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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.168 - Regulations.

The State Public Charter School Authority shall adopt regulations that prescribe:
1. The process for submission to the State Public Charter School Authority of an application to form a charter school, and the contents of such an application;
2. The process for submission to the State Public Charter School Authority of an application to renew a charter contract, and the contents of such an application;
3. The process for submission to the State Public Charter School Authority of an amendment to a charter contract pursuant to NRS 388A.276 and the contents of the application;
4. The procedure for the investigation that the State Public Charter School Authority will conduct of an application to form a charter school, an application to renew a charter contract or an application to request an amendment of a charter contract, and the criteria that the State Public Charter School Authority will use to evaluate such applications;
5. The process for evaluating the overall performance of a teacher, which must include, without limitation, the criteria for determining whether the overall performance of a teacher is ineffective, developing, effective or highly effective; and
6. The qualifications for employment as a paraprofessional by a charter school.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1856; A 2001, 3131; 2007, 2573; 2011, 2365, 3051; 2013, 1667, 2926; 2015, 3286, 3287; 2017, 3238)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.171 - Review of statutes and regulations; recommendations concerning legislation and changes to regulations; duty to make certain information concerning charter schools available.

The State Public Charter School Authority shall:
1. Before March 1 of each even-numbered year:
(a) In consultation with the Department and each board of trustees of a school district, college or university within the Nevada System of Higher Education and city or county that sponsors a charter school, review all statutes and regulations from which charter schools are not exempt and determine whether such statutes and regulations assisted or impeded the charter schools in achieving their academic, fiscal and organizational goals and objectives;
(b) Make recommendations to the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education concerning any legislation that would assist charter schools in achieving their academic, fiscal and organizational goals; and
(c) Make recommendations to the State Board and the Department concerning any changes to regulations that would assist charter schools in achieving their academic, fiscal and organizational goals.
2. Make available information concerning the formation and operation of charter schools in this State and the academic, fiscal and organizational performance of each charter school in this State to pupils, parents and legal guardians of pupils, teachers and other educational personnel and members of the general public. The State Public Charter School Authority shall update such information annually.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1856; A 2015, 3289; 2023, 2180)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.190 - Executive Director: Appointment; unclassified service; eligibility.

1. The Executive Director of the State Public Charter School Authority:
(a) Must be appointed by the Governor from a list of three candidates submitted by the State Public Charter School Authority and serves at the pleasure of the Governor.
(b) Is in the unclassified service of the State.
2. To be eligible for appointment to the office of Executive Director of the State Public Charter School Authority, a person must:
(a) Be at least 21 years of age at the time of appointment; and
(b) Possess a demonstrated understanding of charter schools and a commitment to using charter schools to strengthen public education in this State.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 2355; A 2015, 3258; 2017, 3384)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 386.511)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.193 - Executive Director: Authorization to pursue other employment or hold other office for profit with approval of Authority.

With the approval of the State Public Charter School Authority, the Executive Director may pursue any other business or occupation or hold any other office, including, without limitation, serving as a member on a committee, board or task force of an organization relating to charter schools, serving as a reviewer of applications to form a charter school for organizations other than the State Public Charter School Authority and holding an office of profit, and may accept reimbursement for travel costs relating to such activities. The Executive Director shall not pursue any other business or occupation or hold any other office of profit without the approval of the State Public Charter School Authority.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 2355; A 2015, 3258)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 386.5115)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.196 - Executive Director: Duties.

The Executive Director shall:
1. Execute, direct and supervise all administrative, technical and procedural activities of the State Public Charter School Authority in accordance with the policies prescribed by the State Public Charter School Authority;
2. Organize the State Public Charter School Authority in a manner which will ensure the efficient operation and service of the State Public Charter School Authority;
3. Serve as the Executive Secretary of the State Public Charter School Authority;
4. Ensure that the autonomy provided to charter schools in this State pursuant to state law and regulations is preserved; and
5. Perform such other duties as are prescribed by law or the State Public Charter School Authority.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 2355; A 2015, 3259)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 386.512)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.199 - Employment and qualifications of staff; periodic evaluations.

