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Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › STATEWIDE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM FOR SCHOOL-LEVEL ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS › Section 391.576 - Performance evaluation of teacher in domain of professional responsibilities

Current through June 11, 2024
The performance evaluation of a teacher in the
			 domain of professional responsibilities of the teacher to support learning and
			 promote the effectiveness of the school community must include, without
			 limitation, an evaluation of the teacher in the following standards of
			 performance, with each standard carrying the weight prescribed by the
			 Department pursuant to NAC
			 391.580:
1. The teacher demonstrates commitment to the
			 school community, as demonstrated by the following indicators:
(a) Taking an active role on his or her
			 instructional team and collaborating with colleagues to improve the instruction
			 of all pupils;
(b) Taking an active
			 role in developing a professional culture that supports the initiatives of the
			 school and the initiatives of the school district; and
(c) Taking an active role in cultivating a
			 safe, learning-centered school culture and community that maintains high
			 expectations for all pupils.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › STATEWIDE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM FOR SCHOOL-LEVEL ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS › Section 391.577 - Performance evaluations of school-level administrators in domains of instructional leadership practices and professional responsibilities and of teachers in domains of instructional practices and professional responsibilities to be measured upon certain data: Observations of performance; review of artifacts; self-assessment; setting goals

Current through June 11, 2024
The performance evaluations of
			 school-level administrators in the standards for the domain of instructional
			 leadership practices and standards for the domain of professional
			 responsibilities and the performance evaluations of teachers in the standards
			 for the domain of instructional practices and the domain of professional
			 responsibilities must be measured based upon the following data:
1. Observations of performance in accordance
			 with the observation schedule prescribed by
			 NRS
			 391.3125 or
			 391.3127,
			 as applicable.
2. Review of
			 artifacts applicable to the performance of the school-level administrator or
			 teacher, which may include:
(a)
			 Documents;
(b)
			 Photographs;
(c) Policies and
			 procedures;
(d) Certificates and
			 transcripts;
(e) Audio and video
			 media;
(f) Data, reports, plans,
			 logs, evaluations, surveys, journals, portfolios and other examples of work,
			 newsletters and written communications; or
(g) Other tangible demonstrations of the
			 performance of the school-level administrator or teacher, as applicable, or any
			 combination thereof.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › STATEWIDE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM FOR SCHOOL-LEVEL ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS › Section 391.578 - Department to prescribe data used to measure performance of school-level administrators and teachers in domain of performance of pupils; authority to differentiate between teachers (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of Education
			 by R007-13, eff. 10-23-2013; A by
			 R138-17AP,
			 eff. 5/16/2018; R by
			 R037-18A,
			 eff. 12/19/2018
NRS 385.080,
			 391.460 and
			 391.465
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › STATEWIDE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM FOR SCHOOL-LEVEL ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS › Section 391.579 - Evaluation tools for conducting performance evaluations; application for flexibility to use different evaluation tools

Current through June 11, 2024
1.
			 Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, each school district shall use
			 the evaluation tools prescribed by the Department for conducting the
			 performance evaluations of school-level administrators and the performance
			 evaluations of teachers. The Department shall prescribe such evaluation tools,
			 including, without limitation:
(a) Rubrics
			 for specifying expectations of performance which are measured during the
			 observations of performance required by
			 NRS
			 391.3125 and
			 391.3127,
			 as applicable, and in the review of artifacts pursuant to subsection 2 of NAC
			 391.577;
(b) Protocols to guide and
			 score each observation in accordance with the observation schedule required by
			 NRS
			 391.3125 and
			 391.3127,
			 as applicable;
(c) Protocols to
			 guide pre- and post-observation conferences;
(d) Protocols to guide pre- and
			 post-evaluation conferences;
(e)
			 Instruments and techniques to assist the person being evaluated with
			 self-assessment as described in subsection 3 of NAC 391.577; and
(f) Protocols to guide the person being
			 evaluated with setting goals as described in subsection 4 of NAC
			 391.577.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › STATEWIDE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM FOR SCHOOL-LEVEL ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS › Section 391.580 - Scoring matrix for performance evaluations of school-level administrators and teachers

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Based upon the
			 recommendations of the Teachers and Leaders Council of Nevada created by
			 NRS
			 391.455, the Department shall prescribe a
			 scoring matrix to obtain a single score to assign a performance evaluation
			 rating for each school-level administrator and teacher. In conducting
			 performance evaluations, each school district shall use the scoring matrix
			 prescribed by the Department.
2.
			 The scoring matrix prescribed pursuant to subsection 1 must include the weights
			 which must be assigned for the standards and indicators in each of the
			 following domains:
(a) Instructional
			 leadership practices of the school-level administrator at the school prescribed
			 by NAC 391.572;
(b) Professional
			 responsibilities of the school-level administrator to support learning and
			 promote the effectiveness of the school community prescribed by NAC
			 391.573;
(c) Instructional
			 practices of the teacher in the classroom prescribed by NAC 391.575;
			 and
(d) Professional
			 responsibilities of the teacher to support learning and promote the
			 effectiveness of the school community prescribed by NAC 391.576.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › STATEWIDE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM FOR SCHOOL-LEVEL ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS › Section 391.582 - Selection of assessments to determine extent to which learning goals of pupils were achieved; monitoring of assessments; modifications

