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Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › HIGH SCHOOL › Credits and Grading › Section 389.664 - Units of credit required to receive standard diploma

Current through June 11, 2024
1.
				Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, to receive a standard diploma
				evidencing graduation from high school, a pupil must, in addition to meeting
				the criteria prescribed pursuant to subsection 1 of
				NRS
				390.600, have earned a minimum of 15 units of
				credit for required courses and 7 1/2 units of credit for elective courses for
				a total of at least 22 1/2 units of credit. The units for the required courses
				must be earned in accordance with the following table:
Required Course
Minimum Number of Units
American government
								.............................................................................
1
American history
								.....................................................................................
1
Arts and humanities, Junior Reserve Officers'
								Training Corps (Level III or Level IV) or career and technical education
								.............................
1
English, including reading, composition and writing
								.............................
............... 4
Health education
								......................................................................................
1/2
Mathematics
								............................................................................................
............... 3
Physical education
								...................................................................................
2
Computer education and technology
								.....................
1/2
Science
								....................................................................................................
2
TOTAL:
15
2.
				If a pupil satisfactorily completes a course of study in computer education and
				technology during the sixth, seventh or eighth grade, the pupil is not required
				to take the course of study in computer education and technology and must only
				earn a minimum of 14 1/2 units of credit for required courses pursuant to
				subsection 1. The course of study in computer education and technology must be
				taught for at least one semester or trimester, as applicable, or the
				equivalent, and must not be taught as part of another course of study. Nothing
				in this subsection shall be construed as requiring a school district to offer a
				course in computer education and technology as part of the curriculum of a
				middle school.
Added to
				  NAC by Bd. of Education, eff. 12-16-82; A 5-4-87; R091-99, 1-14-2000; R037-99,
				  11-3-99, eff. 7-1-2000; R061-02, 9-6-2002; A by Bd. for Career & Tech.
				  Educ. by R172-05, 2-23-2006; A by Bd. of Education by R037-12, 9-14-2012; A by
				  R068-14,
				  eff. 10-24-2014; A by
				  R061-14,
				  eff. 12/22/2014; A by
				  R120-17AP,
				  eff. 5/16/2018; A by
				  R078-18A,
				  eff. 9/21/2018
NRS
				  385.080,
				  385.114,
				  390.600
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › HIGH SCHOOL › Credits and Grading › Section 389.666 - Units applicable toward graduation

Current through June 11, 2024
Units of credit which a pupil may apply toward graduation
				  from high school may be earned:
1. In
				a public or private high school located in this State.
2. In a public or private high school located
				outside this State if the school district approves a transfer of the units for
				this purpose in accordance with subsection 4 of section 1 of this
				regulation.
3. In an institution of
				higher learning whose academic programs are accredited by a national
				accrediting organization.
4. In the
				Nevada Youth Training Center or the Caliente Youth Center.
5. In a course of independent study conducted
				in accordance with NAC 389.710 to 389.750, inclusive.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Education, eff. 12-16-82; A by R051-98, 9-9-98; Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Education, eff. 12-16-82; A by R051-98, 9-9-98; A by
				  R012-08,
				  6/23/2014
NRS 385.080,
					 385.110,
					 389.155
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › HIGH SCHOOL › Credits and Grading › Section 389.668 - Credit which may be granted in fractional time units

Current through June 11, 2024
A high school which provides instruction in fractional time
				  units may grant credit proportionately to the requirements for basic units of
				  credits, but the school may not record less than one-fourth of a unit.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Education, eff. 12-16-82-Substituted in revision for NAC
				  389.115
NRS 385.080
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › HIGH SCHOOL › Credits and Grading › Section 389.670 - Credit granted for performance on examination in lieu of course attendance: Board of trustees required to prescribe application and eligible courses of study; effect of pupil's withdrawal from school; authority of State Board to review examination and minimum score required

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The board of
				trustees of each school district shall prescribe an application for pupils to
				apply for credit for a specific course of study without having attended the
				regularly scheduled classes in the course pursuant to NRS NRS NRS
				NRS
				389.171. The application must include,
				without limitation, the:
(a) First and last
				name of the pupil;
(b) Identifying
				information for the pupil, including, without limitation, the date of birth,
				individual identification number, ethnicity and gender of the pupil;
(c) Grade level of the pupil;
(d) Home telephone number of the
				pupil;
(e) Name and identification
				number of the school in which the pupil is enrolled;
(f) Signature of the school counselor at the
				school in which the pupil is enrolled; and
(g) Name and number of the course of study
				for which the application is submitted.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › HIGH SCHOOL › Credits and Grading › Section 389.672 - Academic credit for a course of study in career and technical education: Limitations and prerequisites

