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Lyon County School District

  • $452,205raised
  • 642projects fully funded
  • 619donors
  • 18schools funded
  • 38%of funding from individuals out of state
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Message from the Superintendent

The Lyon County School District's incredible educators know their students' unique needs better than anyone. Through DonorsChoose, they can use that knowledge to help fund projects that bolster our collective vision for high-quality learning opportunities in the classroom. We're grateful for this partnership and for the caring donors helping our school communities become stronger, so that Lyon County School District students can become the individuals they wish to be. Thank you.

About Lyon County School District

Lyon County School District, with over 9,000 students and 1,200 staff members is the fourth largest school district in Nevada. LCSD is comprised of 18 schools located in 5 unique attendance areas including Dayton, Fernley, Silver Springs, Smith Valley and Yerington. Each school boasts highly qualified instructional leaders accompanied by caring and dedicated staff, who work tirelessly to ensure the learning needs of each student are realized.

The district motto of “Every Student…Every Classroom…Every Day” comes to life when you step into the classroom and see students engaged in rigorous learning opportunities.
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Supplies for first graders

Help me give my students with the supplies that they will need to be successful and engaged in their learning. To have the choice of both crayons and colored pencils is exciting to students.
Mrs. Swanson
Riverview Elementary School•
Dayton, NV
  • $199 still needed
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Get a Class Set for Novel Study and Book Club.

Help me give my students the Arc of Scythe series by Neil Shusterman
Mrs. Anderson
Dayton High School•
Dayton, NV
  • $637 still needed
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Let's Go and Learn

Help me give my students a great start to the year and have hands on experiences with kearning. Develop an engaging and positive learning environment.
Mrs. Bredow
Sutro Elementary School•
Dayton, NV
  • $254 still needed
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Help NV Students Feel Relevant

Help me give my students the option to stand during class so they can move their bodies without disrupting others.
Mrs. Anderson
Dayton High School•
Dayton, NV
  • $5,521 still needed
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Re-Mapping the World: Centering Justice and Culture in Geography

Help me give my students an accurate view of the world in geography class by challenging outdated ideas through Lotería, collaborative mapmaking, and a Gall-Peters map that re-centers Indigenous, African, and Latinx voices.
Ms. Mauk
Silverland Middle School•
Fernley, NV
  • $459 still needed
  • 1 donor so far

Help Mrs. Gore's Class

Help me give my students the gift of art and imagination with playing games.
Mrs. Gore
Silver Stage Elementary School•
Silver Spgs., NV
  • $603 still needed
  • 1 donor so far

Tools for Confident Readers, Writers, and Spellers

Help me give my students materials that will make reading, writing, and spelling more accessible, interactive, and confidence-building for my students.
Mrs. Clark
Riverview Elementary School•
Dayton, NV
  • $568 still needed
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Nice Up the Room Part 2

Help me give my students subject engagement, motivation and a enjoyable extension of learning.
Mr. Wiley
Silver Stage Middle School•
Silver Spgs., NV
  • $956 still needed
  • Be the first to support this project