Nevada Administrative Code

NAC 387.058 “Instructional program” defined. (NRS 385.080) “Instructional program” means a program designed to enable a pupil to earn a standard high school diploma, an adult standard diploma, an adjusted diploma or an alternative diploma. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Education, eff. …

NAC 387.063 “Pupil with a disability” defined. (NRS 385.080) “Pupil with a disability” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 388.417. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Education, eff. 6-23-86)—(Substituted in revision for NAC 387.055)

NAC 387.065 “Reenrollment” defined. (NRS 385.080, 387.123) “Reenrollment” means the enrollment of a pupil in a public school in this State after the pupil has previously been enrolled in the same school during the current school year. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Education, eff. 6-23-…

NAC 387.080 “School calendar” defined. (NRS 385.080) “School calendar” means a calendar showing all: 1. Days which are planned for school to be in session, including contingent days; 2. Days for organized teachers’ conferences for professional development; and 3. Holidays on whic…

NAC 387.085 “School day in session” defined. (NRS 385.080) “School day in session” means any day in which pupils enrolled in a school are scheduled to be engaged in registration, classes, other instructional activities or testing during the required minimum daily period for each …

NAC 387.095 “School quarter” defined. (NRS 385.080) “School quarter” means a period of 3 consecutive months within an instructional period commencing on the first day of January, April, July or October. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Education by R136-22, eff. 3-2-2023)

NAC 387.100 “School month” defined. (NRS 385.080) “School month” means one of the 10 divisions of a school year. [Dep’t of Education, Pupil Accounting Reg., eff. 12-15-77]—(NAC A by Bd. of Education, 9-6-83; 6-23-86)

NAC 387.105 “Short school day in session” defined. (NRS 385.080) “Short school day in session” means any day in which pupils enrolled in a school are scheduled to be engaged in registration, classes, other instructional activities or testing and are not in attendance for the requ…

NAC 387.107 “Special education” defined. (NRS 385.080) “Special education” means a special course of instruction for a pupil with a disability whose condition and age are within the limits prescribed by NRS 388.417 to 388.5243, inclusive. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Education, eff. 6…

NAC 387.111 “Ungraded pupil” defined. (NRS 385.080) “Ungraded pupil” means a pupil who is enrolled in a preschool program or nongraded class in a school for special education or who cannot be assigned to a particular grade because of the nature of his or her condition. (Added to …

NAC 387.113 “Unweighted count of enrollment” defined. (NRS 385.080) “Unweighted count of enrollment” means the number of pupils enrolled in and attending programs of instruction of a school district at a specified date during the school year. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Education, ef…

NAC 387.115 “Weighted count of enrollment” defined. (NRS 385.080, 387.123) “Weighted count of enrollment” means the unweighted count of enrollment except that the number of pupils in kindergarten who are enrolled in a program of instruction that provides less than 240 minutes of …

NAC 387.117 “Withdrawal” defined. (NRS 385.080) “Withdrawal” means the removal of a pupil from the instructional program of a school before the completion of the program so that the pupil is no longer considered enrolled at that school. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Education, eff. 6-2…

NAC 387.118 Charter school: Duty to comply with provisions of this chapter. (NRS 385.080) A charter school shall comply with the applicable provisions of this chapter. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Education by R033-99, eff. 11-3-99)

NAC 387.119 Uniform system of accounting; financial reports. (NRS 385.080) 1. To ensure a uniform system of accounting, each school district shall use the Nevada Financial Accounting Handbook for Local Education Agencies. 2. Each school district shall provide to the Department fi…

NAC 387.120 School calendar: Submission; contents. (NRS 385.080, 387.123, 388.090, 388.095, 388A.110, 388A.366) 1. Before May 1 of each year, each school district shall submit a copy of its school calendar for the approaching school year to the Department. If one calendar does no…

NAC 387.125 Program of instruction based on alternative schedule. (NRS 385.080, 388.090) 1. On or before May 1, the board of trustees of a school district that wishes to offer a program of instruction based on an alternative schedule pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 388.090 shall …

NAC 387.131 School day in session. (NRS 385.080, 387.123) 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and except for an alternative schedule approved pursuant to NAC 387.125, a school day in session must consist of the following minimum daily periods for each grade, including…

NAC 387.140 Short school day in session. (NRS 385.080, 387.123) 1. The Superintendent of Public Instruction may authorize a school district to conduct short school days in session on a continuing basis for up to 1 school year when facilities or conditions so require. To obtain th…

NAC 387.145 Short school day in session counted as school day in session for limited purpose. (NRS 385.080, 387.123) A short school day in session may be counted as a school day in session only for meeting the required number of school days in session for a school calendar. (Adde…

NAC 387.151 Emergency closing as day in session. (NRS 385.080, 387.123, 388.090, 388.095) 1. If there is an emergency which necessitates the closing of a particular school for a day because of a natural disaster, uncontrollable circumstances, an accident or inclement weather, inc…

NAC 387.153 End of school year. (NRS 385.080, 387.123, 388.080) The school year must end not later than June 30 of any year, except with the approval of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Education, eff. 6-23-86) Enrollment and Attendance of Pupils

NAC 387.163 List of codes and symbols for recording enrollment, reenrollment, transfer, withdrawal and attendance; use of automated system of information to record enrollment and attendance. (NRS 385.080, 387.123) 1. Each school district and charter school shall use the list of c…

NAC 387.165 Class record book: Required information. (NRS 385.080, 387.123) The class record book is the original and official document or record that establishes proof of reported information for a pupil. The class record book must contain the following information for each pupi…