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A board of
				trustees may allow a pupil to earn, towards the units necessary for graduation
				from high school, two units of the credit required in English, one unit
				required in mathematics, one unit required in science and one-half unit
				required in health if he or she is enrolled in a course of study in career and
				technical education approved pursuant to this section within one of the program
				areas set forth in subsection 1 of NAC 389.803 and that course includes, as
				part of its curriculum, the curriculum of the required course.
2. The superintendent of the school district
				shall appoint a committee composed of one person certified to teach in the
				course of study in career and technical education and one person certified to
				teach in the academic area in which the credit may be earned. The committee
				must verify to the board of trustees that the curriculum for the course of
				study in career and technical education includes the curriculum of the required
				course of study for which a pupil may earn credit.
3. After verification has been received by
				the board of trustees, the written curriculum and title of the course of study
				in career and technical education and a statement of the academic credit to be
				granted must be submitted to the State Board of Education for approval.
				Academic credit may be granted for the course of study in career and technical
				education or a combination of courses only after the State Board of Education
				has given its approval.
4. The
				Superintendent of Public Instruction may give approval for the granting of
				academic credit to a board of trustees requesting to use a curriculum for a
				course of study in career and technical education that has been approved by the
				State Board of Education for another school district if:
(a) The procedures set forth in subsection 2
				were followed by the requesting district; and
(b) The board of trustees provides assurances
				that it will not deviate from the curriculum that has been approved by the
				State Board of Education.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › HIGH SCHOOL › Credits and Grading › Section 389.673 - Academic credit for courses of study in career and technical education: Periodic review and approval of each course

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The
				superintendent of each school district which is authorized by the State Board
				of Education to grant academic credit for a course of study in career and
				technical education pursuant to NAC 389.672 shall, at least once every 3 years,
				appoint a committee to review that course of study. The committee must consist
				of one person who is certified to teach in the course of study in career and
				technical education and one person who is certified to teach in the academic
				area in which the credit may be earned.
2. After the committee has reviewed the
				course of study in career and technical education, it shall submit a written
				report of its review to the board of trustees of the school district. The
				report must include a statement signed by the members of the committee that the
				curriculum for the course of study in career and technical education includes
				the curriculum of the required course of study.
3. The board of trustees shall submit to the
				State Board of Education, for its approval, the written curriculum and title of
				the course of study in career and technical education and a statement of the
				academic credit it proposes to grant.
4. Academic credit may be granted for the
				course of study in career and technical education or combination of courses
				only after the State Board of Education has given its approval.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Education by R069-97, 12-10-97, eff. 9-1-99; A by R087-12,
				  11-1-2012
NRS 385.080,
					 385.110,
					 388.360
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › HIGH SCHOOL › Credits and Grading › Section 389.674 - Credit for equivalent experience outside campus or program

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A school district may, under suitable
				criteria, allow credit toward graduation from high school for a pupil's
				experiences outside the high school campus if those experiences are equivalent
				in kind and amount to the educational experiences being offered in the high
				school.
2. A school district may,
				under suitable criteria, allow credit toward completion of an adult high school
				program for a pupil's experiences outside the adult high school program if
				those experiences are equivalent in kind and amount to the educational
				experiences being offered in the adult high school program.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Education, eff. 12-16-82; A by R134-07, 6-17-2008
NRS 385.080,
					 385.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › HIGH SCHOOL › Credits and Grading › Section 389.676 - Credit for sectarian religious courses not allowed

Current through June 11, 2024
Credit for sectarian religious courses may not be applied to
				  fulfill requirements for graduation from high school.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Education, eff. 12-16-82-Substituted in revision for NAC
				  389.130
NRS 385.080,
					 385.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › HIGH SCHOOL › Credits and Grading › Section 389.678 - Summer school units applicable toward graduation

Current through June 11, 2024
1.
				Summer school units of credit to be applied toward graduation from high school
				may consist only of units earned through a summer school conducted by a public
				or private high school or an accredited institution of higher
				learning.
2. Such units must be
				earned in courses which are equivalent to the courses offered in the programs
				of the high school.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Education, eff. 12-16-82-Substituted in revision for NAC
				  389.135
NRS 385.080,
					 385.110,
					 389.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › HIGH SCHOOL › Credits and Grading › Section 389.680 - Credit for correspondence courses

