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Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › DISTANCE EDUCATION › Section 388.835 - License requirements for teacher

Current through June 11, 2024
A licensed teacher designated by the provider of a program of
				distance education to fulfill the requirements of subsection 1 of NRS NRS
				NRS
				388.866 for a course of distance education
				must hold a license that authorizes him or her to teach in the state in which
				the license was issued:
1. In the
			 subject area offered by the course of the distance education; and
2. At the appropriate grade level for which
			 the course of distance education is offered.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Education by R007-02, eff. 4-5-2002
NRS
				  388.874
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › DISTANCE EDUCATION › Section 388.840 - Responsibility for certain costs

Current through June 11, 2024
If a program of distance education includes courses from a
				provider of a course of distance education, the provider of the program of
				distance education is responsible for any costs associated with the use of such
				courses for the program.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Education by R007-02, eff. 4-5-2002
NRS
				  388.874
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › DISTANCE EDUCATION › Section 388.845 - Award of credit earned

Current through June 11, 2024
A provider of a program of distance education shall award the
				credit earned by pupils who complete a course of distance education on official
				transcripts of the school district or charter school, as applicable.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Education by R007-02, eff. 4-5-2002
NRS
				  388.874
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › DISTANCE EDUCATION › Section 388.850 - Written agreement with board of trustees of school district

Current through June 11, 2024
The written agreement required by subsection 2 of NRS NRS
				NRS
				388.854 authorizing a pupil to enroll in a
				program of distance education must, in addition to the information required by
				that subsection, include:
1. The name
			 of the pupil and his or her school identification number;
2. The written permission of the board of
			 trustees of the school district in which the pupil resides for the pupil to
			 enroll full-time or part-time in a program of distance education provided by
			 another school district or a charter school;
3. If the pupil is:
(a) Less than 18 years of age, the name and
			 signature of the pupil's parent or legal guardian; or
(b) At least 18 years of age, the signature
			 of the pupil;
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › DISTANCE EDUCATION › Section 388.855 - Written agreement with governing body of charter school

Current through June 11, 2024
The written agreement required by subsection 3 of NRS NRS
				NRS
				388.858 authorizing a pupil to enroll in a
				program of distance education must, in addition to the information required by
				that subsection, include:
1. The name
			 of the pupil and his or her school identification number;
2. The written permission of the governing
			 body of the charter school in which the pupil is enrolled for the pupil to
			 enroll part-time in a program of distance education provided by another charter
			 school or a school district;
3. If
			 the pupil is:
(a) Less than 18 years of age,
			 the name and signature of the pupil's parent or legal guardian; or
(b) At least 18 years of age, the signature
			 of the pupil;
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › DISTANCE EDUCATION › Section 388.860 - Revocation of approval for course or program: Grounds; procedure; effect

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The State Board of Education may revoke
			 approval for a course of distance education to be included on the list of
			 approved distance education courses published by the Department or for a
			 program of distance education to operate in this State if the State Board
			 determines, by majority vote, that the provider of the course or program has
			 failed to comply with:
(a) The terms and
			 conditions of the application to provide the course or program, as approved by
			 the Department pursuant to NAC 388.825 or 388.830;
(b) Subsection 4 of NAC 388.825 or subsection
			 7 of NAC 388.830, as applicable;
(c) Generally accepted standards of
			 accounting and fiscal management; or
(d) The provisions of
			 NRS 388.820 to
			 388.874,
			 inclusive, or any other statute or regulation applicable to distance
			 education.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › PROVISION OF SAFE AND RESPECTFUL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT › General Provisions › Section 388.870 - "Principal" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in NAC 388.870 to 388.920, inclusive, "principal"
				  means the lead administrator of a public school, including, without limitation,
				  such an administrator who is referred to by another title.
Added to
				  NAC by Bd. of Education by
				  R111-15A,
				  eff. 1/27/2017
NRS
				  388.1327
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › PROVISION OF SAFE AND RESPECTFUL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT › General Provisions › Section 388.875 - Board of trustees of each school district required to develop and carry out plan to ensure certain persons receive training in accordance with policy to provide safe and respectful learning environment; provision of certain laws, policies and plans to certain persons

