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NV Rev Stat § 391A.300 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 391A - Training, Professional Development and Incentives|NRS 391A.300 - Program to train employees who operate boiler or other pressure vessel.

  1. The board of trustees of each school district, individually or in conjunction with other school districts, shall develop and carry out a program to train employees who operate a boiler or other pressure vessel which has a burner input of more than 2,500,000 British thermal units and is located in a public or private elementary or secondary school in this state.  2. The program must consist of instruction in the classroom and applied instruction regarding:  (a) Various types of boilers;  (b) General procedures for the operation of boilers;  (c) Instrumentation, controls and safety devices;  (d) Methods used to control combustion and the flame;  (e) Equipment related to the burning of fuel;  (f) Equipment and accessories related to feed water and water treatment;  (g) Care and maintenance of boilers;  (h) Safety and emergency procedures; and  (i) Any other subjects determined to be appropriate by the board.  3. The board of trustees of each school district shall submit its program and any subsequent modifications to the program, including curricula and materials, to the Division of Industrial Relations of the Department of Business and Industry for its review and comment.  (Added to NRS by 1995, 908) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 391.278)
NV Rev Stat § 391A.345 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 391A - Training, Professional Development and Incentives|NRS 391A.345 - "Professional development training" defined.

As used in NRS 391A.345 to 391A.385, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, "professional development training" has the meaning ascribed to "professional development" in 20 U.S.C. § 7801(42).  (Added to NRS by 2017, 2128)
NV Rev Stat § 391A.350 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 391A - Training, Professional Development and Incentives|NRS 391A.350 - Attendance of licensed employees at educational conference.

Every teacher or other licensed employee, without loss of salary for the time employed, shall attend the educational conferences held in the school district in which he or she is employed unless excused for good cause by the superintendent of schools of the district.  [350:32:1956] — (NRS A 1971, 549; 1973, 396; 1979, 1606; 1987, 1003) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 391.280)
NV Rev Stat § 391A.355 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 391A - Training, Professional Development and Incentives|NRS 391A.355 - Suspension of licensed employee for unexcused absence from educational conference.

The Superintendent of Public Instruction may suspend, for a time not to exceed 1 year, the license of any teacher or other licensed employee who has an unexcused absence from any educational conference he or she is required to attend.  (Added to NRS by 1979, 1601; A 1987, 1003) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 391.285)
NV Rev Stat § 391A.360 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 391A - Training, Professional Development and Incentives|NRS 391A.360 - Payment of expenses of travel and living for administrators and teachers attending educational conference.

  1. Whenever an educational conference is called by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the board of trustees of a school district whose school administrators and teachers are required to attend the educational conference shall, unless such school administrators or teachers are excused for cause by the superintendent of schools of the district from attendance:  (a) Pay the actual necessary transportation expenses of school administrators and teachers of the school district to and from the educational conference.  (b) Pay the actual necessary living expenses of school administrators and teachers of the school district while attending the educational conference.  2. Expenses shall be paid out of the school district fund and claims therefor shall not exceed the statutory rate fixed for state officers.  [351:32:1956] — (NRS A 1979, 1606) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 391.290)
NV Rev Stat § 391A.365 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 391A - Training, Professional Development and Incentives|NRS 391A.365 - Transportation of personnel to and from educational conference.

A board of trustees of a school district may authorize the use of school buses to transport teachers, school administrators and other school employees to educational conferences convened by the State Board of Education.  [396:32:1956] — (NRS A 1979, 1616) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 391.295)
NV Rev Stat § 391A.370 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 391A - Training, Professional Development and Incentives|NRS 391A.370 - Teachers and administrators to have access to professional development training; standards and minimum requirements of training; professional development training concerning computer science and computer education and technology.