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A school
				district may, in accordance with policies developed by the board of trustees of
				the school district, grant a pupil credit toward graduation from high school or
				toward completion of an adult high school program for his or her successful
				completion of a correspondence course if:
(a)
				The course is provided by a secondary educational institution which is approved
				by the State Board of Education; and
(b) The course is equivalent to a course
				offered in a regular program in the school district or a course offered in an
				adult high school program in the school district, as applicable.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › HIGH SCHOOL › Credits and Grading › Section 389.682 - Requirements for graduation for pupils transferring to Nevada high school

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A pupil who transfers to a Nevada high
				school from another school, whether located inside or outside this State, shall
				abide by the requirements for graduation of the receiving school district
				unless the pupil is in the 12th grade and the requirements of that district
				would not allow him or her to graduate by the end of the 12th grade.
2. Each school district shall develop a
				policy and procedure to make an allowance for a pupil in the latter
				circumstances so that the pupil may graduate from:
(a) The receiving school under its
				requirements or the minimum requirements of the State Board of Education;
				or
(b) The pupil's school of origin
				if that school is willing to issue the diploma.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › HIGH SCHOOL › Credits and Grading › Section 389.684 - Schools prohibited from reducing or reevaluating credits transferred from another school

Current through June 11, 2024
A school shall not reduce or reevaluate a pupil's credit
				  which has been officially transferred from another public or private school or
				  from the Nevada Youth Training Center or the Caliente Youth Center.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Education, eff. 12-16-82
NRS 385.080,
					 385.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › HIGH SCHOOL › Credits and Grading › Section 389.686 - Exemptions for certain high schools from requirements for graduation

Current through June 11, 2024
The Superintendent of Public Instruction may exempt from the
				  requirements for graduation from high school students graduating from a high
				  school with less than 100 students if the school is unable to obtain certified
				  staff to meet the requirements. Before the beginning of the school year for
				  which an exception is to be effective, the superintendent of a school district
				  with such a high school with less than 100 students may apply to the
				  Superintendent of Public Instruction for an exception from the graduation
				  requirements enacted after July 1, 1988. This exception may be approved at the
				  discretion of the Superintendent of Public Instruction for those high schools
				  with less than 100 students that are unable to recruit certified staff to meet
				  the requirements. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall notify in
				  writing the superintendent of the school district of the exceptions that have
				  been granted or denied and furnish a report to the State Board of Education of
				  each exception granted at the next regularly scheduled meeting after the
				  exception is granted.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Education, eff. 5-4-87
NRS 385.080,
					 385.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › HIGH SCHOOL › Credits and Grading › Section 389.688 - Requirements for adult standard diploma

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A school
				district may award an adult standard diploma to a person who:
(a) Withdrew from high school before the
				person's graduation and was not eligible to graduate with his or her class, or
				participated in an alternative program for the education of pupils at risk of
				dropping out of school established by a school district pursuant to
				NRS
				388.537;
(b) Has earned, in high school, in an adult
				high school program or in an alternative program for the education of pupils at
				risk of dropping out of school established by a school district pursuant to
				NRS
				388.537, or waived, the units of credit
				required in subsection 2; and
(c)
				Is 18 years of age or older at the time of the award or is 17 years of age but
				less than 18 years of age and participates in an alternative program for the
				education of pupils at risk of dropping out of school pursuant to
				NRS
				388.537.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › HIGH SCHOOL › Credits and Grading › Section 389.690 - Credit received through adult high school program applicable toward adult standard diploma

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Units of credit
				earned by a person through an adult high school program may be applied toward
				meeting the requirements for an adult standard diploma only if the course in
				which the units were earned was:
(a) Taught
				in a school district of this State; or
(b) Equivalent to a regular course offered in
				the high school where the diploma will be issued, and the course is approved by
				the principal of the high school for that purpose.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › HIGH SCHOOL › Credits and Grading › Section 389.692 - Other credits applicable toward adult standard diploma

Current through June 11, 2024
A school district may award a person units of credit toward
				  meeting the requirements for an adult standard diploma if he or she
				  successfully completes:
1. A course
				given by the United States Armed Forces Institute or a high school course
				offered through that institute by a cooperating college or
				university;
2. A subject
				examination given by the Armed Forces;
3. A course given by the United States Marine
				Corps Institute;
4. A course given
				by the United States Coast Guard Institute; or
5. A course of training conducted by a branch
				of the Armed Forces.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Education, eff. 12-16-82-Substituted in revision for NAC
				  389.170
NRS 385.080,
					 385.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › HIGH SCHOOL › Credits and Grading › Section 389.694 - Waiver of credits for adult standard diploma