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The criteria for determining which
			 assessments a school or school district may use to determine the extent to
			 which the learning goals of pupils were achieved pursuant to subsection 5 of
			 section 1.1 of Assembly Bill No. 320, chapter 343, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at
			 page 2139 (NRS 391.480 ), are:
(a) The degree
			 to which the assessment aligns with:
(1) The
			 standards of content and performance established by the Council to Establish
			 Academic Standards for Public Schools pursuant to
			 NRS
			 389.520; and
(2) Curriculum and instruction required for
			 the standards adopted by the State Board;
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › STATEWIDE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM FOR SCHOOL-LEVEL ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS › Section 391.583 - Authorization to adopt policy to allow peer evaluations of teachers; requirements of policy; authorized actions of peer evaluators

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The
			 board of trustees of a school district may adopt a policy to allow peer
			 observations of teachers in the district to be conducted to assist teachers in
			 meeting the standards of effective teaching.
2. A policy adopted pursuant to subsection 1
			 must provide for:
(a) Regular monitoring of
			 the peer observers; and
(b) Annual
			 calibration exercises as described in subsection 4 of NAC 391.586.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › STATEWIDE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM FOR SCHOOL-LEVEL ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS › Section 391.586 - Qualifications for peer evaluators; certification of peer evaluators by school district; annual calibration exercise for peer evaluators

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Before a person may be selected to be a
			 peer observer, the person must receive training that includes, without
			 limitation, instruction concerning:
(a) The
			 protocols and procedures associated with the statewide performance evaluation
			 system, including, without limitation:
(1) The
			 evaluation tools prescribed by the Department for conducting performance
			 evaluations of teachers, including, without limitation, rubrics for specifying
			 expectations of performance that are measured during the observations of
			 performance required by
			 NRS
			 391.685 and
			 391.690;
(2) Best practices for conducting
			 observations in a manner that avoids personal bias; and
(3) Best practices for guiding
			 pre-observation and post-observation conferences, including, without
			 limitation, best practices for leading discussions with teachers who have been
			 observed during a peer observation in a manner that:
(I) Engages the teacher in a collaborative
			 discussion regarding his or her practices; and
(II) Provides appropriate, quality feedback
			 regarding teaching practices that will assist the teacher to improve his or her
			 practices;
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › STATEWIDE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM FOR SCHOOL-LEVEL ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS › Section 391.589 - Annual submission of data regarding school-level administrators and teachers employed by the district

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each school
			 year, the board of trustees of each school district shall submit to the
			 Department data regarding school-level administrators and teachers employed by
			 the district in the form and manner prescribed by the Department. The data
			 submitted pursuant to this section must include, without limitation:
(a) The number of school-level administrators
			 who received a performance evaluation rating as ineffective, developing,
			 effective or highly effective pursuant to
			 NRS
			 391.705 or
			 391.710, as applicable, and the
			 number of teachers who received a performance evaluation rating as ineffective,
			 developing, effective or highly effective pursuant to
			 NRS
			 391.685 or
			 391.690, as
			 applicable;
(b) Scores received by
			 school-level administrators and teachers for each standard pursuant to NAC
			 391.572,
			 391.573,
			 391.575 and
			 391.576, as applicable, in
			 accordance with the scoring matrix prescribed by the Department pursuant to NAC
			 391.580;
(c) For each school-level administrator or
			 teacher, the extent to which the learning goals of pupils enrolled in the
			 school were achieved pursuant to NAC
			 391.571 and
			 391.574, as applicable;
			 and
(d) For each school-level
			 administrator or teacher in his or her first year of employment with the school
			 district, the name of the provider approved by the Commission to offer a course
			 of study or training, including, without limitation, a qualified provider
			 approved by the Commission pursuant to subparagraph (1) of paragraph (a) of
			 subsection 1 of NRS
			 391.019 to offer an alternative route to
			 licensure, from which the administrator or teacher received training or
			 completed a course of study to qualify him or her as an administrator or
			 teacher, as applicable.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › MODEL CODE OF ETHICS FOR EDUCATORS › Section 391.625 - Adoption and use of Code

