USA Statutes : nevada
Title : Title 34 - EDUCATION
Chapter : CHAPTER 385 - STATE ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION
1. The Legislature reaffirms its intent that public education in
the State of Nevada is essentially a matter for local control by local
school districts. The provisions of this title are intended to reserve to
the boards of trustees of local school districts within this state such
rights and powers as are necessary to maintain control of the education
of the children within their respective districts. These rights and
powers may only be limited by other specific provisions of law.
2. The responsibility of establishing a statewide policy of
integration or desegregation of public schools is reserved to the
Legislature. The responsibility for establishing a local policy of
integration or desegregation of public schools consistent with the
statewide policy established by the Legislature is delegated to the
respective boards of trustees of local school districts and to the
governing body of each charter school.
3. The State Board shall, and each board of trustees of a local
school district, the governing body of each charter school and any other
school officer may, advise the Legislature at each regular session of any
recommended legislative action to ensure high standards of equality of
educational opportunity for all children in the State of Nevada.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 471; A 1997, 1840)
As used in this title, unless the
context otherwise requires:
1. “Charter school” means a public school that is formed pursuant
to the provisions of NRS 386.500 to
386.610 , inclusive.
2. “Department” means the Department of Education.
3. “Homeschooled child” means a child who receives instruction at
home and who is exempt from compulsory attendance pursuant to NRS 392.070
.
4. “Limited English proficient” has the meaning ascribed to it in
20 U.S.C. § 7801(25).
5. “Public schools” means all kindergartens and elementary
schools, junior high schools and middle schools, high schools, charter
schools and any other schools, classes and educational programs which
receive their support through public taxation and, except for charter
schools, whose textbooks and courses of study are under the control of
the State Board.
6. “State Board” means the State Board of Education.
7. “University school for profoundly gifted pupils” has the
meaning ascribed to it in NRS 392A.040 .
(Added to NRS by 1979, 1563; A 1997, 1840; 1999, 3289 ; 2003, 2958 ; 2003, 19th Special Session, 34 ; 2005, 2428 )
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
1. A Department of Education is hereby created.
2. The Department consists of the State Board of Education, the
State Board for Career and Technical Education and the Superintendent of
Public Instruction.
3. The Superintendent of Public Instruction is the executive head
of the Department.
[1:32:1956]—(NRS A 1979, 1564; 1981, 413; 1985, 811; 1995, 32;
2001, 1025 ; 2005, 1046 )
When required, the
Attorney General shall give his opinion in writing and without fee to the
State Board, the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Commission
on Professional Standards in Education on matters relating to the powers
and duties of the Department.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 1564; A 1987, 993)
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
As used in NRS 385.017 to 385.0265 , inclusive, unless the context otherwise
requires:
1. “Block” means the smallest geographical unit whose boundaries
were designated by the Bureau of the Census of the United States
Department of Commerce in its topographically integrated geographic
encoding and referencing system.
2. “Block group” means a combination of blocks whose numbers begin
with the same digit.
3. “Census tract” means a combination of block groups.
4. “Census voting district” means the voting district:
(a) Based on the geographic and population databases compiled by
the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce as
validated and incorporated into the geographic information system by the
Legislative Counsel Bureau for use by the Nevada Legislature; and
(b) Designated in the maps filed with the Office of the Secretary
of State pursuant to NRS 385.0175 .
(Added to NRS by 1981, 1816; A 1991, 1088; 2001 Special Session,
346 )
The Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau shall:
1. Retain in an office of the Legislative Counsel Bureau, copies
of maps of the districts described in NRS 385.0225 to 385.0265 , inclusive.
2. Make available copies of the maps to any interested person for
a reasonable fee, not to exceed the actual costs of producing copies of
the maps.
3. File a copy of the maps with the Secretary of State.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 1088; A 2001 Special Session, 347 )
The
Secretary of State shall:
1. Provide to the clerk of each county and the Clerk of Carson
City, copies of the maps filed pursuant to NRS 385.0175 .
2. Make available copies of the maps to any interested person for
a reasonable fee, not to exceed the actual costs of producing copies of
the maps.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 1088)
1. If any area of this state is omitted from the provisions of NRS
385.017 to 385.0265 , inclusive, the county clerk, the Carson City
Clerk or the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau, upon discovery
of the omission, shall notify the Secretary of State of the omission. The
Secretary of State shall attach that area to the appropriate district as
follows:
(a) If the area is surrounded by a district, it must be attached to
that district.
(b) If the area is contiguous to two or more districts, it must be
attached to the district that has the least population.
2. Any attachments made pursuant to the provisions of this section
must be certified in writing and filed with the Director of the
Legislative Counsel Bureau and with the Secretary of State. No change may
be made in any attachments until the districts are again reapportioned.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 1816; A 1991, 1089; 2001 Special Session,
347 )
1. The State Board consists of 10 members elected by the
registered voters within the districts described in NRS 385.0225 to 385.0265 , inclusive.
2. Each member of the State Board must be a resident of the
district from which that member is elected.
3. At the general election in 2002, and every 4 years thereafter,
one member of the State Board must be elected for a term of 4 years from
Districts Numbers 2, 5, 6 and 10.
4. At the general election in 2004, and every 4 years thereafter,
one member of the State Board must be elected for a term of 4 years from
Districts Numbers 1, 3, 4, 7, 8 and 9.
5. If a vacancy occurs on the State Board, the Governor shall
appoint a member to fill the vacancy until the next general election, at
which election a member must be chosen for the balance of the unexpired
term. The appointee must be a resident of the district where the vacancy
occurs.
6. No member of the State Board may be elected to the office more
than three times.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1532; A 1973, 159; 1979, 1565; 1981, 1818;
1991, 1089; 2001 Special Session, 347 )
District 1 consists of, in Clark County:
1. Census tracts 102, 103, 104, 3001, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006,
3101, 3102, 3203, 3204, 3208, 3301, 3302, 3303, 3304, 3305, 3306, 3408,
3409, 3410, 3411, 3412, 3413, 3414, 3415, 3416, 3417, 3418, 3419, 3420,
3421, 3422, 3423, 3604, 3609, 3612, 5818 and 5820.
2. Census voting districts 3015, 3131, 3136, 3138, 3146 and 3196.
3. In census tract 3205, blocks 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1011,
1012, 1013 and 1014.
4. In census tract 3206, blocks 1010, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008,
2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023, 2024,
2025, 2030, 2031, 2032 and 2033.
5. In census tract 3207, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 2000,
2005, 2006, 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3009, 3010,
3011, 3012, 3013, 3014, 3015, 3016, 3017, 3018, 3019, 3021, 3023, 3024,
3025, 3026, 3027, 3028, 3029, 3030, 3031, 3032, 3033, 3034, 3035, 3036,
3037, 3038 and 3039.
6. In census tract 3209, blocks 1009, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2009, 2016
and 2019.
7. In census tract 3210, block 3008.
8. In census tract 5810, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004,
1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016,
1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1028, 1029, 1030 and 1034.
9. In census tract 5817, blocks 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005,
1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017,
1018, 1019, 1020, 1022, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1028, 1029, 1030, 1031, 1032,
1033, 1035, 1036, 1038, 1058, 1059, 1060, 1061, 1062, 1063, 1064, 1065,
1066, 1067, 1069, 1070, 1075, 1076, 1077, 1078, 1079, 1080, 1081, 1082,
1083, 1085, 1086, 1087, 1088, 1089, 1090, 1091, 1092, 1093, 1094, 1095,
1096, 1097, 1098, 1099, 1100, 1101, 1102, 1103, 1104, 1105, 1106, 1107,
1108, 1109, 1110, 1111, 1112, 1113, 1114, 1115, 1116, 1117, 1118, 1119,
1120, 1121, 1122, 1123, 1149, 1150, 1151, 1152, 1153, 1154, 1155, 1156,
1157, 1158, 1159, 1160, 1161, 1162 and 1164.
10. In census tract 5819, blocks 1039, 1040, 1041, 1042, 1043,
1044, 1045, 1047, 1051, 1055, 1059, 1060, 1061, 1062, 1063, 1064, 1065,
1066, 1067, 1068 and 1069.
11. In census tract 5902, blocks 1118, 1121, 9011 and 9019.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 1816; A 1991, 1090; 2001 Special Session,
348 )
District 2 consists of, in Clark County:
1. Census tracts 1003, 2905, 2915, 2916, 2919, 2939, 2940, 2941,
2944, 2950, 2951, 2952, 2953, 2957, 3211, 3212, 3213, 3214, 3215, 3216,
3217, 3218, 3219, 3220, 3221, 3222, 3223, 3224, 3225, 3226, 3227, 5803,
5804, 5805, 5806, 5807, 5808, 5809, 5811 and 5812.
2. Census voting districts 3154, 6045, 6046, 6047, 6048, 6049,
6050 and 6051.
3. In census tract 2947, blocks 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.
4. In census tract 3205, blocks 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019,
1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1028, 1029, 1030, 1031,
1032, 1033, 1034 and 1035.
5. In census tract 3206, blocks 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2026,
2027, 2028, 2029, 2034, 2035, 2036, 2037, 2038, 2039, 2040, 2041, 2042,
2043, 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 4000, 4001, 4002,
4003, 4004, 4005, 4006, 4007, 4008, 4010, 4013, 4014 and 4015.
6. In census tract 3207, blocks 4000, 4001, 4002, 4003, 4004,
4005, 4006, 4007, 4008, 4009, 4010, 4011, 4012, 4014, 4015, 4016, 4017,
4018, 4019, 4020, 4021, 4022, 5000, 5001, 5002, 5003, 5004, 5005, 5006,
5007, 5008, 5009, 5010, 5011, 5012, 5013 and 5014.
7. In census tract 3209, blocks 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004,
3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3010, 3011, 3012, 3013, 3014, 4000, 4001,
4002, 4003, 4004, 4005, 4006, 4007, 4008, 4009, 4010, 4011, 4012, 4013,
4014, 4015, 4016, 4017, 4018, 4019, 4020, 4021, 4022, 4023, 4024 and 4025.
8. In census tract 3210, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004,
1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004,
2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016,
3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3009, 3010, 3011, 3012,
3013, 3014, 3015, 3016, 3017, 3018, 3019, 3020, 3021, 3022, 3023, 3024,
3025, 3026, 3027, 3028, 3029, 3030, 4000, 4001, 4002, 4003, 4004, 4005,
4006, 4007, 4008, 4009, 4010 and 4011.
9. In census tract 5813, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003 and 1004.
10. In census tract 5819, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004,
1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016,
1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1028,
1029, 1030, 1031, 1032, 1033, 1034, 1035, 1036, 1037, 1038, 1046, 1048,
1049, 1050, 1052, 1053, 1054, 1056, 1057 and 1058.
11. In census tract 5821, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004,
1005, 1008, 1009, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1028 and 1063.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 1816; A 1991, 1091; 2001 Special Session,
349 )
District 3 consists of, in Clark County:
1. Census tracts 000101, 000105, 000201, 000203, 000301, 000302,
000800, 000900, 001004, 001005, 001006, 002203, 002204, 002205, 003424,
003425, 003500, 003602, 003605, 003607, 003610, 003611, 003613, 003614,
003615, 003700, 004703, 004712, 004714, 004715 and 004716.
2. Census voting districts 2004, 2006, 2056, 2083, 2112, 2140,
2142, 3119, 4022, 4038, 4060, 4066, 5014, 6028, 6029, 6030 and 6039.
3. In census tract 000204, blocks 1000 and 1003.
4. In census tract 000400, blocks 1008, 1010, 1011, 1012, 4000,
4001, 4002, 4003, 4004, 4005, 4006, 4007, 4008, 4009, 4010, 4011, 4012,
4014, 4015, 4016, 4017, 5000, 5001, 5005, 5006, 5007, 5008, 5009, 5010,
5011 and 5012.
5. In census tract 000600, blocks 1004, 1005, 2008, 3002 and 3009.
6. In census tract 000700, blocks 1000, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1020,
1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1028, 1029, 1030, 1031, 1032,
1033, 1034, 1035, 1036, 1037, 1038, 1040, 1041, 1042, 1043, 1044, 1045,
1046, 1047, 1048, 1049, 1050, 1051, 1052, 1053, 1054, 1055, 2000, 2001,
2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014,
2015 and 2016.
7. In census tract 001100, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004,
1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003,
2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008.
8. In census tract 001200, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004,
1005, 1006, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013 and 1015.
9. In census tract 002201, blocks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014,
2015, 2016 and 2017.
10. In census tract 002955, blocks 1000, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005,
1006, 1007 and 1013.
11. In census tract 003603, blocks 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007,
1022, 1023, 1024, 1030, 1031, 1032, 1033, 1034, 1035, 1036, 1037, 1038,
1039, 1040, 1041, 1042, 1043, 1044, 1045, 1046, 1047, 1048, 1049, 1052,
1057, 1058, 1059, 1060, 1061, 1062, 1063, 1064, 1065, 1066, 1067, 1068,
1069, 1070, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009,
2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021,
2022 and 2023.
12. In census tract 003606, blocks 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007,
1014, 1015, 1016, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012,
2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023.
13. In census tract 003608, blocks 1001, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1014,
1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005,
2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 3000, 3001, 3002,
3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3010, 3011, 3012 and 3013.
14. In census tract 003800, blocks 1006, 1007, 2005, 2006, 2007,
3010, 3011 and 3012.
15. In census tract 004400, blocks 1007, 1017, 1018, 1019 and 2003.
16. In census tract 004500, blocks 1000, 1001, 1011, 2000, 2001,
2003, 2004, 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3010, 3011 and 3012.
17. In census tract 004600, blocks 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012,
1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011,
2012, 2015, 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009,
3010, 3011, 3012, 3013, 3014, 3015, 3016, 3017, 3018 and 3019.
18. In census tract 004711, blocks 1000, 1001 and 1002.
19. In census tract 004713, blocks 1001, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007,
1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 2001, 2002 and 2003.
20. In census tract 006000, blocks 9005, 9006, 9007, 9008, 9009,
9010, 9011, 9012, 9013, 9017, 9018, 9019, 9020, 9021, 9026, 9027, 9028,
9029, 9030, 9031, 9032, 9033, 9034, 9035, 9038, 9039, 9040, 9041, 9042,
9043, 9044, 9045, 9046, 9047, 9048, 9049, 9050, 9051, 9052, 9053 and 9054.
21. In census tract 006102, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004,
1005, 1006, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 3028, 3029, 3030
and 3031.
22. In census tract 006201, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004,
1005 and 1006.
23. In census tract 006204, blocks 1000, 1013, 1014 and 1015.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 1816; A 1991, 1091; 2001 Special Session,
350 ; 2003, 739 )
District 4 consists of, in Clark County:
1. Census tracts 002808, 002809, 002810, 002811, 002814, 002815,
002816, 002821, 002828, 002829, 002830, 002831, 002832, 002833, 002834,
002835, 002836, 002960, 002963, 005101, 005102, 005103, 005104, 005106,
005107, 005108, 005109, 005311, 005312, 005313, 005314, 005315, 005316,
005317, 005318, 005319, 005320, 005321, 005322, 005331, 005332, 005333,
005334, 005337, 005338, 005702, 005704, 005705, 005816 and 940500.
2. Census voting districts 7089, 7091 and 7092.
3. In census tract 002702, block 1015.
4. In census tract 002709, block 1005.
5. In census tract 002807, blocks 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009,
2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021,
2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 3000, 3001, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3010, 3011,
3012, 3013, 3014, 3015, 3016, 3017, 3018, 3019, 3020, 3021, 3022, 3023,
3024, 3025, 3026, 3027, 3028, 3029, 3030, 3031, 3032, 3033 and 3034.
6. In census tract 002827, blocks 2000 and 2001.
7. In census tract 002927, block 2000.
8. In census tract 002961, block 1025.
9. In census tract 002962, blocks 1067, 1068, 1069, 1070, 1077,
1078, 1079, 1080, 1081, 1082, 1083, 1084, 1085, 1086, 1087 and 1092.
10. In census tract 005010, blocks 1030 and 1031.
11. In census tract 005105, blocks 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010,
1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023,
1024, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1028, 1029, 1030, 1031, 1032, 1033, 2029, 2030,
2031, 2032, 2033, 2034, 2035, 2036, 2037 and 2041.
12. In census tract 005339, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004,
1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016,
1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1028,
1029, 1030, 1031, 1032, 1033, 1034, 1035, 1036, 1037, 1038, 1039, 1040,
1041, 1042, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011,
2012, 2013 and 2014.
13. In census tract 005703, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004,
1005, 1006, 1007, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019,
1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1028, 1029, 1030, 1031,
1032, 1033, 1034, 1035, 1036, 1037, 1038, 1039, 1040, 1041, 1042, 1043,
1044, 1045, 1046, 1047, 1048, 1049, 1050, 1051, 1052, 1053, 1054, 1055,
1056, 1057, 1058, 1059, 1060, 1061, 1062, 1063, 1064, 1065, 1066, 1067,
1068, 1069, 1070, 1071, 1072, 1073, 1074, 1075, 1076, 1077, 1078, 1079,
1080, 1081, 1082, 1083, 1084, 1085, 1086, 1087, 1088, 1089, 1090, 1091,
1092, 1093, 1094, 1095, 1096, 1097, 1098, 1099, 1100, 1101, 1102, 1103,
1104, 1105, 1106, 1107, 1108, 1109, 1110, 1111, 1112, 1113, 1114, 1115,
1116, 1117, 1118, 1119, 1120, 1121, 1122, 1123, 1124, 1125, 1126, 1127,
1128, 1129, 1130, 1131, 1132, 1133, 1134, 1135, 1136, 1137, 1138, 1139,
1140, 1141, 1142, 1143, 1144, 1145, 1146, 1147, 1148, 1149, 1150, 1151,
1152, 1153, 1154, 1155, 1156, 1157, 1158, 1159, 1160, 1161, 1162, 1163,
1164, 1165, 1166, 1167, 1168, 1169, 1170, 1171, 1172, 1173, 1174, 1175,
1176, 1177, 1178, 1179, 1180, 1181, 1182, 1183, 1184, 1185, 1186, 1187,
1188, 1189, 1190, 1191, 1192, 1193, 1194, 1195, 1196, 1197, 1198, 1199,
1200, 1201, 1202, 1203, 1204, 1205, 1206, 1207, 1208, 1209, 1210, 1211,
1212, 1213, 1214, 1215, 1216, 1217, 1218, 1219, 1220, 1221, 1222, 1223,
1224, 1225, 1226, 1227, 1228, 1229, 1230, 1231, 1232, 1233, 1234, 1235,
1236, 1237, 1238, 1239, 1240, 1241, 1242, 1243, 1244, 1245, 1246, 1247,
1248, 1249, 1250, 1251, 1252, 1253, 1254, 1255, 1256, 1257, 1258, 1259,
1260, 1261, 1262, 1263, 1264, 1265, 1266, 1267, 1268, 1269, 1270, 1271,
1272, 1273, 1274, 1275, 1276, 1277, 1278, 1279, 1280, 1281, 1282, 1283,
1284, 1285, 1286, 1287, 1288, 1289, 1290, 1291, 1292, 1293, 1294, 1295,
1296, 1297, 1298, 1299, 1300, 1301, 1302, 1303, 1304, 1305, 1306, 1307,
1308, 1309, 1310, 1311, 1312, 1313, 1314, 1315, 1316, 1317, 1318, 1319,
1320, 1321, 1322, 1323, 1324, 1325, 1326, 1327, 1328, 1329, 1330, 1331,
1332, 1333, 1334, 1335, 1336, 1337, 1338, 1339, 1340, 1341, 1342, 1343,
1344, 1345, 1346, 1347, 1348, 1349, 1350, 1351, 1352, 1353, 1354, 1355,
1356, 1357, 1358, 1359, 1360, 1361, 1362, 1363, 1364, 1365, 1366, 1367,
1368, 1369, 1370, 1371, 1372, 1373, 1374, 1375, 1376, 1377, 1378, 1379,
1380, 1381, 1382, 1383, 1384, 1385, 1386, 1387, 1388, 1389, 1390, 1391,
1392, 1393, 1394, 1395, 1396, 1397, 1398, 1399, 1400, 1401, 1402, 1403,
1404, 1405, 1406, 1407, 1408, 1409, 1410, 1411, 1412, 1413, 1414, 1415,
1416, 1417, 1418, 1419, 1420, 1421, 1422, 1423, 1424, 1425, 1426, 1427,
1428, 1429, 1430, 1431, 1432, 1433, 1434, 1435, 1436, 1437, 1438, 1439,
1440, 1441, 1442, 1443, 1444, 1445, 1446, 1447, 1448, 1449, 1450, 1451,
1452, 1453, 1454, 1455, 1456, 1457, 1458, 1459, 1460, 1461, 1462, 1463,
1464, 1465, 1466, 1467, 1468, 1469, 1470, 1471, 1472, 1473, 1474, 1475,
1476, 1477, 1478, 1479, 1480, 1481, 1482, 1483, 1484, 1485, 1486, 1487,
1488, 1489, 1490, 1491, 1492, 1493, 1494, 1495, 1496, 1497, 1498, 1499,
1500, 1501, 1502, 1503, 1504, 1505, 1506, 1507, 1508, 1509, 1510, 1511,
1512, 1513, 1514, 1515, 1516, 1517, 1518, 1519, 1520, 1521, 1522, 1523,
1524, 1525, 1526, 1527, 1528, 1529, 1530, 1531, 1532, 1533, 1534, 1535,
1536, 1537, 1538, 1539, 1540, 1541, 1542, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990,
1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999.
14. In census tract 005710, blocks 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024,
1025, 1026, 1027, 1028, 1029, 1030, 1031, 1032, 1033, 1034, 1035, 1036,
1037, 1038, 1039, 1040, 1041, 1042, 1043, 1044, 1045, 1046, 1047, 1048,
1049, 1050, 1051, 1052, 1054, 1055, 1056, 1057, 1058, 1059, 1060, 1061,
1062, 1063, 1064, 1065, 1066, 1067, 1068, 1069, 1070, 1071, 1072, 1073,
1074, 1075, 1076, 1077, 1078, 1079, 1080, 1081, 1082, 1083, 1084, 1085,
1086, 1087, 1088, 1089, 1090, 1091, 1092, 1093, 1094, 1095, 1096, 1097,
1098, 1099, 1100, 1101, 1102, 1103, 1104, 1105, 1106, 1107, 1108, 1109,
1110, 1111, 1112, 1113, 1114, 1115, 1116, 1117, 1118, 1119, 1120, 1121,
1122, 1123, 1124, 1125, 1126, 1127, 1128, 1129, 1130, 1131, 1132, 1133,
1134, 1135, 1136, 1137, 1138, 1139, 1140, 1141, 1142, 1143, 1144 and 1145.
15. In census tract 005810, blocks 1025, 1026, 1027, 1031, 1032
and 1033.
16. In census tract 005813, blocks 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009,
1010, 1011, 1012, 1013 and 1014.
17. In census tract 005817, blocks 1021, 1023, 1024, 1034, 1124,
1125, 1126, 1127, 1128, 1129, 1130, 1131, 1132, 1133, 1134, 1135, 1136,
1137, 1138, 1139, 1140, 1141, 1142, 1143, 1144, 1145, 1146, 1147 and 1148.
18. In census tract 005819, blocks 1070, 1071, 1072, 1073, 1074,
1075, 1076, 1077, 1078, 1079, 1080, 1081, 1082 and 1083.
19. In census tract 005821, blocks 1006, 1007, 1010, 1011, 1012,
1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1029, 1030, 1031, 1032,
1033, 1034, 1035, 1036, 1037, 1038, 1039, 1040, 1041, 1042, 1043, 1044,
1045, 1046, 1047, 1048, 1049, 1050, 1051, 1052, 1053, 1054, 1055, 1056,
1057, 1058, 1059, 1060, 1061 and 1062.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 1817; A 1991, 1092; 2001 Special Session,
351 ; 2003, 741 )
District 5 consists of, in Clark County:
1. Census tracts 000503, 000510, 000511, 000512, 000513, 000514,
000516, 001300, 002000, 002403, 002404, 004000, 004100, 004200, 004300,
004707, 004708, 004709, 004710 and 004717.
2. Census voting districts 2018, 2020, 2021, 4011, 4014, 4043,
4046, 4052, 4069, 5001, 5006, 5007, 5048, 5052 and 5075.
3. In census tract 000204, blocks 2000, 2001, 2002, 2013 and 2014.
4. In census tract 000400, blocks 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004,
2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004,
3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3010, 3011, 3012, 3013 and 4013.