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
				otherwise provided in this section, a person who is 18 years of age or older
				and who seeks an adult standard diploma may waive units of credit for language
				arts, mathematics, science and social studies by taking a high school
				equivalency assessment in those subjects. A person who seeks an adult standard
				diploma who is at least 17 years of age but less than 18 years of age and who
				is enrolled in an alternative program for the education of pupils at risk of
				dropping out of school established by a school district pursuant to NRS NRS NRS
				NRS
				388.537 may waive units of credit pursuant to
				this section.
2. The maximum number
				of credits which may be waived in the areas of language arts, mathematics and
				science must be based on the number of credits previously earned which meet the
				minimum requirements for course content outlined in NAC 389.450 to 389.511,
				inclusive, and the credits waived upon the completion of a high school
				equivalency assessment selected pursuant to
				NRS 385.448.
3. Credits in elective courses may be waived
				only in the area of social studies. The maximum number of credits which may be
				waived in the area of social studies must be based on a high school equivalency
				assessment selected pursuant to NRS
				NRS 385.448.
4. The following table set forth the scores
				which a person must achieve on a high school equivalency assessment to waive
				credits in required and elective courses and the corresponding number of units
				which may be waived:
General Educational Development Test (2002 Series)
Maximum Number of Units
Designation of
For Score of
For Score of
Subject
Test
450 to 499.9
500 or higher
English
I and IV (average)
2
4
Mathematics
V
1
3
Science
III
1
2
Social Studies
II
1
2
General Educational Development Test (2014 Series)
Maximum Number of Units
Designation of
For Score of
For Score of
Subject
Test
145 to 157
158 or higher
Language Arts
I
2
4
Mathematics
ll
1
3
Science
III
1
2
Social Studies
IV
1
2
HiSET Exam (2014 Series)
Maximum Number of Units
Designation of
For Score of
For Score of
Subject
Test
10 or 11
12 or higher
Language Arts
I and V (average)
2
4
Mathematics
ll
1
3
Science
III
1
2
Social Studies
IV
1
2
Test Assessing Secondary Completion (2014 Series)
Maximum Number of Units
Designation of
For Score of
For Score of
Subject
Test
500 to 529
530 or higher
Language Arts
I and V (average)
2
4
Mathematics
ll
1
3
Science
III
1
2
Social Studies
IV
1
2
Added to
				  NAC by Bd. of Education, eff. 12-16-82; A 5-4-87; 3-9-88; R067-97, 12-10-97;
				  R029-01, 11-1-2001; R194-01, 4-1-2002; R194-01, 4-1-2002, eff. 7-1-2002;
				  R134-07, 6-17-2008; A by
				  R155-13,
				  eff. 6/23/2014; A by
				  R050-16,
				  eff. 6/28/2016
NRS 385.080,
					 385.448
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › HIGH SCHOOL › Credits and Grading › Section 389.695 - Attendance at adult high school program for test preparation

Current through June 11, 2024
The board of trustees of a school district may allow a person
				  who is at least 16 years of age but less than 18 years of age who has withdrawn
				  from high school so that he or she may take a high school equivalency
				  assessment to attend an adult high school program only for the purpose of test
				  preparation.
Added to
				  NAC by Bd. of Education by R029-01, eff. 11-1-2001; A by R134-07, 6-17-2008; A
				  by
				  R155-13,
				  eff. 6/23/2014
NRS 385.080,
					 385.448
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › HIGH SCHOOL › Credits and Grading › Section 389.696 - Individualized program of education for pupil with disability

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The board of trustees of each school
				district shall have an individualized educational program prepared for each
				pupil with a disability who is enrolled in a public high school in the
				district. The program must include:
(a) A
				statement of the pupil's present levels of educational performance;
(b) A statement of annual goals, including
				short-term instructional objectives;
(c) A statement of the specific special
				education and related services to be provided to the pupil and the extent to
				which he or she will be able to participate in regular educational
				programs;
(d) The projected dates
				for initiation of services and the anticipated duration of the
				services;
(e) Appropriate objective
				criteria, procedures for evaluation and schedules for determining, at least on
				an annual basis, whether the short-term instructional objectives are being
				achieved;
(f) A schedule of
				meetings with the pupil and his or her parents or a record of attempts to
				schedule such meetings if such meetings are appropriate for a review of the
				pupil's progress; and
(g) If
				appropriate, the special requirements or adjusted standards which the pupil
				must meet for graduation from high school.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › HIGH SCHOOL › Credits and Grading › Section 389.698 - Adjusted diploma for pupil with disability