1. The State Public Charter School Authority may employ such persons as it deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. The staff employed by the State Public Charter School Authority must be qualified to carry out the daily responsibilities of sponsoring charter schools, including, without limitation, oversight of charter contracts, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
2. The staff must include:
(a) Attorneys with experience with laws concerning education, special education and nonprofit organizations;
(b) Persons with experience overseeing the annual audits and financial operations of school districts, nonprofit organizations or corporations;
(c) Persons with experience conducting assessments and evaluations for a school district;
(d) Administrators with significant experience overseeing special education programs and programs while employed by a school district, charter management organization, educational management organization or other operator of charter schools;
(e) Policy analysts with significant experience in the areas of charter schools and education policy; and
(f) Any other persons that the State Public Charter School Authority determines are necessary.
3. The State Public Charter School Authority shall periodically evaluate and make decisions concerning the number of persons employed by the State Public Charter School Authority and the qualifications and compensation of such persons based on guidance from the National Association of Charter School Authorizers, or its successor organization, an assessment of the strategic plan for recruiting operators of charter schools prepared pursuant to NRS 388A.223 and the needs of the charter schools sponsored by the State Public Charter School Authority.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 2355; A 2013, 1596; 2015, 3259, 3260)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.224 - Duty to establish standards and provide training regarding governance of charter schools.

1. The sponsor of a charter school shall establish standards for the governance of each charter school which it sponsors.
2. The sponsor of a charter school shall provide training on the governance of charter schools to the governing body of each charter school which it sponsors or identify an organization approved by the sponsor of the charter school to provide training on the governance of charter schools.
3. Each member of the governing body of a charter school must complete the training provided by the sponsor of the charter school or an organization identified by the sponsor of the charter school pursuant to subsection 2 on the governance of a charter school:
(a) Before the opening of the charter school; and
(b) Every 3 years thereafter.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 2224)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.225 - Duty to notify Department and board of trustees of school district in certain circumstances relating to new or existing charter schools.

1. The sponsor of a charter school shall provide written notice to the Department and, if the sponsor is not a school district, to the board of trustees of a school district in which a charter school is located or proposed to be located, as applicable, within 45 days from the date on which the sponsor:
(a) Receives notice of intent to submit an application to operate a charter school;
(b) Receives an application to operate a charter school;
(c) Receives a request to amend the charter contract of a charter school pursuant to NRS 388A.279; and
(d) Approves an application to operate a charter school or a request to amend the charter contract of a charter school.
2. The written notice must include, to the extent applicable:
(a) The location or proposed location of the charter school, as applicable, and the geographic area served or to be served by the charter school;
(b) The grade levels to be served by the charter school;
(c) The estimated number of pupils to be enrolled at the charter school; and
(d) The proposed date and year to open the charter school or amend the charter contract, as applicable.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 2301)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.226 - Duty to provide information and assistance; provision of additional services by district-sponsored charter schools; availability of summer school and Internet-based classes for certain charter school pupils.

1. The sponsor of a charter school shall:
(a) Provide reasonable assistance to an applicant for a charter school and to a charter school in carrying out the provisions of this chapter;
(b) Provide technical and other reasonable assistance to a charter school for the operation of the charter school;
(c) Provide information to the governing body of a charter school concerning the availability of money for the charter school, including, without limitation, money available from the Federal Government;
(d) Provide timely access to the electronic data concerning the pupils enrolled in the charter school that is maintained pursuant to NRS 385A.800; and
(e) Provide appropriate information, education and training to a charter school and the governing body of a charter school concerning the applicable provisions of this title and any other laws and regulations that affect charter schools and the governing bodies of charter schools.
2. If the board of trustees of a school district is the sponsor of a charter school, the sponsor shall:
(a) Provide the charter school with an updated list of available substitute teachers within the school district.
(b) Provide access to school buses for use by the charter school for field trips. The school district may charge a reasonable fee for the use of the school buses, which must not be greater than the amount that the board of trustees is authorized to charge the charter school for services pursuant to NRS 388A.378.
(c) If the school district offers summer school or Internet-based credit recovery classes, allow the pupils enrolled in the charter school to participate if space is available. The school district shall apply the same fees, if any, for participation of the pupils enrolled in the charter school as it applies to pupils enrolled in the school district.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1856; A 1999, 3297; 2005, 2402; 2007, 2573; 2011, 3052; 2013, 1668; 2015, 3288)—(Substituted in revision for part of NRS 386.545)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.229 - Duty to collect, analyze and report data; aggregation and disaggregation of data for purpose of evaluating and reporting pupil achievement and school performance; adoption of policies for determining pupil achievement and school performance; regulations.

