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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 385A - Accountability of Public Schools › NRS 385A.400 - Requirements for report; public dissemination of report.

1. The State Board shall, on or before January 15 of each year, prepare for the immediately preceding school year a single annual report of accountability that includes, without limitation the information prescribed by NRS 385A.400 to 385A.520, inclusive.
2. A separate reporting for a group of pupils must not be made pursuant to NRS 385A.400 to 385A.520, inclusive, if the number of pupils in that group is insufficient to yield statistically reliable information or the results would reveal personally identifiable information about an individual pupil. The Department shall use the mechanism approved by the United States Department of Education for the statewide system of accountability for public schools for determining the minimum number of pupils that must be in a group for that group to yield statistically reliable information.
3. The annual report of accountability must:
(a) Be prepared in a concise manner; and
(b) 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 January 15 of each year, the State Board shall 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.
5. Upon the request of the Governor, the Attorney General, the Committee, the Bureau, the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada, the board of trustees of a school district, the State Public Charter School Authority, a college or university within the Nevada System of Higher Education, the governing body of a charter school or a member of the general public, the State Board shall provide a portion or portions of the annual report of accountability.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 4; A 2005, 349, 1159; 2007, 361, 1065, 1805, 1928; 2009, 338; 2011, 543, 633, 2227, 2263; 2013, 1894, 2122; 2015, 967, 3781; 2017, 722; 2019, 2000, 2056)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 385.3572)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 385A - Accountability of Public Schools › NRS 385A.410 - Pupil achievement and school performance.

Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6 of NRS 390.105, the annual report of accountability prepared by the State Board pursuant to NRS 385A.400 must include information on pupil achievement and school performance, including, without limitation:
1. Information on the achievement of all pupils based upon the results of the examinations administered pursuant to NRS 390.105 and the college and career readiness assessment administered pursuant to NRS 390.610, reported for each school district, including, without limitation, each charter school in the district, and for this State as a whole.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 of NRS 385A.400, pupil achievement, reported separately by gender and reported separately for the groups of pupils identified in the statewide system of accountability for public schools.
3. A comparison of the achievement of pupils in each group identified in the statewide system of accountability for public schools with the performance targets established for that group.
4. 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.
5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 of NRS 385A.400, the percentage of pupils who were not tested, reported separately by gender and reported separately for the groups identified in the statewide system of accountability for public schools.
6. The most recent 3-year trend in the achievement of pupils in each subject area tested and each grade level tested pursuant to NRS 390.105 and the college and career readiness assessment administered pursuant to NRS 390.610, 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.
7. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 of NRS 385A.720, the rating of each public school, including, without limitation, each charter school, pursuant to the statewide system of accountability for public schools.
8. Information on whether each public school, including, without limitation, each charter school, has made progress based upon the model adopted by the Department pursuant to NRS 390.125, if applicable for the grade level of pupils enrolled at the school.
9. Information on the results of pupils who participated in the examinations of the National Assessment of Educational Progress required pursuant to NRS 390.830.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 4; A 2005, 349, 1159; 2007, 361, 1065, 1805, 1928; 2009, 338; 2011, 543, 633, 2227, 2263; 2013, 1894, 3232; 2017, 3220; 2021, 13)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 385A - Accountability of Public Schools › NRS 385A.420 - Class sizes.

The annual report of accountability prepared by the State Board pursuant to NRS 385A.400 must include information on class sizes, including, without limitation:
1. 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
2. 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.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 4; A 2005, 349, 1159; 2007, 361, 1065, 1805, 1928; 2009, 338; 2011, 543, 633, 2227, 2263)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 385.3576)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 385A - Accountability of Public Schools › NRS 385A.430 - Personnel employed by each school district; designation of categories of personnel.