Current through June 11, 2024
An adjusted diploma may be earned by any pupil with a
				  disability who meets the standards prescribed by his or her individualized
				  education plan.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Education, eff. 3-9-88
NRS 385.080,
					 388.520
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › HIGH SCHOOL › Credits and Grading › Section 389.699 - Requirements for certificate of attendance; subsequent issuance of diploma (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to
				  NAC by Bd. of Education by R086-99, 11-3-99, eff. 1-1-2000; A by R134-07,
				  6-17-2008; R by
				  R061-14,
				  eff. 12/22/2014
NRS 385.080,
					 385.110,
					 389.015
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › HIGH SCHOOL › Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 389.700 - Transcript of high school record

Current through June 11, 2024
1. In preparing a
				transcript of a pupil's high school record of courses, credits and grades, the
				school district shall use:
(a) The form of
				transcript prescribed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction; or
(b) An alternative form approved by the
				Superintendent.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › HIGH SCHOOL › Program of Independent Study › Section 389.710 - "Independent study" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in NAC 389.710 to 389.750, inclusive, unless the
				  context otherwise requires, "independent study" means the method by which a
				  pupil may complete a required or elective course outside of the normal
				  classroom setting that is consistent with the course of study prescribed by the
				  State Board.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Education by R051-98, eff. 9-9-98; A by R134-07,
				  6-17-2008
NRS 385.080,
					 389.155
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › HIGH SCHOOL › Program of Independent Study › Section 389.720 - Plan to operate program; approval or denial of plan; written policy; system of recordkeeping

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The board of
				trustees of a school district may submit to the Department of Education, in the
				form prescribed by the Department, a plan to operate a program of independent
				study. The program of independent study must contain the information prescribed
				in subsection 3 and must be offered as part of:
(a) An adult high school program;
(b) An alternative program for the education
				of pupils at risk of dropping out of school;
(c) A program of distance education;
				or
(d) Any other educational
				program offered by the school district.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › HIGH SCHOOL › Program of Independent Study › Section 389.730 - Courses allowed; courses outside school district

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A pupil who is enrolled in school or in an
				alternative program pursuant to NRS
				NRS
				388.537, an adult high school program
				approved pursuant to NAC 387.190 or a program of distance education established
				by a school district may complete any required or elective course by
				independent study if the board of trustees of the school district in which the
				pupil is enrolled provides for independent study in accordance with NAC 389.710
				to 389.750, inclusive.
2. A course
				of independent study may be taken at a location outside of the school district
				in which the pupil is enrolled upon the written approval of the board of
				trustees of the school district in which the pupil is enrolled.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Education by R051-98, eff. 9-9-98; A by R218-99, 5-4-2000; R134-07,
				  6-17-2008
NRS 385.080,
					 389.155
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › HIGH SCHOOL › Program of Independent Study › Section 389.740 - Licensing of instructors; supervision required for certain courses

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The instructor of record for a course of
				independent study must be a person who is licensed to teach in this
				State.
2. If the board of trustees
				of a school district that provides for independent study determines that an
				activity which is part of the course of independent study constitutes a risk to
				the health or safety of a pupil who is enrolled in the course, the course must
				be supervised by a person who has been approved by the board of
				trustees.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Education by R051-98, eff. 9-9-98
NRS 385.080,
					 389.155
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › HIGH SCHOOL › Program of Independent Study › Section 389.750 - Written agreement with pupil

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A pupil shall
				enter into a written agreement with the teacher of the course of independent
				study or the board of trustees of the school district or its designee before
				the pupil may begin a course or program of independent study. A pupil may enter
				into a written agreement if the pupil participates in:
(a) An adult high school program;
(b) An alternative program;
(c) A program of distance education;
				or
(d) Any other educational
				program offered by the school district.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › HIGH SCHOOL › Program of Career and Technical Education › Section 389.800 - General requirements for program

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Courses of study
				in career and technical education offered by the board of trustees of a school
				district in a program area for a program of career and technical education set
				forth in subsection 1 of NAC
				389.803 must:
(a) Be based upon state standards and a
				written curriculum that has been developed in collaboration with
				representatives of the industry being studied to measure the competency of the
				pupil and which includes:
(1) The current
				skills and levels of performance necessary to perform the duties and tasks
				involved in being employed in the career field being taught or to support
				advancement in education and job training in a related career.
(2) Instruction which reinforces academic
				skills of reading, writing, speaking, listening, mathematics, science and using
				technology.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › HIGH SCHOOL › Program of Career and Technical Education › Section 389.803 - Program areas

