Group honors superintendent
The Nevada Association of School Administrators named Washoe County Superintendent Paul Dugan the Nevada Superintendent of the Year last week.
Washoe County Superintendent Paul Dugan was named the Nevada Superintendent of the Year last week by the Nevada Association of School Administrators.
“It’s always an honor to be recognized by anybody in a positive way, but it is especially meaningful when it’s (from) your peers,” Dugan said.
The timing of the award is also significant, Dugan said. In December, Gov. Jim Gibbons ordered a 4.5 percent statewide cut that reduced funding to school districts by $95 million over the next two years. In May, Gibbons asked agencies and school districts to present “what-if” budgets with 14 percent cuts to operating costs.
“It’s certainly brings attention, in a positive way, to the Washoe County School District at a time when we need all the positive attention you can get,” Dugan said.
This article appeared originally in Reno Gazette-Journal.