1. The sponsor of a charter school shall ensure the collection, analysis and reporting of all data from the results of pupils enrolled in the charter school on statewide examinations to determine whether the charter school is meeting the performance indicators, measures and metrics for the achievement and proficiency of pupils as set forth in the performance framework for the charter school in a manner that complies with all applicable federal and state laws.
2. The sponsor of the charter school may aggregate data reported by the State and collected by the sponsor concerning pupil achievement and school performance at separate facilities operated by the same governing body or charter management organization and across all grades served by the charter school for the purpose of evaluating and reporting pupil achievement and school performance. Such an aggregation of data may include, without limitation, a weighted average of data concerning pupil achievement and school performance of each elementary school, junior high school, middle school or high school program operated by the charter school. The sponsor may also disaggregate such data by facility and by grade level or group of grade levels to provide greater transparency and accountability. The sponsor may also adopt policies for determining pupil achievement and school performance at a charter school. Any data reported pursuant to this subsection must be reported in a manner that complies with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g, and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
3. The State Board may adopt regulations to place requirements on the manner in which data is reported by the board of trustees of a school district, a college or university within the Nevada System of Higher Education or a city or county that sponsors a charter school including, without limitation, the manner in which data must be aggregated or disaggregated in any report.
4. The State Public Charter School Authority may adopt regulations establishing requirements concerning the manner in which it reports data, including, without limitation, the manner in which data must be aggregated or disaggregated in any report.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 2907; A 2015, 3278; 2023, 2181)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.230 - Review of sponsor; determination regarding continuation or revocation of authorization to sponsor charter school.

1. At least once every 3 years, the Department shall conduct a comprehensive review of each sponsor of a charter school that the Department has approved for sponsorship pursuant to NRS 388A.220.
2. In conducting a comprehensive review of a sponsor, the Department shall:
(a) Review the annual reports submitted to the Department by the sponsor pursuant to NRS 388A.351;
(b) Determine whether the sponsor has complied with all applicable statutes and regulations; and
(c) Determine whether the sponsor applies nationally recognized best practices, as described in regulation by the Department, in carrying out its duties as a sponsor.
3. The Department may obtain the assistance of any entity or person the Department deems necessary or appropriate to carry out the review.
4. After completing the comprehensive review, the Department shall determine whether to continue or revoke the authorization of a sponsor to sponsor charter schools.
5. The Department shall adopt by regulation the criteria to apply when determining whether to continue or revoke the authorization of a sponsor to charter schools pursuant to subsection 4.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 2065)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.231 - Change of sponsor.

The governing body of a charter school may request, at any time, a change in the sponsorship of the charter school to an entity that is authorized to sponsor charter schools pursuant to NRS 388A.220. The State Board shall adopt:
1. A process for a charter school that requests a change in the sponsorship of the charter school, which must not require the charter school to undergo all the requirements of an initial application to form a charter school; and
2. Objective criteria for the conditions under which such a request may be granted.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 3289; A 2001, 3129; 2005, 1662, 2400, 2538; 2007, 1256, 2571; 2009, 259; 2011, 2363, 3049; 2013, 2916; 2015, 3274, 3276)—(Substituted in revision for part of NRS 386.527)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.240 - Membership of committee to form charter school.