Current through June 11, 2024
The board of trustees of each school district shall:
1. Develop and carry out a plan to ensure
				that members of the board of trustees of the school district, administrators,
				principals, teachers and all other personnel employed by the school district
				receive the training in accordance with the policy prescribed by the Department
				pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2 of NRS 388.133, including, without
				limitation, the training materials developed by the Department.
2. Provide a copy of NAC 388.870 to 388.920,
				inclusive and any policies adopted pursuant thereto to the parent or guardian
				of each pupil who is enrolled in a school within the school district and each
				teacher, administrator and other staff member of the school district at least
				once each school year.
3. Make the
				information described in subsection 1 available upon request to any person,
				including, without limitation, a community organization that has a cooperative
				agreement with a school within the school district.
Added to
				  NAC by Bd. of Education by
				  R111-15A,
				  eff. 1/27/2017
NRS
				  388.1327
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › PROVISION OF SAFE AND RESPECTFUL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT › General Provisions › Section 388.880 - Persons with diverse gender identities or expressions: School or school district required to address rights and needs; adoption of policy; individual plan for pupil; list of resources provided by Department

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each
				school or school district shall address the rights and needs of persons with
				diverse gender identities or expressions on an individualized basis to foster
				the safe and healthy development of the gender identity and expression of each
				pupil. When addressing the rights and needs of a person as they relate to the
				gender identity or expression of the person, a school or school district shall
				consider the individual characteristics and unique circumstances of the
				person.
2. The governing body of a
				school or school district shall adopt a policy that includes, without
				limitation:
(a) A requirement that each member
				of the governing body and each employee governed by the policy, including,
				without limitation, each administrator and teacher, receive annual training
				concerning the requirements and needs of persons with diverse gender identities
				or expressions. Such training must include, without limitation:
(1) Methods to support appropriate engagement
				of the parents or guardians of pupils with diverse gender identities or
				expressions;
(2) Developing and
				implementing an individualized plan to address the rights and needs of a pupil
				with a diverse gender identity or expression pursuant to paragraph (c),
				including, without limitation, the required contents of such a plan, as
				prescribed by subsection 3; and
(3)
				Instruction on appropriate definitions and terminology to describe the
				requirements, needs and experiences of persons with diverse gender identities
				or expressions.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › PROVISION OF SAFE AND RESPECTFUL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT › General Provisions › Section 388.885 - Compliance with regulatory provisions relating to safe and respectful learning environment by private school authorized

Current through June 11, 2024
A private school, as defined in
				  NRS
				  394.103, and the governing body and
				  administrator of the private school may comply with the provisions of NAC
				  388.875 to
				  388.920, inclusive, wholly or in
				  part. Any such compliance is wholly voluntary and no liability attaches to any
				  failure to comply on the part of the private school, governing body or
				  administrator.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Education by R099-17, eff. 10-25-2018
NRS
					 388.1322,
					 388.133
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › PROVISION OF SAFE AND RESPECTFUL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT › Reporting, Investigation and Adjudication of Violations of Prohibition of Bullying and Cyber-Bullying › Section 388.890 - Reporting of information regarding bullying or cyber-bullying by pupils; actions of principal or designee when ensuring safety and well-being of reported victim

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A pupil who is a
				victim of discrimination based on race, bullying or cyber-bullying in violation
				of NRS
				388.135, witnesses a violation of
				NRS
				388.135 or receives information that a
				violation of NRS
				388.135 has occurred may report the
				violation:
(a) To any employee or volunteer
				in the school or school district in which the pupil is enrolled, including,
				without limitation, a teacher, counselor, coach or administrator;
(b) Through the 24-hour, toll-free statewide
				hotline or Internet website maintained by the Office for a Safe and Respectful
				Learning Environment pursuant to
				NRS
				388.1323; or
(c) Through a hotline or Internet website
				maintained by the school district or school in which the pupil is enrolled, if
				the school district or school maintains such a hotline or website.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › PROVISION OF SAFE AND RESPECTFUL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT › Reporting, Investigation and Adjudication of Violations of Prohibition of Bullying and Cyber-Bullying › Section 388.895 - Notification to parent or guardian of pupils; maintenance of record regarding notification

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The initial
				notification provided pursuant to NRS 388.1351 to the parents and guardians of
				pupils directly involved in a reported violation of NRS 388.135:
(a) Must include, without limitation, a
				statement that the principal or his or her designee will be conducting an
				investigation of the reported violation and that the parent or guardian may
				discuss with the principal or designee any counseling or intervention services
				that are available to the pupil.
(b) Must not include any personally
				identifiable information of a pupil other than the pupil to whose parent or
				guardian the notification is provided.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › PROVISION OF SAFE AND RESPECTFUL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT › Reporting, Investigation and Adjudication of Violations of Prohibition of Bullying and Cyber-Bullying › Section 388.900 - Requirements of investigation of report; documentation of interviews conducted as part of investigation