1. The annual report of accountability prepared by the State Board pursuant to NRS 385A.400 must include information on personnel, including, without limitation:
(a) The total number of persons employed by each school district in this State, including, without limitation, each charter school in the district. Each such person must be reported as either an administrator, a teacher or other staff and must not be reported in more than one category.
(b) In addition to the total number of persons employed by each school district in each category, the number of employees in each of the three categories expressed as a percentage of the total number of persons employed by the school district.
2. As used in this section:
(a) "Administrator" means a person who spends at least 50 percent of his or her work year supervising other staff or licensed personnel, or both, and who is not classified by the board of trustees of a school district as a professional-technical employee.
(b) "Other staff" means all persons who are not reported as administrators or teachers, including, without limitation:
(1) School counselors, school nurses and other employees who spend at least 50 percent of their work year providing emotional support, noninstructional guidance or medical support to pupils;
(2) Noninstructional support staff, including, without limitation, janitors, school police officers and maintenance staff; and
(3) Persons classified by the board of trustees of a school district as professional-technical employees, including, without limitation, technical employees and employees on the professional-technical pay scale.
(c) "Teacher" means a person licensed pursuant to chapter 391 of NRS who is classified by the board of trustees of a school district:
(1) As a teacher and who spends at least 50 percent of his or her work year providing instruction or discipline to pupils; or
(2) As instructional support staff, who does not hold a supervisory position and who spends not more than 50 percent of his or her work year providing instruction to pupils. Such instructional support staff includes, without limitation, librarians and persons who provide instructional support.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 4; A 2005, 349, 1159; 2007, 361, 1065, 1805, 1928; 2009, 338; 2011, 543, 633, 2227, 2263)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 385.3578)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 385A - Accountability of Public Schools › NRS 385A.470 - Graduation and drop-out rates of pupils; enrollment of pupils in remedial college courses.

The annual report of accountability prepared by the State Board pursuant to NRS 385A.400 must include information on the graduation and drop-out rates of pupils and the enrollment of pupils in remedial courses in college, including, without limitation:
1. 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:
(a) A standard high school diploma.
(b) An adult diploma.
(c) An adjusted diploma.
(d) An alternative diploma.
2. The annual rate of pupils who drop out of school in grade 8 and a separate reporting of 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. The reporting for pupils in grades 9 to 12, inclusive, excludes pupils who:
(a) Provide proof to the school district of successful completion of the high school equivalency assessment selected by the State Board pursuant to NRS 390.055.
(b) Are enrolled in courses that are approved by the Department as meeting the requirements for an adult standard diploma.
(c) Withdraw from school to attend another school.
3. 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.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 4; A 2005, 349, 1159; 2007, 361, 1065, 1805, 1928; 2009, 338; 2011, 543, 633, 2227, 2263; 2013, 3232; 2017, 233)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 385.3585)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 385A - Accountability of Public Schools › NRS 385A.480 - Pupils who are eligible for or receive free or reduced-price breakfasts or lunches.

The annual report of accountability prepared by the State Board pursuant to NRS 385A.400 must include for each school district, including, without limitation, each charter school in the district, and for this State as a whole, information concerning pupils who are eligible for free or reduced-price breakfasts pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1771 et seq. and pupils who are eligible for free or reduced-price lunches pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1751 et seq., including, without limitation:
1. The number and percentage of pupils who are eligible for free or reduced-price breakfasts;
2. The number and percentage of pupils who receive free and reduced-price breakfasts;
3. The number and percentage of pupils who are eligible for free or reduced-price lunches;
4. The number and percentage of pupils who receive free and reduced-price lunches;
5. A comparison of the achievement and proficiency of pupils, reported separately by race and ethnicity, who are eligible for free or reduced-price breakfasts, pupils who receive free and reduced-price breakfasts, pupils who are eligible for free or reduced-price lunches, pupils who receive free and reduced-price lunches and pupils who are not eligible for free or reduced-price breakfasts or lunches;
6. A comparison of pupils, reported separately by race and ethnicity, who are eligible for free or reduced-price breakfasts, pupils who receive free and reduced-price breakfasts, pupils who are eligible for free or reduced-price lunches and pupils who receive free and reduced-price lunches for which data is required to be collected in the following areas:
(a) Retention rates;
(b) Graduation rates;
(c) Dropout rates;
(d) Grade point averages; and
(e) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6 of NRS 390.105, scores on the examinations administered pursuant to NRS 390.105 and the college and career readiness assessment administered pursuant to NRS 390.610.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 964; A 2017, 3224; 2021, 13)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 385A - Accountability of Public Schools › NRS 385A.490 - Pupils who are English learners.