1. A committee to form a charter school must consist of:
(a) One member who is a teacher or other person licensed pursuant to chapter 391 of NRS or who previously held such a license and is retired, as long as his or her license was held in good standing;
(b) One member who:
(1) Satisfies the qualifications of paragraph (a); or
(2) Is a school administrator with a license issued by another state or who previously held such a license and is retired, as long as his or her license was held in good standing;
(c) One parent or legal guardian who is not a teacher or employee of the proposed charter school; and
(d) Two members who possess knowledge and expertise in one or more of the following areas:
(1) Accounting;
(2) Financial services;
(3) Law; or
(4) Human resources.
2. In addition to the members who serve pursuant to subsection 1, the committee to form a charter school may include, without limitation, not more than four additional members as follows:
(a) Members of the general public;
(b) Representatives of nonprofit organizations and businesses; or
(c) Representatives of a college or university within the Nevada System of Higher Education.
3. A majority of the persons who serve on the committee to form a charter school must be residents of this State at the time that the application to form the charter school is submitted to the Department.
4. As used in subsection 1, "teacher" means a person who:
(a) Holds a current license to teach issued pursuant to chapter 391 of NRS or who previously held such a license and is retired, as long as his or her license was held in good standing; and
(b) Has at least 2 years of experience as an employed teacher.
The term does not include a person who is employed as a substitute teacher.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1844; A 1999, 3292; 2001, 3125; 2007, 2568; 2009, 257; 2011, 2279, 2359, 3044; 2013, 1663, 2911; 2015, 3265)—(Substituted in revision for part of NRS 386.520)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.243 - Duties of applicant to ensure application meets certain requirements; charter management organization authorized to request waiver of requirements concerning membership of governing body.

1. The applicant shall ensure that the completed application:
(a) Presents a clear, measurable and high-quality academic, financial and organizational vision and plans for the proposed charter school; and
(b) Provides the proposed sponsor of the charter school with a clear basis for assessing the capacity of the applicant to carry out the vision and plans.
2. A charter management organization may, as part of an application to form a charter school, request a waiver of the requirements of subsection 1 or 2 of NRS 388A.320 concerning the membership of the governing body. A sponsor shall not grant such a waiver unless the charter management organization provides a compelling reason for the waiver. If approved, the waiver may provide, without limitation, for multiple governing bodies that have the authority to make decisions concerning the governance of the charter school or a facility operated by the charter school. A majority of the members of each such governing body must reside in this State. A request for a waiver to allow for multiple such governing bodies must describe the role, responsibilities and composition of each such proposed governing body.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1844; A 1999, 3292; 2001, 3125; 2007, 2568; 2009, 257; 2011, 2279, 2359, 3044; 2013, 1663, 2911; 2015, 3265)—(Substituted in revision for part of NRS 386.520)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.247 - Information provided to sponsor of charter school by charter management organization, committee to form charter school or charter school is public record; authority to declare certain information confidential.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, any information that is provided to the sponsor of the charter school by a charter management organization, a committee to form a charter school or a charter school is a public record that is subject to the provisions of chapter 239 of NRS.
2. A charter school must designate any information contained in a submission by the charter school to the sponsor of the charter school that is intended to remain confidential and request for the sponsor to declare such information confidential. Upon receipt of such a request, the sponsor of the charter school shall determine whether the designated information should be declared confidential. If the sponsor of the charter school determines the information should not be declared confidential, the sponsor must give the charter school an opportunity to redact such information. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 239.0115, if the sponsor of the charter school determines that the information should be declared confidential, the information is confidential and must not be disclosed.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 3375)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.252 - Review of application received by board of trustees of school district, college or university within Nevada System of Higher Education or city or county; written notice of approval or denial; opportunity to correct deficiencies; written request for sponsorship by State Public Charter School Authority if resubmitted application denied.

1. If the board of trustees of a school district, a college or a university within the Nevada System of Higher Education or a city or county receives an application to form a charter school, the board of trustees, the institution or the city or county, as applicable, shall consider the application at a meeting that must be held not later than 60 days after the receipt of the application, or a later period mutually agreed upon by the committee to form the charter school and the board of trustees of the school district, the institution or the city or county, as applicable, and ensure that notice of the meeting has been provided pursuant to chapter 241 of NRS. The board of trustees, the college or university or the city or county, as applicable, shall review an application in accordance with the requirements for review set forth in subsections 2 and 3 of NRS 388A.249.
2. The board of trustees, the college or university or the city or county, as applicable, may approve an application if the requirements of subsection 3 of NRS 388A.249 are satisfied.
3. The board of trustees, the college or university or the city or county, as applicable, shall provide written notice to the applicant of its approval or denial of the application. If the board of trustees, the college or university or the city or county, as applicable, denies an application, it shall include in the written notice the reasons for the denial and the deficiencies. The applicant must be granted 30 days after receipt of the written notice to correct any deficiencies identified in the written notice and resubmit the application.
4. If the board of trustees, the college or university or the city or county, as applicable, denies an application after it has been resubmitted pursuant to subsection 3, the applicant may submit a written request for sponsorship by the State Public Charter School Authority not more than 30 days after receipt of the written notice of denial. Any request that is submitted pursuant to this subsection must be accompanied by the application to form the charter school.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1846; A 1999, 3295; 2001, 3127; 2005, 1098, 2399, 2537; 2007, 2569; 2011, 2361, 3047; 2013, 1665, 2913; 2015, 3271, 3799; 2019, 2305; 2023, 2183)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.255 - Review of application received by State Public Charter School Authority; written notice of approval or denial; opportunity to correct deficiencies; appeal of denial.

