Nevada Administrative Code

NAC 391.550 Hearing: Continuances. (NRS 385.080, 391.355) Upon a proper showing made before or during a hearing, the hearing officer may grant a continuance of the hearing to enable a party to submit additional proof of any fact. [Bd. of Education, Certificate Reg. § 17, eff. 10-…

NAC 391.555 Option of holder to appear before Board. (NRS 385.080, 391.355) Whether or not the holder of the certificate chooses to participate in a hearing before a hearing officer, as provided for in NAC 391.500 to 391.555, inclusive, the holder may appear before the State Boar…

NAC 391.556 Adoption by reference of Model Core Teaching Standards: A Resource for State Dialogue. (NRS 385.080, 391.019, 391.037, 391.038) 1. The Model Core Teaching Standards: A Resource for State Dialogue developed by the Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium ar…

NAC 391.557 Requirements for application for approval of course; development and maintenance of manual by Department to provide assistance. (NRS 385.080, 391.019, 391.037, 391.038) 1. An institution which wishes to offer a course of study and training for the education of teacher…

NAC 391.558 Procedure and requirements for review of applications and approval of courses; provisional and final approval; denial, expiration and renewal of approval; review of course; annual reports by school district; fee. (NRS 385.080, 391.019, 391.037, 391.038) 1. The Board w…

NAC 391.560 Annual reports by institution; survey. (NRS 385.080, 391.037, 391.038) 1. On or before May 31 of each year, an institution that is approved pursuant to NAC 391.558 to offer a course of study and training for the education of teachers and other educational personnel sh…

NAC 391.565 Definitions. (NRS 385.080, 391.465) As used in NAC 391.565 to 391.589, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 391.566 to 391.570, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Edu…

NAC 391.566 “Performance evaluation of school-level administrator” defined. (NRS 385.080, 391.465) “Performance evaluation of school-level administrator” means the evaluation of the performance of a school-level administrator in accordance with NRS 391.700, 391.705, 391.710 and 3…

NAC 391.567 “Performance evaluation of teacher” defined. (NRS 385.080, 391.465) “Performance evaluation of teacher” means the evaluation of the performance of a teacher in accordance with NRS 391.680, 391.685, 391.690 and 391.695 to assign a performance evaluation rating of the t…

NAC 391.568 “Performance evaluation rating” defined. (NRS 385.080, 391.465) “Performance evaluation rating” means the designation of the performance of a school-level administrator or teacher as “highly effective,” “effective,” “developing” or “ineffective” in accordance with the…

NAC 391.569 “School-level administrator” defined. (NRS 385.080, 391.465) “School-level administrator” means a person employed by a school district who provides primarily administrative services at the school level and who does not provide primarily direct instructional services t…

NAC 391.570 “Statewide performance evaluation system” defined. (NRS 385.080, 391.465) “Statewide performance evaluation system” means the system for the performance evaluations of school-level administrators and the performance evaluations of teachers required by NRS 391.465. (Ad…

NAC 391.571 Performance evaluation of school-level and probationary administrators: Required domains. (NRS 385.080, 391.465, 391.480) 1. The performance evaluation of each school-level administrator must include an evaluation of the school-level administrator in the following dom…

NAC 391.572 Performance evaluation of school-level administrator in domain of instructional leadership practices. (NRS 385.080, 391.465) The performance evaluation of a school-level administrator in the domain of instructional leadership practices of the administrator at the scho…

NAC 391.573 Performance evaluation of school-level administrator in domain of professional responsibilities. (NRS 385.080, 391.465) The performance evaluation of a school-level administrator in the domain of professional responsibilities of the administrator to support learning a…

NAC 391.574 Performance evaluation of teacher: Required domains. (NRS 385.080, 391.465, 391.480) 1. The performance evaluation of each teacher must include an evaluation of the teacher in the following domains: (a) Instructional practices of the teacher in the classroom, as presc…

NAC 391.575 Performance evaluation of teacher in domain of instructional practices. (NRS 385.080, 391.465) The performance evaluation of a teacher in the domain of instructional practices of the teacher in the classroom must include, without limitation, an evaluation of the teach…

NAC 391.576 Performance evaluation of teacher in domain of professional responsibilities. (NRS 385.080, 391.465) The performance evaluation of a teacher in the domain of professional responsibilities of the teacher to support learning and promote the effectiveness of the school c…

NAC 391.577 Performance evaluations of school-level administrators in domains of instructional leadership practices and professional responsibilities and of teachers in domains of instructional practices and professional responsibilities to be measured upon certain methods: Obser…

NAC 391.579 Evaluation tools for conducting performance evaluations; application for flexibility to use different evaluation tools; access to evaluation tools by school level administrator and teacher. (NRS 385.080, 391.465, 391.480) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection …

NAC 391.580 Scoring matrix for performance evaluations of school-level administrators and teachers. (NRS 385.080, 391.465) 1. Based upon the recommendations of the Teachers and Leaders Council of Nevada created by NRS 391.455, the Department shall prescribe a scoring matrix to ob…

NAC 391.582 Selection of assessments to determine extent to which learning goals of pupils were achieved; monitoring of assessments; modifications. (NRS 385.080, 391.465, 391.480) 1. The criteria for determining which assessments a school or school district may use to determine t…

NAC 391.583 Authorization to adopt policy to allow peer observations of teachers; requirements of policy; authorized actions of peer observers. (NRS 385.080, 391.465) 1. The board of trustees of a school district may adopt a policy to allow peer observations of teachers in the di…

NAC 391.586 Qualifications for peer observers; certification of peer observers by school district; annual calibration exercise for peer observers. (NRS 385.080, 391.465) 1. Before a person may be selected to be a peer observer, the person must receive training that includes, with…