1. The annual report of accountability prepared by the State Board pursuant to NRS 385A.400 must include for each school district, including, without limitation, each charter school in the district, and for this State as a whole, information regarding the progression of pupils who are English learners in attaining proficiency in the English language, including, without limitation:
(a) The number and percentage of pupils who were identified as English learners at the beginning of the school year, were continually enrolled throughout the school year and were identified as proficient in English by the completion of the school year;
(b) The achievement and proficiency of pupils who are English learners in comparison to the pupils who are proficient in English;
(c) A comparison of pupils who are English learners and pupils who are proficient in the English language in the following areas:
(1) Retention rates;
(2) Graduation rates;
(3) Dropout rates;
(4) Grade point averages; and
(5) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6 of NRS 390.105, scores on the examinations administered pursuant to NRS 390.105 and the college and career readiness assessment administered pursuant to NRS 390.610; and
(d) Results of the assessments and reassessments of pupils who are English learners, reported separately by the primary language of the pupils, pursuant to the policies developed by the boards of trustees of school districts pursuant to NRS 388.407.
2. The data reported pursuant to subparagraph (5) of paragraph (c) of subsection 1 must be reported separately:
(a) According to subject matter areas measured using the examinations administered pursuant to NRS 390.105 and the college and career readiness assessment administered pursuant to NRS 390.610;
(b) For pupils who are newcomers to the English language, pupils who are short-term English learners and pupils who are long-term English learners, as designated by regulation of the State Board; and
(c) For middle schools, junior high schools and high schools, according to any identified trends in the proficiency in the English language of pupils who are English learners over the immediately preceding 3 years.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 4; A 2005, 349, 1159; 2007, 361, 1065, 1805, 1928; 2009, 338; 2011, 543, 633, 2227, 2263; 2013, 3394; 2017, 3224; 2019, 4354; 2021, 14)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 385A - Accountability of Public Schools › NRS 385A.500 - Career and technical education.

The annual report of accountability prepared by the State Board pursuant to NRS 385A.400 must include for each school district, including, without limitation, each charter school in the district and for this State as a whole, information on pupils enrolled in career and technical education, including, without limitation:
1. The number of pupils enrolled in a course of career and technical education;
2. The number of pupils who completed a course of career and technical education;
3. The average daily attendance of pupils who are enrolled in a program of career and technical education;
4. The annual rate of pupils who dropped out of school and were enrolled in a program of career and technical education before dropping out;
5. The number and percentage of pupils who completed a program of career and technical education and who received a standard high school diploma, an adjusted diploma or an alternative diploma; and
6. The number and percentage of pupils who completed a program of career and technical education and who did not receive a high school diploma because the pupils failed to satisfy the requirements of subsection 3 or 4 of NRS 390.600 or the criteria prescribed by the State Board pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 390.600.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 4; A 2005, 349, 1159; 2007, 361, 1065, 1805, 1928; 2009, 338; 2011, 543, 633, 2227, 2263; 2013, 3232; 2017, 234)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 385.3589)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 385A - Accountability of Public Schools › NRS 385A.510 - Remedial and special programs.

The annual report of accountability prepared by the State Board pursuant to NRS 385A.400 must include information on remedial and special programs, including, without limitation:
1. 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:
(a) The amount and sources of money received for programs of remedial study.
(b) An identification of each program of remedial study, listed by subject area.
2. 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.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 4; A 2005, 349, 1159; 2007, 361, 1065, 1805, 1928; 2009, 338; 2011, 543, 633, 2227, 2263)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 385.3591)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 385A - Accountability of Public Schools › NRS 385A.520 - Fiscal information; technological facilities and equipment.

The annual report of accountability prepared by the State Board pursuant to NRS 385A.400 must include fiscal information and information relating to technological facilities and equipment, including, without limitation:
1. 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 subsection. If a statewide program is not available, the State Board shall use the Department’s own financial analysis program in complying with this subsection.
2. 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 subsection. If a statewide program is not available, the State Board shall use the Department’s own financial analysis program in complying with this subsection.
3. Each source of funding for this State to be used for the system of public education.
4. 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.
5. 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.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 4; A 2005, 349, 1159; 2007, 361, 1065, 1805, 1928; 2009, 338; 2011, 543, 633, 2227, 2263)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 385.3592)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 385A - Accountability of Public Schools › NRS 385A.600 - Compliance of statewide system with requirements for receipt of federal education funding; applicability and additional requirements for statewide system; rating of school districts allowed.