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each
				investigation of a report of discrimination based on race, bullying or
				cyber-bullying conducted pursuant to
				NRS
				388.1351 must be conducted thoroughly and
				impartially in a manner that does not retraumatize or further traumatize the
				reported victim and must include, without limitation, an interview with:
(a) Each person involved in the reported
				discrimination based on race, bullying or cyber-bullying, including, without
				limitation, the reported aggressor, the reported victim and any relevant
				witnesses.
(b) The parent or
				guardian of the reported aggressor and the reported victim.
To the extent practicable, the identities of the persons
				  interviewed and the content of the interviews must remain confidential.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › PROVISION OF SAFE AND RESPECTFUL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT › Reporting, Investigation and Adjudication of Violations of Prohibition of Bullying and Cyber-Bullying › Section 388.905 - Requirements of written report if violation found to have occurred; principal or designee to develop and carry out plan to support well-being of victim and aggressor; follow-up with victim and aggressor

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If
				an administrator or the designee of an administrator determines that a
				violation of NRS
				388.135 has occurred, the written report of
				the findings and conclusions of the investigation completed pursuant to
				NRS
				388.1351 and NAC
				388.900 must include
				recommendations for the imposition of restorative disciplinary actions or other
				measures to be imposed as a result of the violation that the administrator or
				designee determines will assist the reported aggressor to see the harm that his
				or her actions have caused, to repair that harm and to not engage in
				discrimination based on race, bullying or cyber-bullying in the future. Such
				other measures may include, without limitation, the development of a plan to
				support the physical and emotional well-being of the reported aggressor that is
				aligned with the training provided by the Office for a Safe and Respectful
				Learning Environment.
2. The
				administrator or designee of the administrator shall develop and carry out a
				plan to support the physical and emotional well-being of the reported victim
				and the reported aggressor which is designed to ensure that the reported victim
				and the reported aggressor are not further harmed by the discrimination based
				on race, bullying or cyber-bullying, including, without limitation, by allowing
				the reported victim to make up any test or homework assignment that he or she
				missed or failed to submit as a result of the discrimination based on race,
				bullying or cyber-bullying.
3. The
				administrator or the designee of the administrator shall meet with each
				reported victim of discrimination based on race, bullying or cyber-bullying as
				required by subsection 8 of
				NRS
				388.1351 and with each reported aggressor,
				regardless of the outcome of the investigation, to ensure that the
				discrimination based on race, bullying or cyber-bullying is not continuing.
				Each meeting must be conducted in a private and discreet manner that does not
				draw unnecessary attention to the reported victim.
Added to
				  NAC by Bd. of Education by
				  R111-15A,
				  eff. 1/27/2017; A by
				  R021-22A,
				  eff. 2/13/2023
NRS 388.133
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › PROVISION OF SAFE AND RESPECTFUL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT › Reporting, Investigation and Adjudication of Violations of Prohibition of Bullying and Cyber-Bullying › Section 388.910 - Required actions by principal upon completion of written report of investigation; adoption of policy by school district that prescribes procedures to appeal outcome of investigation

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Subject to the
				Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974,
				20 U.S.C. §
										1232g, and any regulations adopted pursuant
				thereto, an administrator or designee of an administrator who completes a
				written report of the findings and conclusions of an investigation of reported
				discrimination based on race, bullying or cyber-bullying pursuant to
				NRS
				388.1351 and NAC
				388.900 shall, within 24 hours
				after completing the report:
(a) Provide to
				the parent or guardian of the reported aggressor a copy of the written report
				that does not contain the personally identifiable information of any other
				pupil;
(b) Notify the parent or
				guardian of any other pupil directly involved in the incident of the outcome of
				the investigation and make available upon request to any such parent or
				guardian a copy of the report that does not contain the personally identifiable
				information of any pupil other than the pupil to whose parent or guardian the
				report is provided; and
(c) Notify
				the parent or guardian of each pupil directly involved in the incident that the
				parent or guardian may:
(1) Submit to the
				administrator or designee a complaint or concern regarding the conduct or
				outcome of the investigation;
(2)
				Request a meeting with the administrator or designee to discuss the outcome of
				the investigation;
(3) Appeal the
				outcome of the investigation in the manner prescribed pursuant to subsection 2;
				and
(4) Appeal a disciplinary
				decision of the administrator or designee made against the pupil as a result of
				the incident.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › PROVISION OF SAFE AND RESPECTFUL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT › Reporting, Investigation and Adjudication of Violations of Prohibition of Bullying and Cyber-Bullying › Section 388.915 - Complaint concerning outcome of appeal or violation of provisions of law; preliminary report concerning whether to conduct further investigation; final report when further investigation is conducted; Department authorized to request school district to prepare plan of corrective action; employee subject to disciplinary action prohibited from administrative appeal of such action