5. In census tract 000504, blocks 1002, 1005, 1006, 2000, 2001,
2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 and 3007.
6. In census tract 000515, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004,
1005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 4000, 4001,
4002, 4003, 4004, 4005, 4006, 4007, 4008 and 4009.
7. In census tract 000517, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004,
1005, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014,
2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007,
3008 and 3009.
8. In census tract 000518, blocks 1000, 1004, 2000, 2001, 2002,
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 3000, 3001, 3002,
3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3010, 3011, 3012, 4001 and 4002.
9. In census tract 000519, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004,
1005, 1006, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009,
2010, 2011, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3010,
3011 and 3012.
10. In census tract 000600, blocks 1002, 1003, 1006, 1008, 1009,
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 3000, 3001,
3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007 and 3008.
11. In census tract 000700, block 1039.
12. In census tract 001100, blocks 2009, 2010, 2011, 3000, 3001,
3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3010, 4000, 4001, 4002,
4003, 4004, 4005, 4006, 4007, 4008 and 4009.
13. In census tract 001200, blocks 1007, 1014, 1016, 1017, 1018,
1019, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010,
2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 3000, 3001,
3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3010, 3011, 3012, 3013,
3014, 3015, 3016, 3017 and 3018.
14. In census tract 001400, blocks 1000, 1005, 1006, 1009, 1010,
1011, 1012, 1013, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 2000, 2001, 2002,
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014,
2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 3000, 5002, 5003,
5008, 5009, 5010, 5011, 5012 and 5018.
15. In census tract 001500, blocks 1004, 1005, 1011, 2000, 2001,
2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013,
2014 and 2018.
16. In census tract 001609, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1004, 1005,
1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010 and 1011.
17. In census tract 001610, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004,
1005, 1006, 1007, 1008 and 1010.
18. In census tract 001611, blocks 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007,
1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019,
1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1029, 1030, 1031, 1032,
1033, 1034, 1038, 1039, 1040, 1042 and 1043.
19. In census tract 001901, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004,
1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007.
20. In census tract 001902, blocks 1001, 1002, 1003, 1007, 2000,
2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2007.
21. In census tract 002300, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004,
1005, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012,
3000, 3001, 3002, 3003 and 3004.
22. In census tract 002405, blocks 1001, 1002, 2000, 2001, 2002,
2003 and 2005.
23. In census tract 002406, block 1001.
24. In census tract 002501, block 1004.
25. In census tract 002602, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004,
1005 and 1006.
26. In census tract 003800, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004,
1005, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 2000,
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 3000,
3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 4000, 4001, 4002, 4003, 4004
and 4009.
27. In census tract 004400, blocks 1005, 1006, 1008, 2002 and 4012.
28. In census tract 004500, blocks 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 2002,
2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3013, 3014, 3015,
3016, 3017, 3018, 3019, 3020 and 3021.
29. In census tract 004600, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004,
1005, 1006, 1007, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2013 and 2014.
30. In census tract 004711, blocks 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007,
1008 and 1009.
31. In census tract 004713, blocks 1002, 1003 and 1012.
32. In census tract 004916, block 1003.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 1817; A 1991, 1092; 2001 Special Session,
354 ; 2003, 745 )
District 6 consists of, in Clark County:
1. Census tracts 001606, 001607, 001608, 001612, 001613, 001706,
001707, 001708, 001709, 001710, 001711, 001712, 001713, 001714, 001715,
001716, 001717, 001718, 001801, 001803, 001804, 002504, 002505, 002506,
002601, 002603, 002706, 002707, 002708, 002817, 002818, 002822, 002823,
002824, 002825, 002826, 002912, 002925, 002935, 002936, 002942, 002946,
002948, 002949, 002956, 002958 and 005011.
2. Census voting districts 1040, 4045, 5003, 5021, 5065, 6040,
6042, 6064, 7064, 7076, 7079, 7080 and 7088.
3. In census tract 000504, blocks 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004 and
3012.
4. In census tract 000518, blocks 1001, 1002 and 1003.
5. In census tract 001400, blocks 1014 and 1015.
6. In census tract 001500, blocks 1000, 1001, 1003, 1006, 1007,
1008, 1009, 1010, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 2015, 2016 and 2017.
7. In census tract 001609, blocks 1003, 1012, 1013, 1014, 2000,
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012,
2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024,
2025 and 2026.
8. In census tract 001610, blocks 1009, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014,
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007.
9. In census tract 001611, blocks 1028, 1035, 1037, 1041, 1044,
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013 and 2014.
10. In census tract 001901, blocks 2000 and 2001.
11. In census tract 001902, blocks 1000, 1006, 2004, 2008, 2009,
2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021,
2022 and 2023.
12. In census tract 002300, blocks 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015,
2016, 2017 and 2018.
13. In census tract 002405, blocks 1000, 1003, 1004, 1005 and 2004.
14. In census tract 002406, blocks 1000, 1002, 1003 and 1004.
15. In census tract 002501, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1005,
1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007 and 3008.
16. In census tract 002602, block 2000.
17. In census tract 002702, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004,
1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1016, 1017,
1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 3009, 3010 and 3011.
18. In census tract 002709, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003 and 1004.
19. In census tract 002807, blocks 3003, 3004 and 3005.
20. In census tract 002827, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004,
1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016,
1017, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.
21. In census tract 002947, blocks 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024,
2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030.
22. In census tract 002955, blocks 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004,
2005 and 2006.
23. In census tract 002961, blocks 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020,
1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1026 and 1027.
24. In census tract 002962, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004,
1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016,
1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1028,
1029, 1030, 1031, 1032, 1033, 1034, 1035, 1036, 1037, 1038, 1039, 1040,
1041, 1042, 1043, 1044, 1045, 1046, 1047, 1048, 1049, 1050, 1051, 1052,
1053, 1054, 1055, 1056, 1057, 1058, 1059, 1060, 1061, 1062, 1063, 1064,
1065, 1066, 1071, 1072, 1073, 1074, 1075, 1076, 1088, 1089, 1090 and 1091.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 1817; A 1991, 1093; 2001 Special Session,
356 ; 2003, 749 )
District 7 consists of, in Clark County:
1. Census tracts 4907, 4910, 4911, 4912, 4914, 4915, 4917, 4918,
4919, 4920, 4921, 4922, 4923, 4924, 5005, 5006, 5007, 5008, 5009, 5012,
5200, 5335, 5336, 5341, 5342, 5343, 5345, 5411, 5412, 5421, 5422, 5423,
5431, 5432, 5433, 5501, 5502, 5503, 5504, 5606, 5607, 5608, 5609, 5611,
5612, 5613, 5901, 6101, 6103, 6202 and 6203.
2. Census voting districts 1098, 2123, 6102, 7006, 7042, 7054 and
7094.
3. In census tract 515, blocks 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005,
3000, 3001, 3002, 3009 and 3010.
4. In census tract 517, blocks 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003.
5. In census tract 519, block 3000.
6. In census tract 1611, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002 and 1036.
7. In census tract 3603, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1008, 1009,
1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021,
1025, 1026, 1027, 1028, 1029, 1073 and 1074.
8. In census tract 3606, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1008, 1009,
1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2024 and 2025.
9. In census tract 3608, blocks 1000, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005,
1006, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1021, 1022, 1023 and 1024.
10. In census tract 4916, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1004, 1005,
1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004,
2005, 2006 and 2007.
11. In census tract 5010, blocks 1021 and 1029.
12. In census tract 5105, blocks 1002, 1003, 1005, 2000, 2001,
2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2020, 2025,
2026, 2028, 2038, 2039, 2040, 2042, 2043, 2044, 2045, 2046 and 2047.
13. In census tract 5339, blocks 2000, 2001, 2015, 2016, 2017,
2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023.
14. In census tract 5703, blocks 1008, 1009 and 1010.
15. In census tract 5710, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004,
1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016,
1017, 1018 and 1053.
16. In census tract 5817, blocks 1000 and 1163.
17. In census tract 5902, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004,
1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016,
1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1028,
1029, 1030, 1031, 1032, 1033, 1034, 1035, 1036, 1037, 1038, 1039, 1040,
1041, 1042, 1043, 1044, 1045, 1046, 1047, 1048, 1049, 1050, 1051, 1052,
1053, 1054, 1055, 1056, 1057, 1058, 1059, 1060, 1061, 1062, 1063, 1064,
1065, 1066, 1067, 1068, 1069, 1070, 1071, 1072, 1073, 1074, 1075, 1076,
1077, 1078, 1079, 1080, 1081, 1082, 1083, 1084, 1085, 1086, 1087, 1088,
1089, 1090, 1091, 1092, 1093, 1094, 1095, 1096, 1097, 1098, 1099, 1100,
1101, 1102, 1103, 1104, 1105, 1106, 1107, 1108, 1109, 1110, 1111, 1112,
1134, 1135, 1136, 1137, 1138, 1139, 1140, 1141, 1142, 1143, 1144, 1145,
1146, 1147, 1148, 1149, 1150, 1151, 1152, 1153, 1154, 1155, 1156, 1157,
1158, 1159, 1160, 1161, 1162, 1163, 1164, 1165, 1166, 1167, 1168, 1169,
1170, 1171, 1172, 1173, 1174, 1175, 1176, 1177, 1178, 1179, 1180, 1181,
1182, 1183, 1184, 1185, 1186, 1187, 1188, 1189, 1190, 1191, 1192, 1193,
1194, 1195, 1196, 1197, 1198, 1199, 1200, 1201, 1202, 1203, 1204, 1205,
1206, 1207, 1208, 1209, 1210, 1211, 1212, 1213, 1214, 1215, 1216, 1217,
1218, 1219, 1220, 1221, 1222, 1223, 1224, 1225, 1226, 1227, 1228, 1229,
1230, 1231, 1232, 1233, 1234, 1235, 1236, 1237, 1238, 1239, 1240, 1241,
1242, 1243, 1244, 1245, 1246, 1247, 1248, 1249, 1250, 1251, 1259, 1260,
1261, 1262, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009,
2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021,
2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030, 2031, 2032, 2033,
2034, 2035, 2036, 2037, 2038, 2039, 2040 and 2041.
18. In census tract 6000, blocks 9000, 9001, 9002, 9003, 9004 and
9055.
19. In census tract 6102, blocks 1007, 2000, 2001, 2009, 3000,
3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3010, 3011, 3012,
3013, 3014, 3015, 3016, 3017, 3018, 3019, 3020, 3021, 3022, 3023, 3024,
3025, 3026, 3027, 3032, 3033, 3034 and 3035.
20. In census tract 6201, blocks 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 2000,
2006, 2007, 2014 and 2015.
21. In census tract 6204, blocks 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005,
1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004,
2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 1818; A 1991, 1093; 2001 Special Session,
357 )
District 8 consists of, in Washoe County:
1. Census tracts 000300, 000400, 001003, 001004, 001005, 001006,
001007, 001101, 001103, 001104, 001105, 001200, 001300, 001400, 001700,
001800, 001902, 002300, 002401, 002402, 002406, 002500, 002603, 002604,
002605, 002606, 002607, 002609, 002701, 002702, 002801, 002802, 003503
and 003504.
2. Census voting districts 0400, 0401, 0411, 0627, 0801 and 0884.
3. In census tract 000100, blocks 1004, 1005, 1022, 1023, 1024,
1025, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028,
2029, 2030, 2031, 2046, 2047, 2048, 2049, 2050, 2051, 2052, 2053, 2054,
2055, 2056, 2057, 2058, 2061, 2062, 2072, 2073, 2074, 2075, 2076, 2077,
2078, 2079, 2080, 2081, 2082, 2083, 2084, 2085, 2086, 3000, 3001, 3002,
3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3010, 3011, 3012, 3013, 3014,
3015, 3016, 3017, 3018, 3019, 3020, 3021, 3022, 3023, 3024, 3025, 3026,
3027, 3028, 3029, 3030, 3031, 3032, 3033, 4000, 4001, 4002, 4003, 4004,
4005, 4006, 4007, 4008, 4009, 4010, 4011, 4012, 4013, 4014, 4015, 4016,
4017, 4018, 4019, 4020, 4021 and 4022.
4. In census tract 001500, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004,
1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016,
1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006,
2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018,
2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030,
2031, 2032, 2033, 2034, 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007,
3008, 3009, 3010, 3014, 4000, 4001, 4002, 4004, 4013, 4017, 4018, 4019,
4020 and 4021.
5. In census tract 001901, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004,
1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 2000, 2001, 2002,
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014,
2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026,
2027, 2028, 2029, 2030, 2031, 2032, 2033 and 2034.
6. In census tract 002902, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004,
1005, 1006, 1007 and 1008.
7. In census tract 003000, blocks 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012,
6001, 6002, 6003, 6004, 6005, 6006, 6007, 6008, 6009, 6010, 6011, 6012,
6013, 6014, 6015, 6016, 6025, 6026, 6027, 6028, 6029, 6030, 6031 and 6032.
8. In census tract 003501, blocks 4136, 4137, 4138, 4139, 4140,
4141, 4142, 4143, 4144, 4145, 4147, 4148, 4149, 4153, 4154, 4155, 4156,
5034, 5064, 5077, 5078, 5082, 5083, 5088, 5089, 5090, 5091, 5092, 5093,
5094, 5095, 5096, 5097, 5101, 5102, 5103, 5104, 5105, 5106, 5107, 5108,
5109, 5110, 5111, 5112, 5113, 5114, 5115, 5116, 5117, 5118, 5119, 5120,
5121, 5122, 5123, 5124, 5125, 5126, 5127, 5128, 5129, 5130, 5131, 5132,
5133, 5134, 5135, 5136, 5137, 5138, 5139, 5140, 5141, 6000, 6001, 6002,
6003, 6004, 6005, 6006, 6007, 6008, 6009, 6010, 6011, 6012, 6013, 6014,
6015, 6016, 6017, 6018, 6019, 6020, 6021 and 6022.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 1087; A 2001 Special Session, 358 ; 2003, 751 )
District 9 consists of:
1. Carson City and Douglas County.
2. In Washoe County:
(a) Census tracts 000200, 000700, 000900, 002101, 002104, 002105,
002106, 002202, 002203, 002204, 002205, 002901, 003105, 003106, 003108,
003201, 003202, 003302 and 003304.
(b) Census voting districts 0101, 0333, 0413, 0611, 0632, 0633,
0637, 0643, 0644, 0706, 0779 and 0879.
(c) In census tract 000100, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1006,
1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018,
1019, 1020, 1021, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008,
2009, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2032, 2033, 2034,
2035, 2036, 2037, 2038, 2039, 2043, 2044, 2045, 2059, 2060, 5000, 5001,
5002, 5003, 5004, 5005, 5006, 5007, 5008, 5009, 5010, 5011, 5012, 5013,
5014, 5015, 5019, 5020, 5021, 5039, 5040, 5041, 5042, 5043, 5044, 5045,
5046, 5047, 5051, 5052, 5053 and 5054.
(d) In census tract 001901, block 2035.
(e) In census tract 002103, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004,
1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 2001,
2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2021 and 2022.
(f) In census tract 002902, blocks 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004,
2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 4000, 4001, 4002, 4003, 4004, 4005, 4006,
4007, 4008, 4009, 4010, 4011 and 4012.
(g) In census tract 003000, blocks 1009, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005,
2006, 2007, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 5000, 5001, 5002, 5003,
5004, 5005, 5006, 5007, 5008, 5009, 5010, 5011, 5012, 5013, 5014, 5015,
5016, 5017, 5018, 6000, 6017, 6018, 6019, 6020, 6021, 6022, 6023, 6024,
6033, 6034 and 6035.
(h) In census tract 003101, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004,
1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016,
1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1028,
1029, 1030, 1031, 1032, 1033, 1034, 1035, 1036, 1037, 1038, 1039, 1040,
1041, 1042, 1043, 1044, 1045, 1046, 1047, 1048, 1049, 1050, 1051, 1052,
1053, 1054, 1055, 1056, 1057, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026,
2027, 2028 and 2029.
(i) In census tract 003107, blocks 1014, 1015, 1016, 2000, 2001,
2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 3013,
3014, 4000, 4002, 4003, 4004, 4005, 4006 and 4007.
(j) In census tract 003502, blocks 1038, 1039, 1040 and 1041.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 1818; A 1991, 1094; 2001 Special Session,
360 ; 2003, 753 )
District 10 consists of:
1. Churchill County, Elko County, Esmeralda County, Eureka County,
Humboldt County, Lander County, Lincoln County, Lyon County, Mineral
County, Nye County, Pershing County, Storey County and White Pine County.
2. In Washoe County:
(a) Census tracts 3505, 3507 and 940100.
(b) Census voting districts 714, 806, 862, 865, 892, 893, 896, 897,
908, 909 and 924.
(c) In census tract 3101, blocks 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004.
(d) In census tract 3107, block 4001.
(e) In census tract 3501, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004,
1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016,
1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1028,
1029, 1030, 1031, 1032, 1033, 1034, 1035, 1036, 1037, 1038, 1039, 1040,
1041, 1042, 1043, 1044, 1045, 1046, 1047, 1048, 1049, 1050, 1051, 1052,
1053, 1054, 1055, 1056, 1057, 1058, 1059, 1060, 1061, 1062, 1063, 1064,
1065, 1066, 1067, 1068, 1069, 1070, 1071, 1072, 1073, 1074, 1075, 1076,
1077, 1078, 1079, 1080, 1081, 1082, 1083, 1084, 1085, 1086, 1087, 1088,
1089, 1090, 1091, 1092, 1093, 1094, 1095, 1096, 1097, 1098, 1099, 1100,
1101, 1102, 1103, 1104, 1105, 1106, 1107, 1108, 1109, 1110, 1111, 1112,
1113, 1114, 1115, 1116, 1117, 1118, 1119, 1120, 1121, 1122, 1123, 1124,
1125, 1126, 1127, 1128, 1129, 1130, 1131, 1132, 1133, 1134, 1135, 1136,
1137, 1138, 1139, 1140, 1141, 1142, 1143, 1144, 1145, 1146, 1147, 1148,
1149, 1150, 1151, 1152, 1153, 1154, 1155, 1156, 1157, 1158, 1159, 1160,
1161, 1162, 1163, 1164, 1165, 1166, 1167, 1168, 1169, 1170, 1171, 1172,
1173, 1174, 1175, 1176, 1177, 1178, 1179, 1180, 1181, 1182, 1183, 1184,
1185, 1186, 1187, 1188, 1189, 1190, 1191, 1192, 1193, 1194, 1195, 1196,
1197, 1198, 1199, 1200, 1201, 1202, 1203, 1204, 1205, 1206, 1207, 1208,
1209, 1210, 1211, 1212, 1213, 1214, 1215, 1216, 1217, 1218, 1219, 1220,
1221, 1222, 1223, 1224, 1225, 1226, 1227, 1228, 1229, 1230, 1231, 1232,
1233, 1234, 1235, 1236, 1237, 1238, 1239, 1240, 1241, 1242, 1243, 1244,
1245, 1246, 1247, 1248, 1249, 1250, 1251, 1252, 1253, 1254, 1255, 1256,
1257, 1258, 1259, 1260, 1261, 1262, 1263, 1264, 1265, 1266, 1267, 1268,
1269, 1270, 1271, 1272, 1273, 1274, 1275, 1276, 1277, 1278, 1279, 1280,
1281, 1282, 1283, 1284, 1285, 1286, 1287, 1288, 1289, 1290, 1291, 1292,
1293, 1294, 1295, 1296, 1297, 1298, 1299, 1300, 1301, 1302, 1303, 1304,
1305, 1306, 1307, 1308, 1309, 1310, 1311, 1312, 1313, 1314, 1315, 1316,
1317, 1318, 1319, 1320, 1321, 1322, 1323, 1324, 1325, 1326, 1327, 1328,
1329, 1330, 1331, 1332, 1333, 1334, 1335, 1336, 1337, 1338, 1339, 1340,
1341, 1342, 1343, 1344, 1345, 1346, 1347, 1348, 1349, 1350, 1351, 1352,
1353, 1354, 1355, 1356, 1357, 1358, 1359, 1360, 1361, 1362, 1363, 1364,
1365, 1366, 1367, 1368, 1369, 1370, 1371, 1372, 1373, 1374, 1375, 1376,
1377, 1378, 1379, 1380, 1381, 1382, 1383, 1384, 1385, 1386, 1387, 1388,
1389, 1390, 1391, 1392, 1393, 1394, 1395, 1396, 1397, 1398, 1399, 1400,
1401, 1402, 1403, 1404, 1405, 1406, 1407, 1408, 1409, 1410, 1411, 1412,
1413, 1414, 1415, 1416, 1417, 1418, 1419, 1420, 1421, 1422, 1423, 1424,
1425, 1426, 1427, 1428, 1429, 1430, 1431, 1432, 1433, 1434, 1435, 1436,
1437, 1438, 1439, 1440, 1441, 1442, 1443, 1444, 1445, 1446, 1447, 1448,
1449, 1450, 1451, 1452, 1453, 1454, 1455, 1456, 1457, 1458, 1459, 1460,
1461, 1467, 1485, 1611, 1612, 1613, 1614, 1615, 1616, 1617, 1618, 1619,
1620, 1621, 1622, 1623, 1624, 1625, 1626, 1627, 1628, 1629, 1630, 1631,
1632, 1633, 1634, 1635, 1636, 1637, 1638, 1639, 1640, 1641, 1642, 1643,
1644, 1645, 1646, 1647, 1648, 1649, 1650, 1651, 1652, 1653, 1654, 1655,
1656, 1657, 1658, 1659, 1660, 1661, 1662, 1663, 1664, 1665, 1666, 1667,
1668, 1669, 1670, 1671, 1672, 1673, 1674, 1675, 1676, 1677, 1678, 1679,
1680, 1681, 1682, 1683, 1684, 1685, 1686, 1687, 1688, 1689, 1690, 1691,
1692, 1693, 1694, 1695, 1696, 1697, 1698, 1699, 1700, 1701, 1702, 1703,
1704, 1705, 1706, 1707, 1708, 1709, 1710, 1711, 1712, 1713, 1714, 1715,
1716, 1717, 1718, 1719, 1720, 1721, 1722, 1723, 1724, 1725, 1726, 1727,
1728, 1729, 1730, 1731, 1732, 1733, 1734, 1735, 1736, 1737, 1738, 1739,
1740, 1741, 1742, 1743, 1744, 1745, 1746, 1747, 1748, 1749, 1750, 1751,
1752, 1753, 1754, 1755, 1756, 1757, 1758, 1759, 1760, 1761, 1762, 1763,
1764, 1765, 1766, 1767, 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, 1773, 1774, 1775,
1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, 1780, 1781, 1782, 1783, 1784, 1785, 1786, 1787,
1788, 1789, 1790, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003,
2004, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2029, 2030, 2031, 2032, 2033, 2034, 2035, 2036,
2037, 2038, 2039, 2040, 2041, 2042, 2043, 2044, 2045, 2046, 2047, 2048,
2049, 2050, 2051, 2052, 2053, 2054, 2055, 2056, 2057, 2058, 2059, 2060,
2061, 2062, 2063, 2064, 2065, 2066, 2067, 2068, 2069, 2070, 2071, 2072,
2073, 2074, 2075, 2076, 2077, 4000, 4033, 4034, 4035, 4039, 4041, 4075,
4076, 4079, 4080, 4081, 4082, 4083, 4084, 4087, 4088, 4089, 4090, 4091,
4094, 4096, 4097, 4099, 4100, 4104, 4105, 4106, 4107, 4108, 4114, 4115,
4116, 4117, 4118, 4119, 4120, 4121, 4122, 4123, 4124, 4125, 4126, 4127,
4128, 4129, 4130, 4131, 4132, 4133, 4134, 4135, 4157, 4158, 4159, 4160,
4161, 4162, 4163, 4164, 4165, 4166, 4167, 4168, 4169, 4176, 4178, 4179,
4180, 4181, 4193, 4194, 4196, 4197, 4206, 4207, 4208, 4209, 4210, 4211,
4212, 4213, 4214, 4215, 4216, 4217, 4218, 4219, 4220, 4221, 4222, 4223,
4224, 4225, 4226, 4227, 4228, 4229, 4230, 4231, 4232, 4233, 4234, 4235,
4236, 4237, 4238, 4239, 4240, 4241, 4242, 4243, 4244, 4245, 4246, 4247,
4248, 4249, 4250, 4251, 4252, 4253, 4254, 4255, 4256, 4257, 4258, 4259,
4260, 4261, 4262, 4263, 4264, 4265, 4266, 4267, 4268, 4269, 4270, 4271,
4272, 4274, 4293, 4294, 4295, 4296, 4297, 4298, 4299, 4300, 4312, 4313,
4314, 4315, 4316, 4317, 4318, 4319, 4320, 4321, 4322, 4323, 4324, 4325,
4326, 4327, 4328, 5028, 5029, 5084, 5085 and 5086.