1. The Department shall make every effort to obtain the approval necessary from the United States Department of Education to ensure that the statewide system of accountability for public schools complies with all requirements for the receipt of federal money under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, 20 U.S.C. §§ 6301 et seq., as amended.
2. The statewide system of accountability applies to all public schools, regardless of Title I status, and must, except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 of NRS 385A.720:
(a) Include a method to, on an annual basis, rate each public school based upon the performance of the school and based upon whether each public school meets the school achievement targets and performance targets established pursuant to the statewide system of accountability;
(b) Include a method to implement consequences, rewards and supports for public schools based upon the ratings;
(c) Include a method to provide grants and other financial support, to the extent that money is available from legislative appropriation, to public schools receiving one of the two lowest ratings of performance pursuant to the statewide system of accountability for public schools; and
(d) Establish school achievement targets and performance targets for public schools and performance targets for specific groups of pupils, including, without limitation, pupils who are economically disadvantaged, pupils from major racial and ethnic groups, pupils with disabilities and pupils who are English learners. The school achievement targets and performance targets must:
(1) Be based primarily upon the measurement of the progress and proficiency of pupils on the examinations administered pursuant to NRS 390.105; and
(2) For high schools, include the rate of graduation and the rate of attendance.
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 of NRS 385A.720, the statewide system of accountability for public schools may include a method to:
(a) On an annual basis, rate school districts based upon the performance of the public schools within the school district and whether those public schools meet the school achievement targets and performance targets established pursuant to the statewide system of accountability; and
(b) Implement consequences, rewards and supports for school districts based upon the ratings.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 1893; A 2015, 2459; 2017, 3225; 2021, 15)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 385A - Accountability of Public Schools › NRS 385A.605 - Inclusion of data relating to school discipline.

The Department shall include in the statewide system of accountability for public schools data:
1. To recognize public schools that reduce the frequency of the suspension, expulsion or removal of pupils from school as a means of discipline, including, without limitation, a reduction in the occurrences of the suspension, expulsion or removal of pupils that disproportionately affect pupils who belong to a group of pupils listed in subsection 2 of NRS 385A.250; and
2. That is collected pursuant to NRS 392.462 and submitted to the Department pursuant to paragraph (e) of subsection 2 of that section.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 3558; A 2023, 759)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 385A - Accountability of Public Schools › NRS 385A.610 - Establishment of monitoring system for statewide system; annual summary of findings.

1. The Department shall establish a monitoring system for the statewide system of accountability. The monitoring system must identify significant levels of achievement of pupils on the examinations that are administered pursuant to NRS 390.105 and the college and career readiness assessment administered pursuant to NRS 390.610, identified by school and by school district.
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; A 2011, 3134; 2013, 3260; 2017, 3226)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 385.3891)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 385A - Accountability of Public Schools › NRS 385A.620 - Regulations governing inclusion of pupils enrolled in certain alternative programs within statewide system.

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 school pursuant to NRS 388.537; 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,
will be included within the statewide system of accountability set forth in this chapter.
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 390.105 and, if applicable for the grade levels of the pupils enrolled, the college and career readiness assessment administered pursuant to NRS 390.610 will be reported.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 3; A 2007, 1988; 2013, 1915, 3255; 2017, 3226)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 385.3612)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 385A - Accountability of Public Schools › NRS 385A.650 - Preparation and requirements for plan; annual review; submission of plan.

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:
(a) Include any information prescribed by regulation of the State Board;
(b) Be developed in accordance with the provisions of NRS 388.885;
(c) Include, without limitation, methods for evaluating and improving the school climate in the school; and
(d) Comply with the provisions of 20 U.S.C. § 6311(d).
3. 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.
4. On or before the date prescribed by the Department, the principal of each school shall submit the plan or the revised plan, as applicable, to the:
(a) Department;
(b) Committee;
(c) Bureau; and
(d) Board of trustees of the school district in which the school is located or, if the school is a charter school, the sponsor of the charter school and the governing body of the charter school.
5. As used in this section, "school climate" means the basis of which to measure the relationships between pupils and the parents or legal guardians of pupils and educational personnel, the cultural and linguistic competence of instructional materials and educational personnel, the emotional and physical safety of pupils and educational personnel and the social, emotional and academic development of pupils and educational personnel.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 11; A 2005, 710, 1651, 1978; 2007, 1946; 2009, 2304; 2011, 562, 1974, 2328; 2013, 1912, 3251; 2015, 215; 2017, 3227; 2019, 3231; 2021, 921)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 385A - Accountability of Public Schools › NRS 385A.680 - Monitoring administration of examinations by Department required under certain circumstances if school fails to meet school achievement targets and performance targets.

