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Shirley & Bill Wallin were both educators in Clark County School District. Bill retired as an administrator. Shirley retired as a teacher. When Wallin was being named, Bill insisted that Shirley's name come first. He admired the dedication and hard work that teachers put in to educating our students. Shirley & Bill were highly respected educators and their legend lives on to this day.
Mr. Wallin's first position was teaching third grade at West Charleston Elementary School (now known as Howard Wasden Elementary). After teaching for a few years, he went into administration and became a teaching principal at Helen J. Stewart Elementary school. He was a principal at Valley View Elementary (now C. T. Sewell) before he opened Ruby Thomas Elementary School which was known for its innovations in education such as using the schoolyard as an outdoor classroom with a petting zoo and gardens. In 1968 his school was recognized by "Ladies Home Journal" as one of the Ten Top Elementary Schools in the country. He became the Coordinator of the Clark County School District's (CCSD) UNLV Teacher Corps Project where he distinguished himself as an educational leader by developing innovative and highly successful programs for the classrooms. Teacher Corps was a program to teach people how to teach even if they didn't have an educational degree. He then opened Pat Diskin Elementary, which was one of four Nevada schools nominated for the U.S. Department of Education's Elementary School Recognition Program. At Pat Diskin he emphasized using music to teach students a variety of subjects. Every teacher had to play the guitar, another musical instrument or sing, and the school started each day with music. Throughout his career he was a mentor to numerous teachers and administrations in the CCSD. In 2010, the CCSD named the Shirley and Bill Wallin Elementary School after him and his wife for their outstanding innovation and leadership in education.
Mrs. Wallin began a 20-year teaching career with assignments at William Ferron and Sandy Valley Schools. She quickly developed a reputation for being a leader among her peers and became a mentor to numerous teachers in the Clark County School District. She frequently served as a master teacher for UNLV's education programs. Her classroom was a model used by UNLV and Clark County School District for new and veteran teachers alike. In 2010, the Clark County School District named the Shirley and Bill Wallin Elementary School after her and her husband for their outstanding innovation and leadership in education.
Mr. Wallin's first position was teaching third grade at West Charleston Elementary School (now known as Howard Wasden Elementary). After teaching for a few years, he went into administration and became a teaching principal at Helen J. Stewart Elementary school. He was a principal at Valley View Elementary (now C. T. Sewell) before he opened Ruby Thomas Elementary School which was known for its innovations in education such as using the schoolyard as an outdoor classroom with a petting zoo and gardens. In 1968 his school was recognized by "Ladies Home Journal" as one of the Ten Top Elementary Schools in the country. He became the Coordinator of the Clark County School District's (CCSD) UNLV Teacher Corps Project where he distinguished himself as an educational leader by developing innovative and highly successful programs for the classrooms. Teacher Corps was a program to teach people how to teach even if they didn't have an educational degree. He then opened Pat Diskin Elementary, which was one of four Nevada schools nominated for the U.S. Department of Education's Elementary School Recognition Program. At Pat Diskin he emphasized using music to teach students a variety of subjects. Every teacher had to play the guitar, another musical instrument or sing, and the school started each day with music. Throughout his career he was a mentor to numerous teachers and administrations in the CCSD. In 2010, the CCSD named the Shirley and Bill Wallin Elementary School after him and his wife for their outstanding innovation and leadership in education.
Mrs. Wallin began a 20-year teaching career with assignments at William Ferron and Sandy Valley Schools. She quickly developed a reputation for being a leader among her peers and became a mentor to numerous teachers in the Clark County School District. She frequently served as a master teacher for UNLV's education programs. Her classroom was a model used by UNLV and Clark County School District for new and veteran teachers alike. In 2010, the Clark County School District named the Shirley and Bill Wallin Elementary School after her and her husband for their outstanding innovation and leadership in education.