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NRS 391.705 Evaluations of probationary administrators; evaluations to be based upon certain number of scheduled observation cycles. 1. A probationary administrator must receive one evaluation during each school year of his or her probationary employment. The evaluation must be b…

NRS 391.710 Evaluations of postprobationary administrators; evaluations to be based upon certain number of scheduled observation cycles. 1. If a postprobationary administrator receives an evaluation designating his or her overall performance as developing or ineffective, the post…

NRS 391.715 Requirements for evaluations of administrators; performance of pupils not included in evaluation of certain administrators; evaluation to be provided to administrator; effort must be made to provide assistance to administrator to improve performance upon request. 1. T…

NRS 391.717 At-will employment of principal; resumption of at-will status following probationary period under certain circumstances; nonrenewal of contract. 1. During the first 3 years of his or her employment by a school district in the position of principal, a principal is empl…

NRS 391.720 Procedures for transfer or reassignment of administrators and appeal to board. 1. Before a superintendent transfers or assigns an administrator to another administrative position as part of an administrative reorganization, if the transfer or reassignment is to a posi…

NRS 391.725 Evaluation designating performance of probationary employee as ineffective: Contents of written statement included in evaluation; request for another evaluator; request for assistance in improving performance. 1. If a written evaluation of a probationary teacher, a pr…

NRS 391.730 Postprobationary employee whose performance is designated as developing or ineffective deemed probationary and required to serve additional probationary period in certain circumstances; authorization to notify such employee who receives such rating in 2 consecutive sc…

NRS 391.750 Grounds for suspension, demotion, dismissal and refusal to reemploy teachers and administrators; consideration of evaluations and standards of performance. 1. A teacher may be suspended, dismissed or not reemployed and an administrator may be demoted, suspended, dismi…

NRS 391.755 Duties of administrator when admonishing employee in certain circumstances; removal of admonition from records; when admonition not required; grounds for immediate action without admonition. 1. Whenever an administrator charged with supervision of a licensed employee …

NRS 391.760 Suspension of licensed employee; dismissal proceedings; reinstatement; salary during suspension or dismissal proceedings; forfeiture of right of employment for certain offenses; period of suspension. 1. If a superintendent has reason to believe that cause exists for t…

NRS 391.765 Recommendation for demotion, dismissal or nonreemployment; request for appointment of hearing officer. 1. A superintendent may recommend that a teacher be dismissed or not reemployed. 2. A superintendent may recommend that an administrator be demoted, dismissed or not…

NRS 391.770 Request for hearing officer; appointment; procedures for challenging selection of hearing officer; duties of hearing officer. 1. Each request for the appointment of a person to serve as a hearing officer must be submitted to the Superintendent of Public Instruction. 2…

NRS 391.775 Notice of intention to recommend demotion, dismissal or refusal to reemploy; rights of employee; request for expedited hearing if dismissed before completion of current school year. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 391.717: 1. At least 15 days before recommending t…

NRS 391.780 Request for hearing: Action by superintendent. 1. If a request for a hearing is not made within the time allowed, the superintendent shall file his or her recommendation with the board. The board may, by resolution, act on the recommendation as it sees fit. 2. If a re…

NRS 391.785 Procedures for hearing; payment for expenses of hearing officer and transcript. 1. As soon as possible after the time of his or her designation, the hearing officer shall hold a hearing to determine whether the grounds for the recommendation are substantiated. 2. The …

NRS 391.790 Person with communications disability entitled to use of registered community interpreter at hearing. The licensed employee or a witness at a hearing under NRS 391.650 to 391.800, inclusive, who is a person with a communications disability as defined in NRS 50.050, is…

NRS 391.795 Written report of hearing: Contents; final and binding if so agreed; time limited for filing. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, within 30 days after the time of his or her designation, the hearing officer shall complete the hearing and shall prepare and…

NRS 391.800 Action by superintendent upon receipt of report; action by board; notice to licensed employee; judicial review. 1. Within 5 days after the superintendent receives the report of the hearing officer the superintendent shall either withdraw the recommendation to demote, …

NRS 391.810 Reemployment of postprobationary employees: Notice of reemployment or delivery of contract; acceptance of employment. 1. The board shall notify postprobationary employees in writing, by certified mail or by delivery of the employee’s contract, concerning their reemplo…

NRS 391.815 Certain postprobationary employees subsequently employed by another school district or charter school not required to serve probationary period; exception. Except as otherwise provided in this section, if a postprobationary employee of a school district or charter sch…

NRS 391.820 Probationary employment: Term; notice of reemployment; school district required to offer probationary administrator contract as teacher under certain circumstances. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 391.717: 1. A probationary employee is employed on a contract basis…

NRS 391.822 Written notice of intent to dismiss probationary employee required; contents of notice. 1. If the superintendent intends to recommend the dismissal of a probationary employee to the board before the end of a contract year, the superintendent must provide written notic…

