Nevada Administrative Code

NAC 391.465 Approval and publication by Commission of programs offered in another state. (NRS 391.019, 391.021, 391.032) The Commission will prepare and publish a list of programs for an alternative route to licensure offered in another state that have been approved by the Commis…

NAC 391.470 Qualifications for issuance of renewable teaching license to persons who complete program offered in another state. (NRS 391.019, 391.021, 391.032) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall issue a renewable license to teach pupils in prekindergarten through grad…

NAC 391.480 Submission of notification of arrest to Department; form; requirements; updates or amendments to form; maintenance and monitoring of file; documents sent to licensed employee; exemption from notification. (NRS 391.055) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, …

NAC 391.485 Confidentiality of certain documents. (NRS 391.055) 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Department will keep confidential all information and documents maintained by the Department pursuant to NAC 391.480. 2. Except as otherwise provided by law, the D…

NAC 391.500 Recommendation to Board for suspension or revocation; findings of board of trustees to accept or reject hearing officer’s recommendation; complaint for failure to comply with contract. (NRS 385.080, 391.019, 391.355) 1. Any recommendation for the suspension or revocat…

NAC 391.503 Failure of holder of license to pay fee imposed by American Arbitration Association for hearing officer. (NRS 385.080, 391.355) If the holder of a license who requests a hearing before a hearing officer pursuant to NRS 391.322 does not pay the fee imposed by the Ameri…

NAC 391.507 Answer; time to submit. (NRS 385.080, 391.355) Not later than 10 days after a hearing officer is selected pursuant to NRS 391.322, the holder of the license shall submit to the hearing officer an answer to the allegations set forth in the recommendation for the suspen…

NAC 391.509 Modification of limitations of time. (NRS 385.080, 391.355) 1. The Superintendent of Public Instruction and the holder of a license may agree to modify any limitation of time imposed pursuant to NAC 391.500 to 391.555, inclusive. 2. A hearing officer may extend any li…

NAC 391.513 Hearing: Communication of parties with hearing officer and staff of hearing officer. (NRS 385.080, 391.355) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, each party to a hearing before a hearing officer on the suspension or revocation of a license shall not communi…

NAC 391.515 Hearing: Location; notification of time and location. (NRS 385.080, 391.019, 391.355) 1. A hearing before a hearing officer on the suspension or revocation of a license must be held: (a) At a location agreed upon by the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the hol…

NAC 391.520 Hearing: Purpose; presentation of evidence; recordings and transcripts; responsibility for expenses. (NRS 385.080, 391.019, 391.355) 1. The hearing before the hearing officer is held to determine whether a cause for the suspension or revocation of the license exists. …

NAC 391.525 Hearing: Service of papers; proof of service. (NRS 385.080, 391.355) All papers submitted by a party to the hearing officer must have been served on all other parties and proof of that service must be filed with the hearing officer. [Bd. of Education, Certificate Reg.…

NAC 391.530 Hearing: Postponement; failure to appear. (NRS 385.080, 391.019, 391.355) 1. The hearing officer may, upon his or her own motion or at the request of any party to the hearing, postpone the hearing until a date which is not later than the date on which the hearing must…

NAC 391.535 Hearing: Order of presentation of statements, evidence and arguments. (NRS 385.080, 391.019, 391.355) Statements, evidence and arguments are normally received in the following order, but the hearing officer may modify the order: 1. Opening statement by the Superintend…

NAC 391.540 Hearing: Depositions of witnesses. (NRS 385.080, 391.355) The hearing officer or any party to the proceeding may take depositions of witnesses in any manner prescribed by part V of the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure. [Bd. of Education, Certificate Reg. § 16, eff. 10-…

NAC 391.545 Hearing: Conduct of participants; rules of evidence; witnesses; affidavits; exhibits; stipulations; briefs. (NRS 385.080, 391.355) 1. All participants in the hearing shall conduct themselves in a respectful manner. 2. Before the hearing, the parties must exchange copi…

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…