1. If the State Public Charter School Authority receives an application pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 388A.249 or subsection 4 of NRS 388A.252, it shall consider the application at a meeting which must be held not later than 120 days after receipt of the application or a later period mutually agreed upon by the committee to form the charter school and the State Public Charter School Authority. Notice of the meeting must be posted in accordance with chapter 241 of NRS. The State Public Charter School Authority shall review the application in accordance with the requirements for review set forth in subsections 2 and 3 of NRS 388A.249. The State Public Charter School Authority may approve an application only if the requirements of subsection 3 of NRS 388A.249 are satisfied. Not more than 30 days after the meeting, the State Public Charter School Authority shall provide written notice of its determination to the applicant.
2. If the State Public Charter School Authority denies or fails to act upon an application, the denial or failure to act must be based upon a finding that the requirements of subsection 3 of NRS 388A.249 have not been satisfied. The State Public Charter School Authority shall include in the written notice the reasons for the denial or the failure to act and the deficiencies. The staff designated by the State Public Charter School Authority shall meet with the applicant to confer on the method to correct the identified deficiencies. The applicant must be granted 30 days after receipt of the written notice to correct any deficiencies identified in the written notice and resubmit the application.
3. If the State Public Charter School Authority denies an application after it has been resubmitted pursuant to subsection 2, the applicant may, not more than 30 days after the receipt of the written notice from the State Public Charter School Authority, appeal the final determination to the district court of the county in which the proposed charter school will be located.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1846; A 1999, 3295; 2001, 3127; 2005, 1098, 2399, 2537; 2007, 2569; 2011, 2361, 3047; 2013, 1665, 2913; 2015, 3271, 3799; 2019, 2305; 2021, 320)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.258 - Regulations and policies establishing times and procedures for review of applications.

Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 388A.249, 388A.252 and 388A.255, the State Public Charter School Authority may adopt regulations establishing timelines and procedures by which the State Public Charter School Authority will review applications and the board of trustees of a school district, a college or university within the Nevada System of Higher Education or city or county that is approved to sponsor charter schools may adopt policies establishing timelines and procedures by which the board of trustees, college or university or city or county, as applicable, will review applications. These regulations or policies may:
1. Establish different timelines and review procedures for different types of applicants; and
2. Authorize or require an applicant to submit an abbreviated application, the contents of such an application and criteria that the State Public Charter School Authority will use to determine whether to invite the applicant to submit a full application that meets the requirements of NRS 388A.243 and 388A.246 or deny the abbreviated application and recommend that the applicant make substantial revisions and submit the application during another application cycle.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1846; A 1999, 3295; 2001, 3127; 2005, 1098, 2399, 2537; 2007, 2569; 2011, 2361, 3047; 2013, 1665, 2913; 2015, 3271, 3799; 2023, 2184)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.273 - Adoption of performance framework and incorporation into charter contract; establishment of annual performance goals; revision upon renewal of charter contract.