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Not later than 30 days after receiving
				notification of the final resolution of an appeal made pursuant to the policy
				adopted pursuant to NAC 388.910, the parent or guardian of a pupil directly
				involved in the reported violation of NRS 388.135 may submit a complaint to the
				Department concerning the outcome of the appeal or a violation of any provision
				of NRS 388.121 to 388.1395, inclusive, or NAC 388.870 to 388.920, inclusive or
				criminal conduct by a teacher, administrator, principal, coach, other staff
				member or member of the board of trustees of a school district. Each complaint
				must be in writing and must include, without limitation:
(a) Contact information for the parent or
				guardian;
(b) A copy of the written
				report of the findings and conclusions of the investigation conducted pursuant
				to NRS 388.1351 and NAC 388.900;
(c) Any written record of the appeal prepared
				by or at the direction of the school district or school regarding the violation
				or, if there is not a written record, a narrative summation provided by the
				parent or guardian, including any contact information that will assist the
				Department in verifying the accuracy of the narrative summation;
(d) If the complaint concerns the outcome of
				an appeal, the outcome that the parent or guardian would have
				preferred;
(e) If the complaint
				alleges that a teacher, administrator, principal, coach, other staff member or
				member of the board of trustees of a school district has violated any provision
				of NRS 388.121 to 388.1395, inclusive, or sections NAC 388.870 to 388.920,
				inclusive, the specific provision that was allegedly violated and a description
				of the alleged violation;
(f) If
				the complaint alleges that a teacher, administrator, principal, coach, other
				staff member or member of the board of trustees of a school district has
				engaged in criminal conduct, a description of the alleged crime; and
(g) Any other information that the parent or
				guardian determines would be useful to the Department when resolving the
				complaint.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › PROVISION OF SAFE AND RESPECTFUL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT › Reporting, Investigation and Adjudication of Violations of Prohibition of Bullying and Cyber-Bullying › Section 388.920 - Annual report of accountability to exclude personally identifiable information of pupil involved in reported violation; certain persons not to interfere with reporting of statistics concerning violations

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The
				annual report of accountability prepared pursuant to
				NRS
				385A.070 must not include the personally
				identifiable information of any pupil involved in a reported violation of
				NRS
				388.135 or any other incident of
				discrimination based on race, bullying or cyber-bullying.
2. A teacher, administrator, coach, other
				staff member or member of the governing body of a school shall not interfere
				with the reporting of statistics concerning violations of
				NRS
				388.135.
Added to
				  NAC by Bd. of Education by
				  R111-15A,
				  eff. 1/27/2017; A by
				  R021-22A,
				  eff. 2/13/2023
NRS 388.133
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › PROVISION OF SAFE AND RESPECTFUL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT › SafeVoice Program › Section 388.921 - "Program" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in NAC
				  388.921 to
				  388.924, inclusive, unless the
				  context otherwise requires, "Program" has the meaning ascribed to it in
				  NRS
				  388.1453.
Added to
				  NAC by Bd. of Education by
				  R079-18AP,
				  eff. 8/30/2018
NRS 388.1327,
					 388.1351,
					 388.1455
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › PROVISION OF SAFE AND RESPECTFUL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT › SafeVoice Program › Section 388.922 - Circumstances under which person who reports information to Program deemed to have elected not to remain anonymous

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A person who
				reports information to the Program shall be deemed to have elected not to
				remain anonymous if the person:
(a) Reports
				information about himself or herself which may affect his or her own safety or
				well-being; and
(b) Includes his or
				her name or contact information in the report after being notified that such
				information is not required.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › PROVISION OF SAFE AND RESPECTFUL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT › SafeVoice Program › Section 388.923 - Information reported to Program subject to applicable state and federal laws relating to privacy of pupil information or health information

Current through June 11, 2024
Information reported to the Program is subject to any
				  applicable state or federal laws relating to the privacy of pupil information
				  or health information, including, without limitation, subsection 1 of
				  NRS
				  388.1455,
				  NRS
				  392.029 and the Family Educational Rights and
				  Privacy Act of 1974, 20
				  U.S.C. §
										1232g, and any regulations
				  adopted pursuant thereto.
Added to
				  NAC by Bd. of Education by
				  R079-18AP,
				  eff. 8/30/2018
NRS 388.1327,
					 388.1351,
					 388.1455
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › PROVISION OF SAFE AND RESPECTFUL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT › SafeVoice Program › Section 388.924 - Duties of support center and team regarding information reported to Program; confidentiality of forwarded information