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Commission
			 hereby adopts by reference the
Model Code of Ethics for
			 Educators
, 2015 edition, and any subsequent edition published by the
			 National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification,
			 as the Nevada Model Code of Educator Ethics. A copy of the publication may be
			 obtained from the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education
			 and Certification, 1629 K Street N.W., Suite 300, Washington, D.C. 20006, or on
			 the Internet website of the National Association of State Directors of Teacher
			 Education and Certification at
https://www.nasdtec.net/page/MCEE_Doc
.
2. The Commission will use the publication
			 described in subsection 1 to:
(a) Assist
			 teachers, administrators and other persons employed by a school district or a
			 charter school in making ethical decisions; and
(b) Facilitate discussion among teachers,
			 administrators and other persons employed by a school district or a charter
			 school concerning issues related to ethical questions.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › MODEL CODE OF ETHICS FOR EDUCATORS › Section 391.627 - Annual training on Code by school districts and charter schools

Current through June 11, 2024
The
			 board of trustees of each school district and the governing body of each
			 charter school must, on an annual basis, provide training on the Nevada Model
			 Code of Educator Ethics adopted by the Commission pursuant to section 2 to
			 teachers, administrators and other persons employed by the school district or
			 charter school pursuant to
			 NRS
			 391.2056.
Added to NAC by Comm'n
			 on Prof. Standards in Education by
			 R161-18A,
			 eff. 6/14/2019
NRS
			 391.019,
			 391.2056
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › EMPLOYMENT AND COMPENSATION OF LICENSED TEACHERS › Section 391.700 - Determination of eligibility of licensed teacher for benefit to purchase retirement credit

Current through June 11, 2024
To assist licensed teachers in making a
			 determination regarding their eligibility for the benefit provided by NRS
			 391.165:
1. The Department will, on or
			 before April 15 of each year, notify each school district of the schools in the
			 school district that have been designated as demonstrating need for improvement
			 pursuant to NRS NRS
			 385.3623.
2. Each school district shall:
(a) Notify all licensed teachers who are
			 employed in that school district by a school that has been designated as
			 demonstrating need for improvement pursuant to
			 NRS
			 385.3623 of that designation; and
(b) Upon request of any teacher licensed in
			 this State, provide to that teacher a list of all schools within the school
			 district that have been designated as demonstrating need for improvement
			 pursuant to NRS NRS
			 385.3623.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › EMPLOYMENT AND COMPENSATION OF LICENSED TEACHERS › Section 391.710 - "Licensed teacher" interpreted; satisfaction of requirement for employment of licensed teacher in school designated as demonstrating need for improvement

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Department
			 interprets the term "licensed teacher," as used in NRS 391.165, to include a
			 licensed teacher who works at more than one school, but who spends at least 50
			 percent of all the hours he or she spends teaching in a school year at one or
			 more schools that have been designated as demonstrating need for improvement
			 pursuant to NRS
			 385.3623.
2. The requirement set forth in paragraph (d)
			 of subsection 1 of NRS 391.165 is satisfied only if the school year during
			 which the licensed teacher is to be employed by the school that has been
			 designated as demonstrating need for improvement commences after the
			 designation has been made by the Department pursuant to
			 NRS
			 385.3623.
Added to NAC by Dep't of Education
			 by R188-99, eff. 3-13-2000
NRS
			 233B.050,
			 385.391
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › PARAPROFESSIONALS › Section 391.750 - "Paraprofessional" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in NAC 391.750 to 391.780, inclusive,
			 "paraprofessional" has the meaning ascribed to it in
			 NRS
			 391.008.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Education
			 by R049-03, eff. 10-30-2003
NRS
			 385.080,
			 391.094,
			 391.100
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › PARAPROFESSIONALS › Section 391.760 - Qualifications; responsibility of school districts and charter schools

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each school district and charter school
			 shall recognize that a paraprofessional has satisfied the qualifications
			 prescribed by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001,
			 20
			 U.S.C. §
									6319, as that section existed
			 on December 9, 2015, if the paraprofessional possesses a high school diploma or
			 its recognized equivalent and has:
(a)
			 Completed at least 48 semester hours of credit at an accredited college or
			 university;
(b) Obtained an
			 associate's degree or higher degree from an accredited college or university;
			 or
(c) Passed:
(1) The ParaPro Assessment prepared and
			 administered by the Educational Testing Service with a score of at least 455;
			 or
(2) An alternative assessment
			 approved by the Board pursuant to NAC
			 391.770 with a score prescribed
			 by the Board.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › PARAPROFESSIONALS › Section 391.770 - Alternative assessment: Submission by school district or charter school; approval by Board; passing score

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The board of
			 trustees of a school district or the governing body of a charter school may
			 submit to the Board an alternative assessment for consideration and approval by
			 the Board for purposes of paragraph (c) of subsection 1 of NAC 391.760. The
			 school district or charter school must submit information to demonstrate that:
(a) The assessment may be used to measure a
			 person's competency in the knowledge of and the ability to assist with
			 providing instruction in:
(1) Reading or
			 reading readiness;
(2) Mathematics
			 or mathematics readiness; and
(3)
			 Writing or writing readiness;
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › PARAPROFESSIONALS › Section 391.780 - Database of paraprofessionals; list of approved assessments