1. Each sponsor of a charter school shall adopt a performance framework and incorporate the performance framework into the charter contract pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 388A.270. The performance framework must include, without limitation, performance indicators, measures and metrics for the categories of academics, finances and organization as follows:
(a) The category of academics addresses:
(1) The academic achievement and proficiency of pupils enrolled in the charter school, including, without limitation, the progress of pupils from year-to-year based upon the model to measure the achievement of pupils adopted by the Department pursuant to NRS 390.125;
(2) Disparities in the academic achievement and proficiency of pupils enrolled in the charter school; and
(3) If the charter school enrolls pupils at the high school grade level, the rate of graduation of those pupils and the preparation of those pupils for success in postsecondary educational institutions and in career and workforce readiness.
(b) The category of finances addresses the financial condition and sustainability of the charter school.
(c) The category of organization addresses:
(1) The percentage of pupils who reenroll in the charter school from year-to-year;
(2) The rate of attendance of pupils enrolled in the charter school; and
(3) The performance of the governing body of the charter school, including, without limitation, compliance with the terms and conditions of the charter contract and the applicable statutes and regulations.
2. In addition to the requirements for the performance framework set forth in subsection 1, the sponsor of the charter school may, upon request of the governing body of the charter school, include additional rigorous, valid and reliable performance indicators, measures and metrics in the performance framework that are specific to the mission of the charter school and that are consistent with this chapter.
3. The governing body of a charter school shall, in consultation with the sponsor of the charter school, establish annual performance goals to ensure that the charter school is meeting the performance indicators, measures and metrics set forth in the performance framework in the charter contract.
4. If an application for renewal of a charter contract is approved, the sponsor of the charter school may review and, if necessary, revise the performance framework. Such a revised performance framework must be incorporated into the renewed charter contract.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 2907; A 2015, 3278)—(Substituted in revision for part of NRS 386.528)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.275 - Charter contract not assignable or transferable; charter contract may not be used as security for loan.

1. A charter contract entered into between the governing body of a charter school and the sponsor of the charter school is not assignable or transferable and may not be delegated to a third party.
2. A charter contract may not be used as security for any loan and shall be deemed to have no monetary value.
3. For the purpose of this section, an amendment to a charter contract which consolidates two or more charter schools, the restart of a charter school pursuant to NRS 388A.300 and the reconstitution of the governing body of a charter school pursuant to NRS 388A.330 do not constitute the assignment, transfer or delegation of a charter contract.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 3375; A 2017, 3402)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.276 - Amendment of charter contract.

The governing body of a charter school may submit to the sponsor of the charter school a written request for an amendment of the charter contract. The sponsor of the charter school shall consider the academic, financial and organizational performance of any charter schools that currently hold a contract with the current or proposed operators, including, without limitation, a charter management organization or educational management organization, of the charter school. If the proposed amendment complies with the provisions of this chapter and any other statute or regulation applicable to charter schools, the sponsor and the governing body of the charter school may amend the charter contract in accordance with the proposed amendment. If the sponsor denies the request for an amendment, the sponsor shall provide written notice to the governing body of the charter school setting forth the reasons for the denial.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 3289; A 2001, 3129; 2005, 1662, 2400, 2538; 2007, 1256, 2571; 2009, 259; 2011, 2363, 3049; 2013, 2916, 2918; 2015, 3274, 3276; 2021, 2227)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.279 - Amendment of charter contract: Public hearing; approval of sponsor required; when request required to be denied.

1. The State Public Charter School Authority, the board of trustees of the school district, a college or university within the Nevada System of Higher Education or a city or county, as applicable, which sponsors a charter school may hold a public hearing concerning any request to amend a charter contract of the charter school it sponsors, including, without limitation, a request to amend a charter contract for the purpose of:
(a) Expanding the charter school to offer instruction in grade levels for which the charter school does not already offer instruction.
(b) Increasing the total enrollment of a charter school or the enrollment of pupils in a particular grade level in the charter school for a school year to more than 120 percent of the enrollment prescribed in the charter contract for that school year.
(c) Reducing the total enrollment of a charter school or the enrollment of pupils in a particular grade level in the charter school for a school year to less than 80 percent of the enrollment prescribed in the charter contract for that school year.
(d) Seeking to acquire an additional facility in any county of this State to expand the enrollment of the charter school.
(e) Consolidating the operations of multiple charter schools pursuant to NRS 388A.282.
2. A charter contract may not be amended in any manner described in subsection 1 unless the amendment is approved by the State Public Charter School Authority, the board of trustees of the school district, a college or university within the Nevada System of Higher Education or a city or county, as applicable.
3. The State Public Charter School Authority, the board of trustees of the school district, a college or university within the Nevada System of Higher Education or a city or county, as applicable, must deny a request to amend a charter contract in the manner described in paragraph (d) or (e) of subsection 1 if the State Public Charter School Authority, the board of trustees, a college or university within the Nevada System of Higher Education or a city or county, as applicable, determines that:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6 of NRS 388A.274, the charter school is not meeting the requirements of the performance framework concerning academics, finances or organization established pursuant to NRS 388A.273; or
(b) The governing body does not have a comprehensive and feasible plan to operate additional facilities.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 3253, 3309; A 2021, 321; 2023, 2186)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.282 - Consolidation of operations of two or more charter schools.