NAC 387.171 Master register of enrollment and attendance: Required information; maintenance on automated system of information. (NRS 385.080, 387.123, 388.874) Each public school or school district shall maintain a master register of enrollment and attendance containing the follo…

NAC 387.175 Maintenance of records of enrollment and attendance. (NRS 385.080, 387.123) 1. Each master register of enrollment and attendance and any supporting documents must be maintained and be available for inspection by the Department at any time during the school year and fo…

NAC 387.185 Recording attendance. (NRS 385.080, 387.123) 1. Except as otherwise provided in NAC 387.193, a pupil may be counted as in attendance only if the pupil is actually at school or engaged in an instructional activity which is: (a) Sponsored by the school; (b) Part of the …

NAC 387.190 Adult high school program. (NRS 385.080) 1. A person who meets the requirements prescribed by NRS 392.0175 may be enrolled as a pupil in an adult high school program designed to enable him or her to obtain a diploma. 2. A person who is at least 16 years of age but les…

NAC 387.193 Pupil enrolled in program of distance education. (NRS 385.080, 387.123, 388.874) 1. A pupil who is enrolled in a program of distance education that has been approved pursuant to NAC 388.830 shall be deemed an enrolled pupil if: (a) The school district or charter schoo…

NAC 387.195 Pupil placed for independent study. (NRS 385.080, 387.123, 389.155) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, any pupil who is placed for independent study by a school district pursuant to a plan approved in accordance with NAC 389.720 shall be deemed to be in …

NAC 387.197 Child detained in detention home or alternative program. (NRS 385.080, 387.123, 388.570) 1. A school district that provides instruction to children who are detained in detention homes or alternative programs pursuant to NRS 388.550, 388.560 and 388.570 shall maintain,…

NAC 387.200 Enrollment in one school only; transfer of pupil or withdrawal of name of pupil; effective date of withdrawal. (NRS 385.080, 387.123) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7 of NAC 387.193, a pupil must not be entered as an enrolled pupil in the master registe…

NAC 387.215 Reason for withdrawal of pupil. (NRS 385.080, 387.123) The reason listed in the master register of enrollment and attendance for the withdrawal of a pupil must be stated as one of the following: 1. For a pupil who will receive educational services from the same school…

NAC 387.220 Record of withdrawal for unexplained absence. (NRS 385.080, 387.123) 1. A record of withdrawal for the purpose of calculating yearly apportionment must be entered on the master register of enrollment and attendance with an effective date of withdrawal prescribed in pa…

NAC 387.281 Report on number of dropouts. (NRS 385.080, 387.123, 388A.110) Each school district shall report to the Department on December 1 of each year, in the manner prescribed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the number of pupils in that district in grades 7 to 12…

NAC 387.283 Pupil placed in detention home or alternative program. (NRS 385.080, 387.123, 388.570) 1. Each school district and charter school shall submit to the Superintendent of Public Instruction or his or her designee, in advance, a written proposal of its procedures to be us…

NAC 387.286 Pupil receiving individual instruction at home or in medical facility. (NRS 385.080, 387.123) 1. A pupil who has an illness or a disability which dictates that the requirement of compulsory attendance be fulfilled by individual instruction at home or in a medical faci…

NAC 387.291 Pupil receiving group instruction in medical facility. (NRS 385.080, 387.123) 1. A pupil who has an illness or disability which dictates that the requirement of compulsory attendance be fulfilled by instruction as part of a group in a medical facility under the superv…

NAC 387.293 Pupil instructed through correspondence by licensed teacher. (NRS 385.080, 387.123) 1. A pupil who participates in a program of instruction through correspondence under the supervision of a licensed teacher employed by the school district and who does not attend class…

NAC 387.294 Pupil enrolled in program of distance education. (NRS 385.080, 387.123, 388.874) 1. If a pupil is enrolled full-time in a regular school program of a school district and the pupil is concurrently enrolled in a program of distance education provided by the same school …

NAC 387.296 Pupil with disability. (NRS 385.080, 387.123) A pupil with a disability must be reported to the Department within the appropriate grade, except that an ungraded pupil must be listed separately in the master register of enrollment and attendance and reported in the ung…

NAC 387.301 Pupils receiving special education. (NRS 385.080, 387.123) In the manner prescribed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the superintendent of schools of each school district shall certify the count of pupils receiving special education on December 1 of each s…

NAC 387.305 Pupil who is chronically absent. (NRS 385.080, 387.123) 1. Each school district shall report to the Department each pupil enrolled in the school district who is chronically absent. 2. For the purposes of this section, a pupil is “chronically absent” if the pupil is ab…

NAC 387.310 Nonresident pupils. (NRS 385.080, 387.123) 1. If a pupil is a resident of another state but is enrolled in a school in this State pursuant to an agreement to pay tuition approved by the Department: (a) The school or school district in which the pupil is enrolled shall…

NAC 387.320 Pupil who attends school in another state or country. (NRS 385.080, 387.123) 1. If a pupil is a resident of this State but attends school in another state or country pursuant to an agreement to pay tuition approved by the Department, the school district in which the p…

NAC 387.325 Pupil who attends school in adjoining school district. (NRS 385.080, 387.123) 1. If a pupil is a resident of a school district in this State but attends school in an adjoining school district in this State pursuant to an agreement to pay tuition approved by the Depart…

NAC 387.330 Adult high school program: Standards; enrollment and attendance; allocation of money by Department. (NRS 385.080, 387.123) 1. An adult high school program must be operated in accordance with the standards prescribed in NAC 387.190 and any additional standards prescrib…