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Consistent with the legislative findings
				set forth in NRS
				388.1454, the support center, as defined in
				NRS
				388.14535 shall:
(a) Protect information which is reported to
				the Program by a person who is deemed to have elected not to remain anonymous
				pursuant to NAC
				388.922 by methods and procedures
				to ensure the confidentiality of the information;
(b) Forward information which is reported to
				the Program by a person who is deemed to have elected not to remain anonymous
				pursuant to NAC
				388.922 to the team appointed
				pursuant to NRS
				388.14553 for the relevant public school;
				and
(c) If determined to be
				appropriate by the support center, forward information which is reported to the
				Program by a person who is deemed to have elected not to remain anonymous
				pursuant to NAC 388.922 to a law enforcement agency pursuant to subsection 9 of
				NRS
				388.14557.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › PROVISION OF SAFE AND RESPECTFUL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT › Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 388.925 - Quarterly determination of amount of money in Bullying Prevention Account; required notification to school districts when grants from Account available; eligibility for grant; evaluation and approval of grants (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to
				  NAC by Bd. of Education by
				  R112-15,
				  eff. 9/9/2016; R by
				  R021-22A,
				  eff. 2/13/2023
NRS 388.133
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 388A.010 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in NAC 388A.010 to 388A.680, inclusive, unless the
				context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 388A.015 to
				388A.035, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those
				sections.
Added to NAC by Dep't of
				Education by R196-97, eff. 3-13-98; A by R193-01, 4-1-2002; A by Bd. of
				Education by R206-01, 4-1-2002; A by Dep't of Education by R044-05, 10-31-2005;
				R171-05 & R188-05, 2-23-2006; R207-07, 6-17-2008; R169-07, 9-18-2008;
				R061-08, 9-18-2008; R035-14, 12-22-2014; R035-14, 12-22-2014, eff. 1-1-2020 -
				Substituted in revision for NAC
				386.010
NRS
				  388A.105,
				  388A.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 388A.015 - "Authorized insurer" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Authorized insurer" has the meaning ascribed to it in
				NRS
				679A.030.
Added to NAC by Dep't of
				Education by R044-05, eff. 10-31-2005 - Substituted in revision for NAC
				386.015
NRS
				  388A.105,
				  388A.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 388A.020 - "Charter school" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Charter school" means a public school that is formed pursuant
				to
				NRS 388A.010 to
				388A.640, inclusive,
				and NAC 388A.010 to 388A.600, inclusive.
Added to NAC by Dep't of
				Education by R196-97, eff. 3-13-98; A by R044-05, 10-31-2005; R035-14,
				12-22-2014 - Substituted in revision for NAC
				386.020
NRS
				  388A.105,
				  388A.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 388A.025 - "Department" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Department" means the Department of Education.
Added to NAC by Dep't of
				Education by R196-97, eff. 3-13-98 - Substituted in revision for NAC
				386.030
NRS
				  388A.105,
				  388A.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 388A.030 - "Fiscal year" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Fiscal year" means the 12-month period beginning on the first
				day of July and ending on the last day of June.
Added to NAC by Dep't of
				Education by R193-01, eff. 4-1-2002 - Substituted in revision for NAC
				386.037
NRS
				  388A.105,
				  388A.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 388A.035 - "Governing body" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Governing body" means the governing body of a charter school
				that is established pursuant to
				NRS
				388A.320 and NAC 388A.525.
Added to NAC by Dep't of
				Education by R196-97, eff. 3-13-98; A by R193-01, 4-1-2002 - Substituted in
				revision for NAC
				386.040
NRS
				  388A.105,
				  388A.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 388A.037 - "Multi-campus school" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Multi-campus school" means a charter school that operates two
				or more campuses, each of which has a distinct academic leader who is
				responsible for its staff and each of which may serve the same group of grade
				levels or differing groups of grade levels, under one charter
				contract.
Added to NAC by Dep't of
				Education by R131-16, eff. 12-19-2017; A by R131-16,
				1-1-2020
NRS
				  388A.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 388A.039 - "Single-campus school" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Single-campus school" means a charter school that serves a
				specified group of grade levels with a single academic leader responsible for
				its staff for the entire group of grade levels of the campus regardless of
				whether the educational programs of the charter school are delivered in one or
				more than one building. The term includes a charter school that primarily
				provides instruction to pupils remotely, including, without limitation, a
				charter school using a virtual or cyber school model.
Added to NAC by Dep't of
				Education by R131-16, eff. 12-19-2017
NRS
				  388A.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › FORMATION › General Requirements › Section 388A.100 - Committee to form charter school and governing body: Interpretation of statutory qualification for membership