(f) In census tract 3502, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004,
1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016,
1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1028,
1029, 1030, 1031, 1032, 1033, 1034, 1035, 1036, 1037, 2000, 2001, 2002,
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014,
2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026,
2027, 2028, 2029, 2030, 2031, 2032, 2033, 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004,
3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3010, 3011, 3012, 3013, 3014, 3015, 3016,
3017, 3018, 3019, 3020, 3021, 3022, 3023, 3024, 3025, 3026, 3027, 3028,
3029, 3030, 3031, 3032, 3033, 3034, 3035, 3036, 3037, 3038, 3039, 3040,
3041, 3042, 3043, 3044, 3045, 3046, 3047, 3048, 3049, 3050, 3051, 3052,
3053, 3054, 3055, 3056, 3057, 3058, 3059, 3060, 3061, 3064, 3065, 3066,
3067, 3068, 3069, 3070, 3071, 3072, 3073, 3998 and 3999.
(g) In census tract 3506, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004,
1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016,
1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1032, 1033 and 1034.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 1818; A 1991, 1094; 2001 Special Session,
361 )
1. At its first meeting after each election and qualification of
newly elected members, the State Board of Education shall organize by
electing one of its members as President, to serve at the pleasure of the
Board.
2. The Superintendent of Public Instruction is the Secretary of
the Board and shall serve without additional salary.
[3:32:1956]—(NRS A 1979, 1566)
1. The State Board of Education may hold at least four regular
meetings annually at the state capital. The Secretary shall call all
regular meetings.
2. The Board may hold special meetings at such other times and
places as the Board may direct. The Secretary shall call special meetings
upon the written request of the President or any three members of the
Board.
3. A majority of the Board constitutes a quorum for the
transaction of business, and no action of the Board is valid unless that
action receives, at a legally called meeting, the approval of a majority
of all board members.
[4:32:1956]—(NRS A 1979, 1566; 1983, 1441)
1. Each member of the State Board of Education is entitled to
receive compensation of not more than $80 per day, as fixed by the Board,
for attending each meeting of the Board, not to exceed 12 meetings in any
calendar year.
2. While engaged in the business of the State Board, each member
and employee of the State Board is entitled to receive the per diem
allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees
generally.
3. Claims for compensation and expenses must be approved by the
Superintendent of Public Instruction and the State Board of Examiners,
and must be paid from money provided by direct legislative appropriation
from the State General Fund as other claims against the State are paid.
[5:32:1956]—(NRS A 1975, 497; 1979, 73; 1981, 1982; 1985, 418;
1989, 1714)
The Board shall adopt and use an official seal
in authentication of its acts.
[6:32:1956]
The State
Board shall establish policies to govern the administration of all
functions of the State relating to supervision, management and control of
public schools not conferred by law on some other agency.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 1564)
The State Board may adopt regulations
for its own government and as necessary for the execution of the powers
and duties conferred upon it by law.
[8:32:1956]—(NRS A 1977, 222; 1979, 1566; 1987, 993, 1489; 1995,
1382)
The State Board, in the name and on behalf of
the system of public schools in this state, may:
1. Cause to be formed a nonprofit corporation pursuant to chapter
82 of NRS for the acquisition of money and
personal property for awards in recognition of exceptional teachers,
pupils and public schools and for special projects regarding educational
enhancement, including, but not limited to, any unique educational
activity which is conducted by officials of the public schools to improve
the educational performance of or learning opportunities for pupils or
teachers in the public schools.
2. Determine the name of the corporation.
3. Specify that the corporation is formed for charitable and
educational purposes, subject to the basic purpose of the corporation as
set forth in subsection 1.
4. Specify any incidental powers which the corporation may
exercise, including:
(a) The power to solicit and receive contributions, gifts, grants,
devises and bequests of money and personal property, or any combination
thereof;
(b) Any of the powers enumerated in NRS 82.121 except that the corporation may not receive or
hold real property; and
(c) The power to do all acts as may be necessary, convenient or
desirable to carry out the purposes for which the corporation is formed.
5. Provide for:
(a) The location and relocation of the office of the corporation;
(b) Upon the dissolution of the corporation and the liquidation of
its obligations, the distribution of its assets to the system of public
schools in this state;
(c) The perpetual existence of the corporation;
(d) The governing body of the corporation and the appointment and
reappointment of members thereto; and
(e) The adoption of the bylaws for the corporation and any
amendments thereto.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 666; A 1991, 1314)
1. The nonprofit corporation, upon its formation, is:
(a) A body corporate and politic; and
(b) A political subdivision of this state.
2. The activities of this corporation are hereby determined to be
public in nature.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 667)
Any income
of the nonprofit corporation may not inure to any member thereof or to
any other natural person or partnership or corporation, excluding any
payment of the expenses of the corporation for its operation and
maintenance and any other obligations based on contract or tort.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 667)
Except as otherwise provided in NRS 385.091 :
1. All gifts of money which the State Board is authorized to
accept must be deposited in a special revenue fund in the State Treasury
designated as the Education Gift Fund.
2. The money available in the Education Gift Fund must be used
only for the purpose specified by the donor, within the scope of the
State Board’s powers and duties, and no expenditure may be made until
approved by the Legislature in an authorized expenditure act or by the
Interim Finance Committee if the Legislature is not in session.
3. If all or part of the money accepted by the State Board from a
donor is not expended before the end of any fiscal year, the remaining
balance of the amount donated must remain in the Education Gift Fund
until needed for the purpose specified by the donor.
(Added to NRS by 1961, 43; A 1979, 618; 1983, 393; 1987, 667; 1991,
279; 2001, 2753 )
1. The State Board of Education shall prescribe regulations under
which contracts, agreements or arrangements may be made with agencies of
the Federal Government for money, services, commodities or equipment to
be made available to the public schools, subject to the supervision and
control of the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
2. All contracts, agreements or arrangements made by public
schools in the State of Nevada involving money, services, commodities or
equipment which may be provided by agencies of the Federal Government,
must be entered into in accordance with the regulations prescribed by the
State Board and in no other manner.
3. This section does not apply to any money received by any school
district in the State of Nevada pursuant to the provisions of:
(a) “An Act to provide financial assistance for local educational
agencies in areas affected by federal activities, and for other
purposes,” being Public Law 874-81st Congress; and
(b) “An Act relating to the construction of school facilities in
areas affected by federal activities, and for other purposes,” being
Public Law 815-81st Congress,
Ê as these statutes were enacted and may be amended.
[10:32:1956]—(NRS A 1979, 1567)
As used in NRS 385.104 , “institution of higher education” means an
educational institution which:
1. Admits as regular students only persons having received a
certificate of graduation from high school, or the recognized equivalent
of such a certificate, or those approved by the Superintendent of Public
Instruction for training at a vocational-technical level;
2. Is authorized to provide a program of education beyond high
school;
3. Awards a bachelor’s degree or a 2-year degree or certificate of
graduation or a certificate of completion of a program beyond high school;
4. Is an institution with full approval of the State of Nevada or
the United States Department of Education; and
5. Has recognized accreditation.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1182; A 1979, 1567; 1983, 133)
1. The Higher Education Student Loan Program is hereby established.
2. Money available for the Higher Education Student Loan Program
must be used to provide loans to further the educational goals of Nevada
residents who are admitted to and attending institutions of higher
education.
3. The State Board shall establish policies and may adopt
regulations for the administration of the Higher Education Student Loan
Program.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1183; A 1977, 230; 1979, 1567)
1. The Superintendent of Public Instruction may administer the
Higher Education Student Loan Program and may consult with any public
officer or private person in the State who may have an interest in higher
education or in the Program. The Superintendent of Public Instruction
shall notify the State Board at least 30 days in advance if he intends to
stop administering the Program.
2. After receiving notice from the Superintendent of Public
Instruction that he intends to stop administering the Program, but before
he actually stops administering it, the State Board, with the concurrence
of the Governor, shall designate another public agency or private
nonprofit organization to administer the Program in a manner which
ensures continued access to the Program by postsecondary schools in this
State, including all of the institutions of the Nevada System of Higher
Education. The designation may authorize assumption of any reserves or
liability accruing to an agency or organization engaged in administering
the Program or the guarantee of student loans.
3. If the Superintendent of Public Instruction administers the
Program, the State Board may:
(a) Negotiate and accept federal and other money appropriated and
available to insure loans for student educational purposes under the
Program.
(b) Negotiate and enter into such agreements with other agencies as
it deems proper for the administration and conduct of the Program.
(c) Accept gifts, grants and contributions from any source that
will facilitate and assist the higher education of Nevada residents.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1183; A 1977, 230; 1979, 1567; 1987, 853;
1993, 339)
If the Superintendent of Public Instruction
administers the Higher Education Student Loan Program:
1. The money available for the Program must be deposited in the
State Treasury for credit to the Higher Education Student Loan Fund which
is hereby created as a special revenue fund.
2. Each expenditure from this Fund must be paid as other claims
against the State are paid.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 1248; A 1987, 853)
If the Superintendent of Public Instruction administers the
Higher Education Student Loan Program, he shall:
1. Certify to the State Controller all withdrawals for purposes of
the Program. The State Controller shall then issue a warrant to the State
Treasurer in the amount of the certification. The State Treasurer shall
disburse that amount in accordance with the warrant.
2. Use the money received for the Higher Education Student Loan
Program for that Program.
3. Establish and maintain such records for the Program as are
required by good accounting practices.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1183; A 1977, 230; 1979, 1568; 1987, 854)
The State Board shall:
1. Cooperate with the Aging Services Division of the Department of
Health and Human Services in the planning of programs whereby the school
districts may prepare hot lunches for persons 60 years of age or older
and their spouses or any group of such persons by utilizing the systems
and procedures already developed for use in the operation of school lunch
programs; and
2. Adopt regulations containing guidelines for boards of trustees
of school districts entering into such agreements.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 1564)
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, the State
Board shall prescribe and cause to be enforced the courses of study for
the public schools of this state. The courses of study prescribed and
enforced by the State Board must comply with the standards of content and
performance established by the Council to Establish Academic Standards
for Public Schools pursuant to NRS 389.520 .
2. For those courses of study prescribed by the State Board:
(a) High schools may have modified courses of study, subject to the
approval of the State Board; and
(b) Any high school offering courses normally accredited as being
beyond the level of the 12th grade shall, before offering such courses,
have them approved by the State Board.
3. A charter school is not required to offer the courses of study
prescribed by the State Board except for those courses of study which are
required for promotion to the next grade or graduation from high school.
[11:32:1956]—(NRS A 1997, 1841; 1999, 3382 )
The State Board
shall cooperate with the Attorney General in the establishment in the
schools, including, without limitation, charter schools, of programs of
information about missing children and adopt regulations containing
guidelines for such programs.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 2168; A 1997, 1841)
1. The State Board may adopt standard plans, designs and
specifications for the construction of school buildings by the boards of
trustees of the various school districts. If such plans, designs and
specifications are adopted, provision must be made for the production and
distribution of such plans, designs and specifications by appropriate
rules and regulations. The board of trustees of a school district may use
any such plans, designs and specifications if it determines that the
plans, designs and specifications are in the best interests of the
district.
2. Before the adoption of any such standard plans, designs and
specifications, the State Board shall submit the plans, designs and
specifications to the State Public Works Board, whose written approval
thereof must be obtained before any further consideration by the State
Board. The State Public Works Board shall verify that the plans, designs
and specifications comply with all applicable requirements of the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq., and
the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, including, without limitation,
the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines for
Buildings and Facilities set forth in Appendix A of Part 36 of Title 28
of the Code of Federal Regulations. The requirements of this subsection
are not satisfied if the plans, designs and specifications comply solely
with the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards set forth in Appendix A
of Part 101-19.6 of Title 41 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
3. The State Public Works Board may charge and collect and the
State Board may pay a reasonable fee for the costs incurred by the State
Public Works Board in approving the standard plans, designs and
specifications submitted.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 727; A 1997, 2454; 1999, 2854 )
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
1. The State Board shall appoint the Superintendent of Public
Instruction for a term of 3 years. The State Board may remove the
Superintendent of Public Instruction from office for inefficiency,
neglect of duty, malfeasance in office or for other just cause.
2. A vacancy must be filled by the State Board for the remainder
of the unexpired term.
3. The Superintendent of Public Instruction is in the unclassified
service of the State.
[Part 1:108:1866; B § 2599; BH § 1636; C § 1782; RL § 2765; NCL §
4765] + [Part 9:108:1866; B § 2607; BH § 1644; C § 1790; RL § 2773; NCL §
4773] + [15:32:1956]—(NRS A 1957, 72; 1979, 1568; 1999, 3383 )
To be eligible to the Office of
Superintendent of Public Instruction, a person shall:
1. Have attained the age of 21 years at the time of his
appointment; and
2. Hold a master’s degree in the field of education or school
administration.
[Part 2:108:1866; A 1953, 711; 1955, 459] + [16:32:1956]—(NRS A
1957, 73)
The Superintendent shall not pursue any other business or
occupation or hold any other office of profit without the approval of the
State Board of Education.
[17:32:1956]—(NRS A 1957, 73; 1960, 395; 1961, 656; 1963, 1332;
1965, 704; 1966, 62; 1967, 1496; 1971, 1433; 1979, 73, 1568; 1981, 1278;
1985, 419)
The Superintendent of Public
Instruction shall:
1. Execute, direct or supervise all administrative, technical and
procedural activities of the Department in accordance with policies
prescribed by the State Board.
2. Employ personnel for the positions approved by the State Board
and necessary for the efficient operation of the Department.
3. Organize the Department in a manner which will assure efficient
operation and service.
4. Maintain liaison and coordinate activities with other state
agencies performing educational functions.
5. Perform such other duties as are prescribed by law.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 1564)
The Superintendent of Public Instruction or a staff member of the
Department designated by him shall:
1. Visit each county in the State at least once each school year,
and shall conduct institutes, visit schools, consult with school
officers, or address public assemblies on subjects pertaining to the
schools.
2. Consult and study with school officers and educators of this
and other states on topics of school administration, school methods and
school law.
[18:32:1956]—(NRS A 1973, 234; 1979, 1568)
1. The Superintendent of Public Instruction or a staff member
designated by him shall:
(a) Convene teachers’ conferences in the various sections of the
State in such places and at such times as he deems advisable.
(b) Engage such conference lecturers and leaders as he deems
advisable.
(c) Preside over and regulate the programs of all teachers’
conferences.
2. No teachers’ conference may continue more than 5 days.
3. The Superintendent of Public Instruction or his designated
staff member shall convene, in such places and at such times as he may
designate, conferences of school administrators.
4. The expenses of holding teachers’ and administrators’
conferences must be paid from the State Distributive School Account in
the State General Fund, but the amount must not exceed $8,400 in any one
biennium. The State Controller shall draw his warrants for such expenses
upon the order of the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
[19:32:1956]—(NRS A 1973, 236; 1979, 1569; 1987, 419)
The
Superintendent of Public Instruction shall prescribe proper and necessary
regulations for making reports to the Department and for conducting all
necessary proceedings for which he is responsible.
[20:32:1956]—(NRS A 1979, 1569)
1. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall prescribe a
convenient form of school register for the purpose of securing accurate
returns from the teachers of public schools.
2. The Superintendent shall prepare pamphlet copies of the
codified statutes relating to schools and shall transmit a copy to each
school, school trustee and other school officer in this State. If the
State Board adopts regulations to carry out these codified statutes or if
additions or amendments are made to these codified statutes, the
Superintendent shall have the regulations, additions or amendments
printed and transmitted immediately thereafter. Each pamphlet must be
marked “State property—to be turned over to your successor in office.”
Each school shall maintain a copy of the pamphlet with any regulations,
additions or amendments in the school library.
3. In addition to the requirements set forth in subsection 2, the
Superintendent shall, to the extent practicable and not later than July 1
of each year, provide to the board of trustees of each school district
and to the governing body of each charter school a memorandum that
includes:
(a) A description of each statute newly enacted by the Legislature
which affects the public schools in this State and the pupils who are
enrolled in the public schools in this State. The memorandum may compile
all the statutes into one document.
(b) A description of each bill, or portion of a bill, newly enacted
by the Legislature that appropriates or authorizes money for public
schools or for employees of a school district or charter school, or both,
or otherwise affects the money that is available for public schools or
for employees of school districts or charter schools, or both, including,
without limitation, each line item in a budget for such an appropriation
or authorization. The memorandum may compile all bills, or portions of
bills, as applicable, into one document.
(c) If a statute or bill described in the memorandum requires the
State Board or the Department to take action to carry out the statute or
bill, a brief plan for carrying out that statute or bill.
(d) The date on which each statute and bill described in the
memorandum becomes effective and the date by which it must be carried
into effect by a school district or public school, including, without
limitation, a charter school.
4. If a statute or bill described in subsection 3 is enacted
during a special session of the Legislature that concludes after July 1,
the Superintendent shall prepare an addendum to the memorandum that
includes the information required by this section for each such statute
or bill. The addendum must be provided to the board of trustees of each
school district and the governing body of each charter school not later
than 30 days after the special session concludes.
5. The Superintendent shall, if directed by the State Board,
prepare and publish a bulletin as the official publication of the
Department.
[21:32:1956]—(NRS A 1969, 1526; 1973, 1478; 1979, 1570; 1999, 1752
; 2001, 114 ; 2005, 1646 )
The Superintendent of
Public Instruction and members of the professional staff within the
Department designated by the Superintendent may administer oaths relating
to public schools.
[22:32:1956]—(NRS A 1979, 1570)
1. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall report to the
Governor biennially, on or before December 1, in the year immediately
preceding a regular session of the Legislature concerning matters
relating to education in this state, including, without limitation, an
analysis of each annual report of accountability prepared by the State
Board pursuant to NRS 385.3469 in the
immediately preceding 2 years.
2. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall report to the
Legislature during each regular session of the Legislature concerning
matters relating to education in this state, including, without
limitation, an analysis of each annual report of accountability prepared
by the State Board pursuant to NRS 385.3469 in the immediately preceding 2 years.
[23:32:1956]—(NRS A 1965, 1148; 1979, 1570; 1999, 3383 ; 2003, 19th Special Session, 34 )
1. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall approve or
disapprove lists of books for use in public school libraries except for
the libraries of charter schools. Such lists must not include books
containing or including any story in prose or poetry the tendency of
which would be to influence the minds of children in the formation of
ideals not in harmony with truth and morality or the American way of
life, or not in harmony with the Constitution and laws of the United
States or of the State of Nevada.
2. Actions of the Superintendent with respect to lists of books
are subject to review and approval or disapproval by the State Board.
[24:32:1956]—(NRS A 1979, 1570; 1997, 1841)
At the expiration
of his term of office, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall
deliver immediately to his successor in office all property and effects
belonging to the office, and he shall take a receipt for the same.
[25:32:1956]
DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENTS, PROFESSIONAL STAFF AND OTHER PERSONNEL
1. The Superintendent of Public Instruction may appoint a Deputy
Superintendent of Instructional, Research and Evaluative Services who:
(a) Holds a master’s degree in school administration or a related
subject from an accredited college or university.
(b) Has a minimum of 3 years of administrative experience which
includes:
(1) Supervision and evaluation of staff;
(2) Development and administration of budgets; and
(3) Development of curriculum.
2. The Deputy Superintendent of Instructional, Research and
Evaluative Services may perform any duty required of the Superintendent
of Public Instruction during the absence of the Superintendent and shall
do such work as the Superintendent may direct under the laws of the State.
[29:32:1956]—(NRS A 1957, 84; 1969, 167; 1979, 1571; 1987, 827)
1. The Superintendent of Public Instruction may appoint a Deputy
Superintendent for Administrative and Fiscal Services.
2. The Deputy Superintendent for Administrative and Fiscal
Services must:
(a) Be a graduate of a 4-year accredited college or university.
(b) Have familiarity with the field of education, as evidenced by:
(1) Sufficient college credits in education to qualify for a
license to teach in a high school in this state; or
(2) Participation in recognized educational research and
study.
(c) Have familiarity with the general field of public
administration and budgeting, as evidenced by:
(1) Sufficient college credits to qualify for a minor in
public administration, government management or business management; or
(2) Experience in the preparation of governmental budgets or
in governmental accounting or research.
3. No person may be appointed to the position of Deputy
Superintendent for Administrative and Fiscal Services unless he has the
qualifications outlined in subsection 2.
[30:32:1956]—(NRS A 1965, 1149; 1969, 168; 1979, 1571; 1987, 828,
994)
The Deputy Superintendent for Administrative and
Fiscal Services, under the direction of the Superintendent of Public
Instruction, shall:
1. Determine the apportionment of all state school money to
schools of the State as prescribed by law.
2. Develop for public schools of the State a uniform system of
budgeting and accounting. The system must provide for the separate
reporting of expenditures for each:
(a) School district; and
(b) School within a school district.
Ê Upon approval of the State Board, the system is mandatory for all
public schools in this state and must be enforced as provided in
subsection 2 of NRS 385.315 .
3. Carry on a continuing study of school finance in the State,
particularly the method by which schools are financed on the state level,
and make such recommendations to the Superintendent of Public Instruction
for submission to the State Board as he deems advisable.
4. Recommend to the Superintendent of Public Instruction for
submission to the State Board such changes in budgetary and financial
procedures as his studies may show to be advisable.
5. Perform such other statistical and financial duties pertaining
to the administration and finances of the schools of the State as may be
required by the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
6. Prepare for the Superintendent of Public Instruction the
biennial budgets of the Department for consideration by the State Board
and submission to the Governor.
[31:32:1956]—(NRS A 1959, 800; 1965, 1149; 1969, 168; 1979, 1571;
1987, 828; 1997, 1767)
In addition to his other duties, the Deputy
Superintendent for Administrative and Fiscal Services, under the
direction of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, shall:
1. Investigate any claim against any school fund or separate
account established under NRS 354.603
whenever a written protest against the drawing of a warrant, check or
order in payment of the claim is filed with the county auditor. If, upon
investigation, the Deputy Superintendent finds that any such claim is
unearned, illegal or unreasonably excessive, he shall notify the county
auditor and the clerk of the board of trustees who drew the order for the
claim, stating the reasons in writing why the order is unearned, illegal
or excessive. If so notified, the county auditor shall not draw his
warrant in payment of the claim nor shall the board of trustees draw a
check or order in payment of the claim from a separate account
established under NRS 354.603 . If the
Deputy Superintendent finds that any protested claim is legal and
actually due the claimant, he shall authorize the county auditor or the
board of trustees to draw his warrant or its check or order on an account
established under NRS 354.603 for the
claim, and the county auditor or the board of trustees shall immediately
draw his warrant or its check or order in payment of the claim.
2. Inspect the record books and accounts of boards of trustees,
and enforce the uniform method of keeping the financial records and
accounts of school districts.
3. Inspect the school fund accounts of the county auditors of the
several counties, and report the condition of the funds of any school
district to the board of trustees thereof.
4. Inspect the separate accounts established by boards of trustees
under NRS 354.603 , and report the
condition of the accounts to the respective boards of county
commissioners and county treasurers.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 811; A 1965, 1150; 1969, 169; 1971, 1346;
1975, 1808; 1979, 1572; 1987, 829)
The
Deputy Superintendent of Instructional, Research and Evaluative Services
and the Deputy Superintendent for Administrative and Fiscal Services:
1. Are in the unclassified service of the State.
2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 284.143 , shall each devote his entire time and
attention to the business of his office and shall not pursue any other
business or occupation or hold any other office of profit.
[32:32:1956]—(NRS A 1965, 1150; 1967, 1496; 1969, 169; 1971, 1434;
1979, 1573; 1981, 1278; 1985, 419; 1987, 830; 1997, 618)
1. Professional staff and other personnel appointed by the
Superintendent of Public Instruction shall perform such duties as are
assigned by the Superintendent.
2. The Superintendent of Public Instruction, under the policies of
the State Board, shall locate the offices of professional staff and other
personnel where the needs of the education program can best be served.