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The board of
				trustees of a school district may offer any of the following program areas for
				a program of career and technical education in a public high school, middle
				school or junior high school:
(a) Agriculture
				and natural resources, which may include the following courses of study:
(1) Agricultural business systems.
(2) Agricultural leadership, communication
				and policy.
(3) Agricultural
				mechanics technology.
(4) Animal
				science.
(5)
				Biotechnology.
(6) Environmental
				management.
(7) Floriculture design
				and management.
(8) Food science
				technology.
(9) Landscape design
				and management.
(10) Natural
				resources and wildlife management.
(11) Ornamental horticulture greenhouse
				management.
(12) Veterinary
				science.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › HIGH SCHOOL › Program of Career and Technical Education › Section 389.805 - Duties of Department of Education and school district

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Department of Education shall develop
				and administer a career and technical education reporting system which provides
				information regarding the enrollment in, completion of and staffing of career
				and technical education courses. The Department of Education shall provide
				guidance and technical assistance to each school district concerning
				participation in the system.
2.
				Each school district shall participate in the system by:
(a) Maintaining records of such information
				as the Department of Education requires; and
(b) Providing the Department with the records
				maintained pursuant to paragraph (a) at a time and in a manner approved by the
				Department.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › HIGH SCHOOL › Program of Career and Technical Education › Section 389.810 - Establishment and duties of joint technical skills committees and career and technical education councils

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If a community
				college located within a local school district provides career and technical
				instruction for a specific job for which the local school district also
				provides an instructional program, the superintendent of that school district
				shall establish a joint technical skills committee for each such program of
				career and technical education to review and determine annually the tasks,
				duties and competency levels to be taught. The committee shall assist the
				school district and be available to assist the community college upon
				request.
2. The superintendent of
				each local school district which is located in a county:
(a) Whose population is 35,000 or more;
				and
(b) In which a campus of the
				community college is located, may establish a career and technical education
				council to assist the school district and be available to assist, upon request,
				the community college. To the extent possible, the superintendent shall draw
				the membership from among the members of an advisory technical skills committee
				formed pursuant to
				NRS
				388.385. Educators may serve on the council
				in an advisory, nonvoting capacity only. The council shall render advice on
				questions of policy regarding the programs of career and technical education
				where employment demands are being met and shall make recommendations regarding
				the expansion, improvement and modernization of all of the programs. The
				council shall also recommend methods to establish a cooperative mechanism for
				local businesses and industries to share with the school district the
				instruction, facilities and equipment necessary for the programs and to
				participate in the resulting efforts needed to secure employment for the pupils
				who complete the programs.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › HIGH SCHOOL › Program of Career and Technical Education › Section 389.815 - Requirements for endorsement on diploma indicating successful completion of program

Current through June 11, 2024
1. To qualify for
				an endorsement on a high school diploma indicating that a pupil has
				successfully completed a course of study in a program area for a program of
				career and technical education set forth in subsection 1 of NAC 389.803:
(a) A pupil in the graduating cohort of 2014,
				2015 or 2016 must:
(1) Satisfactorily
				complete a sequence, or combination of sequences, of courses leading to a
				terminal course prescribed by the school district or charter school in which
				the pupil is enrolled for the course of study selected.
(2) Satisfy the state academic requirements
				governing receipt of a standard high school diploma and the statutes and
				regulations governing the receipt of a standard high school diploma, including,
				without limitation, passage of the high school proficiency examination required
				by section 44.3 of Assembly Bill No. 288, chapter 506, Statutes of Nevada 2013,
				at page 3296.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › HIGH SCHOOL › Program of Career and Technical Education › Section 389.815 - Requirements for endorsement on diploma indicating successful completion of program

Current through June 11, 2024
1. To qualify for
				an endorsement on a high school diploma indicating that a pupil has
				successfully completed a course of study in a program area for a program of
				career and technical education set forth in subsection 1 of NAC
				389.803, the pupil must:
(a) Satisfactorily complete a sequence of
				courses leading to a completion course prescribed by the school district or
				charter school in which the pupil is enrolled for the course of study
				selected.
(b) Satisfy the state
				academic requirements governing receipt of a standard high school diploma and
				the statutes and regulations governing the receipt of a standard high school
				diploma .
(c) Satisfy the
				requirements for the issuance of a certificate pursuant to subsection 4 of NAC
				389.800.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › HIGH SCHOOL › Program of Career and Technical Education › Section 389.817 - Criteria for awarding grants for programs; submission of annual report concerning performance of program funded by grant; use of biennial reports to determine criteria