If the Department determines that a public school has failed to meet the school achievement targets and performance targets established pursuant to the statewide system of accountability for public schools, 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 390.105 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.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 16; A 2005, 1172, 1981; 2013, 1917; 2017, 3230)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 385.3622)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 385A - Accountability of Public Schools › NRS 385A.720 - Issuance of preliminary ratings; opportunity for schools to review data; waiver; posting of final ratings.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3:
(a) Based upon the information received from the Department pursuant to NRS 385A.670, the board of trustees of each school district shall, on or before August 15 of each year, issue a preliminary rating for each public school in the school district in accordance with the statewide system of accountability for public schools, excluding charter schools sponsored by the State Public Charter School Authority, a college or university within the Nevada System of Higher Education or a city or county.
(b) The board of trustees shall make preliminary ratings for all charter schools that are sponsored by the board of trustees.
(c) The Department shall make preliminary ratings for all charter schools sponsored by the State Public Charter School Authority, all charter schools sponsored by a college or university within the Nevada System of Higher Education and all charter schools sponsored by a city or county.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3:
(a) Before making a final rating 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 rating is based and to present evidence.
(b) 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 rating for the school on September 15.
(c) If the school is a charter school sponsored by the State Public Charter School Authority, a college or university within the Nevada System of Higher Education or a city or county, the Department shall make a final determination concerning the rating for the school on September 15.
3. The Department may temporarily waive or otherwise pause the requirement to make ratings for public schools that comply with 20 U.S.C. § 6311(c) pursuant to this section if the United States Department of Education grants a waiver from or otherwise pauses the requirements of 20 U.S.C. § 6311(c).
4. On or before September 15 of each year, the Department shall post on the Internet website maintained by the Department the determinations and final ratings made for all schools in this State.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 17; A 2005, 1172; 2007, 2558; 2011, 570, 2338; 2013, 1918; 2015, 3786; 2017, 723; 2019, 2002, 2057; 2021, 16; 2023, 2168)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 385A - Accountability of Public Schools › NRS 385A.730 - Regulations governing alternative performance framework.

1. The State Board shall adopt regulations that prescribe an alternative performance framework to evaluate public schools that are approved pursuant to NRS 385A.740. Such regulations must include, without limitation, an alternative manner in which to evaluate such a school and the manner in which the school will be included within the statewide system of accountability set forth in this chapter.
2. The regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 1 must also set forth the manner in which:
(a) The progress of pupils enrolled in a public school for which an alternative performance framework has been approved pursuant to NRS 385A.740 will be accounted for within the statewide system of accountability; and
(b) To report the results of pupils enrolled in such a public school on the examinations administered pursuant to NRS 390.105 and, if applicable for the grade levels of the pupils enrolled, the college and career readiness assessment administered pursuant to NRS 390.610.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2458; A 2017, 3230)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 385A - Accountability of Public Schools › NRS 385A.740 - Application for approval to be rated using alternative performance framework; eligibility.

1. A public school, including, without limitation, a charter school, that wishes to be rated using the alternative performance framework prescribed by the State Board pursuant to NRS 385A.730 must request the board of trustees of the school district or sponsor of the charter school, as applicable, to apply to the State Board on behalf of the school for approval to be rated using the alternative performance framework.
2. The board of trustees of a school district or the sponsor of a charter school, as applicable, may apply to the State Board on behalf of a school for the school to be rated using the alternative performance framework by submitting a form prescribed by the Department.
3. A public school is eligible to be rated using the alternative performance framework if:
(a) The school specifies that the mission of the school is to serve pupils who:
(1) Have been expelled or suspended from a public school, including, without limitation, a charter school;
(2) Have been deemed to be a habitual disciplinary problem pursuant to NRS 392.4655;
(3) Are academically disadvantaged;
(4) Have been adjudicated delinquent;
(5) Have been adjudicated to be in need of supervision for a reason set forth in NRS 62B.320; or
(6) Have an individualized education program; and
(b) At least 75 percent of the pupils enrolled at the school fall within one or more of the categories listed in paragraph (a).
4. In addition to the provisions of subsection 3, a charter school is eligible to be rated using the alternative performance framework if the charter school:
(a) Specifies in its charter contract that:
(1) The mission of the charter school is to serve primarily pupils who are described in subparagraphs (1) to (6), inclusive, of paragraph (a) of subsection 3; and
(2) The admissions policy of the charter school only allows the pupils identified in its mission statement to newly enroll in the charter school;
(b) At the time of its application to be rated using the alternative performance framework, has an enrollment of at least 75 percent of pupils who are pupils identified in its mission statement; and
(c) Completes any requirements to transition to the alternative performance framework required by the proposed sponsor of the charter school pursuant to NRS 388A.274.
5. As used in this section, "academically disadvantaged" includes, without limitation, being retained in the same grade level two or more times or having a deficiency in the credits required to graduate on time.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2458; A 2017, 3373, 3374)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 385A - Accountability of Public Schools › NRS 385A.750 - Form for notice to parents concerning rating of school as underperforming.