  1. The State Board shall adopt regulations prescribing standards for the professional development training provided to teachers and administrators employed by a school district or charter school.   2. The board of trustees of each school district and the governing body of each charter school shall ensure that the teachers and administrators employed by the school district or charter school have access to high-quality, ongoing professional development training. The professional development training must meet the standards prescribed by the State Board pursuant to subsection 1 and include, without limitation, training concerning:  (a) The academic standards adopted by the State Board, including, without limitation, the academic standards for science.  (b) The academic standards and curriculum in English language development and literacy.  (c) The curriculum and instruction required for courses of study in:  (1) Science, technology, engineering and mathematics, including, without limitation and to the extent applicable, computer science and computer education and technology.  (2) English language development and literacy.  (d) The cultural competency required to meet the social, emotional and academic needs of certain categories of pupils enrolled in the school, including, without limitation, pupils who are at risk, pupils who are English learners, pupils with disabilities and gifted and talented pupils.  3. Professional development training concerning the curriculum and instruction required for courses of study in computer science and computer education and technology may be provided by the school district or governing body or through an agreement with an institution of higher education, a regional training program for the professional development of teachers and administrators or the Department. If the professional development training is provided through an agreement with the Department, the professional development training may include content contributed by a third party if the content is approved by the Department for the purpose of professional development training.  (Added to NRS by 2015, 3697; A 2017, 2131, 3273, 4341)
NV Rev Stat § 391A.375 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 391A - Training, Professional Development and Incentives|NRS 391A.375 - Focus and structure of scheduled professional development.

If the board of trustees of a school district or the superintendent of schools of a school district schedules a day or days for the professional development of teachers or administrators employed by the school district:  1. The primary focus of that scheduled professional development must be to improve the achievement of the pupils enrolled in the school district, as set forth in the plan to improve the achievement of pupils prepared pursuant to NRS 385A.650.  2. The scheduled professional development must be structured so that teachers attend professional development that is designed for the specific subject areas or grades taught by those teachers.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 713; A 2009, 2331; 2011, 3500; 2013, 1932) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 391.298)
NV Rev Stat § 391A.380 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 391A - Training, Professional Development and Incentives|NRS 391A.380 - Certain school districts to establish professional development program to provide training regarding working collaboratively; certain teachers and principals to receive such training.

  1. In each school district in which more than 75,000 pupils are enrolled, the board of trustees of the school district shall establish a program of professional development to provide training for teachers and principals on how to engage and work collaboratively with each other, other educational personnel, members of the staff of the school and the parents and families of pupils who are enrolled in the school to ensure that the school environment is productive and that such persons are working collaboratively.  2. Teachers and principals must receive the training described in subsection 1 at the request of the superintendent of schools of the school district or the principal of the school.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 2421)
NV Rev Stat § 391A.383 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 391A - Training, Professional Development and Incentives|NRS 391A.383 - Certain school district to conduct investigation concerning parent and family engagement and school culture in certain circumstances; certain training regarding parent and family engagement and school culture to be provided; applicability.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the board of trustees of a school district in which more than 75,000 pupils are enrolled shall conduct an investigation described in subsection 2 upon:  (a) The petition of at least 50 percent of the licensed employees and classified employees assigned to a school;  (b) The petition of parents and legal guardians of pupils who are enrolled in a school which is signed by a number of parents and legal guardians representing at least 5 percent of the number of the average daily enrollment of pupils for the school that was most recently reported pursuant to NRS 387.1223; or  (c) The affirmative vote of a majority of the members of an organizational team, if the principal of a school within the school district has established such a team as part of the reorganization of the school district in which the school is located to assist in the development of a plan of operation for the school or to provide other assistance and advice relating to the school.  2. An investigation conducted pursuant to subsection 1, must investigate whether:  (a) Teachers, principals and other members of the staff at the school are effectively engaging the parents and families of pupils who are enrolled in the school in the education of their children; and  (b) The culture at the school is focused on pupil outcomes.  3. The board of trustees of the school district shall provide any necessary and appropriate training for teachers, principals, other educational personnel and members of the staff at the school to ensure that parents and families of pupils who are enrolled in the school are effectively engaged in the education of their children and that the culture at the school is focused on pupil outcomes.  4. The provisions of this section do not apply to a school that has been designated as a turnaround school pursuant to NRS 388G.400 until after the first school year in which it has operated under such a designation.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 2421)
NV Rev Stat § 391A.385 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 391A - Training, Professional Development and Incentives|NRS 391A.385 - Professional development training regarding financial literacy to be provided to certain teachers.