[33:32:1956]—(NRS A 1959, 801; 1965, 1150; 1969, 169; 1979, 1573)
The qualifications for
the professional staff and other personnel appointed by the
Superintendent of Public Instruction who are not in the unclassified
service must be fixed by the Department of Personnel.
[34:32:1956]—(NRS A 1959, 801; 1963, 1068; 1965, 1151; 1969, 170;
1979, 1573; 1981, 1685; 1983, 641)
1. The position of Coordinator of the Use of Libraries and Related
Technical Systems is hereby created. The Superintendent of Public
Instruction may:
(a) Assign the duties of the Coordinator to an employee of the
Department of Education; or
(b) Appoint a Coordinator.
2. The Coordinator of the Use of Libraries and Related Technical
Systems shall:
(a) Coordinate the use of public libraries by local school
districts;
(b) Coordinate services offered by the libraries in each school
district;
(c) Advise school districts on the proper use and management of
libraries in the school districts and the services offered by those
libraries;
(d) In conjunction with the State Library and Archives, coordinate
the loan of materials and supplies between libraries;
(e) Offer libraries assistance in the automation of their access to
and use of technical materials;
(f) Develop a library of audiovisual software and software for
computers for the use of school libraries; and
(g) Offer technical expertise to school libraries regarding such
subjects as the new methods of gathering and retaining information.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 988)
STATEWIDE SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTABILITY
General Provisions
As used in NRS 385.3455 to 385.391 ,
inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms
defined in NRS 385.346 to 385.34675
, inclusive, have the meanings
ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1759; A 1999, 2650 ; 2001, 833 ; 2003, 19th Special Session, 34 ; 2005, 1159 , 1647 , 1975 )
“Bureau” means the Legislative
Bureau of Educational Accountability and Program Evaluation created
pursuant to NRS 218.5356 .
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1759)
“Committee” means the
Legislative Committee on Education created pursuant to NRS 218.5352
.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1759)
“Title I school” means a
public school that receives money pursuant to the No Child Left Behind
Act of 2001, 20 U.S.C. §§ 6301 et seq., and is obligated to comply with
the provisions of that federal law.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 2 )
“Title I school
district” means a school district that receives money pursuant to the No
Child Left Behind Act of 2001, 20 U.S.C. §§ 6301 et seq., and is
obligated to comply with the provisions of that federal law.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 2 )
The provisions of NRS 385.3455
to 385.391 , inclusive, do not supersede, negate or
otherwise limit the effect or application of the provisions of chapters
288 and 391 of
NRS or the rights, remedies and procedures afforded to employees of a
school district under the terms of collective bargaining agreements,
memoranda of understanding or other such agreements between employees and
their employers.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 2 ; A 2005, 1159 )
Annual Reports and Summaries of Accountability Information; Plans to
Improve the Achievement of Pupils; Duties of Legislative Bureau of
Educational Accountability and Program Evaluation
1. The State Board shall prepare an annual report of
accountability that includes, without limitation:
(a) Information on the achievement of all pupils based upon the
results of the examinations administered pursuant to NRS 389.015 and 389.550 ,
reported for each school district, including, without limitation, each
charter school in the district, and for this State as a whole.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, pupil
achievement, reported separately by gender and reported separately for
the following subgroups of pupils:
(1) Pupils who are economically disadvantaged, as defined by
the State Board;
(2) Pupils from major racial and ethnic groups, as defined
by the State Board;
(3) Pupils with disabilities;
(4) Pupils who are limited English proficient; and
(5) Pupils who are migratory children, as defined by the
State Board.
(c) A comparison of the achievement of pupils in each subgroup
identified in paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 385.361 with the annual measurable objectives of the
State Board.
(d) The percentage of all pupils who were not tested, reported for
each school district, including, without limitation, each charter school
in the district, and for this State as a whole.
(e) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the percentage of
pupils who were not tested, reported separately by gender and reported
separately for the subgroups identified in paragraph (b).
(f) The most recent 3-year trend in the achievement of pupils in
each subject area tested and each grade level tested pursuant to NRS
389.015 and 389.550 , reported for each school district, including,
without limitation, each charter school in the district, and for this
State as a whole, which may include information regarding the trend in
the achievement of pupils for more than 3 years, if such information is
available.
(g) Information on whether each school district has made adequate
yearly progress, including, without limitation, the name of each school
district, if any, designated as demonstrating need for improvement
pursuant to NRS 385.377 and the number
of consecutive years that the school district has carried that
designation.
(h) Information on whether each public school, including, without
limitation, each charter school, has made adequate yearly progress,
including, without limitation, the name of each public school, if any,
designated as demonstrating need for improvement pursuant to NRS 385.3623
and the number of consecutive years
that the school has carried that designation.
(i) Information on the results of pupils who participated in the
examinations of the National Assessment of Educational Progress required
pursuant to NRS 389.012 .
(j) The ratio of pupils to teachers in kindergarten and at each
grade level for all elementary schools, reported for each school
district, including, without limitation, each charter school in the
district, and for this State as a whole, and the average class size for
each core academic subject, as set forth in NRS 389.018 , for each secondary school, reported for each
school district and for this State as a whole.
(k) For each school district, including, without limitation, each
charter school in the district, and for this State as a whole,
information on the professional qualifications of teachers employed by
the school districts and charter schools, including, without limitation:
(1) The percentage of teachers who are:
(I) Providing instruction pursuant to NRS 391.125
;
(II) Providing instruction pursuant to a waiver of the
requirements for licensure for the grade level or subject area in which
the teachers are employed; or
(III) Otherwise providing instruction without an
endorsement for the subject area in which the teachers are employed;
(2) The percentage of classes in the core academic subjects,
as set forth in NRS 389.018 , in this
State that are not taught by highly qualified teachers;
(3) The percentage of classes in the core academic subjects,
as set forth in NRS 389.018 , in this
State that are not taught by highly qualified teachers, in the aggregate
and disaggregated by high-poverty compared to low-poverty schools, which
for the purposes of this subparagraph means schools in the top quartile
of poverty and the bottom quartile of poverty in this State;
(4) For each middle school, junior high school and high school:
(I) On and after July 1, 2005, the number of persons
employed as substitute teachers for 20 consecutive days or more in the
same classroom or assignment, designated as long-term substitute
teachers, including the total number of days long-term substitute
teachers were employed at each school, identified by grade level and
subject area; and
(II) On and after July 1, 2006, the number of persons
employed as substitute teachers for less than 20 consecutive days,
designated as short-term substitute teachers, including the total number
of days short-term substitute teachers were employed at each school,
identified by grade level and subject area; and
(5) For each elementary school:
(I) On and after July 1, 2005, the number of persons
employed as substitute teachers for 20 consecutive days or more in the
same classroom or assignment, designated as long-term substitute
teachers, including the total number of days long-term substitute
teachers were employed at each school, identified by grade level; and
(II) On and after July 1, 2006, the number of persons
employed as substitute teachers for less than 20 consecutive days,
designated as short-term substitute teachers, including the total number
of days short-term substitute teachers were employed at each school,
identified by grade level.
(l) The total expenditure per pupil for each school district in
this State, including, without limitation, each charter school in the
district. If this State has a financial analysis program that is designed
to track educational expenditures and revenues to individual schools, the
State Board shall use that statewide program in complying with this
paragraph. If a statewide program is not available, the State Board shall
use the Department’s own financial analysis program in complying with
this paragraph.
(m) The total statewide expenditure per pupil. If this State has a
financial analysis program that is designed to track educational
expenditures and revenues to individual schools, the State Board shall
use that statewide program in complying with this paragraph. If a
statewide program is not available, the State Board shall use the
Department’s own financial analysis program in complying with this
paragraph.
(n) For all elementary schools, junior high schools and middle
schools, the rate of attendance, reported for each school district,
including, without limitation, each charter school in the district, and
for this State as a whole.
(o) The annual rate of pupils who drop out of school in grades 9 to
12, inclusive, reported for each school district, including, without
limitation, each charter school in the district, and for this State as a
whole, excluding pupils who:
(1) Provide proof to the school district of successful
completion of the examinations of general educational development.
(2) Are enrolled in courses that are approved by the
Department as meeting the requirements for an adult standard diploma.
(3) Withdraw from school to attend another school.
(p) The attendance of teachers who provide instruction, reported
for each school district, including, without limitation, each charter
school in the district, and for this State as a whole.
(q) Incidents involving weapons or violence, reported for each
school district, including, without limitation, each charter school in
the district, and for this State as a whole.
(r) Incidents involving the use or possession of alcoholic
beverages or controlled substances, reported for each school district,
including, without limitation, each charter school in the district, and
for this State as a whole.
(s) The suspension and expulsion of pupils required or authorized
pursuant to NRS 392.466 and 392.467
, reported for each school district,
including, without limitation, each charter school in the district, and
for this State as a whole.
(t) The number of pupils who are deemed habitual disciplinary
problems pursuant to NRS 392.4655 ,
reported for each school district, including, without limitation, each
charter school in the district, and for this State as a whole.
(u) The number of pupils in each grade who are retained in the same
grade pursuant to NRS 392.033 or
392.125 , reported for each school
district, including, without limitation, each charter school in the
district, and for this State as a whole.
(v) The transiency rate of pupils, reported for each school
district, including, without limitation, each charter school in the
district, and for this State as a whole. For the purposes of this
paragraph, a pupil is not a transient if he is transferred to a different
school within the school district as a result of a change in the zone of
attendance by the board of trustees of the school district pursuant to
NRS 388.040 .
(w) Each source of funding for this State to be used for the system
of public education.
(x) A compilation of the programs of remedial study purchased in
whole or in part with money received from this State that are used in
each school district, including, without limitation, each charter school
in the district. The compilation must include:
(1) The amount and sources of money received for programs of
remedial study.
(2) An identification of each program of remedial study,
listed by subject area.
(y) The percentage of pupils who graduated from a high school or
charter school in the immediately preceding year and enrolled in remedial
courses in reading, writing or mathematics at a university, state college
or community college within the Nevada System of Higher Education,
reported for each school district, including, without limitation, each
charter school in the district, and for this State as a whole.
(z) The technological facilities and equipment available for
educational purposes, reported for each school district, including,
without limitation, each charter school in the district, and for this
State as a whole.
(aa) For each school district, including, without limitation, each
charter school in the district, and for this State as a whole, the number
and percentage of pupils who received:
(1) A standard high school diploma.
(2) An adjusted diploma.
(3) A certificate of attendance.
(bb) The number and percentage of pupils who did not receive a high
school diploma because the pupils failed to pass the high school
proficiency examination, reported for each school district, including,
without limitation, each charter school in the district, and for this
State as a whole.
(cc) The number of habitual truants who are reported to a school
police officer or local law enforcement agency pursuant to paragraph (a)
of subsection 2 of NRS 392.144 and the
number of habitual truants who are referred to an advisory board to
review school attendance pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2 of NRS
392.144 , reported for each school
district, including, without limitation, each charter school in the
district, and for this State as a whole.
(dd) Information on the paraprofessionals employed at public
schools in this State, including, without limitation, the charter schools
in this State. The information must include:
(1) The number of paraprofessionals employed, reported for
each school district, including, without limitation, each charter school
in the district, and for this State as a whole; and
(2) For each school district, including, without limitation,
each charter school in the district, and for this State as a whole, the
number and percentage of all paraprofessionals who do not satisfy the
qualifications set forth in 20 U.S.C. § 6319(c). The reporting
requirements of this subparagraph apply to paraprofessionals who are
employed in programs supported with Title I money and to
paraprofessionals who are not employed in programs supported with Title I
money.
(ee) An identification of appropriations made by the Legislature to
improve the academic achievement of pupils and programs approved by the
Legislature to improve the academic achievement of pupils.
(ff) A compilation of the special programs available for pupils at
individual schools, listed by school and by school district, including,
without limitation, each charter school in the district.
2. A separate reporting for a subgroup of pupils must not be made
pursuant to this section if the number of pupils in that subgroup is
insufficient to yield statistically reliable information or the results
would reveal personally identifiable information about an individual
pupil. The State Board shall prescribe a mechanism for determining the
minimum number of pupils that must be in a subgroup for that subgroup to
yield statistically reliable information.
3. The annual report of accountability must:
(a) Comply with 20 U.S.C. § 6311(h)(1) and the regulations adopted
pursuant thereto;
(b) Be prepared in a concise manner; and
(c) Be presented in an understandable and uniform format and, to
the extent practicable, provided in a language that parents can
understand.
4. On or before September 1 of each year, the State Board shall:
(a) Provide for public dissemination of the annual report of
accountability by posting a copy of the report on the Internet website
maintained by the Department; and
(b) Provide written notice that the report is available on the
Internet website maintained by the Department. The written notice must be
provided to the:
(1) Governor;
(2) Committee;
(3) Bureau;
(4) Board of Regents of the University of Nevada;
(5) Board of trustees of each school district; and
(6) Governing body of each charter school.
5. Upon the request of the Governor, an entity described in
paragraph (b) of subsection 4 or a member of the general public, the
State Board shall provide a portion or portions of the annual report of
accountability.
6. As used in this section:
(a) “Highly qualified” has the meaning ascribed to it in 20 U.S.C.
§ 7801(23).
(b) “Paraprofessional” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS
391.008 .
(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 4 ; A 2005, 349 , 1159 )
1. The State Board shall prepare a plan to improve the achievement
of pupils enrolled in the public schools in this State. The plan:
(a) Must be prepared in consultation with:
(1) Employees of the Department;
(2) At least one employee of a school district in a county
whose population is 100,000 or more, appointed by the Nevada Association
of School Boards;
(3) At least one employee of a school district in a county
whose population is less than 100,000, appointed by the Nevada
Association of School Boards; and
(4) At least one representative of the Statewide Council for
the Coordination of the Regional Training Programs created by NRS 391.516
, appointed by the Council; and
(b) May be prepared in consultation with:
(1) Representatives of institutions of higher education;
(2) Representatives of regional educational laboratories;
(3) Representatives of outside consultant groups;
(4) Representatives of the regional training programs for
the professional development of teachers and administrators created by
NRS 391.512 ;
(5) The Bureau; and
(6) Other persons who the State Board determines are
appropriate.
2. A plan to improve the achievement of pupils enrolled in public
schools in this State must include:
(a) A review and analysis of the data upon which the report
required pursuant to NRS 385.3469 is
based and a review and analysis of any data that is more recent than the
data upon which the report is based.
(b) The identification of any problems or factors common among the
school districts or charter schools in this State, as revealed by the
review and analysis.
(c) Strategies based upon scientifically based research, as defined
in 20 U.S.C. § 7801(37), that will strengthen the core academic subjects,
as set forth in NRS 389.018 .
(d) Strategies to improve the academic achievement of pupils
enrolled in public schools in this State, including, without limitation,
strategies to:
(1) Instruct pupils who are not achieving to their fullest
potential, including, without limitation:
(I) The curriculum appropriate to improve achievement;
(II) The manner by which the instruction will improve
the achievement and proficiency of pupils on the examinations
administered pursuant to NRS 389.015
and 389.550 ; and
(III) An identification of the instruction and
curriculum that is specifically designed to improve the achievement and
proficiency of pupils in each subgroup identified in paragraph (b) of
subsection 1 of NRS 385.361 ;
(2) Increase the rate of attendance of pupils and reduce the
number of pupils who drop out of school;
(3) Integrate technology into the instructional and
administrative programs of the school districts;
(4) Manage effectively the discipline of pupils; and
(5) Enhance the professional development offered for the
teachers and administrators employed at public schools in this State to
include the activities set forth in 20 U.S.C. § 7801(34) and to address
the specific needs of the pupils enrolled in public schools in this
State, as deemed appropriate by the State Board.
(e) Strategies designed to provide to the pupils enrolled in middle
school, junior high school and high school, the teachers and counselors
who provide instruction to those pupils, and the parents and guardians of
those pupils information concerning:
(1) The requirements for admission to an institution of
higher education and the opportunities for financial aid;
(2) The availability of Governor Guinn Millennium
Scholarships pursuant to NRS 396.911 to
396.938 , inclusive; and
(3) The need for a pupil to make informed decisions about
his curriculum in middle school, junior high school and high school in
preparation for success after graduation.
(f) An identification, by category, of the employees of the
Department who are responsible for ensuring that each provision of the
plan is carried out effectively.
(g) For each provision of the plan, a timeline for carrying out
that provision, including, without limitation, a timeline for monitoring
whether the provision is carried out effectively.
(h) For each provision of the plan, measurable criteria for
determining whether the provision has contributed toward improving the
academic achievement of pupils, increasing the rate of attendance of
pupils and reducing the number of pupils who drop out of school.
(i) Strategies to improve the allocation of resources from this
State, by program and by school district, in a manner that will improve
the academic achievement of pupils. If this State has a financial
analysis program that is designed to track educational expenditures and
revenues to individual schools, the State Board shall use that statewide
program in complying with this paragraph. If a statewide program is not
available, the State Board shall use the Department’s own financial
analysis program in complying with this paragraph.
(j) Based upon the reallocation of resources set forth in paragraph
(i), the resources available to the State Board and the Department to
carry out the plan, including, without limitation, a budget for the
overall cost of carrying out the plan.
(k) A summary of the effectiveness of appropriations made by the
Legislature to improve the academic achievement of pupils and programs
approved by the Legislature to improve the academic achievement of pupils.
3. The State Board shall:
(a) Review the plan prepared pursuant to this section annually to
evaluate the effectiveness of the plan; and
(b) Based upon the evaluation of the plan, make revisions, as
necessary, to ensure that the plan is designed to improve the academic
achievement of pupils enrolled in public schools in this State.
4. On or before December 15 of each year, the State Board shall
submit the plan or the revised plan, as applicable, to the:
(a) Governor;
(b) Committee;
(c) Bureau;
(d) Board of Regents of the University of Nevada;
(e) Council to Establish Academic Standards for Public Schools
created by NRS 389.510 ;
(f) Board of trustees of each school district; and
(g) Governing body of each charter school.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 8 ; A 2005, 707 , 1335 , 1647 , 1975 )
1. The State Board shall prepare a summary of the annual report of
accountability prepared pursuant to NRS 385.3469 that includes, without limitation, a summary
of the following information for each school district, each charter
school and the State as a whole:
(a) Demographic information of pupils, including, without
limitation, the number and percentage of pupils:
(1) Who are economically disadvantaged, as defined by the
State Board;
(2) Who are from major racial or ethnic groups, as defined
by the State Board;
(3) With disabilities;
(4) Who are limited English proficient; and
(5) Who are migratory children, as defined by the State
Board;
(b) The average daily attendance of pupils, reported separately for
the subgroups identified in paragraph (a);
(c) The transiency rate of pupils;
(d) The percentage of pupils who are habitual truants;
(e) The percentage of pupils who are deemed habitual disciplinary
problems pursuant to NRS 392.4655 ;
(f) The number of incidents resulting in suspension or expulsion
for:
(1) Violence to other pupils or to school personnel;
(2) Possession of a weapon;
(3) Distribution of a controlled substance;
(4) Possession or use of a controlled substance; and
(5) Possession or use of alcohol;
(g) For kindergarten through grade 8, the number and percentage of
pupils who are retained in the same grade;
(h) For grades 9 to 12, inclusive, the number and percentage of
pupils who are deficient in the number of credits required for promotion
to the next grade or graduation from high school;
(i) The pupil-teacher ratio for kindergarten and grades 1 to 8,
inclusive;
(j) The average class size for the subject area of mathematics,
English, science and social studies in schools where pupils rotate to
different teachers for different subjects;
(k) The number and percentage of pupils who graduated from high
school;
(l) The number and percentage of pupils who received a:
(1) Standard diploma;
(2) Adult diploma;
(3) Adjusted diploma; and
(4) Certificate of attendance;
(m) The number and percentage of pupils who graduated from high
school and enrolled in remedial courses at the Nevada System of Higher
Education;
(n) Per pupil expenditures;
(o) Information on the professional qualifications of teachers;
(p) The average daily attendance of teachers and licensure
information;
(q) Information on the adequate yearly progress of the schools and
school districts;
(r) Pupil achievement based upon the examinations administered
pursuant to NRS 389.550 and the high
school proficiency examination;
(s) To the extent practicable, pupil achievement based upon the
examinations administered pursuant to NRS 389.015 for grades 4, 7 and 10; and
(t) Other information required by the Superintendent of Public
Instruction in consultation with the Bureau.
2. The summary prepared pursuant to subsection 1 must:
(a) Comply with 20 U.S.C. § 6311(h)(1) and the regulations adopted
pursuant thereto;
(b) Be prepared in a concise manner; and
(c) Be presented in an understandable and uniform format and, to
the extent practicable, provided in a language that parents will likely
understand.
3. On or before September 7 of each year, the State Board shall:
(a) Provide for public dissemination of the summary prepared
pursuant to subsection 1 by posting the summary on the Internet website
maintained by the Department; and
(b) Submit a copy of the summary in an electronic format to the:
(1) Governor;
(2) Committee;
(3) Bureau;
(4) Board of Regents of the University of Nevada;
(5) Board of trustees of each school district; and
(6) Governing body of each charter school.
4. The board of trustees of each school district and the governing
body of each charter school shall ensure that the parents and guardians
of pupils enrolled in the school district or charter school, as
applicable, have sufficient information concerning the availability of
the summary prepared by the State Board pursuant to subsection 1,
including, without limitation, information that describes how to access
the summary on the Internet website maintained by the Department. Upon
the request of a parent or guardian of a pupil, the Department shall
provide the parent or guardian with a written copy of the summary.
5. The Department shall, in consultation with the Bureau and the
school districts, prescribe a form for the summary required by this
section.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1155 )
1. The board of trustees of each school district in this State, in
cooperation with associations recognized by the State Board as
representing licensed personnel in education in the district, shall adopt
a program providing for the accountability of the school district to the
residents of the district and to the State Board for the quality of the
schools and the educational achievement of the pupils in the district,
including, without limitation, pupils enrolled in charter schools in the
school district. The board of trustees of each school district shall:
(a) Report the information required by subsection 2 for each
charter school that is located within the school district, regardless of
the sponsor of the charter school.
(b) For the information that is reported in an aggregated format,
include the data that is applicable to the charter schools sponsored by
the school district but not the charter schools that are sponsored by the
State Board.
(c) Denote separately in the report those charter schools that are
located within the school district and sponsored by the State Board.
2. The board of trustees of each school district shall, on or
before August 15 of each year, prepare an annual report of accountability
concerning:
(a) The educational goals and objectives of the school district.
(b) Pupil achievement for each school in the district and the
district as a whole, including, without limitation, each charter school
in the district. The board of trustees of the district shall base its
report on the results of the examinations administered pursuant to NRS
389.015 and 389.550 and shall compare the results of those
examinations for the current school year with those of previous school
years. The report must include, for each school in the district,
including, without limitation, each charter school in the district, and
each grade in which the examinations were administered:
(1) The number of pupils who took the examinations;
(2) A record of attendance for the period in which the
examinations were administered, including an explanation of any
difference in the number of pupils who took the examinations and the
number of pupils who are enrolled in the school;
(3) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, pupil
achievement, reported separately by gender and reported separately for
the following subgroups of pupils:
(I) Pupils who are economically disadvantaged, as
defined by the State Board;
(II) Pupils from major racial and ethnic groups, as
defined by the State Board;
(III) Pupils with disabilities;
(IV) Pupils who are limited English proficient; and
(V) Pupils who are migratory children, as defined by
the State Board;
(4) A comparison of the achievement of pupils in each
subgroup identified in paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 385.361
with the annual measurable objectives
of the State Board;
(5) The percentage of pupils who were not tested;
(6) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the
percentage of pupils who were not tested, reported separately by gender
and reported separately for the subgroups identified in subparagraph (3);
(7) The most recent 3-year trend in pupil achievement in
each subject area tested and each grade level tested pursuant to NRS
389.015 and 389.550 , which may include information regarding the
trend in the achievement of pupils for more than 3 years, if such
information is available;
(8) Information that compares the results of pupils in the
school district, including, without limitation, pupils enrolled in
charter schools in the district, with the results of pupils throughout
this State. The information required by this subparagraph must be
provided in consultation with the Department to ensure the accuracy of
the comparison; and
(9) For each school in the district, including, without
limitation, each charter school in the district, information that
compares the results of pupils in the school with the results of pupils
throughout the school district and throughout this State. The information
required by this subparagraph must be provided in consultation with the
Department to ensure the accuracy of the comparison.