Current through June 11, 2024
The
			 Department shall establish and maintain:
1. A statewide database of paraprofessionals
			 who satisfy the requirements of NAC 391.760 based upon information provided by
			 the school districts and charter schools; and
2. A list of each assessment approved by the
			 Board pursuant to NAC 391.770, if any, and the passing score that must be
			 achieved to satisfy the requirements of paragraph (c) of subsection 1 of NAC
			 391.760.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Education
			 by R049-03, eff. 10-30-2003
NRS
			 385.080,
			 391.094,
			 391.100
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › VOLUNTEERS AT PUBLIC SCHOOLS › Section 391.800 - Circumstances under which volunteer deemed to have regular contact with pupils for purposes of background investigation; exceptions

Current through June 11, 2024
1. For purposes of
			 NRS
			 391.104:
(a) A volunteer at a public school,
			 including, without limitation, a parent or guardian of a pupil, student
			 teacher, unpaid coach, adviser, tutor or mentor, shall be deemed to have
			 regular contact with pupils if the volunteer interacts with pupils at the same
			 public school:
(1) At least four times in 1
			 month; or
(2) At least once each
			 week for 4 or more consecutive weeks.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391A - Training, Professional Development and Incentives › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 391A.010 - "Teacher program provider" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in this chapter, "teacher program provider" means a
				public or private university, college or other provider of an alternative
				licensure program.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Education by R031-16, eff. 9-21-2017
NRS
				  391A.580
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391A - Training, Professional Development and Incentives › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 391A.030 - Interpretation of term "veteran

Current through June 11, 2024
The State Board interprets the term "veteran," as used in
				NRS
				391A.580 and
				391A.585,
				to have the meaning ascribed to it in
				NRS
				417.005.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Education by R031-16, eff. 9-21-2017
NRS
				  391A.580
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391A - Training, Professional Development and Incentives › TEACH NEVADA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 391A.050 - Award of grants of money from Teach Nevada Scholarship Program Account; amount of Teach Nevada Scholarships; use of scholarship money; duties of grant recipients

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A teacher
			 program provider annually may apply for a grant from the Account on a form
			 prescribed by the Department. If a teacher program provider is awarded a grant
			 of money from the Account, the teacher program provider shall use the money to
			 award Teach Nevada Scholarships to students on a per semester basis.
2. Each Teach Nevada Scholarship must be
			 awarded in an amount equal to the cost of tuition, books and fees, not to
			 exceed the amount specified in subsection 2 of
			 NRS
			 391A.585. If insufficient money is available
			 to award to a student a Teach Nevada Scholarship in such an amount, a teacher
			 program provider shall not award a Teach Nevada Scholarship to that student.
			 The money received for a Teach Nevada Scholarship may be used only to pay the
			 costs of tuition, books and fees, and must be awarded pursuant to subsection 3
			 of
			 NRS
			 391A.585.
3. Each semester, each teacher program
			 provider that is awarded a grant of money pursuant to
			 NRS
			 391A.580 shall:
(a) On or before a date determined by the
			 Department, submit to the Department, on a form prescribed by the Department, a
			 list of current scholarship recipients. Such a list must include, without
			 limitation, the following information for each scholarship recipient:
(1) The first and last name of the
			 scholarship recipient;
(2) Whether
			 the scholarship recipient seeks to obtain a license to teach:
(I) Elementary education;
(II) Secondary education;
(III) Pupils in a program of early childhood
			 education; or
(IV) Special
			 education to pupils in prekindergarten through grade 12;
(3) If the scholarship recipient seeks to
			 obtain a license to teach secondary education, the subject area in which he or
			 she intends to teach;
(4) The
			 anticipated date on which the scholarship recipient will meet the requirements
			 for the issuance of a conditional license pursuant to NAC 391.057;
(5) The anticipated date on which the
			 scholarship recipient will complete the program for which he or she was awarded
			 the scholarship and will meet the requirements for the issuance of an initial
			 license to teach pursuant to NAC 391.0575 or 391.0577; and
(6) The amount of the scholarship awarded for
			 the semester for which the list is issued and the total amount of scholarship
			 money received by the scholarship recipient to date.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391A - Training, Professional Development and Incentives › TEACH NEVADA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 391A.060 - Requirements for continued receipt of scholarship money; exemption from requirements