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in subsection 4 of
				  NRS
				  388A.240 and subsection 6 of
				  NRS
				  388A.320, the Department will interpret the
				  term "2 years of experience as an employed teacher" to mean 2 years of
				  experience as an employed teacher in any state in a position for which a
				  teaching license is required.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Education by R193-01, eff. 4-1-2002; A by R035-14, 12-22-2014 - Substituted
				  in revision for NAC
				  386.090
NRS
					 388A.105,
					 388A.110,
					 388A.168,
					 388A.240,
					 388A.243,
					 388A.246,
					 388A.320
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › FORMATION › General Requirements › Section 388A.105 - "First day of operation of the charter school after the charter contract has been executed" interpreted

Current through June 11, 2024
For the purposes of subsection 8 of
				  NRS
				  388A.270, the "first day of operation of the
				  charter school after the charter contract has been executed" means the July 1
				  immediately preceding the first day that the charter school provides
				  instruction to pupils.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Education by R035-14, eff. 12-22-2014 - Substituted in revision for NAC
				  386.095
NRS
					 388A.105,
					 388A.110,
					 388A.168,
					 388A.270
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › FORMATION › General Requirements › Section 388A.110 - Administrative head: Selection; qualifications and responsibilities; notification of selection or replacement

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A committee to
				form a charter school may select a person to function as the administrative
				head of the proposed charter school. If the committee does not make such a
				selection, the governing body of the charter school must select a person to
				function as the administrative head of the charter school.
2. A person selected to function as the
				administrative head of a charter school:
(a)
				Must meet the qualifications set forth in subsection 1 of
				NRS
				388A.521; and
(b) Shall manage the programs and operations
				of the charter school in accordance with:
(1)
				The charter contract; and
(2) All
				other applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › FORMATION › General Requirements › Section 388A.115 - Appointment of liaison between committee to form charter school and proposed sponsor

Current through June 11, 2024
A committee to form a charter school shall, to enable the
				  proposed sponsor to deal with a single person as the committee applies to form
				  a charter school, appoint from among its members a person to act as liaison
				  between the committee and the proposed sponsor.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Education by R196-97, eff. 3-13-98; A by R035-14, 12-22-2014 - Substituted
				  in revision for NAC
				  386.110
NRS
					 388A.105,
					 388A.110,
					 388A.168,
					 388A.240
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › FORMATION › General Requirements › Section 388A.120 - Sponsorship of charter schools by board of trustees and Nevada System of Higher Education: Application for authorization

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If the board
				of trustees of a school district, a college or university within the Nevada
				System of Higher Education or a city or county applies to the Department for
				authorization to sponsor charter schools pursuant to NRS 388A.220, as amended
				by section 32 of Assembly Bill No. 400, chapter 387, Statutes of Nevada 2023,
				at page 2180, the following information must be provided on the application:
(a) The date on which the board of trustees,
				the college or the university or the city council or board of county
				commissioners, as applicable, voted to apply for authorization to sponsor
				charter schools, as reflected in the minutes of the board of trustees, the
				college or the university or the city council or board of county commissioners,
				as applicable.
(b) The signature of
				the superintendent of the school district that the board of trustees serves,
				the signature of the president of the college or university or the signature of
				the mayor of the city or chair of the board of county commissioners, as
				applicable.
(c) A description of
				the following:
(1) The organizational capacity
				and infrastructure of the applicant.
(2) The procedures and criteria for the
				applicant's evaluation of charter school applications in accordance with NRS 388A.252, as amended by section 35 of Assembly Bill No. 400, chapter 387,
				Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 2183, including, without limitation, the
				manner in which the applicant will determine:
(I) Whether an applicant to form a charter
				school is of high quality; and
(II)
				Whether the charter school will meet the identified educational needs of pupils
				and serve to promote the diversity of public educational choices in this
				State.
(3) The procedures
				that the applicant will use to negotiate and execute a charter contract with
				the governing body of a charter school.
(4) The procedures and criteria for the
				applicant's evaluation of applications for the renewal of charter
				contracts.
(5) The procedures that
				the applicant will use to monitor the performance of each charter school that
				the applicant sponsors.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › FORMATION › General Requirements › Section 388A.125 - Submission and contents of letter of intent to form charter school