NRS 391.824 Request and procedures for expedited hearing concerning dismissal of probationary employee; actions of superintendent upon receipt of report from arbitrator. 1. If a timely request for an expedited hearing is made pursuant to NRS 391.822, the superintendent must not t…

NRS 391.826 Actions of board upon recommendation to dismiss probationary employee; decision of board final. 1. If the superintendent files with the board a written recommendation to dismiss a probationary employee pursuant to NRS 391.822 or 391.824, the board shall determine whet…

NRS 391.827 Authorization to place certain postprobationary teachers on probation; notice of placement; performance improvement plan; prohibition on reassignment or transfer of such teachers; exceptions; evaluation; additional probationary period; Department to provide support to…

NRS 391.828 Department to adopt regulations establishing framework for performance improvement plan for postprobationary teachers; contents; professional development; assignment of mentor or instructional coach; quarterly review and assessment of progress of such teachers. 1. In …

NRS 391.829 Authorization to place certain postprobationary administrators on probation; notice of placement; performance improvement plan; prohibition on reassignment or transfer of such administrators; exceptions; evaluation; additional probationary period; Department to provid…

NRS 391.831 Department to adopt regulations establishing framework for performance improvement plan for postprobationary administrators; contents; professional development; assignment of mentor or instructional coach; quarterly review and assessment of progress of such administra…

NRS 391.832 Department to establish data-tracking system to monitor certain programs that provide training for administrators; requirements of system; report; recommendations. 1. The Department shall establish a data-tracking system to monitor programs in this State, or that rece…

NRS 391.850 Definitions. As used in NRS 391.850 to 391.930, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 391.855, 391.860 and 391.865 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2017, 3969)

NRS 391.855 “Local educational agency” defined. “Local educational agency” has the meaning ascribed to it in 20 U.S.C. § 7801(30)(A). (Added to NRS by 2017, 3969)

NRS 391.860 “Sexual misconduct” defined. “Sexual misconduct” means any act, including, without limitation, any verbal, nonverbal, written or electronic communication or physical activity, directed toward or with a child, regardless of the age of the child, that is designed to est…

NRS 391.865 “Sexual offense” defined. “Sexual offense” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 179D.097. (Added to NRS by 2017, 3969)

NRS 391.875 Prohibition on assisting person who has engaged in sexual misconduct with minor or pupil to obtain new employment at public school; exception; regulations. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Department, a local educational agency or an employee, cont…

NRS 391.880 Agreement to keep conviction of sexual offense involving minor confidential prohibited. A local educational agency or a public school shall not enter into any agreement with a person convicted of a sexual offense involving a minor to keep the conviction or the circums…

NRS 391.885 Certain applicants for employment to submit additional information regarding prior employment; action based on such information must be brought in State; penalties for providing false or incomplete information. 1. In addition to fulfilling the requirements for employm…

NRS 391.890 Actions to be taken to verify information provided by applicant; employer or former employer required to provide such information; immunity from liability for providing information; penalties for willful failure to disclose information. 1. Upon receipt of the informat…

NRS 391.895 Certain employers to provide additional information and records concerning former employee; exception; immunity from liability; penalties for willful failure to disclose information. 1. If a statement provided pursuant to paragraph (d) of subsection 1 of NRS 391.885 o…

NRS 391.900 Consideration of certain additional information provided by former employer of applicant; report of additional information to appropriate authority; immunity from liability for certain acts or omissions. The board of trustees of a school district, governing body of a …

NRS 391.905 Duties of independent contractor who employs a person who may have direct contact with pupils; required disclosures by independent contractor before assigning employee to public school; prohibition on assignment of employee upon objection. 1. An independent contractor…

NRS 391.910 Provisional employment pending review of information. The board of trustees of a school district, governing body of a charter school or governing body of a university school for profoundly gifted pupils may authorize provisional employment of a person for a period not…

NRS 391.915 Certain rights not affected by provisions. Nothing in NRS 391.850 to 391.930, inclusive, shall be construed to: 1. Prevent a board of trustees of a school district, governing body of a charter school, governing body of a university school for profoundly gifted pupils …

NRS 391.920 Prohibition on agreement that affects the ability to obtain or provide information relating to suspected abuse or sexual misconduct; employer to maintain certain information in personnel file. 1. The board of trustees of a school district, governing body of a charter …

NRS 391.925 Confidentiality. Any information collected pursuant to NRS 391.885, 391.890 or 391.895 is confidential and is not a public book or record within the meaning of NRS 239.010. (Added to NRS by 2017, 3975)

NRS 391.930 Civil penalties; Department to maintain list of independent contractors who have willfully violated certain provisions; prohibition against contracting with such independent contractors. 1. Any person who willfully violates any provision of NRS 391.850 to 391.930, inc…

NRS 391.940 “Advisory Committee” defined. Expired by limitation. (See chapter 263, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 1762.)