Current through June 11, 2024
1. To continue
			 receiving scholarship money, except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a
			 scholarship recipient must make continuous progress toward completing the
			 program offered by the teacher program provider on or before the date specified
			 pursuant to subsection 4 of
			 NRS
			 391A.580.
2. A teacher program provider may, on behalf
			 of a scholarship recipient, request that the Department grant an exemption from
			 the requirements of subsection 1. The Department will grant such an exemption
			 if the Department determines that extenuating circumstances exist.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Education by R031-16, eff. 9-21-2017
NRS
				  391A.580
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391A - Training, Professional Development and Incentives › TEACH NEVADA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 391A.070 - Conditions to receive amount held back from award by State Board

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A scholarship recipient may only receive
			 the money retained by the State Board pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2
			 of
			 NRS
			 391A.580 if the scholarship recipient meets
			 the requirements prescribed in subsection 4 of
			 NRS
			 391A.585 and, within 1 year after the 5-year
			 anniversary of the date on which the scholarship recipient completed the
			 program for which he or she was awarded the scholarship, submits to the teacher
			 program provider proof that he or she:
(a)
			 Holds a valid license to teach:
(1) Elementary
			 education;
(2) Secondary
			 education;
(3) Pupils in a program
			 of early childhood education; or
(4) Special education to pupils in
			 prekindergarten through grade 12;
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391A - Training, Professional Development and Incentives › TEACH NEVADA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 391A.080 - Requirements for teacher program provider to receive money to award Teach Nevada Scholarships

Current through June 11, 2024
To receive the money authorized to be paid by the State Board
				to a teacher program provider pursuant to subsection 2 of
				NRS
				391A.590, the teacher program provider must,
				after the last day of a semester in which a scholarship recipient completes on
				schedule the program for which he or she was awarded a scholarship, submit to
				the Department:
1. On a form
			 prescribed by the Department, a request for the payment of the money by the
			 State Board; and
2. A list of
			 scholarship recipients who have completed the program for which the recipients
			 were awarded a scholarship. The list must include, without limitation, the date
			 on which each scholarship recipient enrolled in a teaching program offered by
			 the teacher program provider and the date on which each scholarship recipient
			 completed the program for which he or she was awarded a scholarship.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Education by R031-16, eff. 9-21-2017
NRS
				  391A.580
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391A - Training, Professional Development and Incentives › TEACH NEVADA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 391A.090 - Return of certain amount of grant money if scholarship recipient does not complete program

Current through June 11, 2024
If a scholarship recipient does not complete the program for
				which he or she received a Teach Nevada Scholarship for any reason, the teacher
				program provider that awarded the scholarship must, after the last day of the
				semester in which the scholarship recipient exits the program, pay to the State
				Board for credit to the Account the amount of money prescribed by subsection 1
				of
				NRS
				391A.590.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Education by R031-16, eff. 9-21-2017
NRS
				  391A.580
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391A - Training, Professional Development and Incentives › PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS › Section 391A.300 - Standards for development, implementation and evaluation of professional development training

Current through June 11, 2024
1. In developing,
			 implementing and evaluating professional development training for teachers and
			 administrators, a regional training program for the professional development of
			 teachers and administrators, a school district or a charter school of this
			 State, as applicable, must use the standards prescribed in subsection
			 2.
2. Professional development
			 training for teachers and administrators employed by a school district or a
			 charter school must:
(a) Provide learning
			 experiences for teachers and administrators that increase the effectiveness of
			 teachers and administrators and improve the results for all pupils;
(b) Occur within learning communities
			 committed to continuous improvement, collective responsibility and alignment
			 with goals;
(c) Be provided by
			 skillful leaders who develop capacity within, advocate for and create systems
			 of support for learning by teachers and administrators;
(d) Prioritize, monitor and coordinate
			 resources for teacher or administrator learning;
(e) Use a variety of sources and types of
			 pupil data, teacher or administrator data and other data deemed appropriate to
			 plan, assess and evaluate learning by teachers and administrators;
(f) Integrate theories, research and models
			 of human learning to achieve the outcome intended;
(g) Apply research on change and sustain
			 support for implementation of learning by teachers and administrators for
			 long-term change;
(h) Align
			 outcomes with the performance of a teacher or administrator and curriculum
			 standards required for a pupil;
(i)
			 Focus on equitable access, opportunities and outcomes with an emphasis on
			 achievement and disparity of opportunities between groups of pupils;
			 and
(j) Facilitate self-examination
			 by a teacher or administrator of his or her awareness, knowledge, skills and
			 actions that pertain to culture and how he or she can develop culturally
			 responsive strategies to enrich educational experiences for all
			 pupils.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 392 - Pupils › Section 392.Sec. 1 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If a pupil is suspended or expelled from a
		  public school, the board of trustees of the school district or the governing
		  body of the charter school or university school for profoundly gifted pupils in
		  which the pupil is enrolled or the designee of the board of trustees or
		  governing body, as applicable, shall provide, on the same day that the pupil is
		  suspended or expelled, a notice of the policy for appealing a suspension or
		  expulsion of a pupil adopted by the board of trustees or governing body, as
		  applicable, pursuant to section 5 of Assembly Bill No. 194, chapter 196,
		  Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page 923 (NRS
		  392.4671), to the pupil and the parent or
		  legal guardian of the pupil, if the pupil is less than 18 years of age. A
		  notice provided pursuant to this subsection must:
(a) Include information regarding the
		  timelines for appealing the suspension or expulsion, as applicable, pursuant to
		  subsection 2;
(b) Be written
		  clearly and in a manner that allows the pupil and the parent or legal guardian
		  of the pupil, if the pupil is less than 18 years of age, to understand each
		  provision of the policy; and
(c) To
		  the extent practicable, be provided in as many languages as possible.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 392 - Pupils › IMMUNIZATION AGAINST DISEASE › Section 392.105 - Mumps, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, varicella and Bordetella pertussis

