NRS 387.139
Department to prescribe school achievement and performance targets to evaluate and track performance of pupils receiving certain services

  • reporting requirements
  • independent evaluation of effectiveness of services.

1.

The Department shall prescribe school achievement targets and performance targets which must be used by a public school that receives money pursuant to NRS 387.131 to evaluate and track the performance of pupils who receive services pursuant to NRS 387.133. The school achievement targets and performance targets prescribed by the Department must be aligned to the statewide system of accountability for public schools.

2.

Each public school that receives money pursuant to NRS 387.131 shall submit, on or before a date prescribed by the board of trustees of the school district in which the public school is located or the sponsor of the charter school, as applicable, a report to the school district or sponsor which uses the school achievement targets and performance targets prescribed by the Department to measure the effectiveness of the public school in providing services pursuant to NRS 387.133.

3.

On or before November 30 of each year, the board of trustees of a school district and the sponsor of a charter school shall gather the reports submitted by each public school located in the school district or sponsored by the sponsor, as applicable, which contains information for the preceding school year and submit a report to the Department which contains such information for all public schools located in the school district or sponsored by the sponsor.

4.

The Department shall contract with an independent evaluator to evaluate the effectiveness of services provided during each even-numbered year pursuant to NRS 387.133. The evaluation must include, without limitation, a determination of whether each public school is making an effective use of the money received by the public school pursuant to NRS 387.131 and an identification of services which have been identified to offer the greatest and the least improvement to pupil performance. The evaluation must be provided on or before February 1 of each odd-numbered year to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmission to the next regular session of the Legislature.
SOURCES AND USE OF MONEY BY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS

Source: Section 387.139 — Department to prescribe school achievement and performance targets to evaluate and track performance of pupils receiving certain services; reporting requirements; independent evaluation of effectiveness of services., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-387.­html#NRS387Sec139.

Last Updated

Feb. 5, 2021

§ 387.139’s source at nv​.us