The Department shall prescribe a form for notice to parents and guardians concerning the rating of a public school as underperforming.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 33; A 2013, 1922)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 385.382)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 385A - Accountability of Public Schools › NRS 385A.810 - Adoption of uniform program for school districts to collect, maintain and transfer data to system.

The board of trustees of each school district shall:
1. Adopt and maintain the program prescribed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction pursuant to NRS 385A.820 for the collection, maintenance and transfer of data from the records of individual pupils to the automated system of information, including, without limitation, the development of plans for the educational technology which is necessary to adopt and maintain the program;
2. Provide to the Department electronic data concerning pupils as required by the Superintendent of Public Instruction pursuant to NRS 385A.820; and
3. Ensure that an electronic record is maintained in accordance with subsection 3 of NRS 385A.830.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1227; A 2001, 3141; 2003, 19th Special Session, 47; 2005, 1174, 2410, 2546; 2007, 1197, 1959; 2010, 26th Special Session, 38; 2011, 508, 2371, 3083; 2013, 1923, 2697, 3147; 2015, 51, 2402, 3825)—(Substituted in revision for part of NRS 386.650)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 385A - Accountability of Public Schools › NRS 385A.820 - Duties of Superintendent of Public Instruction regarding uniform program for collection, maintenance and transfer of data to system.

The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall:
1. Prescribe a uniform program throughout this State for the collection, maintenance and transfer of data that each school district must adopt, which must include standardized software;
2. Prescribe the data to be collected and reported to the Department by each school district and each sponsor of a charter school pursuant to NRS 385A.810 and by each university school for profoundly gifted pupils;
3. Prescribe the format for the data;
4. Prescribe the date by which each school district shall report the data to the Department;
5. Prescribe the date by which each charter school shall report the data to the sponsor of the charter school;
6. Prescribe the date by which each university school for profoundly gifted pupils shall report the data to the Department;
7. Prescribe standardized codes for all data elements used within the automated system and all exchanges of data within the automated system, including, without limitation, data concerning:
(a) Individual pupils;
(b) Individual teachers;
(c) Individual schools and school districts; and
(d) Programs and financial information;
8. Provide technical assistance to each school district to ensure that the data from each public school in the school district, including, without limitation, each charter school and university school for profoundly gifted pupils located within the school district, is compatible with the automated system of information and comparable to the data reported by other school districts; and
9. Provide for the analysis and reporting of the data in the automated system of information.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1227; A 2001, 3141; 2003, 19th Special Session, 47; 2005, 1174, 2410, 2546; 2007, 1197, 1959; 2010, 26th Special Session, 38; 2011, 508, 2371, 3083; 2013, 1923, 2697, 3147; 2015, 51, 2402, 3825)—(Substituted in revision for part of NRS 386.650)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 385A - Accountability of Public Schools › NRS 385A.830 - Operation of system in compliance with federal laws governing release and confidentiality of records.