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The State Board of Health hereby declares
			 the diseases of:
(a) Mumps;
(b) Hepatitis A;
(c) Hepatitis B;
(d) Varicella;
(e) Bordetella pertussis if a child is 6
			 years of age or older; and
(f)
			 Neisseria meningitidis, to be communicable diseases.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 392 - Pupils › IMMUNIZATION AGAINST DISEASE › Section 392.Sec. 2 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
The written statement required pursuant to
				NRS
				392.437 must be submitted to the board of
				trustees of a school district or the governing body of a charter school in
				which a child who has not been immunized pursuant to
				NRS
				392.435 has been accepted for
				enrollment:
1. Annually, according to
			 the annual enrollment schedule of the school district or charter school;
			 and
2. On a form provided by the
			 Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human
			 Services.
Added
				to NAC by Bd. of Education by
				R046-20A,
				eff. 12/18/2020
NRS
				439.200 and
				441A.120
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 392 - Pupils › IMMUNIZATION AGAINST DISEASE › Section 392.Sec. 3 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
The written statement required pursuant to
				NRS
				392.439 must be submitted to the board of
				trustees of a school district or governing body of a charter school in which a
				child who has a medical condition that will not permit the child to be
				immunized to the extent required by
				NRS
				392.435 has been accepted for enrollment on a
				form provided by the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department
				of Health and Human Services.
Added
				to NAC by Bd. of Education by
				R046-20A,
				eff. 12/18/2020
NRS
				439.200 and
				441A.120
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 392 - Pupils › IMMUNIZATION AGAINST DISEASE › Section 392.Sec. 4 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
A local health officer may conduct an audit of medical
				exemptions granted pursuant to
				NRS
				392.439 in the jurisdiction of the local
				health officer if:
1. The reported
			 immunization rate of a school falls below 95 percent;
2. A school district fails to report
			 immunization data annually pursuant to
			 NRS
			 392.435;
3. The rate of medical exemptions granted by
			 a school is higher than the average rate of medical exemptions granted by
			 public schools in this State, as determined by the Division of Public and
			 Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services or from data
			 available from the National Immunization Surveys conducted by the Centers for
			 Disease Control and Prevention, or if such a survey or organization ceases to
			 exist, an equivalent federal source; or
4. The local health officer determines such
			 an audit is necessary to protect public health on a case-by-case
			 basis.
Added
				to NAC by Bd. of Education by
				R046-20A,
				eff. 12/18/2020
NRS
				439.200 and
				441A.120
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 392 - Pupils › HOMELESS CHILDREN › Section 392.205 - Required education and services

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Within 7 working
			 days after receiving the name and location of a child who is homeless and who
			 meets the age requirements of
			 NRS
			 392.040, a school district shall provide the
			 homeless child with education and services that are provided to the other
			 pupils within the school district. The school district shall, in accordance
			 with the best interests of the homeless child:
(a) If applicable, continue the education of
			 the child in the child's school of origin for the remainder of the school year;
			 or
(b) Enroll the child in a school
			 that is within the zone of attendance where the child is actually living.
In determining the best interests of a homeless child for
				purposes of this subsection, a school district shall, to the extent
				practicable, comply with a request made by the parent or guardian of the child
				regarding the selection of a school.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 392 - Pupils › HOMELESS CHILDREN › Section 392.225 - School districts to adopt appropriate policies and practices

