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Lyon County School District, NevadaLyon County, Nevada School District
The schools in Lyon County, Nevada combine the charm of small town schools with a technology -rich environment more typical of urban schools. With both school and community technology centers across Lyon County, students and adults in the smallest towns in the region have access to the same large menu of classes as the largest towns in the region, including college accredited classes and articulated programs in more than 30 Career and Technology Education (CTE) classes. Through the CTE classes students are able to gain marketable skills, and can earn tuition-free college credits while they’re still in high school.
School Trustees have pledged to make the Lyon County District rise to the top nationwide. The graduation rate of 84% is already considerably higher than the national rate of 72% and the statewide rate of 70%. It’s one of the largest districts in the state to make Adequate Yearly Progress as a district, boasting a number of “High Achieving” schools and innovative Career and Technology Programs, as well as remarkably high scores on student writing tests.
With a collaborative climate between the district and the community, and an innovative approach to business and education partnerships, the schools are ahead of the curve in producing employability skills that meet market demand for jobs in the area. The district is in the final stages of implementing community and school broadband technology centers in each school system, with the capacity for long distance learning, on-site job training and small business development tools for both students and other community members.
The county’s 60,000 residents have the best of rural living with spectacular mountain views and large expanses of public land to explore, but they’re also located near centers of higher education like the University of Nevada and Truckee Meadows Community College in Reno, Sierra Nevada College at Lake Tahoe, and Western Nevada College in the State capital of Carson City.
Working closely with the region’s colleges and universities to align their curriculum to meet requirements for college credit, the district is offering a rapidly expanding selection of Career and Technology classes from a broad selection of subject areas including:
Culinary Arts; photography; accounting; graphic design; health occupations; 3D animation; web design; computer applications; welding; construction; Geographical Information Systems (GIS); computer aided design (CAD); printmaking/graphics;certified nursing assistant (CNA); animal science; furniture making; agricultural mechanics;horticulture;marketing; electronics; and many others.Phone:(775) 463-6800
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