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A committee to form a charter school must
				submit to the proposed sponsor a letter of intent to form a charter school. The
				letter of intent must be submitted in the same fiscal year in which the
				application to form the charter school is submitted and must be received by the
				proposed sponsor not fewer than 15 days before the application is
				submitted.
2. The letter of intent
				must include:
(a) The name of the proposed
				charter school;
(b) The name,
				address, telephone number and electronic mail address of the person selected
				pursuant to NAC 388A.115 to act as liaison between the committee and the
				proposed sponsor;
(c) The name of
				the school district in which the proposed charter school will be
				located;
(d) Whether the proposed
				charter school will be dedicated to providing educational programs and
				opportunities for pupils who are at risk;
(e) Whether the proposed charter school will
				provide a program of distance education;
(f) The date on which the proposed charter
				school will begin operation; and
(g) Whether the committee intends to contract
				or is considering contracting with an educational management organization to
				provide service to the charter school and, if so, the name of the educational
				management organization.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › FORMATION › General Requirements › Section 388A.130 - Application to form charter school: Forms; restrictions on submission and acceptance

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each applicant
				approved by the Department to sponsor charter schools shall prescribe forms for
				the use of a committee to form a charter school in applying to the proposed
				sponsor to form a charter school.
2. Except as authorized by subsection 4 of
				NAC 388A.500, a committee to form a charter school must not propose to form a
				charter school in more than one county. A proposed sponsor may accept only one
				application per year from each committee to form a charter school.
3. An application to form a charter school
				must be submitted to the proposed sponsor on forms prescribed pursuant to
				subsection 1. Applications may only be submitted on the last 3 business days of
				August of the fiscal year immediately preceding the fiscal year in which the
				proposed charter school will begin operation.
4. A proposed sponsor may not accept an
				application from a committee to form a charter school whose membership
				includes:
(a) A potential contractor of the
				proposed charter school;
(b) A
				potential lessor of a facility that the proposed charter school may
				lease;
(c) A representative of an
				educational management organization with which the proposed charter school may
				contract;
(d) A person related by
				blood or marriage to a person described in paragraph (a), (b) or (c);
				or
(e) Two or more persons who are
				related by blood or marriage to each other.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › FORMATION › General Requirements › Section 388A.135 - Application to form charter school: Proposed dates of enrollment for first year of operation; limits on acceptance of applications for enrollment

Current through June 11, 2024
1. For the purposes of subsection 13 of
				NRS
				388A.246, the proposed dates of enrollment
				for a charter school for its first year of operation must not be more than 180
				days before the date on which the charter school will open.
2. A charter school must not accept
				applications for enrollment before the application to form the charter school
				has been approved by the sponsor.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Education by R071-10, eff. 10-15-2010; A by R035-14, 12-22-2014 -
				  Substituted in revision for NAC
				  386.135
NRS
					 388A.105,
					 388A.110,
					 388A.243,
					 388A.246,
					 388A.249
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › FORMATION › General Requirements › Section 388A.140 - Application to form charter school: Inclusion of information regarding facility and equipment

Current through June 11, 2024
An application to form a charter school must include
				  information regarding the facility and equipment of the proposed charter
				  school, including, without limitation:
1. The name of the proposed charter
				school.
2. If the facility that the
				charter school will occupy exists at the time of application and is suitable
				for use by the charter school, but is not owned by the school district in which
				the charter school will be located:
(a) The
				address of the facility;
(b) The
				type of facility;
(c) A floor plan
				of the facility, including a notation of the size of the facility which is set
				forth in square feet;
(d) The name
				and address of the owner of the facility;
(e) If the facility that the charter school
				will occupy will be leased or rented, a copy of the proposed lease or rental
				agreement;
(f) If available at the
				time that the application is submitted, a copy of the certificate of occupancy
				for the facility; and
(g)
				Documentation which demonstrates that the committee has obtained the insurance
				required by NAC 388A.190 and that the proposed sponsor of the charter school is
				satisfied with the type and amount of insurance or other means that will be
				used to indemnify the sponsor against financial loss pursuant to paragraph (l)
				of subsection 1 of
				NRS
				388A.366.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › FORMATION › General Requirements › Section 388A.145 - Application to form charter school: Inclusion of information regarding educational program

Current through June 11, 2024
An application to form a charter school must include
				  information regarding the educational program of the proposed charter school,
				  including, without limitation:
1. The
				grade level or levels proposed to be taught at the charter school and the
				anticipated enrollment in each such grade level for each of the first 6 years
				of operation.
2. A calendar
				delineating the school year of the charter school. The calendar must set forth:
(a) The number of days of instruction in each
				school year, which must be in accordance with the requirements set forth in
				NRS
				388.090;
(b) The number of legal holidays that will be
				observed by the charter school and the dates on which those holidays
				fall;
(c) The beginning and ending
				date of each term; and
(d) Other
				important dates in the school year of the charter school, including, without
				limitation, school days in which less than a full day of instruction will be
				administered.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › FORMATION › General Requirements › Section 388A.150 - Application to form charter school: Inclusion of information regarding committee to form charter school, and governance and staffing