Current through June 11, 2024
Each school district shall adopt policies and practices that
				are designed to remove any barriers to the enrollment and retention of homeless
				children in school. Each school district shall review and revise, if necessary,
				the policies and practices that it adopts pursuant to this
				section.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Education by R039-99, eff. 11-3-99
NRS 385.080
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 392 - Pupils › CONFIDENTIALITY OF EDUCATION RECORDS › Section 392.301 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in NAC to 392.360, inclusive, unless the context
				otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 392.306 to 392.330,
				inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Education by R064-97, eff. 12-10-97
NRS 385.080,
				  392.029
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 392 - Pupils › CONFIDENTIALITY OF EDUCATION RECORDS › Section 392.306 - "Directory information" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Directory information" has the meaning ascribed to it in
				34 C.F.R. §
									99.3.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Education by R064-97, eff. 12-10-97
NRS 385.080,
				  392.029
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 392 - Pupils › CONFIDENTIALITY OF EDUCATION RECORDS › Section 392.311 - "Disclose" and "disclosure" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Disclose" or "disclosure" has the meaning ascribed to it in
				34 C.F.R. §
									99.3.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Education by R064-97, eff. 12-10-97
NRS 385.080,
				  392.029
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 392 - Pupils › CONFIDENTIALITY OF EDUCATION RECORDS › Section 392.315 - "Education record" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Education record" has the meaning ascribed to it in
				NRS
				392.029. The term includes, without
				limitation:
1. Academic work completed
			 by a pupil.
2. Records indicating a
			 pupil's level of achievement, including, without limitation, his
			 grades.
3. Records of a pupil's
			 attendance at school.
4. A pupil's
			 results on standardized intelligence, aptitude and psychological
			 tests.
5. Results from interest
			 inventories completed by a pupil.
6. A pupil's health records.
7. Information concerning a pupil's family
			 and residence.
8. Records
			 concerning a pupil's participation in activities sponsored by the school,
			 special programs and support services.
9. Ratings and observations of a pupil by
			 teachers, counselors and employees of a school district who transport
			 pupils.
10. Reports of serious or
			 recurrent behavior patterns of a pupil which have been verified.
11. Records, ratings and observations
			 recorded by a counselor that are accessible by or revealed to any other person
			 except for a substitute for the counselor.
12. The records of a child who is
			 homeschooled that are maintained by a school district or a person acting for
			 the school district.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Education by R064-97, eff. 12-10-97
NRS 385.080,
				  392.029
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 392 - Pupils › CONFIDENTIALITY OF EDUCATION RECORDS › Section 392.320 - "Parent" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Parent" has the meaning ascribed to it in
				34 C.F.R. §
									99.3.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Education by R064-97, eff. 12-10-97
NRS 385.080,
				  392.029
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 392 - Pupils › CONFIDENTIALITY OF EDUCATION RECORDS › Section 392.325 - "Personally identifiable information" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Personally identifiable information" has the meaning ascribed
				to it in
				34 C.F.R. §
									99.3.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Education by R064-97, eff. 12-10-97
NRS 385.080,
				  392.029
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 392 - Pupils › CONFIDENTIALITY OF EDUCATION RECORDS › Section 392.330 - "Record" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Record" has the meaning ascribed to it in C.F.R. §
				99.3.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Education by R064-97, eff. 12-10-97
NRS 385.080,
				  392.029
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 392 - Pupils › CONFIDENTIALITY OF EDUCATION RECORDS › Section 392.340 - Applicability

Current through June 11, 2024
The provisions of NAC 392.301 to 392.360, inclusive, apply to
				all education records, including, without limitation, those that a school which
				is no longer operating has deposited with the superintendent of the school
				district for the county in which the school was located.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Education by R064-97, eff. 12-10-97
NRS 385.080,
				  392.029
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 392 - Pupils › CONFIDENTIALITY OF EDUCATION RECORDS › Section 392.345 - Accessibility and authority of parents to inspect and review records; maintenance of list of types and locations of records; copyright

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The parents of a pupil may:
(a) Make reasonable requests for a school
			 district to explain or interpret the education records relating to their
			 child;
(b) Have their
			 representative inspect and review the records; and
(c) Request that the school district provide
			 them with copies of the records.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 392 - Pupils › CONFIDENTIALITY OF EDUCATION RECORDS › Section 392.350 - Confidentiality of personally identifiable information; maintenance of permanent record; disclosure under certain circumstances

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each
			 school district shall:
(a) Protect the
			 confidentiality of personally identifiable information at its collection,
			 storage, disclosure and destruction;
(b) Appoint one person to assume
			 responsibility for ensuring the confidentiality of all personally identifiable
			 information;
(c) Train or instruct
			 all persons collecting or using personally identifiable information regarding
			 the policies and procedures to be followed concerning such information;
			 and
(d) Maintain a current listing
			 for public inspection of the names and positions of those employees of the
			 district who have access to personally identifiable information.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 392 - Pupils › CONFIDENTIALITY OF EDUCATION RECORDS › Section 392.355 - Disclosure of directory information