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The State Board
				of Education will award grants to school districts and charter schools for
				programs of career and technical education pursuant to
				NRS
				388.395 based on the following criteria of
				the program of career and technical education for which the applicant wishes to
				obtain a grant:
(a) Career
				guidance.
(b) Program and
				instruction.
(c) Leadership
				development.
(d) Educational
				personnel.
(e) Program planning and
				promotion.
(f) Facilities,
				equipment and instructional materials and supplies.
(g) Partnerships with business, industry and
				the community.
(h) Systems of
				evaluation and accountability.
(i)
				Alignment with priority career pathways for secondary and postsecondary
				education identified by the Executive Director pursuant to paragraph (b) of
				subsection 4 of NRS
				223.820.
(j) Industry-recognized credentials
				identified by the Executive Director pursuant to paragraph (d) of subsection 4
				of NRS
				223.820 that have been awarded to the
				program.
(k) Alignment with
				workforce training needs in this State and the State's economic development
				strategies and workforce investment system that is paid for wholly or in part
				with public money.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › WORK-BASED LEARNING PROGRAMS › Section 389.825 - Reporting of certain information to State Board; approval and notice

Current through June 11, 2024
1. In addition to meeting the requirements of
			 subsection 2 of
			 NRS
			 389.167, as amended by section 2 of Senate
			 Bill No. 66, chapter 596, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at page 4334, an application
			 by the board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of a
			 charter school to offer a work-based learning program must include:
(a) A copy of the application that will be
			 used by pupils to apply to participate in the program; and
(b) A statement of the manner in which the
			 work-based learning coordinator will evaluate each business, agency or
			 organization that wishes to offer employment and supervision of a pupil as part
			 of the program.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › WORK-BASED LEARNING PROGRAMS › Section 389.826 - Authorized subject matter of program; application of pupil to participate; award of credit; requirements of work site

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A
			 work-based learning program may consist of:
(a) For pupils enrolled in kindergarten and
			 grades 1 to 9, inclusive, career exploration activities, including
			 participation in career fairs, company tours and events with guest
			 speakers;
(b) For pupils enrolled
			 in grades 9 to 12, inclusive, career preparation activities, including job
			 shadowing for not more than 3 days, school-based enterprises and supervised
			 agricultural experiences; and
(c)
			 For pupils enrolled in grades 11 and 12, career training activities, including
			 internships, apprenticeships, supervised agricultural experiences and paid work
			 experiences.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION › Section 389.829 - Requirements for participation in pilot program; submission and review of applications; selection of schools

Current through June 11, 2024
1. To participate
			 in the pilot program to provide competency-based education established pursuant
			 to NRS
			 389.210, a school must meet the
			 qualifications and conditions prescribed in subsection 2 of that
			 section.
2. The board of trustees
			 of a school district or the governing body of a charter school that wishes to
			 participate in the pilot program to provide competency-based education must
			 submit an application to the Department on a form that has been prescribed by
			 the Department and made available on the Internet website maintained by the
			 Department.
3. The Department shall
			 review each application submitted pursuant to subsection 2 and select the
			 schools to participate in the pilot program to provide competency-based
			 education.
Added to NAC by
				Bd. of Education by R101-17, eff. 6/26/2018
NRS 385.080,
				  389.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › COLLEGE READINESS › Section 389.830 - "College readiness" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in NAC 389.830 to 389.845, inclusive,
"college readiness" means the demonstrated proficiency of a pupil who graduates
				from high school in this State to participate and succeed in an academic
				program which results in the completion of a degree from a postsecondary
				educational institution.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Education by R041-10, eff. 6-30-2010
NRS 385.080
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › COLLEGE READINESS › Section 389.835 - Standards for college readiness

Current through June 11, 2024
A pupil enrolled in a 4-year course work program in a high
				school in this State completes the standards for college readiness if the
				pupil:
1. Successfully completes the
			 courses required for an advanced diploma pursuant to NAC 389.663; and
2. Successfully completes at least 2 years of
			 course work in one foreign language or demonstrates proficiency to speak at
			 least two languages.
Added to NAC
				by Bd. of Education by R041-10, eff. 6-30-2010; A by
				