Each school district and the governing body of a charter school in which pupils are enrolled in any grade of grades 3 to 12, inclusive, shall provide professional development training regarding financial literacy to teachers who teach in a subject area in which instruction in financial literacy is provided. Such professional development training may be provided by the school district or governing body or through an agreement with an institution of higher education or a regional training program for professional development of teachers and administrators.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 2932)
NV Rev Stat § 391A.450 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 391A - Training, Professional Development and Incentives|NRS 391A.450 - Establishment of program.

  1. The board of trustees of each school district shall:  (a) Establish a program of performance pay and enhanced compensation for the recruitment and retention of licensed teachers and administrators; and  (b) Commencing with the 2015-2016 school year, implement the program established pursuant to paragraph (a).  2. The program of performance pay and enhanced compensation established by a school district pursuant to subsection 1 must have as its primary focus the improvement in the academic achievement of pupils and must give appropriate consideration to implementation in at-risk schools and schools receiving the lowest rating possible indicating underperformance of a public school, as determined by the Department pursuant to the statewide system of accountability for public schools. In addition, the program may include, without limitation, the following components:  (a) Career leadership advancement options to maximize the retention of teachers in the classroom and the retention of administrators;  (b) Professional development;  (c) Group incentives; and  (d) Multiple assessments of individual teachers and administrators, with primary emphasis on individual pupil improvement and growth in academic achievement, including, without limitation, portfolios of instruction, leadership and professional growth, and other appropriate measures of teacher and administrator performance which must be considered.  (Added to NRS by 2011, 2283; A 2013, 3149; 2015, 1602, 3821) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 391.168)
NV Rev Stat § 391A.455 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 391A - Training, Professional Development and Incentives|NRS 391A.455 - School district required to reserve certain amount of money for program; written notice of reservation of money; requirements for accounting and use of money reserved.

  1. The board of trustees of each school district shall reserve for each fiscal year, for the purposes of the program of performance pay and enhanced compensation established by the board of trustees pursuant to NRS 391A.450, an amount of money sufficient to provide an increase in base salaries, not including monetary benefits, for not less than 5 percent of the teachers and administrators employed by the school district. The amount of the increase must not exceed 10 percent of the annual base salary of each teacher and administrator to whom the increase is paid.  2. After making the reservation required by subsection 1, the board of trustees shall provide written notice of its action to the Department and the State Board, with information about the amount of money reserved and the increase in salaries to be paid. The State Board shall review that information at a meeting of the State Board.  3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the money reserved by the board of trustees pursuant to subsection 1:  (a) Must be accounted for separately by the school district.  (b) Is not subject to negotiations with an employee organization for the purposes of chapter 288 of NRS.  (c) Must be used only to pay an increase in salaries in accordance with this section and NRS 391A.450 and not to increase the salaries or monetary benefits of other employees of the school district.  4. Any money reserved pursuant to subsection 1 for a fiscal year that remains in the account established pursuant to subsection 3:  (a) At the end of that fiscal year does not revert to the general fund of the school district, but must be carried forward to the next fiscal year.  (b) At the end of the next fiscal year reverts to the general fund of the school district and may be expended by the board of trustees of the school district pursuant to the provisions of chapter 288 of NRS.  (Added to NRS by 2015, 3820)
NV Rev Stat § 391A.500 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 391A - Training, Professional Development and Incentives|NRS 391A.500 - Creation of Fund; administration; acceptance of gifts and grants; uses of money in Fund.

  1. The Great Teaching and Leading Fund is hereby created in the State General Fund, to be administered by the Superintendent of Public Instruction. The Superintendent may accept gifts and grants from any source for deposit in the Fund. Any money from such gifts and grants must be expended only in accordance with the terms and conditions of the gift or grant, or in accordance with NRS 391A.500 to 391A.515, inclusive.  2. The interest and income earned on:  (a) Money in the Fund, after deducting any applicable charges; and  (b) Unexpended appropriations made to the Fund from the State General Fund,  must be credited to the Fund.  3. Any money in the Fund and any unexpended appropriations made to the Fund from the State General Fund remaining at the end of a fiscal year do not revert to the State General Fund, and the balance in the Fund must be carried forward to the next fiscal year.  4. The money in the Fund may only be used for public schools and public education, as authorized by the Legislature and in accordance with the priorities of programs prescribed by the State Board pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 391A.505, or for any other purpose authorized by the Legislature.  (Added to NRS by 2015, 3694; A 2020, 31st Special Session, 93)
NV Rev Stat § 391A.510 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 391A - Training, Professional Development and Incentives|NRS 391A.510 - Application for grant of money from Fund; use of grant; report by grant recipient.

