teacher and school. 

Parents.  If you do not have your own portal account, please create a portal account.  PLEASE DO NOT USE YOUR CHILD'S PORTAL ACCOUNT. Their account does not have all of the elements that your own parent/guardian's account has.  When your account is created, you can log into the portal. You can also find this link on the Parents page.

If you are also a staff member with students in our district, you do not need to activate your account. Just log in as you normally do for Infinite Campus.

For students under the age of 18 who intend to pursue a driver's license in Nevada, there are important requirements that should be carefully reviewed in the DMV's handbook. The handbook can be viewed online here.  Among those requirements is a new student attendance requirement.

School Attendance Requirements:
Beginning January 1, 2015, State Law requires that anyone under the age of 18 who applies for an instruction permit, driver's license or driver authorization card must provide the DMV with proof that he or she meets the minimum school attendance requirements.

If you are a student who meet the minimum requirement of 90% school attendance, the new form will be available through the principal's office at your school.

If you are a student who does not meet the minimum requirement of 90% school attendance, you will need to demonstrate the necessary level of attendance for 30 days before you can request the form from your school.

The Douglas County Student Attendance Review Board (SARB) will have the authority to postpone or suspend a student's eligibility for a driver's license if truancy has reached a specific level. If you are a student who has been previously declared as a habitual truant (pursuant to NRS 392.144) and your license was suspended, you must provide proof that you are now meeting the minimum attendance standards for reinstatement of your driving privileges.

If you are no longer attending school but you are under the age of 18, you may still obtain the necessary form from a Douglas County High School if you can demonstrate that you have either earned a Diploma or a Certificate of the High School Equivalency Exam (HSE).   Once you have obtained the form, signed by the school district's designated official, you must take it to the DMV within 60 days of the date it was signed. 

Douglas County School District is proud to be raising the rigor for all students K-12!
This link provides a 3-minute video with helpful information:
http://www.commoncoreworks.org/Page/378

To review Nevada's Academic Content Standards, please visit:
http://www.doe.nv.gov/Topic/Standards__Topic/

For more information, please contact our office of Curriculum & Instruction
775-782-7170