5:40 P.M. UPDATE:
The Washoe County School District Board of Trustees approved several measures in a meeting on Tuesday to address a $6.5 million budget shortfall.
Among the measures approved, Trustees voted to do the following:
- Streamline the district’s workforce by consolidating positions and eliminating most positions that are currently vacant.
- Reduce travel and training budgets for Central Office staff, and utility budgets district-wide.
- Restructure departments, including finance, IT, and communications, as well as reallocating duties to increase efficiency without directly impacting students.
Trustees voted to delay consideration of an additional recommendation to eliminate four School Police Officer positions as they wait for further information about state funding…