  1. An entity described in subsection 1 of NRS 391A.505 may submit an application for a grant of money from the Great Teaching and Leading Fund on the form prescribed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, which must include, without limitation, a description of how the entity will use money from the grant to address the priorities prescribed by the State Board pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 391A.505 and the period for which the grant is requested, not to exceed 3 years.  2. An entity that receives a grant of money from the Fund shall use the money in accordance with the priorities of programs prescribed by the State Board pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 391A.505 to provide:  (a) Professional development for teachers, administrators and other licensed educational personnel;  (b) Programs of preparation for teachers, administrators and other licensed educational personnel;  (c) Programs of peer assistance and review for teachers, administrators and other licensed educational personnel;  (d) Programs for leadership training and development; and  (e) Programs to recruit, select and retain effective teachers and principals.  3. An entity that receives a grant of money from the Fund shall provide a report annually if the entity receives a grant of money for more than 1 year or, if the entity receives a grant of money for 1 year or less, within 120 days after the conclusion of the grant to the Superintendent of Public Instruction in the form prescribed by the Superintendent that includes, without limitation, a description of:  (a) The programs for which the grant of money was used.  (b) The effectiveness of the grant of money in:  (1) Improving the achievement of pupils;  (2) Assisting teachers, administrators and other licensed educational personnel; and  (3) Improving the recruitment, selection and retention of effective teachers and principals.  (Added to NRS by 2015, 3694)
NV Rev Stat § 391A.515 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 391A - Training, Professional Development and Incentives|NRS 391A.515 - Independent evaluation of effectiveness of grants; submittal of results of evaluation to Legislature.

  1. To the extent money is available from legislative appropriation or otherwise, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall contract for an independent evaluation of the effectiveness of the grants of money from the Great Teaching and Leading Fund, including, without limitation, a review and analysis of data relating to:  (a) Changes in instructional or administrative practices;  (b) The achievement of pupils; and  (c) The recruitment, selection and retention of effective teachers and administrators.  The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall consult with the Statewide Council for the Coordination of the Regional Training Programs in determining the duties of the contractor.  2. If the Superintendent of Public Instruction contracts for an independent evaluation of the effectiveness of the grants of money from the Fund pursuant to subsection 1, the Superintendent shall submit a report of the results of the evaluation to:  (a) The Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the next regular session of the Legislature; and  (b) If the report is completed before September 1 of an even-numbered year, the Legislative Committee on Education.  (Added to NRS by 2015, 3694)
NV Rev Stat § 391A.550 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 391A - Training, Professional Development and Incentives|NRS 391A.550 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 391A.550 to 391A.590, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 391A.555 to 391A.570, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.  (Added to NRS by 2015, 2193)
NV Rev Stat § 391A.555 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 391A - Training, Professional Development and Incentives|NRS 391A.555 - "Account" defined.

Account means the Teach Nevada Scholarship Program Account created pursuant to NRS 391A.575.  (Added to NRS by 2015, 2193)
NV Rev Stat § 391A.560 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 391A - Training, Professional Development and Incentives|NRS 391A.560 - "Other provider of an alternative licensure program" defined.

Other provider of an alternative licensure program means an entity, other than a university or college, which has been approved by the Commission on Professional Standards in Education in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 391.019 to provide education and training to a student which will lead to an alternative route to licensure for the student.  (Added to NRS by 2015, 2193)
NV Rev Stat § 391A.565 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 391A - Training, Professional Development and Incentives|NRS 391A.565 - "Scholarship recipient" defined.

Scholarship recipient means the recipient of a Teach Nevada Scholarship awarded pursuant to NRS 391A.585.  (Added to NRS by 2015, 2193)
NV Rev Stat § 391A.570 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 391A - Training, Professional Development and Incentives|NRS 391A.570 - "Teach Nevada Scholarship" defined.

Teach Nevada Scholarship means a scholarship awarded by a university, college or other provider of an alternative licensure program to a student pursuant to NRS 391A.585.  (Added to NRS by 2015, 2193)