Ê A separate reporting for a subgroup of pupils must not be made pursuant
to this paragraph if the number of pupils in that subgroup is
insufficient to yield statistically reliable information or the results
would reveal personally identifiable information about an individual
pupil. The State Board shall prescribe the mechanism for determining the
minimum number of pupils that must be in a subgroup for that subgroup to
yield statistically reliable information.
(c) The ratio of pupils to teachers in kindergarten and at each
grade level for each elementary school in the district and the district
as a whole, including, without limitation, each charter school in the
district, and the average class size for each core academic subject, as
set forth in NRS 389.018 , for each
secondary school in the district and the district as a whole, including,
without limitation, each charter school in the district.
(d) Information on the professional qualifications of teachers
employed by each school in the district and the district as a whole,
including, without limitation, each charter school in the district. The
information must include, without limitation:
(1) The percentage of teachers who are:
(I) Providing instruction pursuant to NRS 391.125
;
(II) Providing instruction pursuant to a waiver of the
requirements for licensure for the grade level or subject area in which
the teachers are employed; or
(III) Otherwise providing instruction without an
endorsement for the subject area in which the teachers are employed;
(2) The percentage of classes in the core academic subjects,
as set forth in NRS 389.018 , that are
not taught by highly qualified teachers;
(3) The percentage of classes in the core academic subjects,
as set forth in NRS 389.018 , that are
not taught by highly qualified teachers, in the aggregate and
disaggregated by high-poverty compared to low-poverty schools, which for
the purposes of this subparagraph means schools in the top quartile of
poverty and the bottom quartile of poverty in this State;
(4) For each middle school, junior high school and high
school:
(I) On and after July 1, 2005, the number of persons
employed as substitute teachers for 20 consecutive days or more in the
same classroom or assignment, designated as long-term substitute
teachers, including the total number of days long-term substitute
teachers were employed at each school, identified by grade level and
subject area; and
(II) On and after July 1, 2006, the number of persons
employed as substitute teachers for less than 20 consecutive days,
designated as short-term substitute teachers, including the total number
of days short-term substitute teachers were employed at each school,
identified by grade level and subject area; and
(5) For each elementary school:
(I) On and after July 1, 2005, the number of persons
employed as substitute teachers for 20 consecutive days or more in the
same classroom or assignment, designated as long-term substitute
teachers, including the total number of days long-term substitute
teachers were employed at each school, identified by grade level; and
(II) On and after July 1, 2006, the number of persons
employed as substitute teachers for less than 20 consecutive days,
designated as short-term substitute teachers, including the total number
of days short-term substitute teachers were employed at each school,
identified by grade level.
(e) The total expenditure per pupil for each school in the district
and the district as a whole, including, without limitation, each charter
school in the district. If this State has a financial analysis program
that is designed to track educational expenditures and revenues to
individual schools, each school district shall use that statewide program
in complying with this paragraph. If a statewide program is not
available, each school district shall use its own financial analysis
program in complying with this paragraph.
(f) The curriculum used by the school district, including:
(1) Any special programs for pupils at an individual school;
and
(2) The curriculum used by each charter school in the
district.
(g) Records of the attendance and truancy of pupils in all grades,
including, without limitation:
(1) The average daily attendance of pupils, for each school
in the district and the district as a whole, including, without
limitation, each charter school in the district.
(2) For each elementary school, middle school and junior
high school in the district, including, without limitation, each charter
school in the district that provides instruction to pupils enrolled in a
grade level other than high school, information that compares the
attendance of the pupils enrolled in the school with the attendance of
pupils throughout the district and throughout this State. The information
required by this subparagraph must be provided in consultation with the
Department to ensure the accuracy of the comparison.
(h) The annual rate of pupils who drop out of school in grades 9 to
12, inclusive, for each such grade, for each school in the district and
for the district as a whole, excluding pupils who:
(1) Provide proof to the school district of successful
completion of the examinations of general educational development.
(2) Are enrolled in courses that are approved by the
Department as meeting the requirements for an adult standard diploma.
(3) Withdraw from school to attend another school.
(i) Records of attendance of teachers who provide instruction, for
each school in the district and the district as a whole, including,
without limitation, each charter school in the district.
(j) Efforts made by the school district and by each school in the
district, including, without limitation, each charter school in the
district, to increase:
(1) Communication with the parents of pupils in the
district; and
(2) The participation of parents in the educational process
and activities relating to the school district and each school,
including, without limitation, the existence of parent organizations and
school advisory committees.
(k) Records of incidents involving weapons or violence for each
school in the district, including, without limitation, each charter
school in the district.
(l) Records of incidents involving the use or possession of
alcoholic beverages or controlled substances for each school in the
district, including, without limitation, each charter school in the
district.
(m) Records of the suspension and expulsion of pupils required or
authorized pursuant to NRS 392.466 and
392.467 .
(n) The number of pupils who are deemed habitual disciplinary
problems pursuant to NRS 392.4655 , for
each school in the district and the district as a whole, including,
without limitation, each charter school in the district.
(o) The number of pupils in each grade who are retained in the same
grade pursuant to NRS 392.033 or
392.125 , for each school in the
district and the district as a whole, including, without limitation, each
charter school in the district.
(p) The transiency rate of pupils for each school in the district
and the district as a whole, including, without limitation, each charter
school in the district. For the purposes of this paragraph, a pupil is
not transient if he is transferred to a different school within the
school district as a result of a change in the zone of attendance by the
board of trustees of the school district pursuant to NRS 388.040 .
(q) Each source of funding for the school district.
(r) A compilation of the programs of remedial study that are
purchased in whole or in part with money received from this State, for
each school in the district and the district as a whole, including,
without limitation, each charter school sponsored by the district. The
compilation must include:
(1) The amount and sources of money received for programs of
remedial study for each school in the district and the district as a
whole, including, without limitation, each charter school in the district.
(2) An identification of each program of remedial study,
listed by subject area.
(s) For each high school in the district, including, without
limitation, each charter school in the district, the percentage of pupils
who graduated from that high school or charter school in the immediately
preceding year and enrolled in remedial courses in reading, writing or
mathematics at a university, state college or community college within
the Nevada System of Higher Education.
(t) The technological facilities and equipment available at each
school, including, without limitation, each charter school, and the
district’s plan to incorporate educational technology at each school.
(u) For each school in the district and the district as a whole,
including, without limitation, each charter school in the district, the
number and percentage of pupils who received:
(1) A standard high school diploma.
(2) An adjusted diploma.
(3) A certificate of attendance.
(v) For each school in the district and the district as a whole,
including, without limitation, each charter school in the district, the
number and percentage of pupils who did not receive a high school diploma
because the pupils failed to pass the high school proficiency examination.
(w) The number of habitual truants who are reported to a school
police officer or law enforcement agency pursuant to paragraph (a) of
subsection 2 of NRS 392.144 and the
number of habitual truants who are referred to an advisory board to
review school attendance pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2 of NRS
392.144 , for each school in the
district and for the district as a whole.
(x) The amount and sources of money received for the training and
professional development of teachers and other educational personnel for
each school in the district and for the district as a whole, including,
without limitation, each charter school in the district.
(y) Whether the school district has made adequate yearly progress.
If the school district has been designated as demonstrating need for
improvement pursuant to NRS 385.377 ,
the report must include a statement indicating the number of consecutive
years the school district has carried that designation.
(z) Information on whether each public school in the district,
including, without limitation, each charter school in the district, has
made adequate yearly progress, including, without limitation:
(1) The number and percentage of schools in the district, if
any, that have been designated as needing improvement pursuant to NRS
385.3623 ; and
(2) The name of each school, if any, in the district that
has been designated as needing improvement pursuant to NRS 385.3623
and the number of consecutive years
that the school has carried that designation.
(aa) Information on the paraprofessionals employed by each public
school in the district, including, without limitation, each charter
school the district. The information must include:
(1) The number of paraprofessionals employed at the school;
and
(2) The number and percentage of all paraprofessionals who
do not satisfy the qualifications set forth in 20 U.S.C. § 6319(c). The
reporting requirements of this subparagraph apply to paraprofessionals
who are employed in positions supported with Title I money and to
paraprofessionals who are not employed in positions supported with Title
I money.
(bb) For each high school in the district, including, without
limitation, each charter school that operates as a high school,
information that provides a comparison of the rate of graduation of
pupils enrolled in the high school with the rate of graduation of pupils
throughout the district and throughout this State. The information
required by this paragraph must be provided in consultation with the
Department to ensure the accuracy of the comparison.
(cc) An identification of the appropriations made by the
Legislature that are available to the school district or the schools
within the district and programs approved by the Legislature to improve
the academic achievement of pupils.
(dd) Such other information as is directed by the Superintendent of
Public Instruction.
3. The records of attendance maintained by a school for purposes
of paragraph (i) of subsection 2 must include the number of teachers who
are in attendance at school and the number of teachers who are absent
from school. A teacher shall be deemed in attendance if the teacher is
excused from being present in the classroom by the school in which he is
employed for one of the following reasons:
(a) Acquisition of knowledge or skills relating to the professional
development of the teacher; or
(b) Assignment of the teacher to perform duties for cocurricular or
extracurricular activities of pupils.
4. The annual report of accountability prepared pursuant to
subsection 2 must:
(a) Comply with 20 U.S.C. § 6311(h)(2) and the regulations adopted
pursuant thereto; and
(b) Be presented in an understandable and uniform format and, to
the extent practicable, provided in a language that parents can
understand.
5. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall:
(a) Prescribe forms for the reports required pursuant to subsection
2 and provide the forms to the respective school districts.
(b) Provide statistical information and technical assistance to the
school districts to ensure that the reports provide comparable
information with respect to each school in each district and among the
districts throughout this State.
(c) Consult with a representative of the:
(1) Nevada State Education Association;
(2) Nevada Association of School Boards;
(3) Nevada Association of School Administrators;
(4) Nevada Parent Teacher Association;
(5) Budget Division of the Department of Administration; and
(6) Legislative Counsel Bureau,
Ê concerning the program and consider any advice or recommendations
submitted by the representatives with respect to the program.
6. The Superintendent of Public Instruction may consult with
representatives of parent groups other than the Nevada Parent Teacher
Association concerning the program and consider any advice or
recommendations submitted by the representatives with respect to the
program.
7. On or before August 15 of each year, the board of trustees of
each school district shall submit to each advisory board to review school
attendance created in the county pursuant to NRS 392.126 the information required in paragraph (g) of
subsection 2.
8. On or before August 15 of each year, the board of trustees of
each school district shall:
(a) Provide written notice that the report required pursuant to
subsection 2 is available on the Internet website maintained by the
school district, if any, or otherwise provide written notice of the
availability of the report. The written notice must be provided to the:
(1) Governor;
(2) State Board;
(3) Department;
(4) Committee; and
(5) Bureau.
(b) Provide for public dissemination of the annual report of
accountability prepared pursuant to subsection 2 in the manner set forth
in 20 U.S.C. § 6311(h)(2)(E) by posting a copy of the report on the
Internet website maintained by the school district, if any. If a school
district does not maintain a website, the district shall otherwise
provide for public dissemination of the annual report by providing a copy
of the report to the schools in the school district, including, without
limitation, each charter school in the district, the residents of the
district, and the parents and guardians of pupils enrolled in schools in
the district, including, without limitation, each charter school in the
district.
9. Upon the request of the Governor, an entity described in
paragraph (a) of subsection 8 or a member of the general public, the
board of trustees of a school district shall provide a portion or
portions of the report required pursuant to subsection 2.
10. As used in this section:
(a) “Highly qualified” has the meaning ascribed to it in 20 U.S.C.
§ 7801(23).
(b) “Paraprofessional” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS
391.008 .
(Added to NRS by 1989, 2117; A 1993, 2745; 1995, 1741, 1744; 1997,
1767, 1841, 2832; 1999, 613 , 617 , 2650 , 3449 ; 2001, 248 , 1470 , 3119 ; 2003, 19th Special Session, 34 ; 2005, 353 , 1164 , 2390 , 2530 )
1. The board of trustees of each school district shall, in
consultation with the employees of the school district, prepare a plan to
improve the achievement of pupils enrolled in the school district,
excluding pupils who are enrolled in charter schools located in the
school district. If the school district is a Title I school district
designated as demonstrating need for improvement pursuant to NRS 385.377
, the plan must also be prepared in
consultation with parents and guardians of pupils enrolled in the school
district and other persons who the board of trustees determines are
appropriate.
2. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the plan must
include the items set forth in 20 U.S.C. § 6316(c)(7) and the regulations
adopted pursuant thereto. If a school district has not been designated as
demonstrating need for improvement pursuant to NRS 385.377 , the board of trustees of the school district
is not required to include those items set forth in 20 U.S.C. §
6316(c)(7) and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto that directly
relate to the status of a school district as needing improvement.
3. In addition to the requirements of subsection 2, a plan to
improve the achievement of pupils enrolled in a school district must
include:
(a) A review and analysis of the data upon which the report
required pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 385.347 is based and a review and analysis of any data
that is more recent than the data upon which the report is based.
(b) The identification of any problems or factors at individual
schools that are revealed by the review and analysis.
(c) Strategies based upon scientifically based research, as defined
in 20 U.S.C. § 7801(37), that will strengthen the core academic subjects,
as set forth in NRS 389.018 .
(d) Strategies to improve the academic achievement of pupils
enrolled in the school district, including, without limitation,
strategies to:
(1) Instruct pupils who are not achieving to their fullest
potential, including, without limitation:
(I) The curriculum appropriate to improve achievement;
(II) The manner by which the instruction will improve
the achievement and proficiency of pupils on the examinations
administered pursuant to NRS 389.015
and 389.550 ; and
(III) An identification of the instruction and
curriculum that is specifically designed to improve the achievement and
proficiency of pupils in each subgroup identified in paragraph (b) of
subsection 1 of NRS 385.361 ;
(2) Increase the rate of attendance of pupils and reduce the
number of pupils who drop out of school;
(3) Integrate technology into the instructional and
administrative programs of the school district;
(4) Manage effectively the discipline of pupils; and
(5) Enhance the professional development offered for the
teachers and administrators employed by the school district to include
the activities set forth in 20 U.S.C. § 7801(34) and to address the
specific needs of the pupils enrolled in the school district, as deemed
appropriate by the board of trustees of the school district.
(e) An identification, by category, of the employees of the school
district who are responsible for ensuring that each provision of the plan
is carried out effectively.
(f) In consultation with the Department, an identification, by
category, of the employees of the Department, if any, who are responsible
for overseeing and monitoring whether the plan is carried out effectively.
(g) For each provision of the plan, a timeline for carrying out
that provision, including, without limitation, a timeline for monitoring
whether the provision is carried out effectively.
(h) For each provision of the plan, measurable criteria for
determining whether the provision has contributed toward improving the
academic achievement of pupils, increasing the rate of attendance of
pupils and reducing the number of pupils who drop out of school.
(i) Strategies to improve the allocation of resources from the
school district, by program and by school, in a manner that will improve
the academic achievement of pupils. If this State has a financial
analysis program that is designed to track educational expenditures and
revenues to individual schools, each school district shall use that
statewide program in complying with this paragraph. If a statewide
program is not available, each school district shall use its own
financial analysis program in complying with this paragraph.
(j) Based upon the reallocation of resources set forth in paragraph
(i), the resources available to the school district to carry out the
plan, including, without limitation, a budget of the overall cost for
carrying out the plan.
(k) A summary of the effectiveness of appropriations made by the
Legislature that are available to the school district or the schools
within the school district to improve the academic achievement of pupils
and programs approved by the Legislature to improve the academic
achievement of pupils.
(l) An identification of the programs, practices and strategies
that are used throughout the school district and by the schools within
the school district that have proven successful in improving the
achievement and proficiency of pupils, including, without limitation:
(1) An identification of each school that carries out such a
program, practice or strategy;
(2) An indication of which programs, practices and
strategies are carried out throughout the school district and which
programs, practices and strategies are carried out by individual schools;
(3) The extent to which the programs, practices and
strategies include methods to improve the achievement and proficiency of
pupils in each subgroup identified in paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of
NRS 385.361 ; and
(4) A description of how the school district disseminates
information concerning the successful programs, practices and strategies
to all schools within the school district.
4. The board of trustees of each school district shall:
(a) Review the plan prepared pursuant to this section annually to
evaluate the effectiveness of the plan; and
(b) Based upon the evaluation of the plan, make revisions, as
necessary, to ensure that the plan is designed to improve the academic
achievement of pupils enrolled in the school district.
5. On or before December 15 of each year, the board of trustees of
each school district shall submit the plan or the revised plan, as
applicable, to the:
(a) Superintendent of Public Instruction;
(b) Governor;
(c) State Board;
(d) Department;
(e) Committee; and
(f) Bureau.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 9 ; A 2005, 708 , 1649 , 1977 )
1. The board of trustees of each school district shall prepare a
summary of the annual report of accountability prepared pursuant to NRS
385.347 on the form prescribed by the
Department pursuant to subsection 3 or an expanded form, as applicable.
The summary must include, without limitation:
(a) The information set forth in subsection 1 of NRS 385.34692
, reported for the school district as
a whole and for each school within the school district;
(b) Information on the involvement of parents and legal guardians
in the education of their children; and
(c) Other information required by the Superintendent of Public
Instruction in consultation with the Bureau.
2. The summary prepared pursuant to subsection 1 must:
(a) Comply with 20 U.S.C. § 6311(h)(2) and the regulations adopted
pursuant thereto; and
(b) Be presented in an understandable and uniform format and, to
the extent practicable, provided in a language that parents will likely
understand.
3. The Department shall, in consultation with the Bureau and the
school districts, prescribe a form that contains the basic information
required by subsection 1. The board of trustees of a school district may
use an expanded form that contains additions to the form prescribed by
the Department if the basic information contained in the expanded form
complies with the form prescribed by the Department.
4. On or before September 7 of each year, the board of trustees of
each school district shall:
(a) Submit the summary in an electronic format to the:
(1) Governor;
(2) State Board;
(3) Department;
(4) Committee;
(5) Bureau; and
(6) Schools within the school district.
(b) Provide for the public dissemination of the summary by posting
a copy of the summary on the Internet website maintained by the school
district, if any. If a school district does not maintain a website, the
district shall otherwise provide for public dissemination of the summary.
The board of trustees of each school district shall ensure that the
parents and guardians of pupils enrolled in the school district have
sufficient information concerning the availability of the summary,
including, without limitation, information that describes how to access
the summary on the Internet website maintained by the school district, if
any. Upon the request of a parent or legal guardian, the school district
shall provide the parent or legal guardian with a written copy of the
summary.
5. The board of trustees of each school district shall:
(a) Report the information required by this section for each
charter school that is located within the school district, regardless of
the sponsor of the charter school.
(b) For the information that is reported in an aggregated format,
include the data that is applicable to the charter schools sponsored by
the school district but not the charter schools that are sponsored by the
State Board.
(c) Denote separately in the report those charter schools that are
located within the school district and sponsored by the State Board.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1157 )
[Effective through June 30, 2007.]
1. If the board of trustees of a school district in a county whose
population is 400,000 or more, or the superintendent of schools of such a
school district, creates regional subdistricts within the school
district, each regional subdistrict shall, on or before August 15 of each
year, prepare an annual report. The annual report must include, without
limitation, for the immediately preceding school year:
(a) A description of the geographic area that comprises the
subdistrict.
(b) A list of the administrative leadership of the subdistrict.
(c) The number of public meetings, if any, held by the subdistrict.
(d) The information required by subsection 2 of NRS 385.347 , reported for the subdistrict as a whole and
for each school within the subdistrict.
(e) The total number of administrators employed to provide services
within the subdistrict, and the total amount of money paid to those
administrators for salaries and benefits.
(f) The total number of teachers and other educational personnel
employed to provide instruction and other educational services in schools
within the subdistrict, and the total amount of money paid to those
teachers and personnel for salaries and benefits.
(g) The number of substitute teachers who were employed to provide
instruction in schools within the subdistrict for a period of 30
consecutive days or more and the subject areas taught by those substitute
teachers.
(h) The number of administrators, teachers and other educational
personnel identified in paragraphs (e) and (f) that attended a regional
training program for the professional development of teachers and
administrators created by NRS 391.512 ,
including, without limitation:
(1) The type of training received; and
(2) A summary of the evaluation of the training by the
teachers and administrators who participated.
(i) Demographic information concerning the pupils enrolled in
schools within the subdistrict, including, without limitation:
(1) Race;
(2) Ethnicity;
(3) Gender;
(4) The percentage of pupils with disabilities who received
special education pursuant to NRS 388.440 to 388.520 ,
inclusive;
(5) The percentage of gifted and talented pupils who
received special education pursuant to NRS 388.440 to 388.520 ,
inclusive;
(6) The percentage of pupils who participated in the program
for free or reduced-price school lunches pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1751 et
seq.; and
(7) The percentage of pupils who participated in educational
programs for migratory children provided pursuant to 20 U.S.C. §§ 6391 et
seq.
(j) The number of schools, if any, within the subdistrict that were
designated as demonstrating need for improvement.
(k) A summary of each program for remediation, if any, purchased
for the schools within the subdistrict, including, without limitation:
(1) The name of the program; and
(2) The costs of the program.
(l) The number of preschool children who participated in early
childhood education programs provided by the school district, the
subdistrict or schools within the subdistrict.
(m) The budget for the subdistrict, including, without limitation,
the:
(1) Amount of money from the school district’s total budget
that was allocated to the subdistrict or for use to operate the schools
within the subdistrict; and
(2) Actual expenditures of the subdistrict or school
district, as applicable, expressed on a per pupil basis, to operate the
schools within the subdistrict.
(n) The establishment of zones of attendance, if any, or changes
made to the existing zones of attendance, if any, that affected the
subdistrict and the number of pupils within the subdistrict who were
affected by each change.
(o) The number of schools within the subdistrict, if any, that
converted to a year-round schedule.
(p) A description of the procedure of the subdistrict for hearing
grievances and complaints of parents and legal guardians of pupils
enrolled in schools within the subdistrict.
2. On or before August 15 of each year, each regional subdistrict
shall submit to the board of trustees of the school district in which the
subdistrict is located, the written report prepared pursuant to
subsection 1. On or before December 15 of each year, the board of
trustees shall submit a written compilation of the reports to the:
(a) Legislative Commission;
(b) Committee; and
(c) Department.
Ê The written compilation must include, without limitation, an analysis
and evaluation of the equity among the regional subdistricts based upon
the information reported.
3. The board of trustees of a school district that includes
regional subdistricts which are required to submit reports pursuant to
this section shall prescribe forms for the reports.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 831 ; A 2003, 19th Special Session, 40 ; 2005, 1336 )
1. The principal of each school, including, without limitation,
each charter school, shall, in consultation with the employees of the
school, prepare a plan to improve the achievement of the pupils enrolled
in the school.
2. The plan developed pursuant to subsection 1 must include:
(a) A review and analysis of the data pertaining to the school upon
which the report required pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 385.347 is based and a review and analysis of any data
that is more recent than the data upon which the report is based.
(b) The identification of any problems or factors at the school
that are revealed by the review and analysis.
(c) Strategies based upon scientifically based research, as defined
in 20 U.S.C. § 7801(37), that will strengthen the core academic subjects,
as defined in NRS 389.018 .
(d) Policies and practices concerning the core academic subjects
which have the greatest likelihood of ensuring that each subgroup of
pupils identified in paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 385.361 who are enrolled in the school will make
adequate yearly progress and meet the minimum level of proficiency
prescribed by the State Board.
(e) Annual measurable objectives, consistent with the annual
measurable objectives established by the State Board pursuant to NRS
385.361 , for the continuous and
substantial progress by each subgroup of pupils identified in paragraph
(b) of subsection 1 of that section who are enrolled in the school to
ensure that each subgroup will make adequate yearly progress and meet the
level of proficiency prescribed by the State Board.
(f) Strategies, consistent with the policy adopted pursuant to NRS
392.457 by the board of trustees of the
school district in which the school is located, to promote effective
involvement by parents and families of pupils enrolled in the school in
the education of their children.
(g) As appropriate, programs of remedial education or tutoring to
be offered before and after school, during the summer, or between
sessions if the school operates on a year-round calendar for pupils
enrolled in the school who need additional instructional time to pass or
to reach a level considered proficient.