The sponsor of a charter school may approve an amendment to a charter contract to consolidate the operations of two or more charter schools if:
1. The sponsor of a charter school for which a charter contract has been terminated has approved a request by the governing body of the charter school requesting the amendment to negotiate with the owner, mortgagor or lienholder of the facilities in which the charter school has been operated for the purpose of operating an additional campus of the other charter school pursuant to NRS 388A.303. If charter schools are consolidated under such conditions, the prior academic, operational and fiscal performance of the charter school whose charter contract has been terminated will not be attributed to the consolidated charter school.
2. Two or more governing bodies submit a request for an amendment to consolidate their charter contracts, governing bodies and operations to form a single charter school operating one or more campuses under a new charter contract. If charter schools are consolidated under such conditions:
(a) The new charter contract will be in effect for the duration of the term of the written charter or charter contract which was closest to its date of expiration before consolidation; and
(b) The academic, operational and fiscal performances of all charter schools that have been consolidated will be attributed to the consolidated charter school.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 3254, 3310)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.300 - Termination of charter contract or restart of charter school by sponsor: Grounds for termination or restart without adherence to procedural standards based upon ratings of charter school as underperforming; submission of written report to Department; regulations governing restart of charter school; exception.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, subsection 3 of NRS 385A.720 and subsection 6 of NRS 388A.274, the sponsor of a charter school shall terminate the charter contract of the charter school or restart the charter school under a new charter contract if the charter school receives, in any period of 5 consecutive school years, three annual ratings established as 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.
2. A charter school’s annual rating pursuant to the statewide system of accountability based upon the performance of the charter school must not be included in the count of annual ratings for the purposes of subsection 1 for any school year before the 2015-2016 school year.
3. If a charter contract is terminated or a charter school is restarted pursuant to subsection 1, the sponsor of the charter school shall submit a written report to the Department and the governing body of the charter school setting forth the reasons for the termination or restart of the charter school not later than 10 days after terminating the charter contract or restarting the charter school.
4. The provisions of NRS 388A.330 do not apply to the termination of a charter contract or restart of the charter school pursuant to this section.
5. The Department shall adopt regulations governing procedures to restart a charter school under a new charter contract pursuant to subsection 1. Such regulations must include, without limitation, requiring a charter school that is restarted to enroll a pupil who was enrolled in the charter school before the school was restarted before any other eligible pupil is enrolled.
6. If the sponsor of a charter school determines that not all of the elementary, middle or high schools in or campuses of the charter school meet the criteria described in subsection 1 and that the charter school can remain financially viable if the charter school continues to operate and serve only the elementary, middle or high schools or campuses which do not meet the criteria described in subsection 1, the sponsor may amend the charter contract to eliminate the elementary, middle or high schools or campuses that meet the criteria described in subsection 1 and limit the enrollment in all other elementary, middle or high schools in or campuses of the charter school.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 2908; A 2013, 2938; 2015, 2461, 3282; 2021, 18, 322)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.303 - Sponsor authorized to take certain action upon termination of charter contract; sponsor to make certain considerations before selecting governing body to operate additional campus of existing charter school.

