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WCSD Celebrates Diverse Student Population During
Inclusive Schools Week
Reno, NV (Dec. 5, 2011) - Schools and classrooms throughout Washoe County School District will celebrate diversity December 5-9 as WCSD participates in the 11th Annual Inclusive Schools Week.
Inclusive Schools Week (ISW) highlights and celebrates the progress schools have made in providing a supportive and quality education to all students including those who are marginalized due to disability, gender, ethnicity, geography and language. It also provides an important opportunity for educators, students and families to discuss what else needs to be done to ensure that schools continue to improve their ability to successfully educate all children. ISW is sponsored by the Inclusive Schools Network at Stetson & Associates, Inc. This year's theme "Awareness to Action: Moving Forward" continues the dialogue started during the 2010 celebration about how schools can make progress on their journey toward excellence by following a path of reflection, planning and action.
There are several events planned for this week in WCSD. There is a poster contest open to all students with prizes for the elementary middle, and high school winners. The WCSD Board of Trustees also will read a resolution at its meeting on Tuesday evening proclaiming Inclusive Schools Week in the District. The meeting begins at 4 p.m. and will be held in the WCSD board room at the administration building at 425 E. Ninth St. in Reno.
For more information about the Inclusive Schools Network and Inclusive Schools Week, please visit www.inclusiveschools.org or email inclusiveschools@stetsonassociates.com.
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About Washoe County School District: The Washoe County School District includes the Reno/Sparks metropolitan area, Incline Village, Gerlach, Empire and Wadsworth, Nevada. The District provides each of its 63,000 students with a superior education in a safe and challenging environment and is committed to graduate every child career and college ready.
For more information visit: www.washoecountyschools.org. Follow us on Twitter at WCSDTweet.
Washoe County School District
425 East Ninth Street
Reno, NV 89512