(h) Strategies to improve the academic achievement of pupils
enrolled in the school, including, without limitation, strategies to:
(1) Instruct pupils who are not achieving to their fullest
potential, including, without limitation:
(I) The curriculum appropriate to improve achievement;
(II) The manner by which the instruction will improve
the achievement and proficiency of pupils on the examinations
administered pursuant to NRS 389.015
and 389.550 ; and
(III) An identification of the instruction and
curriculum that is specifically designed to improve the achievement and
proficiency of pupils in each subgroup identified in paragraph (b) of
subsection 1 of NRS 385.361 ;
(2) Increase the rate of attendance of pupils and reduce the
number of pupils who drop out of school;
(3) Integrate technology into the instructional and
administrative programs of the school;
(4) Manage effectively the discipline of pupils; and
(5) Enhance the professional development offered for the
teachers and administrators employed at the school to include the
activities set forth in 20 U.S.C. § 7801(34) and to address the specific
needs of pupils enrolled in the school, as deemed appropriate by the
principal.
(i) An identification, by category, of the employees of the school
who are responsible for ensuring that the plan is carried out effectively.
(j) In consultation with the school district or governing body, as
applicable, an identification, by category, of the employees of the
school district or governing body, if any, who are responsible for
ensuring that the plan is carried out effectively or for overseeing and
monitoring whether the plan is carried out effectively.
(k) In consultation with the Department, an identification, by
category, of the employees of the Department, if any, who are responsible
for overseeing and monitoring whether the plan is carried out effectively.
(l) For each provision of the plan, a timeline for carrying out
that provision, including, without limitation, a timeline for monitoring
whether the provision is carried out effectively.
(m) For each provision of the plan, measurable criteria for
determining whether the provision has contributed toward improving the
academic achievement of pupils, increasing the rate of attendance of
pupils and reducing the number of pupils who drop out of school.
(n) The resources available to the school to carry out the plan. If
this State has a financial analysis program that is designed to track
educational expenditures and revenues to individual schools, each school
shall use that statewide program in complying with this paragraph. If a
statewide program is not available, each school shall use the financial
analysis program used by the school district in which the school is
located in complying with this paragraph.
(o) A summary of the effectiveness of appropriations made by the
Legislature that are available to the school to improve the academic
achievement of pupils and programs approved by the Legislature to improve
the academic achievement of pupils.
(p) A budget of the overall cost for carrying out the plan.
3. In addition to the requirements of subsection 2, if a school
has been designated as demonstrating need for improvement pursuant to NRS
385.3623 , the plan must comply with 20
U.S.C. § 6316(b)(3) and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, the principal of
each school shall, in consultation with the employees of the school:
(a) Review the plan prepared pursuant to this section annually to
evaluate the effectiveness of the plan; and
(b) Based upon the evaluation of the plan, make revisions, as
necessary, to ensure that the plan is designed to improve the academic
achievement of pupils enrolled in the school.
5. If a school has been designated as demonstrating need for
improvement pursuant to NRS 385.3623 ,
the technical assistance partnership or the support team established for
the school, as applicable, shall review the plan and make revisions to
the most recent plan for improvement of the school pursuant to NRS
385.3692 or 385.3741 , as applicable. If the school is a Title I
school that has been designated as demonstrating need for improvement,
the technical assistance partnership or support team established for the
school, as applicable, shall, in making revisions to the plan, work in
consultation with parents and guardians of pupils enrolled in the school
and, to the extent deemed appropriate by the entity responsible for
creating the partnership or support team, outside experts.
6. On or before November 1 of each year, the principal of each
school, or the technical assistance partnership or support team
established for the school, as applicable, shall submit the plan or the
revised plan, as applicable, to:
(a) If the school is a public school of the school district, the
superintendent of schools of the school district.
(b) If the school is a charter school, the governing body of the
charter school.
7. If a Title I school is designated as demonstrating need for
improvement pursuant to NRS 385.3623 ,
the superintendent of schools of the school district or the governing
body, as applicable, shall carry out a process for peer review of the
plan or the revised plan, as applicable, in accordance with 20 U.S.C. §
6316(b)(3)(E) and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto. Not later
than 45 days after receipt of the plan, the superintendent of schools of
the school district or the governing body, as applicable, shall approve
the plan or the revised plan, as applicable, if it meets the requirements
of 20 U.S.C. § 6316(b)(3) and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto
and the requirements of this section. The superintendent of schools of
the school district or the governing body, as applicable, may condition
approval of the plan or the revised plan, as applicable, in the manner
set forth in 20 U.S.C. § 6316(b)(3)(B) and the regulations adopted
pursuant thereto. The State Board shall prescribe the requirements for
the process of peer review, including, without limitation, the
qualifications of persons who may serve as peer reviewers.
8. If a school is designated as demonstrating exemplary
achievement, high achievement or adequate achievement, or if a school
that is not a Title I school is designated as demonstrating need for
improvement, not later than 45 days after receipt of the plan or the
revised plan, as applicable, the superintendent of schools of the school
district or the governing body, as applicable, shall approve the plan or
the revised plan if it meets the requirements of this section.
9. On or before December 15 of each year, the principal of each
school, or the technical assistance partnership or support team
established for the school, as applicable, shall submit the final plan or
the final revised plan, as applicable, to the:
(a) Superintendent of Public Instruction;
(b) Governor;
(c) State Board;
(d) Department;
(e) Committee;
(f) Bureau; and
(g) Board of trustees of the school district in which the school is
located.
10. A plan for the improvement of a school must be carried out
expeditiously, but not later than January 1 after approval of the plan
pursuant to subsection 7 or 8, as applicable.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 11 ; A 2005, 710 , 1651 , 1978 )
1. The principal of each public school, including, without
limitation, each charter school, shall prepare a summary of
accountability information on the form prescribed by the Department
pursuant to subsection 3 or an expanded form, as applicable. The summary
must include, without limitation:
(a) The information set forth in subsection 1 of NRS 385.34692
, reported only for the school;
(b) Information on the involvement of parents and legal guardians
in the education of their children; and
(c) Such other information as is directed by the Superintendent of
Public Instruction in consultation with the Bureau.
2. The summary prepared pursuant to subsection 1 must be presented
in an understandable and uniform format and, to the extent practicable,
provided in a language that parents will likely understand.
3. The Department shall, in consultation with the Bureau and the
school districts, prescribe a form that contains the basic information
required by subsection 1. The principal of a school may use an expanded
form that contains additions to the form prescribed by the Department if
the basic information contained in the expanded form complies with the
form prescribed by the Department.
4. On or before September 7 of each year:
(a) The principal of each public school shall submit the summary in
electronic format to the:
(1) Department;
(2) Bureau; and
(3) Board of trustees of the school district in which the
school is located.
(b) The school district in which the school is located shall ensure
that the summary is posted on the Internet website maintained by the
school, if any, or the Internet website maintained by the school
district, if any. If the summary is not posted on the website of the
school or the school district, the school district shall otherwise
provide for public dissemination of the summary.
(c) The principal of each public school shall ensure that the
parents and legal guardians of the pupils enrolled in the school have
sufficient information concerning the availability of the summary,
including, without limitation, information that describes how to access
the summary on the Internet website, if any, and how a parent or guardian
may otherwise access the summary.
(d) The principal of each public school shall provide a written
copy of the summary to each parent and legal guardian of a pupil enrolled
in the school.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1158 )
1. The Bureau shall contract with a person or entity to:
(a) Review and analyze, in accordance with the standards prescribed
by the Committee pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 218.5354 , the:
(1) Annual report of accountability prepared by:
(I) The State Board pursuant to NRS 385.3469 ; and
(II) The board of trustees of each school district
pursuant to NRS 385.347 .
(2) Plan to improve the achievement of pupils prepared by:
(I) The State Board pursuant to NRS 385.34691 ;
(II) The board of trustees of each school district
pursuant to NRS 385.348 ; and
(III) Each school pursuant to NRS 385.357 identified by the Bureau for review, if any.
(b) Submit a written report to and consult with the State Board and
the Department regarding any methods by which the State Board may improve
the accuracy of the report of accountability required pursuant to NRS
385.3469 and the plan to improve the
achievement of pupils required pursuant to NRS 385.34691 , and the purposes for which the report and
plan to improve are used.
(c) Submit a written report to and consult with each school
district regarding any methods by which the district may improve the
accuracy of the report required pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 385.347
and the plan to improve the achievement
of pupils required pursuant to NRS 385.348 , and the purposes for which the report and
plan to improve are used.
(d) If requested by the Bureau, submit a written report to and
consult with individual schools identified by the Bureau regarding any
methods by which the school may improve the accuracy of the information
required to be reported for the school pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS
385.347 and the plan to improve the
achievement of pupils required pursuant to NRS 385.357 .
(e) Submit written reports and any recommendations to the Committee
and the Bureau concerning:
(1) The effectiveness of the provisions of NRS 385.3455
to 385.391 , inclusive, in improving the accountability of
the schools of this state;
(2) The status of each school district that is designated as
demonstrating need for improvement pursuant to NRS 385.377 and each school that is designated as
demonstrating need for improvement pursuant to NRS 385.3623 ; and
(3) Any other matter related to the accountability of the
public schools of this state, as deemed necessary by the Bureau.
2. The consultant with whom the Bureau contracts to perform the
duties required pursuant to subsection 1 must possess the experience and
knowledge necessary to perform those duties, as determined by the
Committee.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1766; A 1999, 2655 ; 2003, 19th Special Session, 42 )
Duties of State Board: Measurement of Adequate Yearly Progress; Criteria
for Designating Schools and School Districts; Inclusion of Certain Pupils
Within Statewide System of Accountability
1. The State Board shall define the measurement for determining
whether each public school, each school district and this state are
making adequate yearly progress. The definition of adequate yearly
progress must:
(a) Comply with 20 U.S.C. § 6311(b)(2) and the regulations adopted
pursuant thereto;
(b) Be designed to ensure that all pupils will meet or exceed the
minimum level of proficiency set by the State Board, including, without
limitation:
(1) Pupils who are economically disadvantaged, as defined by
the State Board;
(2) Pupils from major racial and ethnic groups, as defined
by the State Board;
(3) Pupils with disabilities; and
(4) Pupils who are limited English proficient;
(c) Be based primarily upon the measurement of progress of pupils
on the examinations administered pursuant to NRS 389.550 or the high school proficiency examination, as
applicable;
(d) Include annual measurable objectives established pursuant to 20
U.S.C. § 6311(b)(2)(G) and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto;
(e) For high schools, include the rate of graduation; and
(f) For elementary schools, junior high schools and middle schools,
include the rate of attendance.
2. The examination in science must not be included in the
definition of adequate yearly progress.
3. The State Board shall prescribe, by regulation, the
consequences or sanctions, or both, that apply to a public school that is
not a Title I school and that has been designated as demonstrating need
for improvement for 4 consecutive years or more. In no event may the
consequences or sanctions be more strict than the restructuring that
applies to Title I schools.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 2 )
The State Board shall adopt regulations
that prescribe the criteria to be used for designating:
1. Public schools that do not satisfy the criteria for
demonstrating adequate achievement or need for improvement:
(a) As demonstrating exemplary achievement.
(b) As demonstrating high achievement.
2. School districts that do not satisfy the criteria for
demonstrating adequate achievement or need for improvement:
(a) As demonstrating exemplary achievement.
(b) As demonstrating high achievement.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 3 )
1. The State Board shall adopt regulations that prescribe,
consistent with 20 U.S.C. §§ 6301 et seq. and the regulations adopted
pursuant thereto, the manner in which pupils enrolled in:
(a) A program of distance education pursuant to NRS 388.820 to 388.874 ,
inclusive;
(b) An alternative program for the education of pupils at risk of
dropping out of high school; or
(c) A program of education that:
(1) Primarily serves pupils with disabilities; or
(2) Is operated within a:
(I) Local, regional or state facility for the
detention of children;
(II) Juvenile forestry camp;
(III) Child welfare agency; or
(IV) Correctional institution,
Ê will be included within the statewide system of accountability set
forth in NRS 385.3455 to 385.391
, inclusive.
2. The regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 1 must also set
forth the manner in which:
(a) The progress of pupils enrolled in a program of distance
education, an alternative program or a program of education described in
subsection 1 will be accounted for within the statewide system of
accountability; and
(b) The results of pupils enrolled in a program of distance
education, an alternative program or a program of education described in
subsection 1 on the examinations administered pursuant to NRS 389.015
and 389.550 will be reported.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 3 )
Accountability of Public Schools: Annual Determination of Adequate Yearly
Progress; Consequences for Failure to Make Adequate Yearly Progress;
Annual Designations of Schools; Consequences for Schools That Are
Designated as Demonstrating Need for Improvement
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, on or before June
15 of each year, the Department shall determine whether each public
school is making adequate yearly progress, as defined by the State Board
pursuant to NRS 385.361 .
2. On or before June 30 of each year, the Department shall
determine whether each public school that operates on a schedule other
than a traditional 9-month schedule is making adequate yearly progress,
as defined by the State Board pursuant to NRS 385.361 .
3. The determination pursuant to subsection 1 or 2, as applicable,
for a public school, including, without limitation, a charter school
sponsored by the board of trustees of the school district, must be made
in consultation with the board of trustees of the school district in
which the public school is located. If a charter school is sponsored by
the State Board, the Department shall make a determination for the
charter school in consultation with the State Board. The determination
made for each school must be based only upon the information and data for
those pupils who are enrolled in the school for a full academic year. On
or before June 15 or June 30 of each year, as applicable, the Department
shall transmit:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), the
determination made for each public school to the board of trustees of the
school district in which the public school is located.
(b) To the State Board the determination made for each charter
school that is sponsored by the State Board.
4. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the Department
shall determine that a public school has failed to make adequate yearly
progress if any subgroup identified in paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of
NRS 385.361 does not satisfy the annual
measurable objectives established by the State Board pursuant to that
section. To comply with 20 U.S.C. § 6311(b)(2)(I) and the regulations
adopted pursuant thereto, the State Board shall prescribe by regulation
the conditions under which a school shall be deemed to have made adequate
yearly progress even though a subgroup identified in paragraph (b) of
subsection 1 of NRS 385.361 did not
satisfy the annual measurable objectives of the State Board.
5. In addition to the provisions of subsection 4, the Department
shall determine that a public school has failed to make adequate yearly
progress if:
(a) The number of pupils enrolled in the school who took the
examinations administered pursuant to NRS 389.550 or the high school proficiency examination, as
applicable, is less than 95 percent of all pupils enrolled in the school
who were required to take the examinations; or
(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, for each subgroup
of pupils identified in paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 385.361
, the number of pupils in the subgroup
enrolled in the school who took the examinations administered pursuant to
NRS 389.550 or the high school
proficiency examination, as applicable, is less than 95 percent of all
pupils in that subgroup enrolled in the school who were required to take
the examinations.
6. If the number of pupils in a particular subgroup who are
enrolled in a public school is insufficient to yield statistically
reliable information:
(a) The Department shall not determine that the school has failed
to make adequate yearly progress pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection
5 based solely upon that particular subgroup.
(b) The pupils in such a subgroup must be included in the overall
count of pupils enrolled in the school who took the examinations.
Ê The State Board shall prescribe the mechanism for determining the
number of pupils that must be in a subgroup for that subgroup to yield
statistically reliable information.
7. If an irregularity in testing administration or an irregularity
in testing security occurs at a school and the irregularity invalidates
the test scores of pupils, those test scores must be included in the
scores of pupils reported for the school, the attendance of those pupils
must be counted towards the total number of pupils who took the
examinations and the pupils must be included in the total number of
pupils who were required to take the examinations.
8. As used in this section:
(a) “Irregularity in testing administration” has the meaning
ascribed to it in NRS 389.604 .
(b) “Irregularity in testing security” has the meaning ascribed to
it in NRS 389.608 .
(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 14 ; A 2005, 1171 )
1. If a public school fails to make adequate yearly progress for 1
year:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), the board of
trustees of the school district in which the school is located shall
ensure that the school receives technical assistance in the manner set
forth in 20 U.S.C. § 6316(b)(4) and the regulations adopted pursuant
thereto. For a charter school sponsored by the school district, the board
of trustees shall provide the technical assistance to the charter school
in conjunction with the governing body of the charter school.
(b) For a charter school sponsored by the State Board, the
Department shall ensure, in conjunction with the governing body of the
charter school, that the school receives technical assistance in the
manner set forth in 20 U.S.C. § 6316(b)(4) and the regulations adopted
pursuant thereto.
2. If a public school fails to make adequate yearly progress for 1
year, the principal of the school shall ensure that the plan to improve
the achievement of pupils enrolled in the school is reviewed, revised and
approved in accordance with NRS 385.357 .
(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 15 )
Repealed. (See chapter 328, Statutes of
Nevada 2005, at page 1182 .)
If the Department determines that a public
school has failed to make adequate yearly progress pursuant to subsection
5 of NRS 385.3613 , the Department or
its designee shall, to the extent money is available, monitor at the
school the administration of the examinations that are required pursuant
to NRS 389.550 and ensure that all
eligible pupils who are in attendance on the day of the administration of
the examinations are given an opportunity to take the examinations until
the percentage of pupils who take the examinations is 95 percent or more
of all pupils enrolled in the school who are required to take the
examinations.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 16 ; A 2005, 1172 , 1981 )
1. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of subsection 4,
a school must be designated as demonstrating exemplary achievement if the
school:
(a) Makes adequate yearly progress, as determined by the Department
pursuant to NRS 385.3613 ; and
(b) Satisfies the requirements of the State Board prescribed
pursuant to NRS 385.3611 .
2. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of subsection 4,
a school must be designated as demonstrating high achievement if the
school:
(a) Makes adequate yearly progress, as determined by the Department
pursuant to NRS 385.3613 ; and
(b) Satisfies the requirements of the State Board prescribed
pursuant to NRS 385.3611 .
3. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of subsection 4,
a school must be designated as demonstrating adequate achievement if the
school makes adequate yearly progress, as determined by the Department
pursuant to NRS 385.3613 .
4. A school must be designated as demonstrating need for
improvement if the school:
(a) Fails to make adequate yearly progress, as determined by the
Department pursuant to NRS 385.3613 ; or
(b) The school makes adequate yearly progress, as determined by the
Department pursuant to NRS 385.3613 ,
but was designated as demonstrating need for improvement pursuant to
paragraph (a) in the immediately preceding year for failing to make
adequate yearly progress.
Ê The initial designation of a school as demonstrating need for
improvement must be based upon 2 consecutive years of data and
information for that school.
5. If a public school is designated as demonstrating need for
improvement pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 4, the designation of
the school as demonstrating need for improvement must not be removed
until the school has made adequate yearly progress for 2 consecutive
years.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 16 )
In
addition to the designation of a public school pursuant to NRS 385.366
, the board of trustees of a school
district or the Department, as applicable, shall recognize a school as an
exemplary turnaround school if the school was designated as demonstrating
need for improvement and within 3 consecutive years after the school
received that designation, the school is designated as demonstrating
exemplary achievement or high achievement.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1159 )
1. Based upon the information received from the Department
pursuant to NRS 385.3613 , the board of
trustees of each school district shall, on or before July 1 of each year,
issue a preliminary designation for each public school in the school
district in accordance with the criteria set forth in NRS 385.3623 , excluding charter schools sponsored by the
State Board. The board of trustees shall make preliminary designations
for all charter schools that are sponsored by the board of trustees. The
Department shall make preliminary designations for all charter schools
that are sponsored by the State Board. The initial designation of a
school as demonstrating need for improvement must be based upon 2
consecutive years of data and information for that school.
2. Before making a final designation for a school, the board of
trustees of the school district or the Department, as applicable, shall
provide the school an opportunity to review the data upon which the
preliminary designation is based and to present evidence in the manner
set forth in 20 U.S.C. § 6316(b)(2) and the regulations adopted pursuant
thereto. If the school is a public school of the school district or a
charter school sponsored by the board of trustees, the board of trustees
of the school district shall, in consultation with the Department, make a
final determination concerning the designation for the school on August
1. If the school is a charter school sponsored by the State Board, the
Department shall make a final determination concerning the designation
for the school on August 1.
3. On or before August 1 of each year, the Department shall
provide written notice of the determinations made pursuant to NRS
385.3613 and the final designations
made pursuant to this section as follows:
(a) The determinations and final designations made for all schools
in this State to the:
(1) Governor;
(2) State Board;
(3) Committee; and
(4) Bureau.
(b) The determinations and final designations made for all schools
within a school district to the:
(1) Superintendent of schools of the school district; and
(2) Board of trustees of the school district.
(c) The determination and final designation made for each school to
the principal of the school.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 17 ; A 2005, 1172 )
1. If a public school is designated as demonstrating need for
improvement pursuant to NRS 385.3623
and the provisions of NRS 385.3693 ,
385.3721 or 385.3745 do not apply, the technical assistance
partnership established for the school pursuant to this section shall
carry out the requirements of NRS 385.3692 .
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, if a public
school is designated as demonstrating need for improvement pursuant to
NRS 385.3623 and the provisions of NRS
385.3693 , 385.3721 or 385.3745 do not apply, the board of trustees of the
school district shall:
(a) Provide notice of the designation to the parents and guardians
of pupils enrolled in the school on the form prescribed by the Department
pursuant to NRS 385.382 ;
(b) Ensure that the school receives technical assistance in the
manner set forth in 20 U.S.C. § 6316(b)(4) and the regulations adopted
pursuant thereto; and
(c) Establish a technical assistance partnership for the school,
with the membership prescribed pursuant to NRS 385.3691 .
3. If a charter school is designated as demonstrating need for
improvement pursuant to NRS 385.3623
and the provisions of NRS 385.3693 ,
385.3721 or 385.3745 do not apply:
(a) The governing body of the charter school shall:
(1) Provide notice of the designation to the parents and
guardians of pupils enrolled in the charter school on the form prescribed
by the Department pursuant to NRS 385.382 ; and
(2) Establish a technical assistance partnership for the
charter school, with the membership prescribed pursuant to NRS 385.3691
.
(b) For a charter school sponsored by the board of trustees of a
school district, the board of trustees shall, in conjunction with the
governing body of the charter school, ensure that the charter school
receives technical assistance in the manner set forth in 20 U.S.C. §
6316(b)(4) and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto. The provisions
of this paragraph do not require the school district to pay for the
technical assistance partnership established by the governing body of the
charter school.
(c) For a charter school sponsored by the State Board, the
Department shall, in conjunction with the governing body of the charter
school, ensure that the charter school receives technical assistance in
the manner set forth in 20 U.S.C. § 6316(b)(4) and the regulations
adopted pursuant thereto.
4. In addition to the requirements of subsection 2 or 3, as
applicable, if a Title I school is designated as demonstrating need for
improvement pursuant to NRS 385.3623
and the provisions of NRS 385.3693 ,
385.3721 or 385.3745 do not apply:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), the board of
trustees of the school district shall provide school choice to the
parents and guardians of pupils enrolled in the school, including,
without limitation, a charter school sponsored by the school district, in
accordance with 20 U.S.C. § 6316(b)(1) and the regulations adopted
pursuant thereto.
(b) For a charter school sponsored by the State Board, the
Department shall work cooperatively with the board of trustees of the
school district in which the charter school is located to provide school
choice to the parents and guardians of pupils enrolled in the charter
school in accordance with 20 U.S.C. § 6316(b)(1) and the regulations
adopted pursuant thereto.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 18 )
1. The membership of each technical assistance partnership
established by the board of trustees of a school district for a public
school pursuant to NRS 385.3661 :
(a) Must consist of:
(1) At least one employee of the public school for which the
partnership is established; and
(2) At least one representative of the school district.
(b) May consist of other persons, as determined by the board of
trustees, in accordance with the needs of the school based upon the data
and information pertaining to that school.
2. The membership of each technical assistance partnership
established by the governing body of a charter school:
(a) Must consist of:
(1) At least one employee of the charter school;
(2) At least one member of the governing body of the charter
school;
(3) For a charter school sponsored by the board of trustees
of the school district, at least one representative of the school
district, appointed by the school district; and
(4) For a charter school sponsored by the State Board, at
least one representative of the Department, appointed by the Department.
(b) May consist of other persons, as determined by the governing
body, in accordance with the needs of the charter school based upon the
data and information pertaining to that charter school.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 19 )
1. Each technical assistance partnership established for a public
school shall complete a form prescribed by the Department pursuant to
this section or an expanded form, if applicable, that includes:
(a) A review and analysis of the operation of the school,
including, without limitation, the design and operation of the
instructional program of the school;
(b) A review and analysis of the data pertaining to the school
based upon the report required pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 385.347
and a review and analysis of any data
that is more recent;
(c) A review of the most recent plan to improve the achievement of
the school’s pupils; and
(d) An identification of the problems and factors at the school
that contributed to the designation of the school as demonstrating need
for improvement.
