CCSD Accepting Nominations for Naming of New Elementary School

The Clark County School District (CCSD) is accepting nominations to name a new elementary school scheduled to open in the fall of 2027.

The new elementary school, under construction at Skye Canyon Park Drive and Shaumber Road, will serve up to 850 students. The project is being funded as part of the 2015 Capital Improvement Program.

In accordance with CCSD Policy 7223, the CCSD School Naming will use the following guidelines when considering nominations. 

• Outstanding former CCSD personnel and former School Board Trustees who have demonstrated exceptional leadership locally in the field of education in Clark County and have consistently demonstrated the character to inspire students.

• Outstanding individuals who are not educators by profession, but serve as a positive role model to children and to the community, and who have demonstrated exceptional leadership locally toward the advancement of education or humanity in Clark County.

• The names of previously closed schools shall automatically be considered.

“We welcome nominations from all members of the community,” said Tameka Henry, CCSD Board of School Trustees member and School Name Committee Chair. “CCSD schools are a vital part of the community, and we look forward to reviewing all of the nominations to identify a namesake who is a role model for the students of CCSD.”

Anyone interested in nominating a community member can click here. Nominations will remain open through 5 p.m. on August 17, 2026. 

The finalists will be considered by the School Name Committee at a public meeting in September. The committee’s recommendations will subsequently be submitted for approval at a regular meeting of the Board of School Trustees later in September.

For a former employee to be considered, they must have been separated from CCSD for at least 2 years. Elected officials, including former trustees, must be out of office for at least three years.