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Carson City School District reports three new COVID-19 cases, one at Carson High School
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Fri, 09/11/2020 - 4:39pmThe Carson City School District reported an additional three positive COVID-19 cases. Two of the persons work in the transportation department with a connection to the previously reported case.
Those employees previously identified will continue to quarantine for the recommended isolation period, and transportation services will resume as soon as possible (at the earliest, Sept. 22, but possibly longer if more employees test positive).
The third confirmed case is an individual at Carson High School.
Carson City School District says 3 additional employees confirmed with COVID-19
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 09/10/2020 - 1:05pmThe Carson City School District reported three additional positive COVID-19 cases. Two of the persons work in the transportation department with a connection to the previously reported case. The last day of exposure was the same as the first reported case.
Free school breakfast and lunch meal program extended to all Carson City children
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 09/09/2020 - 8:49amCARSON CITY — The U.S. Agriculture Department has extending the free school meal program to millions of children nationwide. The program allows families in need to pick up free food from any convenient school campus, even if their child is not enrolled there.
UPDATE: Carson City School District to temporarily halt bus services due to COVID concerns
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 09/07/2020 - 11:31amDue to the number of employees who have been advised to isolate from a confirmed case of COVID-19 in the Transportation Department and out of an abundance of caution, the Carson City School District will temporarily halt all transportation and bus services.
Carson City School District reports first positive COVID-19 case
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 09/06/2020 - 2:45pmUPDATE: The Carson City School District announced Monday that it was temporarily halting school bus service due to COVID-19 concerns. Go here for the update.
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The Carson City School District reported its first positive COVID-19 case for the school district. The person works in the transportation department.
Senator Square: Here comes the sun and Carson High School's class of 2021
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 09/06/2020 - 5:10amThey wore pajamas, were wrapped in blankets, and carried cups of Dutch Bros and Starbucks as they gathered to celebrate the beginning of their senior year and the almost end of the soothing summer weather. The Class of 2020-2021, while practicing social distancing and wearing the latest fashion in face masks, gathered together at 6:00 a.m. Sept. 4 on the bleachers of the CHS football field to watch their sun rise.
New website available to help Carson City, Douglas families with child care when students not in school
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Wed, 09/02/2020 - 6:22pmThe Carson Douglas Early Childhood Advisory Council announces their new website dedicated to helping families with finding child care while they are at work.
Empire Elementary in Carson City honored with Governor's STEM School designation
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 09/02/2020 - 11:05amThe Carson City School District is pleased to announce Empire Elementary School has met the requirements to be designated as an official Governor’s STEM School.
Senator Square: Carson coach honored, mascot highlighted and Senior Sunrise ahead
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 08/30/2020 - 7:28amIt is wonderful to be back in school, to again see the smiling faces of young people walking throughout the building, going from class to class with excitement and anticipation, gently pushing at their friends to move along, so no one ends up being late to class.
Carson City School District announces new principals and administrators
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 08/27/2020 - 7:55amFirst-day jitters are not just for students. The Carson City School District was pleased to announce the appointment of seven new principals and district administrators (alphabetically by school) for the 2020-2021 school year at its school board meeting Tuesday evening.
Carson City students return to classrooms with class size limits, social distancing and masks
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Tue, 08/25/2020 - 12:56pmStudents in the Carson City School District returned for their first day of in-person classes today, to much smaller class sizes, socially distanced desks and masks.
Carson City district provides health screening guide for parents before sending their kids to school
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 08/24/2020 - 7:59amWith the anticipation of students and employees once again physically going back to school in Carson City this week, the Carson City School District has provided a guide for parents to use to perform health and wellness screenings of their students before they step on a school bus or enter a school campus each day.
Carson City School District checklist for students, families regarding today's return to school
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 08/24/2020 - 5:55amWith today's start of the Fall 2020 school year, Carson City School District officials note schools will run differently this time around due to the pandemic. Below is a list of key information students, parents and families will want to be familiar with as students return to school on this Monday, Aug. 24.
Senator Square: Carson High School students, teachers and staff prepare for Monday return
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 08/23/2020 - 6:40amHe is a senior at Carson High School, and his last year is, to say the least, unconventional. Adults have had their say, so how about a chat with this popular young man as he sports a 1980s hairstyle called a mullet in which the hair is short on the sides and long at the front and back.
Food and Nutrition Services resume Monday for Carson City School District students
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Sun, 08/23/2020 - 6:25amBeginning Monday, Aug. 24, meals (breakfast and lunch together) for students in the Carson City School District will be available at all school sites for pick up from 9-11 a.m. Students may go to any school to get meals regardless of the school they attend.
Carson City School District offers parents communication tool to track their child's progress
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 08/20/2020 - 8:39amThe Carson City School District is pleased to announce ParentSquare, a new communication platform for parents and guardians to obtain and receive information related to their child’s school. The program primarily utilizes email, text and app notifications to allow two-way communication between parents and teachers.