2. Each technical assistance partnership established for a public
school shall:
(a) Assist the school in developing recommendations for improving
the performance of pupils who are enrolled in the school; and
(b) Adopt, in consultation with the employees of the school,
written revisions to the most recent plan to improve the achievement of
the school’s pupils for approval pursuant to NRS 385.357 . The written revisions must:
(1) Include the data and findings of the technical
assistance partnership that provide support for the revisions;
(2) If the school is a Title I school, be developed in
consultation with parents and guardians of pupils enrolled in the school
and, to the extent deemed appropriate by the entity that created the
technical assistance partnership, outside experts;
(3) Set forth a timeline to carry out the revisions;
(4) Set forth priorities for the school in carrying out the
revisions; and
(5) Set forth the names and duties of each person who is
responsible for carrying out the revisions.
3. On or before November 1 of each year, each technical assistance
partnership shall submit the form completed pursuant to subsection 1 to
the:
(a) Department;
(b) Bureau;
(c) Board of trustees of the school district or governing body of
the charter school, as applicable; and
(d) Principal of the school.
4. The Department shall, in consultation with the Bureau:
(a) Prescribe a form that contains the basic information for a
technical assistance partnership to carry out its duties pursuant to
subsection 1; and
(b) Make the form available on a computer disc for use by technical
assistance partnerships and, upon request, in any other manner deemed
reasonable by the Department.
5. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, each technical
assistance partnership shall use the form prescribed by the Department to
carry out its duties pursuant to subsection 1. A school district or
governing body of a charter school may prescribe an expanded form that
contains additions to the form prescribed by the Department if the basic
information contained in the expanded form complies with the form
prescribed by the Department.
6. A technical assistance partnership may require the school for
which the partnership was established to submit plans, strategies, tasks
and measures that, in the determination of the partnership, will assist
the school in improving the achievement and proficiency of pupils
enrolled in the school.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 19 ; A 2005, 1338 )
1. If a public school is designated as demonstrating need for
improvement pursuant to NRS 385.3623
for 2 consecutive years, the technical assistance partnership established
for the school pursuant to NRS 385.3661 shall carry out the requirements of NRS
385.3692 .
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, if a public
school is designated as demonstrating need for improvement pursuant to
NRS 385.3623 for 2 consecutive years,
the board of trustees of the school district shall:
(a) Provide notice of the designation to the parents and guardians
of pupils enrolled in the school on the form prescribed by the Department
pursuant to NRS 385.382 ;
(b) Ensure that the school receives technical assistance in the
manner set forth in 20 U.S.C. § 6316(b)(4) and the regulations adopted
pursuant thereto; and
(c) Continue the technical assistance partnership for the school.
3. If a charter school is designated as demonstrating need for
improvement pursuant to NRS 385.3623
for 2 consecutive years:
(a) The governing body of the charter school shall:
(1) Provide notice of the designation to the parents and
guardians of pupils enrolled in the school on the form prescribed by the
Department pursuant to NRS 385.382 ; and
(2) Continue the technical assistance partnership for the
school.
(b) For a charter school sponsored by the board of trustees of a
school district, the board of trustees shall, in conjunction with the
governing body of the charter school, ensure that the charter school
receives technical assistance in the manner set forth in 20 U.S.C. §
6316(b)(4) and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto. The provisions
of this paragraph do not require the school district to pay for the
technical assistance partnership established by the governing body of the
charter school.
(c) For a charter school sponsored by the State Board, the
Department shall, in conjunction with the governing body of the charter
school, ensure that the charter school receives technical assistance in
the manner set forth in 20 U.S.C. § 6316(b)(4) and the regulations
adopted pursuant thereto.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 20 )
1. In addition to the requirements of NRS 385.3693 , if a Title I school is designated as
demonstrating need for improvement pursuant to NRS 385.3623 for 2 consecutive years for failing to make
adequate yearly progress:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), the board of
trustees of the school district shall:
(1) Provide school choice to the parents and guardians of
pupils enrolled in the school in accordance with 20 U.S.C. § 6316(b)(1)
and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, provide
supplemental educational services in accordance with 20 U.S.C. § 6316(e)
and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto from a provider approved
pursuant to NRS 385.384 , unless a
waiver is granted pursuant to that provision of federal law.
(b) If the school is a charter school:
(1) Sponsored by the board of trustees of a school district,
the board of trustees shall provide school choice to the parents and
guardians of pupils enrolled in the school in accordance with 20 U.S.C. §
6316(b)(1) and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
(2) Sponsored by the State Board, the Department shall work
cooperatively with the board of trustees of the school district in which
the charter school is located to provide school choice to the parents and
guardians of pupils enrolled in the charter school in accordance with 20
U.S.C. § 6316(b)(1) and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
(3) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the
governing body of the charter school shall provide supplemental
educational services in accordance with 20 U.S.C. § 6316(e) and the
regulations adopted pursuant thereto from a provider approved pursuant to
NRS 385.384 , unless a waiver is granted
pursuant to that provision of federal law.
2. The board of trustees of a school district shall grant a delay
from the imposition of supplemental educational services for a school for
a period not to exceed 1 year if the school qualifies for a delay
pursuant to 20 U.S.C. § 6316(b)(7)(D). If the school fails to make
adequate yearly progress during the period of the delay, the provisions
of NRS 385.3721 apply to the school as
if the delay never occurred.
3. The sponsor of a charter school shall grant a delay from the
imposition of supplemental educational services for the charter school
for a period not to exceed 1 year if the charter school qualifies for a
delay pursuant to 20 U.S.C. § 6316(b)(7)(D). If the charter school fails
to make adequate yearly progress during the period of the delay, the
provisions of NRS 385.3721 apply to
the charter school as if the delay never occurred.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 21 )
1. If a public school is designated as demonstrating need for
improvement pursuant to NRS 385.3623
for 3 consecutive years, the support team established for the school
pursuant to this section shall carry out the requirements of NRS 385.3741
and 385.3742 .
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, if a public
school is designated as demonstrating need for improvement pursuant to
NRS 385.3623 for 3 consecutive years:
(a) The board of trustees of the school district shall:
(1) Provide notice of the designation to the parents and
guardians of pupils enrolled in the school on the form prescribed by the
Department pursuant to NRS 385.382 ; and
(2) Ensure that the school receives technical assistance in
the manner set forth in 20 U.S.C. § 6316(b)(4) and the regulations
adopted pursuant thereto.
(b) The Department shall establish a support team for the school,
with the membership prescribed pursuant to NRS 385.374 .
3. If a charter school is designated as demonstrating need for
improvement pursuant to NRS 385.3623
for 3 consecutive years:
(a) The governing body of the charter school shall provide notice
of the designation to the parents and guardians of pupils enrolled in the
charter school on the form prescribed by the Department pursuant to NRS
385.382 .
(b) For a charter school sponsored by the board of trustees of a
school district, the board of trustees shall, in conjunction with the
governing body of the charter school, ensure that the charter school
receives technical assistance in the manner set forth in 20 U.S.C. §
6316(b)(4) and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
(c) For a charter school sponsored by the State Board, the
Department shall, in conjunction with the governing body of the charter
school, ensure that the charter school receives technical assistance in
the manner set forth in 20 U.S.C. § 6316(b)(4) and the regulations
adopted pursuant thereto.
(d) The Department shall establish a support team for the school,
with the membership prescribed pursuant to NRS 385.374 .
(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 22 )
The membership of
each support team established pursuant to NRS 385.3721 :
1. Must consist of, without limitation:
(a) Teachers and principals who are considered highly qualified and
who are not employees of the public school for which the support team is
established;
(b) At least one representative of the Department, who must serve
as the facilitator of the support team;
(c) Except for a charter school, at least one administrator at the
district level who is employed by the board of trustees of the school
district;
(d) At least one parent or guardian of a pupil who is enrolled in
the public school for which the support team is established; and
(e) In addition to the requirements of paragraphs (a) to (d),
inclusive, for a charter school:
(1) At least one member of the governing body of the charter
school, regardless of the sponsor of the charter school; and
(2) If the charter school is sponsored by the board of
trustees of a school district, at least one employee of the school
district, which may include an administrator.
2. May consist of, without limitation:
(a) Except for a charter school, one or more members of the board
of trustees of the school district in which the school is located;
(b) Representatives of institutions of higher education;
(c) Representatives of regional educational laboratories;
(d) Representatives of outside consultant groups;
(e) Representatives of the regional training program for the
professional development of teachers and administrators created by NRS
391.512 that provides services to the
school district in which the school is located;
(f) The Bureau; and
(g) Other persons who the Department determines are appropriate.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 22 ; A 2005, 1339 )
1. Each support team established for a public school pursuant to
NRS 385.3721 shall:
(a) Review and analyze the operation of the school, including,
without limitation, the design and operation of the instructional program
of the school.
(b) Review and analyze the data pertaining to the school upon which
the report required pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 385.347 is based and review and analyze any data that
is more recent than the data upon which the report is based.
(c) Review the most recent plan to improve the achievement of the
school’s pupils.
(d) Identify and investigate the problems and factors at the school
that contributed to the designation of the school as demonstrating need
for improvement.
(e) Assist the school in developing recommendations for improving
the performance of pupils who are enrolled in the school.
(f) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, make
recommendations to the board of trustees of the school district, the
State Board and the Department concerning additional assistance for the
school in carrying out the plan for improvement of the school. For a
charter school sponsored by the State Board, the support team shall make
the recommendations to the State Board and the Department.
(g) In accordance with its findings pursuant to this section and
NRS 385.3742 , submit, on or before
November 1, written revisions to the most recent plan to improve the
achievement of the school’s pupils for approval pursuant to NRS 385.357
. The written revisions must:
(1) Comply with NRS 385.357 ;
(2) If the school is a Title I school, be developed in
consultation with parents and guardians of pupils enrolled in the school
and, to the extent deemed appropriate by the entity that created the
support team, outside experts;
(3) Include the data and findings of the support team that
provide support for the revisions;
(4) Set forth goals, objectives, tasks and measures for the
school that are:
(I) Designed to improve the achievement of the
school’s pupils;
(II) Specific;
(III) Measurable; and
(IV) Conducive to reliable evaluation;
(5) Set forth a timeline to carry out the revisions;
(6) Set forth priorities for the school in carrying out the
revisions; and
(7) Set forth the names and duties of each person who is
responsible for carrying out the revisions.
(h) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, work
cooperatively with the board of trustees of the school district in which
the school is located, the employees of the school, and the parents and
guardians of pupils enrolled in the school to carry out and monitor the
plan for improvement of the school. If a charter school is sponsored by
the State Board, the Department shall assist the school with carrying out
and monitoring the plan for improvement of the school.
(i) Prepare a monthly progress report in the format prescribed by
the Department and:
(1) Submit the progress report to the Department.
(2) Distribute copies of the progress report to each
employee of the school for review.
(j) In addition to the requirements of this section, if the support
team is established for a Title I school, carry out the requirements of
20 U.S.C. § 6317(a)(5).
2. A school support team may require the school for which the
support team was established to submit plans, strategies, tasks and
measures that, in the determination of the support team, will assist the
school in improving the achievement and proficiency of pupils enrolled in
the school.
3. The Department shall prescribe a concise monthly progress
report for use by each support team in accordance with paragraph (i) of
subsection 1.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 23 ; A 2005, 1340 )
1. In addition to the duties prescribed in NRS 385.3741 , a support team established for a school
shall prepare an annual written report that includes:
(a) Information concerning the most recent plan to improve the
achievement of the school’s pupils, including, without limitation, an
evaluation of:
(1) The appropriateness of the plan for the school; and
(2) Whether the school has achieved the goals and objectives
set forth in the plan;
(b) The written revisions to the plan to improve the achievement of
the school’s pupils submitted by the support team pursuant to NRS
385.3741 ;
(c) A summary of each program for remediation, if any, purchased
for the school with money that is available from the Federal Government,
this state and the school district in which the school is located,
including, without limitation:
(1) The name of the program;
(2) The date on which the program was purchased and the date
on which the program was carried out by the school;
(3) The percentage of personnel at the school who were
trained regarding the use of the program;
(4) The satisfaction of the personnel at the school with the
program; and
(5) An evaluation of whether the program has improved the
academic achievement of the pupils enrolled in the school who
participated in the program;
(d) An analysis of the problems and factors at the school which
contributed to the designation of the school as demonstrating need for
improvement, including, without limitation, issues relating to:
(1) The financial resources of the school;
(2) The administrative and educational personnel of the
school;
(3) The curriculum of the school;
(4) The facilities available at the school, including the
availability and accessibility of educational technology; and
(5) Any other factors that the support team believes
contributed to the designation of the school as demonstrating need for
improvement; and
(e) Other information concerning the school, including, without
limitation:
(1) The results of the pupils who are enrolled in the school
on the examinations that are administered pursuant to NRS 389.550 or the high school proficiency examination, as
applicable;
(2) Records of the attendance and truancy of pupils who are
enrolled in the school;
(3) The transiency rate of pupils who are enrolled in the
school;
(4) A description of the number of years that each teacher
has provided instruction at the school and the rate of turnover of
teachers and other educational personnel employed at the school;
(5) A description of the participation of parents and legal
guardians in the educational process and other activities relating to the
school;
(6) A description of each source of money for the
remediation of pupils who are enrolled in the school; and
(7) A description of the disciplinary problems of the pupils
who are enrolled in the school, including, without limitation, the
information contained in paragraphs (k) to (n), inclusive, of subsection
2 of NRS 385.347 .
2. On or before November 1, the support team shall submit a copy
of the final written report to the:
(a) Principal of the school;
(b) Board of trustees of the school district in which the school is
located;
(c) Superintendent of schools of the school district in which the
school is located;
(d) Department; and
(e) Bureau.
Ê The support team shall make the written report available, upon request,
to each parent or legal guardian of a pupil who is enrolled in the school.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 24 )
1. In addition to the requirements of NRS 385.3721 , if a Title I school is designated as
demonstrating need for improvement pursuant to NRS 385.3623 for 3 consecutive years:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), the board of
trustees of the school district shall:
(1) Provide school choice to the parents and guardians of
pupils enrolled in the school in accordance with 20 U.S.C. § 6316(b)(1)
and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto;
(2) Provide supplemental educational services in accordance
with 20 U.S.C. § 6316(e) and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto
from a provider approved pursuant to NRS 385.384 , unless a waiver is granted pursuant to that
provision of federal law; and
(3) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, take
corrective action pursuant to 20 U.S.C. § 6316(b)(7) and the regulations
adopted pursuant thereto.
(b) If the school is a charter school:
(1) Sponsored by the board of trustees of a school district,
the board of trustees shall:
(I) Provide school choice to the parents and guardians
of pupils enrolled in the charter school in accordance with 20 U.S.C. §
6316(b)(1); and
(II) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3,
take corrective action pursuant to 20 U.S.C. § 6316(b)(7) and the
regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
(2) Sponsored by the State Board, the Department shall:
(I) Work cooperatively with the board of trustees of
the school district in which the charter school is located to provide
school choice to the parents and guardians of pupils enrolled in the
school in accordance with 20 U.S.C. § 6316(b)(1) and the regulations
adopted pursuant thereto; and
(II) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3,
take corrective action pursuant to 20 U.S.C. § 6316(b)(7) and the
regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
(3) Regardless of the sponsor, the governing body of the
charter school shall provide supplemental educational services in
accordance with 20 U.S.C. § 6316(e) and the regulations adopted pursuant
thereto from a provider approved pursuant to NRS 385.384 , unless a waiver is granted pursuant to that
provision of federal law.
2. The board of trustees of a school district shall grant a delay
from the imposition of corrective action for a school for a period not to
exceed 1 year if the school qualifies for a delay pursuant to 20 U.S.C.
6316(b)(7)(D). If the school fails to make adequate yearly progress
during the period of the delay, the provisions of NRS 385.3745 apply as if the delay never occurred.
3. The sponsor of a charter school shall grant a delay from the
imposition of corrective action for the charter school for a period not
to exceed 1 year if the charter school qualifies for a delay pursuant to
20 U.S.C. 6316(b)(7)(D). If the charter school fails to make adequate
yearly progress during the period of the delay, the provisions of NRS
385.3745 apply as if the delay never
occurred.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 25 )
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, if a public
school that is not a Title I school is designated as demonstrating need
for improvement pursuant to NRS 385.3623 for 3 consecutive years for failing to make
adequate yearly progress, the support team established for the school
shall consider whether corrective action is appropriate for the school.
If the support team determines that corrective action is appropriate, the
support team shall make a recommendation to the Department for corrective
action for the school, including, without limitation, the type of
corrective action that is recommended from the list of corrective actions
authorized pursuant to paragraphs (a), (b) and (c). Regardless of whether
a support team recommends corrective action for a school, the Department
may take one or more of the following corrective actions for the school:
(a) Develop and carry out a new curriculum at the school, including
the provision of appropriate professional development relating to the new
curriculum.
(b) Decrease the number of employees at the school who carry out
managerial duties.
(c) Extend the school year or the school day.
2. The Department shall grant a delay from the imposition of
corrective action for a school for a period not to exceed 1 year if the
school qualifies for a delay in the manner set forth in 20 U.S.C. §
6316(b)(7)(D). If the school fails to make adequate yearly progress
during the period of the delay, the Department may proceed with
corrective action as if the delay never occurred.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 26 )
1. If a public school is designated as demonstrating need for
improvement pursuant to NRS 385.3623
for 4 or more consecutive years, the support team established for the
school pursuant to NRS 385.3721 shall
carry out the requirements of NRS 385.3741 , 385.3742
and 385.3744 , as applicable.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, if a public
school is designated as demonstrating need for improvement pursuant to
NRS 385.3623 for 4 or more consecutive
years:
(a) The board of trustees of the school district shall:
(1) Provide notice of the designation to the parents and
guardians of pupils enrolled in the school on the form prescribed by the
Department pursuant to NRS 385.382 ; and
(2) Ensure that the school receives technical assistance in
the manner set forth in 20 U.S.C. § 6316(b)(4) and the regulations
adopted pursuant thereto.
(b) The Department shall continue a support team for the school.
3. If a charter school is designated as demonstrating need for
improvement pursuant to NRS 385.3623
for 4 or more consecutive years:
(a) The governing body of the charter school shall provide notice
of the designation to the parents and guardians of pupils enrolled in the
school on the form prescribed by the Department pursuant to NRS 385.382
.
(b) For a charter school sponsored by the board of trustees of a
school district, the board of trustees shall, in conjunction with the
governing body of the charter school, ensure that the charter school
receives technical assistance in the manner set forth in 20 U.S.C. §
6316(b)(4) and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
(c) For a charter school sponsored by the State Board, the
Department shall, in conjunction with the governing body of the charter
school, ensure that the charter school receives technical assistance in
the manner set forth in 20 U.S.C. § 6316(b)(4) and the regulations
adopted pursuant thereto.
(d) The Department shall continue a support team for the charter
school.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 27 )
1. In addition to the requirements of NRS 385.3745 , if a Title I school is designated as
demonstrating need for improvement pursuant to NRS 385.3623 for 4 or more consecutive years:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), the board of
trustees of the school district shall:
(1) Provide school choice to the parents and guardians of
pupils enrolled in the school in accordance with 20 U.S.C. § 6316(b)(1)
and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto;
(2) Provide supplemental educational services in accordance
with 20 U.S.C. § 6316(e) and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto
from a provider approved pursuant to NRS 385.384 , unless a waiver is granted pursuant to that
provision of federal law; and
(3) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, proceed
with a plan for restructuring the school if required by 20 U.S.C. §
6316(b)(8) and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
(b) If the school is a charter school:
(1) Sponsored by the board of trustees of a school district,
the board of trustees shall:
(I) Provide school choice to the parents and guardians
of pupils enrolled in the charter school in accordance with 20 U.S.C. §
6316(b)(1); and
(II) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3,
proceed with a plan for restructuring the school if required by 20 U.S.C.
§ 6316(b)(8) and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
(2) Sponsored by the State Board, the Department shall:
(I) Work cooperatively with the board of trustees of
the school district in which the charter school is located to provide
school choice to the parents and guardians of pupils enrolled in the
school in accordance with 20 U.S.C. § 6316(b)(1) and the regulations
adopted pursuant thereto; and
(II) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3,
proceed with a plan for restructuring the school if required by 20 U.S.C.
§ 6316(b)(8) and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
(3) Regardless of the sponsor, the governing body of the
charter school shall provide supplemental educational services in
accordance with 20 U.S.C. § 6316(e) and the regulations adopted pursuant
thereto from a provider approved pursuant to NRS 385.384 , unless a waiver is granted pursuant to that
provision of federal law.
2. The board of trustees of a school district shall grant a delay
from the imposition of a plan for restructuring for a school for a period
not to exceed 1 year if the school qualifies for a delay pursuant to 20
U.S.C. § 6316(b)(7)(D). If the school fails to make adequate yearly
progress during the period of the delay, the board of trustees shall
proceed with a plan for restructuring the school as if the delay never
occurred.
3. The sponsor of a charter school shall grant a delay from the
imposition of a plan for restructuring for the charter school for a
period not to exceed 1 year if the charter school qualifies for a delay
pursuant to 20 U.S.C. § 6316(b)(7)(D). If the charter school fails to
make adequate yearly progress during the period of the delay, the
Department shall proceed with a plan for restructuring the charter school
as if the delay never occurred.
4. Before the board of trustees of a school district or the
Department proceeds with a plan for restructuring, the board of trustees
or the Department, as applicable, shall provide to the administrators,
teachers and other educational personnel employed at that school, and
parents and guardians of pupils enrolled in the school:
(a) Notice that the board of trustees or the Department, as
applicable, will develop a plan for restructuring the school;
(b) An opportunity to comment before the plan to restructure is
developed; and
(c) An opportunity to participate in the development of the plan to
restructure.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 27 )
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, if a public
school that is not a Title I school is designated as demonstrating need
for improvement pursuant to NRS 385.3623 for 4 or more consecutive years for failure
to make adequate yearly progress, the support team for the school shall:
(a) If corrective action was not taken against the school pursuant
to NRS 385.3744 , consider whether
corrective action is appropriate for the school.
(b) If corrective action was taken against the school pursuant to
NRS 385.3744 , consider whether further
corrective action is appropriate or whether consequences or sanctions, or
both, are appropriate for the school.
Ê Regardless of whether a support team recommends corrective action or
consequences or sanctions for a school, the Department may take
corrective action as set forth in NRS 385.3744 or proceed with consequences or sanctions, or
both, as prescribed by the State Board pursuant to NRS 385.361 .
2. The Department shall grant a delay from the imposition of
corrective action or restructuring pursuant to this section for a school
for a period not to exceed 1 year if the school qualifies for a delay in
the manner set forth in 20 U.S.C. § 6316(b)(7)(D). If the school fails to
make adequate yearly progress during the period of the delay, the
Department may proceed with corrective action or with consequences or
sanctions, or both, for the school, as appropriate, as if the delay never
occurred.
3. Before the Department proceeds with consequences or sanctions,
the board of trustees or the Department, as applicable, shall provide to
the administrators, teachers and other educational personnel employed at
that school, and parents and guardians of pupils enrolled in the school:
(a) Notice that the board of trustees or the Department, as
applicable, will proceed with consequences or sanctions for the school;
(b) An opportunity to comment before the consequences or sanctions
are carried out; and
(c) An opportunity to participate in the development of the
consequences or sanctions.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 28 )
1. If restructuring for a Title I school is required pursuant to
20 U.S.C. § 6316(b)(8), the board of trustees of the school district or
the Department, as applicable, shall carry out a plan for restructuring
that includes:
(a) Replacing those employees at the school who contributed to the
failure of the school to make adequate yearly progress;
(b) Entering into a contract with an entity, including, without
limitation, a private management company, with a demonstrated record of
effectiveness to operate the public school;
(c) If the board of trustees is responsible for restructuring,
requesting that the Department oversee the operation of the public school;
(d) If the Department is responsible for restructuring, designating
the Department as responsible for overseeing the operation of the school;
or
(e) Taking any other action to restructure the governance of the
school if the action is designed to improve the academic achievement of
pupils enrolled in the school and has substantial promise of ensuring
that the school makes adequate yearly progress.