				R063-14, eff. 10/24/2014
NRS 385.080,
				  385.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › COLLEGE READINESS › Section 389.840 - Indications of college readiness

Current through June 11, 2024
The successful completion by a pupil of the standards for
				college readiness set forth in NAC 389.835 is a strong indication:
1. That the pupil is ready to participate
			 successfully as a freshman who is enrolled in a postsecondary educational
			 institution as a full-time student.
2. That the pupil has:
(a) Attained high academic achievement in the
			 subject areas required for an advanced diploma pursuant to NAC
			 389.663;
(b) Cognitive skills,
			 including, without limitation, logical reasoning skills and linguistic
			 expression skills, that are developed through achievement in the subject areas
			 required for an advanced diploma pursuant to NAC 389.663;
(c) Ancillary academic skills relating to
			 study habits and self-direction;
(d) An awareness of the expectations for
			 behavior in an academic environment; and
(e) Adequate test scores based upon the
			 benchmark test scores established by the Board of Regents of the University of
			 Nevada that should enable a pupil to avoid being placed in remedial classes as
			 a postsecondary student.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › COLLEGE READINESS › Section 389.845 - Scope of college readiness

Current through June 11, 2024
The standards for college readiness set forth in NAC 389.835
				must be construed as prescribing the minimum level of academic attainment for
				the purposes of college readiness and must not be construed as:
1. Recommending that a pupil enroll in the
			 minimum courses of study to demonstrate college readiness as set forth in NAC
			 389.835; or
2. Prescribing the
			 standards for admission to an institution within the Nevada System of Higher
			 Education or any other postsecondary educational institution.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Education by R041-10, eff. 6-30-2010
NRS 385.080
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › VETERANS › Section 389.850 - Issuance of standard high school diploma to certain veterans who left high school to serve in Armed Forces

Current through June 11, 2024
1. To receive a
			 standard high school diploma in accordance with the provisions of NRS
			 NRS
			 389.810, a veteran who satisfies the
			 qualifications set forth in that section may submit to the Department of
			 Veterans Services an application on a form prescribed for this purpose by the
			 State Board of Education. If such a qualified veteran is deceased or mentally
			 or physically unable, a family member or guardian of the veteran may submit an
			 application on behalf of the veteran. Each such application must be accompanied
			 by a copy of the certificate of honorable discharge issued to the veteran or a
			 certified copy of the form DD214 issued to the veteran.
2. If a veteran submits an application
			 pursuant to subsection 1 and the veteran:
(a)
			 Attended a secondary school in this State before leaving to serve in the Armed
			 Forces of the United States, the application must list the name and location of
			 the Nevada secondary school the veteran attended; or
(b) Is a current resident of this State but
			 did not attend a secondary school in this State, the application must be
			 accompanied by an affidavit:
(1) Affirming
			 that the veteran attended a secondary school before leaving to serve in the
			 Armed Forces of the United States; and
(2) Listing the name and location of that
			 secondary school.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › SELECTION AND USE OF TEXTBOOKS AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA › Section 389.852 - "Electronic media" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in NAC 389.852 to 389.868, inclusive, unless the
				context otherwise requires, "electronic media" means any electronic medium that
				is used as the primary basis of instruction pursuant to which information is
				conveyed to a pupil or that otherwise contributes to the learning process,
				including, without limitation:
1.
			 Computers, whether stationary or portable, and the hardware and software
			 necessary for the operation of those computers;
2. Interactive videodiscs or other optical
			 discs;
3. Magnetic media,
			 including, without limitation, computer discs, audiotape and videotape;
			 and
4. Services pursuant to which a
			 subscriber may access the Internet or use an electronic mail address, or
			 both.
(Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Education by R026-01, eff. 11-1-2001) - (Substituted in revision for NAC
				390.005)
NRS 385.080,
				  389.850
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 389 - Examinations, Courses, Standards and Diplomas › SELECTION AND USE OF TEXTBOOKS AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA › Section 389.854 - Committees to evaluate and recommend textbooks and electronic media: Appointment; membership

Current through June 11, 2024
The superintendent of a school district must appoint a
				committee to evaluate and recommend textbooks and electronic media to be used
				in public schools before the district may forward any such recommendations to
				the State Board of Education for adoption. The committee must consist
				of:
1. A teacher or teachers who are
			 licensed to teach:
(a) The subject areas of
			 the textbooks or electronic media being considered if the textbooks or
			 electronic media are for use in secondary grades; or
(b) Elementary education if the textbooks or
			 electronic media being considered are for use in elementary grades;