NAC 391.589 Annual submission of data regarding school-level administrators and teachers employed by the district. (NRS 385.080, 391.465) 1. Each school year, the board of trustees of each school district shall submit to the Department data regarding school-level administrators a…

NAC 391.625 Adoption and use of Code. (NRS 391.019, 391.2056) 1. The Commission hereby adopts by reference the Model Code of Ethics for Educators, 2015 edition, and any subsequent edition published by the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certificat…

NAC 391.627 Annual training on Code by school districts and charter schools. (NRS 391.019, 391.2056) The board of trustees of each school district and the governing body of each charter school must, on an annual basis, provide training on the Nevada Model Code of Educator Ethics …

NAC 391.700 Determination of eligibility of licensed teacher for benefit to purchase retirement credit. (NRS 233B.050, 385.391) To assist licensed teachers in making a determination regarding their eligibility for the benefit provided by NRS 391.165: 1. The Department will, on or…

NAC 391.710 “Licensed teacher” interpreted; satisfaction of requirement for employment of licensed teacher in school designated as demonstrating need for improvement. (NRS 233B.050, 385.391) 1. The Department interprets the term “licensed teacher,” as used in NRS 391.165, to incl…

NAC 391.750 “Paraprofessional” defined. (NRS 385.080, 391.094, 391.100) As used in NAC 391.750 to 391.780, inclusive, “paraprofessional” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 391.008. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Education by R049-03, eff. 10-30-2003)

NAC 391.760 Qualifications; responsibility of school districts and charter schools. (NRS 385.080, 391.094, 391.100) 1. Each school district and charter school shall recognize that a paraprofessional has satisfied the qualifications prescribed by the No Child Left Behind Act of 20…

NAC 391.770 Alternative assessment: Submission by school district or charter school; approval by Board; passing score. (NRS 385.080, 391.094, 391.100) 1. The board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of a charter school may submit to the Board an alternative as…

NAC 391.780 Database of paraprofessionals; list of approved assessments. (NRS 385.080, 391.094, 391.100) The Department shall establish and maintain: 1. A statewide database of paraprofessionals who satisfy the requirements of NAC 391.760 based upon information provided by the sc…

NAC 391.800 Circumstances under which volunteer deemed to have regular contact with pupils for purposes of background investigation; exceptions. (NRS 385.075, 385.080, 391.104) 1. For purposes of NRS 391.104: (a) A volunteer at a public school, including, without limitation, a pa…

NAC 391A.010 “Teacher program provider” defined. (NRS 391A.580) As used in this chapter, “teacher program provider” means a public or private university, college or other provider of an alternative licensure program. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Education by R031-16, eff. 9-21-2017)

NAC 391A.030 Interpretation of term “veteran.” (NRS 391A.580) The State Board interprets the term “veteran,” as used in NRS 391A.580 and 391A.585, to have the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 417.005. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Education by R031-16, eff. 9-21-2017) TEACH NEVADA SCHOLAR…

NAC 391A.050 Award of grants of money from Teach Nevada Scholarship Program Account; amount of scholarships; use of scholarship money; duties of grant recipients. (NRS 391.019, 391.032, 391A.580) 1. A teacher program provider annually may apply for a grant from the Account on a f…

NAC 391A.060 Requirements for continued receipt of scholarship money; exemption from requirements. (NRS 391A.580) 1. To continue receiving scholarship money, except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a scholarship recipient must make continuous progress toward completing the …

NAC 391A.070 Conditions to receive amount held back from award by State Board. (NRS 391A.580) 1. A scholarship recipient may only receive the money retained by the State Board pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2 of NRS 391A.580 if the scholarship recipient meets the require…

NAC 391A.080 Requirements for teacher program provider to receive money to award scholarships. (NRS 391A.580) To receive the money authorized to be paid by the State Board to a teacher program provider pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 391A.590, the teacher program provider must, a…

NAC 391A.090 Return of certain amount of grant money if scholarship recipient does not complete program. (NRS 391A.580) If a scholarship recipient does not complete the program for which he or she received a Teach Nevada Scholarship for any reason, the teacher program provider th…

NAC 391A.300 Standards for development, implementation and evaluation of professional development training. (NRS 385.080, 391A.190, 391A.370) 1. In developing, implementing and evaluating professional development training for teachers and administrators, a regional training progr…

NAC 392.105 Mumps, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, varicella, Bordetella pertussis and Neisseria meningitidis. (NRS 392.435, 439.200, 441A.120) 1. The State Board of Health hereby declares the diseases of: (a) Mumps; (b) Hepatitis A; (c) Hepatitis B; (d) Varicella; (e) Bordetella pertu…

NAC 392.120 Exemption if prohibited by religious belief: Requirements for written statement. (NRS 439.200, 441A.120) The written statement required pursuant to NRS 392.437 must be submitted to the board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of a charter school in…

NAC 392.125 Exemption if prevented by medical condition: Requirements for written statement. (NRS 439.200, 441A.120) The written statement required pursuant to NRS 392.439 must be submitted to the board of trustees of a school district or governing body of a charter school in whi…

NAC 392.130 Audit of medical exemptions. (NRS 439.200, 441A.120) A local health officer may conduct an audit of medical exemptions granted pursuant to NRS 392.439 in the jurisdiction of the local health officer if: 1. The reported immunization rate of a school falls below 95 perc…

NAC 392.205 Required education and services. (NRS 385.080) 1. Within 7 working days after receiving the name and location of a child who is homeless and who meets the age requirements of NRS 392.040, a school district shall provide the homeless child with education and services t…