1. If the sponsor of a charter school terminates a charter contract pursuant to NRS 388A.300 or 388A.330, the sponsor may:
(a) Petition the district court to appoint a receiver, to be paid from the funds of the charter school, to oversee and manage the charter school until other arrangements are made for pupils who attend the school.
(b) Issue a request for proposals inviting the governing body of another charter school to negotiate with the owner, mortgagor or lienholder of the facilities in which the charter school operated for the purpose of operating an additional campus of the other charter school under the sponsorship of either the sponsor of the charter school for which the charter contract has been terminated or the sponsor of the charter school that intends to operate an additional campus. If the governing body proposes to operate an additional campus of the other charter school under the sponsorship of:
(1) The sponsor of the charter school for which the charter contract has been terminated and the sponsor is not the sponsor of the charter school currently operated by the governing body, the governing body must, before the additional campus begins operating, also submit to the sponsor of the charter school for which the charter contract has been terminated and receive approval for an application to form a charter school pursuant to NRS 388A.243 and 388A.246.
(2) The sponsor of the charter school currently operated by the governing body, the governing body must, before the additional campus begins operating, also submit a request for and receive approval of an amendment to its charter contract to consolidate charter schools pursuant to NRS 388A.270, 388A.279 and 388A.282.
2. Before selecting a governing body to operate another campus of an existing charter school to replace a charter school whose charter contract has been terminated pursuant to subsection 1, the sponsor must consider:
(a) The performance record of the charter school in this State and other states;
(b) The plan of the governing body for improving pupil achievement and school performance;
(c) The suitability of the proposed academic program for pupils who were enrolled in the charter school before the termination of the charter contract; and
(d) Input from members of the community in which the charter school is located and parents who were enrolled in the charter school before the termination of the charter contract, including, without limitation, the input described in subsection 1 of NRS 388A.336.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 3254, 3310)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.323 - Fingerprinting of members; removal of member convicted of certain crimes.

1. Within 10 days after being appointed to the governing body of a charter school, each member of a governing body, except a licensed teacher or other person licensed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, must, as a condition to membership, submit to the governing body a complete set of the member’s fingerprints and written permission authorizing the governing body to forward the fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for its report on the criminal history of the applicant and for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for its report on the criminal history of the member.
2. If the reports on the criminal history of the member indicate that the member has not been convicted of a felony or an offense involving moral turpitude, the member may continue to serve on the governing body.
3. If a report on the criminal history of a member indicates that the member has been convicted of a felony or an offense involving moral turpitude, the governing body of the charter school must remove the member.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 3256)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.333 - Appointment of new members; review of employees and hiring of new employees.

1. If the sponsor of a charter school reconstitutes the governing body of a charter school pursuant to NRS 388A.330, the sponsor must appoint new members to the governing body who meet the qualifications for membership set forth in NRS 388A.320. The sponsor shall not reappoint more than 40 percent of the members of the previous governing body. Before appointing new members to the governing body, the sponsor must consider:
(a) Input from members of the community in which the charter school is located and parents of pupils who attend the charter school.
(b) Any relevant credentials, experience or other qualifications of a potential member, including, without limitation, whether the potential member resides in the geographic area served by the charter school or has experience in education.
2. If the sponsor of a charter school reconstitutes the governing body of a charter school pursuant to NRS 388A.330, the principal of the charter school or another administrator of the charter school appointed by the reconstituted governing body shall:
(a) Review each employee of the charter school to determine whether to retain the employee based on the needs of the school and the ability of the employee to improve pupil achievement and school performance at the charter school. The new governing body may terminate the employment of any teachers or other employees of the charter school or, if possible, may reassign teachers or other employees to another school.
(b) Collaborate with the new governing body in making hiring determinations for the charter school.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 3254, 3310)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.336 - Parents of pupils to interview certain governing bodies and cast advisory vote for preferred governing body; priority enrollment for pupils who were enrolled in charter school whose charter contract was terminated.

1. A sponsor that solicits proposals to operate an additional campus of an existing charter school shall allow parents of pupils who were enrolled in the charter school before the termination of the charter contract to interview governing bodies who submit proposals and, if three or more proposals are submitted pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 388A.303, cast an advisory vote for the governing body that they would prefer be given the opportunity to operate the campus.
2. If a governing body is selected pursuant to NRS 388A.333 to operate another campus of an existing charter school to replace a charter school whose charter contract has been terminated and any necessary amendments or applications are approved, the charter school must enroll pupils who were enrolled in the charter school whose charter contract was terminated before enrolling other pupils.
3. If the sponsor of a charter school selects a governing body to operate another campus of an existing charter school to replace a charter school whose charter contract has been terminated, the new governing body is not required to offer employment to any teacher or other employee of the charter school whose charter contract has been terminated.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 3254, 3310)