Washoe Country School District
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About Us
The Transportation Department is responsible for a Bus Fleet of 301 buses and 425 other district owned vehicles which require annual licensing, preventative maintenance and service, and limited parking/storage for these vehicles:
301 School Buses
- 199 Regular Buses
- 102 Special Equipped Buses (for transporting special need students)
425 Other Vehicles & Equipment
- Autos, trucks, vans, School Police motorcycles, utility vehicles, COW buses, tractors, trailers, forklifts, and carts
280 Bus Drivers
Classroom On Wheels - C.O.W.
Mission Statement
“Our mission is to provide all children in Washoe County access to a variety of high quality, developmentally appropriate programs with qualified teachers. Programs will meet the individual child’s and family’s needs as well as performance standards that will prepare children to be successful in school.”
Program Description
The Classroom On Wheels program brings free, developmentally appropriate preschool education to 150 three, four and five year old children who would not otherwise receive these services at ten at-risk sites in the Reno-Sparks Community. The unique mobility of the program allows it to bring the classrooms to low-income neighborhoods, serving two communities with one environment. The buses, painted black and white to resemble their bovine namesakes are completely self-contained classrooms, each with one teacher and one teacher assistant, teaching supplies, a computer, educational toys, a bathroom and even a “moo-ing” horn. COW Bus curriculum correlates to the set guidelines from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and the Nevada Pre-Kindergarten Content Standards. The inside of the bus contains the essential learning centers identified by the NAEYC’s Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs Guidelines. The curriculum supports children’s development in language and literacy in primary and secondary languages, social-emotional development, cognitive development such as problem solving, choice making, and math and science concepts, self-help skills, cooperative play, physical and motor development, appreciation for art and music, and diversity awareness. In short, the curriculum supports the developmental skills necessary to be successful in Kindergarten and become lifetime learners.
