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It's time to register your child for kindergarten!  Click here for more information.

At the March 29 Board Meeting, the following calendar dates were approved for school year 2012-2013:

First Day for Students: Monday, August 20, 2012
Winter Break: December 22 - January 6
Spring Break: March 30 - April 7
Last Day for Students: Friday, May 31, 2013
Contingency Days: June 3-7

First Semester Ends: December 21

Schools will be closed in observance of the following holidays:

Labor Day: Monday, September 3
Nevada Day (Observed): Friday, October 26
Veterans' Day (Observed): Monday, November 12
Thanksgiving: Thursday-Friday, November 22-23
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: Monday, January 21
Presidents' Day: Monday, February 18
Memorial Day: Monday, May 27

Dates for parent-teacher conferences and collaboration days will be posted at a later date.

At the Douglas County Commissioners' meeting on February 2, 2012, the School Board's recommendations for redistricting was approved.  In addition to the map below, a narrative description for each zone is available here.

Redistricting Map

Facilities Master Plan

DCSD is pleased to announce that the Modernization and Addition project at Pinon Hills Elementary School is now complete.  Also, Gardnerville Elementary School is currently undergoing construction for their Modernization and Addition.    more

Radon Update

Per District protocol regarding radon testing, annual winter testing was performed in February of 2012, and those results are posted.   more