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A school
			 district wishing to disclose directory information shall allow a reasonable
			 time after giving notice of the school district's intent to disclose that
			 information for parents to inform the school district in writing that any or
			 all of the information designated should not be released.
2. If a parent informs the school district in
			 writing that any or all of the information should not be released with respect
			 to his child, the school district shall not disclose such information
			 concerning that pupil.
3. If a
			 parent does not object, the school district may disclose such
			 information.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Education by R064-97, eff. 12-10-97
NRS 385.080,
				  392.029
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 392 - Pupils › CONFIDENTIALITY OF EDUCATION RECORDS › Section 392.360 - School districts to adopt appropriate policies and procedures

Current through June 11, 2024
Each school district shall adopt policies and procedures so
				that parents may exercise the rights set forth in
				20
				U.S.C. §
									1232 g(a), 34 C.F.R. Part 99
				and NAC 392.301 to 392.355, inclusive.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Education by R064-97, eff. 12-10-97
NRS 385.080,
				  392.029
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 392 - Pupils › DRIVERS OF SCHOOL BUSES › Section 392.430 - Providers of training in operation of school buses

Current through June 11, 2024
Replaced in revision by
				NAC 386.530
REVISER'S NOTE.
The regulation of the State Board of Education filed with
				  the Secretary of State on October 31, 2005 (LCB File No. R074-05), the source
				  of this section, contains the following provisions not included in NAC:
"The requirements for a person who wishes to provide
				  training in the operation of a school bus set forth in subsection 1 of section
				  1 of this regulation [NAC 392.430 ] apply only to persons who are initially
				  employed or retained by a school district in this State on or after January 1,
				  2006, to provide training for the operation of a school bus. The requirements
				  do not apply to persons who are employed or retained by a school district in
				  this State before January 1, 2006."
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 394 - Private Educational Institutions and Establishments › PRIVATE KINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS › General Provisions › Section 394.010 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in NAC 394.010 to 394.250, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 394.012 to 394.019, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Supplied in codification; A by Bd. of Education, 9-13-85; R087-99, 9-27-99; R235-03, 8-4-2004; R061-07, 10-31-2007
NRS 385.080, 394.221
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 394 - Private Educational Institutions and Establishments › PRIVATE KINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS › General Provisions › Section 394.012 - "Administrator" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Administrator" means the person who directs or manages the affairs of a private school.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Education, eff. 9-13-85; A by R087-99, 9-27-99
NRS 385.080, 394.221
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 394 - Private Educational Institutions and Establishments › PRIVATE KINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS › General Provisions › Section 394.0125 - "Annual directory of private schools" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Annual directory of private schools" means a list prepared by the Department that includes, without limitation, the name, address, telephone number and number of enrolled pupils of each private school in this State.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Education by R087-99, eff. 9-27-99
NRS 385.080, 394.221
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 394 - Private Educational Institutions and Establishments › PRIVATE KINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS › General Provisions › Section 394.013 - "Applicant" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Applicant" includes any person seeking a private school license or the renewal of a private school license.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Education, eff. 9-13-85; A by R087-99, 9-27-99
NRS 385.080, 394.221
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 394 - Private Educational Institutions and Establishments › PRIVATE KINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS › General Provisions › Section 394.016 - "Private school" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Private school" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 394.103.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Education, eff. 9-13-85; A by R087-99, 9-27-99
NRS 385.080, 394.221
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 394 - Private Educational Institutions and Establishments › PRIVATE KINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS › General Provisions › Section 394.017 - "Private school license" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Private school license" means a license to operate a private school.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Education, eff. 9-13-85; A by R087-99, 9-27-99
NRS 385.080, 394.221
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 394 - Private Educational Institutions and Establishments › PRIVATE KINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS › General Provisions › Section 394.018 - "Supervisor" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Supervisor" means a person who assists and supervises instructors in methods of instruction and planning of curricula or in the teaching of a special subject.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Education, eff. 9-13-85
NRS 385.080, 394.221
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 394 - Private Educational Institutions and Establishments › PRIVATE KINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS › General Provisions › Section 394.019 - "Teacher's license" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Teacher's license" means a license issued by the Department pursuant to NRS 391.031 to 391.051, inclusive.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Education by R087-99, eff. 9-27-99
NRS 385.080, 394.221
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 394 - Private Educational Institutions and Establishments › PRIVATE KINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS › General Provisions › Section 394.020 - Appearance before Board by representative of private school; notice and approval of proposed change

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A designated representative of the private school shall appear before the Board, at the request of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, at the time the application for a private school license or renewal of a private school license is considered.
2. After a private school license is issued, the licensee shall inform the Department, in writing, of any proposed change in the staff and in the nature or purpose of the private school.
3. A private school shall secure the approval of the Department before initiating any change in its nature or purpose. Failure to notify the Department of such a change may result in the revocation of its private school license.
Dep't of Education, Foreword, eff. 6-19-76-NAC A by Bd. of Education, 9-13-85; 11-17-95; R087-99, 9-27-99
NRS 385.080, 394.221