NRS 388A.300
Termination of charter contract or restart of charter school by sponsor: Grounds for termination or restart without adherence to procedural standards based upon ratings of charter school as underperforming

  • submission of written report to Department
  • regulations governing restart of charter school.

1.

The sponsor of a charter school shall revoke the written charter or terminate the charter contract of the charter school or restart the charter school under a new charter contract if the charter school receives, in any period of 5 consecutive school years, three annual ratings established as the lowest rating possible indicating underperformance of a public school, as determined by the Department pursuant to the statewide system of accountability for public schools.

2.

A charter school’s annual rating pursuant to the statewide system of accountability based upon the performance of the charter school must not be included in the count of annual ratings for the purposes of subsection 1 for any school year before the 2015-2016 school year.

3.

If a written charter is revoked, a charter contract is terminated or a charter school is restarted pursuant to subsection 1, the sponsor of the charter school shall submit a written report to the Department and the governing body of the charter school setting forth the reasons for the revocation or termination or restart of the charter school not later than 10 days after revoking the written charter, terminating the charter contract or restarting the charter school.

4.

The provisions of NRS 388A.330 do not apply to the revocation of a written charter, termination of a charter contract or restart of the charter school pursuant to this section.

5.

The Department shall adopt regulations governing procedures to restart a charter school under a new charter contract pursuant to subsection 1. Such regulations must include, without limitation, requiring a charter school that is restarted to enroll a pupil who was enrolled in the charter school before the school was restarted before any other eligible pupil is enrolled.

Source: Section 388A.300 — Termination of charter contract or restart of charter school by sponsor: Grounds for termination or restart without adherence to procedural standards based upon ratings of charter school as underperforming; submission of written report to Department; regulations governing restart of charter school., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-388A.­html#NRS388ASec300.

Last Updated

Jun. 24, 2021

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