1. The Department, the school districts and the public schools, including, without limitation, charter schools, shall, in operating the automated system of information established pursuant to NRS 385A.800, comply with the provisions of:
(a) For all pupils, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g, and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto; and
(b) For pupils with disabilities who are enrolled in programs of special education, the provisions governing access to education records and confidentiality of information prescribed in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1417(c), and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
2. Except as otherwise provided in 20 U.S.C. § 1232g(b) and any other applicable federal law, a public school, including, without limitation, a charter school, shall not release the education records of a pupil to a person or an agency of a federal, state or local government without the written consent of the parent or legal guardian of the pupil.
3. In addition to the record required pursuant to 20 U.S.C. § 1232g(b)(4)(A), each school district and each sponsor of a charter school shall maintain within the automated system of information an electronic record of all persons and agencies who have requested the education record of a pupil or obtained access to the education record of a pupil, or both, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. § 1232g. The electronic record must be maintained and may only be disclosed in accordance with the provisions of 20 U.S.C. § 1232g. A charter school shall provide to the sponsor of the charter school such information as is necessary for the sponsor to carry out the provisions of this subsection.
4. The right accorded to a parent or legal guardian of a pupil pursuant to subsection 2 devolves upon the pupil on the date on which the pupil attains the age of 18 years.
5. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "education records" has the meaning ascribed to it in 20 U.S.C. § 1232g(a)(4).
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1228; A 2001, 3142; 2003, 19th Special Session, 49; 2005, 1176, 2412, 2548)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 386.655)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 385A - Accountability of Public Schools › NRS 385A.840 - Collection and reporting of data on discipline of pupils.

1. Each public school in this State shall collect data on the discipline of pupils. Such data must:
(a) Be reported annually to the Department through the automated system of accountability information established pursuant to NRS 385A.800;
(b) Be disaggregated into subgroups of pupils; and
(c) Include occurrences of suspension and expulsion as separate offenses.
2. The Department shall:
(a) Develop and provide guidance to each school district in this State on methods and procedures for the collection of data on the discipline of pupils pursuant to subsection 1;
(b) Establish standard definitions of an offense for which a pupil may be disciplined and any related sanctions; and
(c) Provide training and professional development to educational personnel relating to the reporting and analysis of data on the discipline of pupils. Such training must, without limitation, provide educational personnel with the ability to create a report of any data on the discipline of pupils, interpret the results of such a report and develop a responsive plan of action based on the results of such a report.
3. As used in this section:
(a) "Expulsion" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 392.4603.
(b) "Suspension" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 392.4607.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 1019; A 2021, 2321)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 385B - Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association › NRS 385B.010 - Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 385B.015 to 385B.045, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2141; A 2017, 728; 2019, 271; 2023, 3384)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 385B - Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association › NRS 385B.020 - "Pupil" defined.

"Pupil" means a student of a school or a child that receives instruction at home and is excused from compulsory enrollment and attendance pursuant to NRS 392.070.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2141; A 2023, 1199)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 385B - Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association › NRS 385B.050 - Formation; composition; purposes; board members; terms.

1. The county school district trustees may form a nonprofit association, to be known as the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association, composed of all of the school districts of the State for the purposes of controlling, supervising and regulating all interscholastic athletic events and other interscholastic events in the public schools. This section does not prohibit a public school, which is authorized by the Association to do so, from joining an association formed for similar purposes in another state.
2. Any board formed to govern the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association must include at least three members who are parents or guardians of pupils who participate in a sanctioned sport. Of the members who are parents or guardians of pupils who participate in a sanctioned sport:
(a) At least one member must be a resident of a county whose population is 700,000 or more;
(b) At least one member must be a resident of a county whose population is 100,000 or more but less than 700,000;
(c) At least one member must be a resident of a county whose population is less than 100,000; and
(d) Each member must not be an employee of or an immediate family member of an employee of a school district, charter school or private school.
3. Any advisory board formed to advise a governing board of the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association must include at least three members who are pupils currently participating in a sanctioned sport. Of the members who are pupils currently participating in a sanctioned sport:
(a) At least one member must be a resident of a county whose population is 700,000 or more;
(b) At least one member must be a resident of a county whose population is 100,000 or more but less than 700,000;
(c) At least one member must be a resident of a county whose population is less than 100,000; and
(d) Each member must not be an employee of or an immediate family member of an employee of a school district.
4. The terms of each member of a board formed to govern the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association who is a parent or guardian of a pupil who participates in a sanctioned sport and each pupil who is a member of an advisory board to such a governing board must be consistent in duration with the terms of other members of the applicable board and be served in full-year increments during any year that a pupil who is a member or a pupil whose parent or guardian is a member participates in one or more sanctioned sports.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 316; A 1989, 689; 2005, 2824; 2021, 3401)