2. Before the board of trustees of a school district or the
Department takes action pursuant to subsection 1, the board of trustees
or the Department, as applicable, shall provide to the administrators,
teachers and other educational personnel employed at that school, and the
parents and guardians of pupils enrolled in the school:
(a) Notice that a plan for restructuring will be carried out at the
school; and
(b) An opportunity to comment on the appropriate action that should
be carried out pursuant to subsection 1.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 29 )
Accountability of School Districts: Annual Determination of Adequate
Yearly Progress; Annual Designations of School Districts; Consequences
for School Districts That Are Designated as Demonstrating Need for
Improvement
1. On or before July 1 of each year, the Department shall
determine whether each school district is making adequate yearly
progress, as defined by the State Board pursuant to NRS 385.361 . The pupils who are enrolled in a charter
school, if any, located within a school district must not be included in
the determination made for that school district. The determination made
for each school district must be based only upon the information and data
for those pupils who were enrolled in the school district for a full
academic year, regardless of whether those pupils attended more than one
school within the school district for that academic year.
2. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the Department
shall determine that a school district has failed to make adequate yearly
progress if any subgroup of pupils identified in paragraph (b) of
subsection 1 of NRS 385.361 who are
enrolled in the school district does not satisfy the annual measurable
objectives established by the State Board pursuant to that section. To
comply with 20 U.S.C. § 6311(b)(2)(I) and the regulations adopted
pursuant thereto, the State Board shall prescribe by regulation the
conditions under which a school district shall be deemed to have made
adequate yearly progress even though a subgroup of pupils identified in
paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 385.361 who are enrolled in the school district did
not satisfy the annual measurable objectives of the State Board.
3. In addition to the provisions of subsection 2, the Department
shall determine that a school district has failed to make adequate yearly
progress if:
(a) The number of pupils enrolled in the school district who took
the examinations administered pursuant to NRS 389.550 or the high school proficiency examination, as
applicable, is less than 95 percent of all pupils enrolled in the school
district who were required to take the examinations; or
(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, for each subgroup
of pupils identified in paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 385.361
, the number of pupils enrolled in the
school district who took the examinations administered pursuant to NRS
389.550 or the high school proficiency
examination, as applicable, is less than 95 percent of all pupils in the
subgroup who were required to take the examinations.
4. If the number of pupils in a particular subgroup who are
enrolled in a school district is insufficient to yield statistically
reliable information:
(a) The Department shall not determine that the school district has
failed to make adequate yearly progress pursuant to paragraph (b) of
subsection 3 based solely upon that particular subgroup.
(b) The pupils in such a subgroup must be included in the overall
count of pupils enrolled in the school district who took the examinations.
Ê The State Board shall prescribe the mechanism for determining the
minimum number of pupils that must be in a subgroup for that subgroup to
yield statistically reliable information.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 30 )
1. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of subsection 4,
a school district must be designated as demonstrating exemplary
achievement if the school district:
(a) Makes adequate yearly progress, as determined by the Department
pursuant to NRS 385.3762 ; and
(b) Satisfies the requirements prescribed by the State Board
pursuant to NRS 385.3611 .
2. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of subsection 4,
a school district must be designated as demonstrating high achievement if
the school district:
(a) Makes adequate yearly progress, as determined by the Department
pursuant to NRS 385.3762 ; and
(b) Satisfies the requirements of the State Board prescribed
pursuant to NRS 385.3611 .
3. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of subsection 4,
a school district must be designated as demonstrating adequate
achievement if the school district makes adequate yearly progress, as
determined by the Department pursuant to NRS 385.3762 .
4. A school district must be designated as demonstrating need for
improvement if:
(a) The school district fails to make adequate yearly progress, as
determined by the Department pursuant to NRS 385.3762 ; or
(b) The school district makes adequate yearly progress, as
determined by the Department pursuant to NRS 385.3762 , but was designated as demonstrating need for
improvement pursuant to paragraph (a) in the immediately preceding year
for failing to make adequate yearly progress.
Ê The initial designation of a school district as demonstrating need for
improvement must be based upon 2 consecutive years of data and
information for that school district.
5. If a school district is designated as demonstrating need for
improvement pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 4, the designation of
the school district as demonstrating need for improvement must not be
removed until the school district has made adequate yearly progress for 2
consecutive years.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 31 )
1. The Department shall, on or before July 1 of each year, issue a
preliminary designation for each school district pursuant to NRS 385.377
. The initial designation of a school
district as demonstrating need for improvement must be based upon 2
consecutive years of data and information for that school district.
2. Before making a final designation for a school district, the
Department shall provide the school district an opportunity to review the
data upon which the preliminary designation is based and to present
evidence in the manner set forth in 20 U.S.C. § 6316(c)(5) and the
regulations adopted pursuant thereto. Not later than August 1, the
Department shall make a final determination concerning the designation of
the school district.
3. On or before August 1 of each year, the Department shall
provide written notice of the determinations made pursuant to NRS
385.3762 and the final designations
made pursuant to this section as follows:
(a) The determinations and final designations made for all school
districts in this State to the:
(1) Governor;
(2) State Board;
(3) Committee; and
(4) Bureau.
(b) The determination and final designation made for a school
district to the:
(1) Superintendent of schools of the school district; and
(2) Board of trustees of the school district.
4. On or before August 1 of each year, the Department shall make
public the results of the review of school districts pursuant to this
section and disseminate the results to school personnel, parents and
guardians, pupils and members of the general public. The publication and
distribution must be made in the manner set forth in 20 U.S.C. §
6316(c)(1) and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 31 ; A 2005, 1173 )
In addition to the designation of a school district pursuant to NRS
385.3771 , the Department shall
recognize a school district as an exemplary turnaround school district if
the school district was designated as demonstrating need for improvement
and within 3 consecutive years after the school district received that
designation, the school district is designated as demonstrating exemplary
achievement or high achievement.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1159 )
1. If a school district is designated as demonstrating need for
improvement pursuant to NRS 385.377 ,
the Department shall provide notice of the designation to the parents and
guardians of pupils enrolled in the school district on the form
prescribed by the Department pursuant to NRS 385.382 . The State Board shall prescribe, by
regulation, the time by which such notice must be provided.
2. If a school district is designated as demonstrating need for
improvement pursuant to NRS 385.377 ,
the Department and any other entity authorized by the Department,
including, without limitation, the Bureau, shall provide technical
assistance to the school district in the manner set forth in 20 U.S.C. §
6316(c)(9) and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
3. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 385.3774 , after providing technical assistance
pursuant to subsection 2, the Department may take corrective action in
the manner set forth in 20 U.S.C. § 6316(c)(10) and the regulations
adopted pursuant thereto against a school district that is designated as
demonstrating need for improvement, including, without limitation, a
school district that is not a Title I school district.
4. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 385.3774 , if a Title I school district is designated
as demonstrating need for improvement for 3 or more consecutive years,
the Department shall take corrective action as set forth in 20 U.S.C. §
6316(c)(10) and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto against the
school district.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 32 )
1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 385.3774 , if corrective action for a school district
is required pursuant to 20 U.S.C. § 6316(c)(10) or if the Department
determines that corrective action is appropriate for a school district
pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 385.3772 , the Department shall take one or more of the
following corrective actions:
(a) Deferring money for programs or reducing money for
administrative purposes.
(b) Instituting and fully carrying out a new curriculum that is
based upon the standards of content and performance adopted by the State
Board pursuant to NRS 389.520 ,
including, without limitation, the provision of appropriate professional
development relating to the new curriculum.
(c) Replacing employees of the school district if the Department
determines that those employees contributed to the failure of the school
district to make adequate yearly progress.
(d) Removing particular schools within the school district from the
jurisdiction of the school district and establishing an alternative
system of governance and supervision for those schools.
(e) Appointing a receiver or trustee to administer the affairs of
the school district.
(f) Taking appropriate steps to abolish the school district,
including, without limitation, making recommendations to the Legislature
for revisions to applicable statutes to abolish the school district.
(g) Authorizing pupils to transfer from schools operated by the
school district to schools operated by another school district that are
not designated as demonstrating need for improvement.
2. Before carrying out corrective action pursuant to this section,
the Department shall provide notice to the board of trustees of the
school district and an opportunity for a hearing. The Department shall
continue to provide technical assistance pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS
385.3772 during the time that the
corrective action is carried out.
3. If corrective action is taken against a school district
pursuant to this section, the Department shall, not later than 10 days
after the corrective action is taken, provide notice to the parents and
guardians of pupils enrolled in the school district, the Governor, the
Committee, the Bureau and the general public concerning the corrective
action. The notice must comply with 20 U.S.C. § 6316(c)(10).
(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 32 )
The Department shall grant a delay from
the imposition of corrective action for a school district for a period
not to exceed 1 year if the school district qualifies for a delay in the
manner set forth in 20 U.S.C. § 6316(c)(10)(F). If the school district
fails to make adequate yearly progress during the period of the delay,
the Department shall proceed with corrective action as if the delay never
occurred.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 33 )
Commission on Educational Excellence
As used in NRS 385.3781 to 385.379 ,
inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms
defined in NRS 385.3782 and 385.3783
have the meanings ascribed to them in
those sections.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1971 )
“Account” means the Account for
Programs for Innovation and the Prevention of Remediation created by NRS
385.379 .
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1971 )
“Commission” means the
Commission on Educational Excellence created by NRS 385.3784 .
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1971 )
1. The Commission on Educational Excellence, consisting of nine
members is hereby created. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall
serve as an ex officio voting member of the Commission. The Governor
shall appoint the following members to the Commission:
(a) Three teachers, two of whom have experience in providing
instruction at public elementary schools and who have been successful in
school improvement efforts and one of whom has experience in providing
instruction at secondary schools and who has been successful in school
improvement efforts;
(b) Two principals, one of whom has experience in administering
successful school improvement efforts at an elementary school and one of
whom has experience in administering successful school improvement
efforts at a secondary school;
(c) Two school district administrators, one of whom is employed by
a school district in a county whose population is less than 100,000 and
one of whom is employed by a school district in a county whose population
is 100,000 or more; and
(d) One parent or legal guardian of a pupil enrolled in a public
school in this State.
Ê One or more of the members appointed pursuant to this subsection may be
retired from employment, but those retired members that are appointed
must have been employed with a public school in this State in the
immediately preceding 5 years.
2. The Governor may solicit recommendations for appointments
pursuant to this section from the Nevada State Education Association, the
Nevada Association of School Administrators, a statewide organization for
parents of pupils, the Statewide Council for the Coordination of the
Regional Training Programs and other organizations and entities related
to education in this State. The Governor may consider the recommendations
submitted and may make appointments from those recommendations. The
Governor shall appoint a Chairman from among the members he appoints.
3. After the initial terms, the term of each appointed member of
the Commission is 2 years, commencing on January 1 of the year in which
he is appointed and expiring on December 31 of the immediately following
year. A member shall continue to serve on the Commission until his
successor is appointed. Upon the expiration of a term of a member, he may
be reappointed if he still possesses any requisite qualifications for
appointment. There is no limit on the number of terms that a member may
serve.
4. The Commission shall hold at least four regular meetings each
year and may hold special meetings at the call of the Chairman.
5. Members of the Commission serve without compensation, except
that for each day or portion of a day during which a member of the
Commission attends a meeting of the Commission or is otherwise engaged in
the business of the Commission, he is entitled to receive the per diem
allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees
generally. The per diem allowances and travel expenses must be paid from
the Account and accounted for separately in that Account. In addition,
money in the Account may be used to pay compensation necessary for the
employment of substitute teachers who are hired on those days when a
member of the Commission attends a meeting of the Commission or is
otherwise engaged in the business of the Commission.
6. The Department shall provide:
(a) Administrative support;
(b) Equipment; and
(c) Office space,
Ê as is necessary for the Commission to carry out its duties.
7. The Legislative Counsel Bureau:
(a) Must be provided with adequate notice of each meeting of the
Commission; and
(b) Shall provide, as requested by the Committee, technical
expertise and assistance to the Commission.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1971 )
1. The Commission shall:
(a) Establish a program of educational excellence designed
exclusively for pupils enrolled in kindergarten through grade 6 in public
schools in this State based upon:
(1) The plan to improve the achievement of pupils prepared
by the State Board pursuant to NRS 385.34691 ;
(2) The plan to improve the achievement of pupils prepared
by the board of trustees of each school district pursuant to NRS 385.348
;
(3) The plan to improve the achievement of pupils prepared
by the principal of each school pursuant to NRS 385.357 , which may include a program of innovation; and
(4) Any other information that the Commission considers
relevant to the development of the program of educational excellence.
(b) Identify programs, practices and strategies that have proven
effective in improving the academic achievement and proficiency of pupils.
(c) Develop a concise application and simple procedures for the
submission of applications by school districts and public schools,
including, without limitation, charter schools, for participation in a
program of educational excellence and for grants of money from the
Account. Grants of money must be made for programs designed for the
achievement of pupils that are linked to the plan to improve the
achievement of pupils or for innovative programs, or both. All school
districts and public schools, including, without limitation, charter
schools, are eligible to submit such an application, regardless of
whether the school district or school has made adequate yearly progress
or failed to make adequate yearly progress. A school district or public
school selected for participation may be approved by the Commission for
participation for a period not to exceed 2 years, but may reapply.
(d) Prescribe a long-range timeline for the review, approval and
evaluation of applications received from school districts and public
schools that desire to participate in the program.
(e) Prescribe accountability measures to be carried out by a school
district or public school that participates in the program if that school
district or public school does not meet the annual measurable objectives
established by the State Board pursuant to NRS 385.361 , including, without limitation:
(1) The specific levels of achievement expected of school
districts and schools that participate; and
(2) Conditions for school districts and schools that do not
meet the grant criteria but desire to continue participation in the
program and receive money from the Account, including, without
limitation, a review of the leadership at the school and recommendations
regarding changes to the appropriate body.
(f) Determine the amount of money that is available from the
Account for those school districts and public schools that are selected
to participate in the program.
(g) Allocate money to school districts and public schools from the
Account. Allocations must be distributed not later than August 15 of each
year.
(h) Establish criteria for school districts and public schools that
participate in the program and receive an allocation of money from the
Account to evaluate the effectiveness of the allocation in improving the
achievement of pupils, including, without limitation, a detailed analysis
of:
(1) The achievement of pupils enrolled at each school that
received money from the allocation based upon measurable criteria
identified in the plan to improve the achievement of pupils for the
school prepared pursuant to NRS 385.357 ;
(2) If applicable, the achievement of pupils enrolled in the
school district as a whole, based upon measurable criteria identified in
the plan to improve the achievement of pupils for the school district
prepared pursuant to NRS 385.348 ;
(3) If applicable, the effectiveness of the program of
innovation on the achievement of pupils and the overall effectiveness for
pupils and staff;
(4) The implementation of the applicable plans for
improvement, including, without limitation, an analysis of whether the
school district or the school is meeting the measurable objectives
identified in the plan; and
(5) The attainment of measurable progress on the annual list
of adequate yearly progress of school districts and schools.
2. To the extent money is available, the Commission shall make
allocations of money to school districts and public schools for effective
programs for grades 7 through 12 that are designed to improve the
achievement of pupils and effective programs of innovation for pupils. In
making such allocations, the Commission shall comply with the
requirements of subsection 1.
3. If a school district or public school that receives money
pursuant to subsection 1 or 2 does not meet the criteria for
effectiveness as prescribed in paragraph (h) of subsection 1 over a
2-year period, the Commission may consider not awarding future
allocations of money to that school district or public school.
4. On or before July 1 of each year, the Department shall provide
a list of priorities of schools based upon the adequate yearly progress
status of schools in the immediately preceding year for consideration by
the Commission in its development of procedures for the applications.
5. In carrying out the requirements of this section, the
Commission shall review and consider the programs of remedial study
adopted by the Department pursuant to NRS 385.389 , the list of approved providers of
supplemental services maintained by the Department pursuant to NRS
385.384 and the recommendations
submitted by the Committee pursuant to NRS 218.5354 concerning programs, practices and strategies
that have proven effective in improving the academic achievement and
proficiency of pupils.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1972 )
1. A school district or public school that receives an allocation
of money from the Account shall:
(a) Account for the money separately;
(b) Use the money to supplement and not replace the money that
would otherwise be expended by the school district or public school for
the achievement of pupils in kindergarten through grade 6 or pupils in
grades 7 through 12, as applicable; and
(c) Submit an evaluation of the effectiveness of the allocation in
improving the achievement of pupils in kindergarten through grade 6 or
pupils in grades 7 through 12, as applicable, in accordance with the
criteria for evaluation established by the Commission pursuant to NRS
385.3785 .
2. A school district or public school that receives an allocation
of money from the Account shall not:
(a) Use the money to settle or arbitrate disputes or negotiate
settlements between an organization that represents licensed employees of
the school district or public school and the school district or public
school, as applicable.
(b) Use the money to adjust the schedules of salaries and benefits
of the employees of the school district or public school, as applicable.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1974 )
1. The Commission shall prepare an annual report that describes
the distribution of money to the school districts and public schools and
the programs for which money was allocated from the Account. The report
must be submitted on or before September 1 of each year to the entities
identified in subsection 3.
2. The Commission shall:
(a) Prepare an annual report that describes:
(1) The activities of the Commission;
(2) An analysis of the progress of the school districts and
public schools in carrying out the plans to improve the achievement of
pupils; and
(3) An analysis of the progress of the school district and
public schools that received an allocation of money from the Account in
improving the achievement of pupils.
(b) Submit the report on or before January 31 of each year to the
entities identified in subsection 3.
3. The Commission shall submit the reports required by this
section to the:
(a) State Board;
(b) Governor;
(c) Committee;
(d) Bureau;
(e) Interim Finance Committee; and
(f) Board of trustees of each school district.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1974 )
1. The Account for Programs for Innovation and the Prevention of
Remediation is hereby created in the State General Fund, to be
administered by the Superintendent of Public Instruction. The
Superintendent of Public Instruction may accept gifts and grants of money
from any source for deposit in the Account. Any money from gifts and
grants may be expended in accordance with the terms and conditions of the
gift or grant, or in accordance with subsection 2. The interest and
income earned on the money in the Account must be credited to the
Account. Any money remaining in the Account at the end of a fiscal year
does not revert to the State General Fund, and the balance in the Account
must be carried forward to the next fiscal year.
2. The money in the Account may only be used for the allocation of
money to school districts and public schools whose applications are
approved by the Commission pursuant to NRS 385.3785 .
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1975 )
Duties of Department: Form for Notice to Parents; Providers of
Supplemental Educational Services; Programs of Remedial Study;
Establishment of Monitoring System; Regulations
1. The Department shall prescribe a form for notice to parents and
guardians concerning the designation of a public school as demonstrating
need for improvement pursuant to NRS 385.3623 . For Title I schools, the notice must comply
with 20 U.S.C. § 6316(b)(6) and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
2. The Department shall prescribe a form for notice to parents and
guardians pursuant to NRS 385.3772
concerning the designation of a school district as demonstrating need for
improvement. For Title I school districts, the notice must comply with 20
U.S.C. § 6316(c)(6) and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 33 )
1. The Department shall select, in the manner set forth in 20
U.S.C. § 6316(e) and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, providers
of supplemental educational services that must be used by Title I schools
designated as demonstrating need for improvement pursuant to NRS 385.372
, 385.3743 and 385.3746 . In making a selection of providers, the
Department shall consider the recommendations submitted by the Committee
pursuant to NRS 218.5354 .
2. The Department shall maintain an updated list of approved
providers throughout this state, categorized by the school districts in
which the supplemental educational services are offered.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 33 )
1. The Department shall adopt programs of remedial study for each
subject tested on the examinations administered pursuant to NRS 389.015
, including, without limitation,
programs that are designed for pupils who are limited English proficient.
The programs adopted for pupils who are limited English proficient must
be designed to:
(a) Improve the academic achievement of those pupils; or
(b) Assist those pupils with attaining proficiency in the English
language.
Ê In adopting these programs of remedial study, the Department shall
consider the recommendations submitted by the Committee pursuant to NRS
218.5354 and programs of remedial
study that have proven to be successful in improving the academic
achievement of pupils.
2. If a school fails to make adequate yearly progress or if less
than 60 percent of the pupils enrolled in a school who took the
examinations administered pursuant to NRS 389.015 received an average score on those
examinations that is at least equal to the 26th percentile of the
national reference group of pupils to which the examinations were
compared, the school shall adopt a program of remedial study that has
been adopted by the Department pursuant to subsection 1 or a program,
practice or strategy recommended by the Commission on Educational
Excellence pursuant to NRS 385.3785 ,
or any combination thereof, as applicable.
3. A school district that includes a school described in
subsection 2 shall ensure that each of the pupils enrolled in the school
who failed to demonstrate at least adequate achievement on the
examinations administered pursuant to NRS 389.015 completes, in accordance with the requirements
set forth in subsection 4 of NRS 389.015 , remedial study that is determined to be
appropriate for the pupil.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1761; A 1999, 2663 ; 2001, 1481 ; 2003, 19th Special Session, 43 ; 2005, 1982 )
1. The Department shall establish a monitoring system for the
statewide system of accountability. The monitoring system must:
(a) Include a common formula that provides a comparison and
analysis of the results of pupils on the examinations that are
administered pursuant to NRS 389.015
and 389.550 , identified by grade,
school and school district.
(b) Identify any inconsistencies of the results of the examinations
administered pursuant to NRS 389.015
compared with the results of the examinations administered pursuant to
NRS 389.550 , including, without
limitation, an identification of whether the results of one or more
subject areas on the examinations administered pursuant to NRS 389.015
are significantly higher or lower than
the results of the same subject area or areas on the examinations that
are administered pursuant to NRS 389.550 .
(c) Identify significant levels of achievement of pupils on the
examinations that are administered pursuant to NRS 389.550 and the high school proficiency examination
that is administered pursuant to NRS 389.015 , identified by school and by school district.
(d) Include procedures for investigating, and if necessary,
auditing any inconsistencies identified pursuant to paragraph (b). The
audit must include a review of data from the applicable school district
or school districts, school or schools, and if practicable, class or
classes.
2. On or before October 1 of each year, the Department shall
prepare a written summary of the findings made pursuant to subsection 1.
The written summary must be provided to:
(a) The Committee; and
(b) If the findings show inconsistencies applicable to a particular
school district or school within a school district, the board of trustees
of that school district.
3. The Committee shall review the report submitted pursuant to
subsection 2 and take such action as it deems appropriate.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1646 )
1. The Department shall adopt:
(a) Regulations to provide for the recognition of schools that:
(1) Receive a designation as demonstrating exemplary
achievement or high achievement pursuant to NRS 385.3623 .
(2) Significantly improve the academic achievement of
subgroups of pupils identified in paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS
385.361 .
(3) Exceed adequate yearly progress, as determined by the
Department pursuant to NRS 385.3613 ,
for 2 or more consecutive years.
(b) Such regulations as it deems necessary to carry out the
provisions of this section and NRS 385.3455 to 385.391 ,
inclusive, including, without limitation, uniform standards for the type
and format of data that must be submitted by the school districts and the
time by which such data must be submitted.
2. The Department may work in consultation with the Bureau for
identifying and publicizing the achievement of schools that are
recognized pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1766; A 1999, 2663 ; 2003, 19th Special Session, 43 )
TESTS OF GENERAL EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
1. A person who:
(a) Is 17 years of age or older;
(b) If he is at least 17 years of age but less than 18 years of
age, submits to the State Board written permission signed by his parent
or legal guardian;
(c) Has not graduated from a high school;
(d) Is not currently enrolled in a high school; and
(e) Satisfies any other requirements prescribed by the State Board,
Ê may take the tests of general educational development prescribed by the
State Board.
2. The board of trustees of a school district may, upon request
and for good cause shown, grant permission to take the tests of general
educational development prescribed by the State Board to a person who:
(a) Resides in the school district;
(b) Is at least 16 years of age but less than 17 years of age;
(c) Submits to the board of trustees written permission signed by
his parent or legal guardian;
(d) Has not graduated from a high school;
(e) Is not currently enrolled in a high school; and
(f) Satisfies any other requirements prescribed by the board of
trustees.
3. The State Board may adopt regulations to carry out the
provisions of subsection 1.
4. As used in this section, “tests of general educational
development” means examinations which enable persons who have not
graduated from high school to demonstrate that they have achieved an
educational level which is an acceptable substitute for completing a high
school education.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2488; A 2001, 1481 )
It is unlawful to disclose the questions contained in tests
of general educational development and the approved answers used for
grading the tests except:
1. To the extent that disclosure is required in the Department’s
administration of the tests.
2. That a disclosure may be made to a state officer who is a
member of the Executive or Legislative branch to the extent that it is
related to the performance of that officer’s duties.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 768)—(Substituted in revision for NRS
385.355)
