2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 391A - Training, Professional Development and Incentives › NRS 391A.190 - Evaluation of regional training program by governing body; submission of annual report.

1. The governing body of each regional training program shall:
(a) Establish a method for the evaluation of the success of the regional training program, including, without limitation, the Nevada Early Literacy Intervention Program. The method must be consistent with the uniform procedures and criteria adopted by the Statewide Council pursuant to NRS 391A.135 and the standards for professional development training adopted by the State Board pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 391A.370.
(b) On or before September 1 of each year and before submitting the annual report pursuant to paragraph (c), submit the annual report to the Statewide Council for its review and incorporate into the annual report any revisions recommended by the Statewide Council.
(c) On or before December 1 of each year, submit an annual report to the State Board, the board of trustees of each school district served by the regional training program, the Commission on Professional Standards in Education, the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education and the Legislative Bureau of Educational Accountability and Program Evaluation that includes, without limitation:
(1) The priorities for training adopted by the governing body pursuant to NRS 391A.175.
(2) The type of training offered through the regional training program in the immediately preceding year.
(3) The number of teachers and administrators who received training through the regional training program in the immediately preceding year.
(4) The number of administrators who received training pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 1 of NRS 391A.125 in the immediately preceding year.
(5) The number of teachers, administrators and other licensed educational personnel who received training pursuant to paragraph (d) of subsection 1 of NRS 391A.125 in the immediately preceding year.
(6) The number of teachers who received training pursuant to subparagraph (1) of paragraph (g) of subsection 1 of NRS 391A.125 in the immediately preceding year.
(7) The number of paraprofessionals, if any, who received training through the regional training program in the immediately preceding year.
(8) An evaluation of the effectiveness of the regional training program, including, without limitation, the Nevada Early Literacy Intervention Program, in accordance with the method established pursuant to paragraph (a).
(9) An evaluation of whether the training included the:
(I) Standards of content and performance established by the Council to Establish Academic Standards for Public Schools pursuant to NRS 389.520;
(II) Curriculum and instruction required for the common core standards adopted by the State Board;
(III) Curriculum and instruction recommended by the Teachers and Leaders Council of Nevada created by NRS 391.455; and
(IV) Culturally relevant pedagogy, taking into account cultural diversity and demographic differences throughout this State.
(10) An evaluation of the effectiveness of training on improving the quality of instruction and the achievement of pupils.
(11) A description of the gifts and grants, if any, received by the governing body in the immediately preceding year and the gifts and grants, if any, received by the Statewide Council during the immediately preceding year on behalf of the regional training program. The description must include the manner in which the gifts and grants were expended.
(12) The 5-year plan for the regional training program prepared pursuant to NRS 391A.175 and any revisions to the plan made by the governing body in the immediately preceding year.
2. The information included in the annual report pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 1 must be aggregated for each regional training program and disaggregated for each school district served by the regional training program.
3. As used in this section, "paraprofessional" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 391.008.
(Added to NRS by 2001 Special Session, 180; A 2003, 2799; 2003, 19th Special Session, 78; 2005, 1342; 2013, 1698; 2017, 2129; 2019, 2699)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 391.552)