Carson City district provides key information to families, students as they prepare for return to school
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 08/17/2020 - 9:00amWith the start of the Fall 2020 school year, hindered by a pandemic, Carson City School District officials said things will look a bit different. Below is a list of key information students, parents and families will want to be familiar with as students return to school Monday, Aug. 24.
News Report: Meet-and-greet for Maurice White on August 12
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Fri, 08/14/2020 - 5:04pmIn the pleasantly warm evening air under the trees this past Wednesday, Maurice White, candidate for Carson City supervisor for Ward 2, held a meet and greet at Glen Eagles Restaurant on North Carson Street, and talked to an attentive and respectful audience of about 35-40 people.
Around 2,000 Carson City students will be distance learning this year due to COVID-19
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Thu, 08/13/2020 - 11:26amCarson City School District shares informative back-to-school launch video
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 08/13/2020 - 9:43amThe Carson City School District has prepared and shared a Back-to-School Launch Video with all its teachers and employees, which details out the various nuances and changes associated in going back to school in Carson City this year.
Carson City School Board meets tonight to discuss staff safety protocols, breakfast in the classroom and more
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Tue, 08/11/2020 - 1:13pmToday, Tuesday Aug. 11, the Carson City School Board will hold a meeting at 7 p.m. in the Sierra Room of the Community Center. Among the items for discussion includes pass/fail data for the 4th quarter of the 2019/2020 school year, an informational update on staff safety protocols on returning to school, breakfast in the classroom and more.
Learn about Pioneer High School in Carson City in time for the 2020 School Year
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Sat, 08/08/2020 - 7:30amPioneer High School is a public high school in the Carson City School District. All 9th-12th grade CCSD students are encouraged to enroll. PHS is accredited through AdvancED and has been recognized by the Nevada Department of Education as a “Highlighted School” for achievement in 2011 and 2018. Students at PHS have been able to earn an Associate’s Degree from WNC along with their high school diploma free of charge.
Will children successfully be able to wear face masks all day at school? Camp Carson says yes
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Thu, 08/06/2020 - 1:30pmCamp Carson is a decades long summer tradition for school-aged children in the capital city. Every year children can be seen at Mills Park, the Carson City Community Center, the Carson City Aquatic Center, or around town attending various field trips, identifiable by their matching, brightly colored t-shirts.
Nevada special session closes, lawmakers pass COVID liability bill exempting hospitals, schools
Submitted by admin on Thu, 08/06/2020 - 6:28amLawmakers ended the second special session of the summer shortly after midnight on Wednesday after passing a heavily lobbied bill that shields many businesses from COVID-19-related lawsuits but ultimately exempted school districts, hospitals and other health care facilities from receiving the additional protections.
Carson City supervisors to discuss new hires, CARES Act expenditures, burial and cremation fees and more
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Tue, 08/04/2020 - 2:25pmThe next Carson City Board of Supervisor’s meeting will take place Thursday, Aug. 6 beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the Sierra Room of the Community Center, located at 851 East William Street.
On the agenda for discussion and possible action includes new city positions, a Library Board of Trustees position, CARES Act expenditures, indigent cremation and burial fee changes, road replacement and more.
Deadline on Wednesday for families to decide Carson City district in-school or distance-learning intent
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Tue, 08/04/2020 - 11:05amLast week, the Carson City School Board approved the school district's Reopening Plan, which includes a hybrid schedule or a fully distance-learning program, as well as agreeing to push the start date to begin Monday, Aug. 24.
Parents need to submit their intent of preferred learning for their students by Wednesday Aug. 5 so that their student's school will know how to prepare.
Carson Educational Support Association says thank you to local, regional business support
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Sat, 08/01/2020 - 9:21pmThe Carson Educational Support Association, which consists of Para Professionals, Secretaries, Clinical Aides, Nurses, Custodians, Skilled Maintenance workers, Bus drivers and Attendants, Nutrition workers, Deaf and hard of hearing interpreters, Library Media technicians, and IT workers, would like to thank the following businesses for for sponsoring and donating to our educational support staff banquet.
Carson City Library looking for tech-savvy teen interns for paid internship
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Sat, 08/01/2020 - 9:36amThe Carson City Library is hiring to fill an open Digitorium Internship. Digitorium interns help manage the library's teen space and assist with program planning and implementation. The Digitorium Internship starts Sept. 1 and runs through the 2020/2021 school year.
School districts in Northern Nevada region establish school reopening plans, safety models
Submitted by Isaiah Burrows on Thu, 07/30/2020 - 3:12pmSchool districts in the Northern Nevada area are putting plans in place for students to safely return to the 2020-21 school year.
A new directive by the state of Nevada requires school districts to submit three reopening plans for the upcoming school year. The three plans include one for complete in-person instruction, one for hybrid instruction and one for all-distance learning.
Parents, families urged to communicate intent for school in Carson City district by Aug. 5
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 07/29/2020 - 3:13pmThe Carson City School District School Board of Trustees approved the district’s proposed School Reopening Plan Tuesday night by a 4-3 vote. The trustees also voted to update the 2020-2021 Academic School Calendar, moving the official first day of school for students to begin Monday, Aug. 24, a week later than the day previously set for Monday, Aug. 17.