Current through June 11, 2024
An application to form a charter school must include
				  information regarding the committee to form the charter school, and the
				  governance and staffing of the proposed charter school, including, without
				  limitation:
1. The names, addresses
				and qualifications of the members of the committee to form the charter school,
				including, without limitation:
(a) The resume
				of each member.
(b) The state of
				residence of each member.
(c) If a
				member serves on the committee as a teacher, as that term is defined in
				subsection 4 of
				NRS
				388A.240, a photocopy of his or her license
				to teach.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › FORMATION › General Requirements › Section 388A.155 - Application to form charter school: Inclusion of information regarding issues of health and safety

Current through June 11, 2024
An application to form a charter school must include
				  information regarding issues of health and safety that affect the proposed
				  charter school, including, without limitation:
1. A description of the manner in which
				pupils will be transported to the proposed charter school, including, without
				limitation, the details of any contract that the charter school has entered
				into pursuant to subsection 1 of
				NRS
				388A.378 for the transportation of pupils and
				the details of any plan developed in consultation with the parents and
				guardians of pupils for the transportation of pupils.
2. Descriptions of the manner in which the
				proposed charter school will:
(a) Provide
				health services to pupils, including, without limitation, the details of any
				contract that the charter school has entered into pursuant to subsection 1 of
				NRS
				388A.378 for the provision of health services
				to pupils; and
(b) Maintain records
				related to the immunization of pupils that is required pursuant to
				NRS
				392.435 to ensure that pupils are immunized
				in a timely manner.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › FORMATION › General Requirements › Section 388A.160 - Application to form charter school: Inclusion of certain miscellaneous information

Current through June 11, 2024
An application to form a charter school must include
				  miscellaneous information concerning the proposed charter school, including,
				  without limitation:
1. A description
				of the lottery system that the proposed charter school will use pursuant to
				NRS
				388A.453 and
				388A.456
				if more eligible pupils apply for enrollment in the charter school than the
				number of spaces for pupils which are available.
2. The name, address, telephone number and
				electronic mail address of the member of the committee to form a charter school
				selected pursuant to NAC 388A.115 to act as liaison between the committee and
				the proposed sponsor of the charter school.
3. Information concerning records of pupils
				that will be maintained by the proposed charter school in accordance with NAC
				388A.550, including, without limitation:
(a)
				The name and title of the person who will be responsible for:
(1) Maintaining records of pupils;
				and
(2) Providing records of pupils
				to the school district in which the charter school is located for inclusion in
				the automated system of accountability information for Nevada that is
				established and maintained by the Department pursuant to
				NRS
				385A.800.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › FORMATION › General Requirements › Section 388A.165 - Restrictions on application to form charter school submitted to State Public Charter School Authority after previous denials of application

Current through June 11, 2024
If the State Public Charter School Authority receives an
				  application to form a charter school pursuant to subsection 4 of
				  NRS
				  388A.252 after the application has been
				  denied twice by the board of trustees of a school district or a college or
				  university within the Nevada System of Higher Education, the application that
				  is submitted to the State Public Charter School Authority must be the same
				  application that was the subject of the second denial by the board of trustees,
				  the college or the university, as applicable.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Education by R078-03, 1-23-2004; A by R044-05, 10-31-2005; R171-05,
				  2-23-2006; R169-07, 9-18-2008; R061-08, 9-18-2008; R035-14, 12-22-2014 -
				  Substituted in revision for NAC
				  386.202
NRS
					 388A.105,
					 388A.110,
					 388A.168,
					 388A.252
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › FORMATION › General Requirements › Section 388A.170 - Public meeting required to consider certain resubmitted applications

Current through June 11, 2024
If:
1. A board of
				trustees of a school district or a college or university within the Nevada
				System of Higher Education receives an application to form a charter school
				that is resubmitted pursuant to subsection 3 of
				NRS
				388A.252; or
2. The State Public Charter School Authority
				receives an application to form a charter school that is resubmitted pursuant
				to subsection 4 of
				NRS
				388A.252, or the board of trustees, the
				college or university or the State Public Charter School Authority, as
				applicable, must consider the resubmitted application at a public meeting held
				not later than 60 days after the receipt of the resubmitted application, or
				within any other period mutually agreed upon by the parties. The public meeting
				must be held in accordance with chapter 241 of NRS.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Education by R035-14, eff. 12-22-2014 - Substituted in revision for NAC
				  386.2025
NRS
					 388A.105,
					 388A.110,
					 388A.168,
					 388A.252,
					 388A.255