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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — No matter what you think of outgoing Washoe County Schools Superintendent Paul Dugan, the man made a point of visiting Incline Village often to talk about the school district.
He held his brown bag lunches to speak with locals, visited Incline High School's graduation and even pledged $5,000 to Incline's International Baccalaureate program in its infancy. He even went as far in May at the last Incline Schools Reflective Task Force meeting to say Incline is a special case in Washoe County and should have local control.
Throughout his five years, Dugan promoted understanding between Reno and Incline, the district and its Tahoe outpost, something other county officials — and those who held Dugan's post in the past — struggle to accomplish or disregard completely.
When Heath Morrison replaces Dugan in August, we hope he hears his predecessor's words loud and clear and attempts to continue Dugan's outreach to Incline.
We aren't Reno. We don't have a massive student population from which to draw, or district services like the vocational education center. Our economics are different, as are our neighbors.
We share a border with California and need to be able to capitalize on concerns those parents have with the schools in Tahoe Truckee, by turning those concerns into enrollment for Incline. Incline needs to implement the IB curriculum and will need district support, if not funding, to reach that goal and combat years of population decline.
These are points crucial to Incline's future if we are to sustain viable schools into the next decade and beyond.
As we welcome Morrison and his family to the school district, we hope he'll take the time to learn about Incline's unique needs and characteristics. It's our expectation he'll make a point of understanding our niche in the district and our priorities when it comes to education.
The drive up the hill isn't always easy, but we'll appreciate Morrison for making the sacrifice and showing Incline that we matter.
He held his brown bag lunches to speak with locals, visited Incline High School's graduation and even pledged $5,000 to Incline's International Baccalaureate program in its infancy. He even went as far in May at the last Incline Schools Reflective Task Force meeting to say Incline is a special case in Washoe County and should have local control.
Throughout his five years, Dugan promoted understanding between Reno and Incline, the district and its Tahoe outpost, something other county officials — and those who held Dugan's post in the past — struggle to accomplish or disregard completely.
When Heath Morrison replaces Dugan in August, we hope he hears his predecessor's words loud and clear and attempts to continue Dugan's outreach to Incline.
We aren't Reno. We don't have a massive student population from which to draw, or district services like the vocational education center. Our economics are different, as are our neighbors.
We share a border with California and need to be able to capitalize on concerns those parents have with the schools in Tahoe Truckee, by turning those concerns into enrollment for Incline. Incline needs to implement the IB curriculum and will need district support, if not funding, to reach that goal and combat years of population decline.
These are points crucial to Incline's future if we are to sustain viable schools into the next decade and beyond.
As we welcome Morrison and his family to the school district, we hope he'll take the time to learn about Incline's unique needs and characteristics. It's our expectation he'll make a point of understanding our niche in the district and our priorities when it comes to education.
The drive up the hill isn't always easy, but we'll appreciate Morrison for making the sacrifice and showing Incline that we matter.
