NRS 386.412 Placement on probation of certain priority school districts and sponsors of charter schools; notice; duties of Superintendent of Public Instruction; posting certain information on Internet website; meetings of board of trustees of school district or sponsor of charter school. [Effective July 1, 2026.]

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1. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall place on probation a school district or sponsor of a charter school that the Superintendent has designated as a priority school district or sponsor of a charter school if the designation is made pursuant to paragraph

(b)of subsection 2 of NRS 385A.915 . A period of probation imposed pursuant to this section must not exceed 2 school years.

2. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall notify the board of trustees of a school district or sponsor of a charter school that has been designated as a priority school district or sponsor of a charter school and that the Superintendent is placing the school district or sponsor of the charter school on probation pursuant to this section. Upon receipt of such a notice, the board of trustees of the school district or sponsor of the charter school shall:

(a)Direct the superintendent of schools of the school district or the executive director of the sponsor of the charter school to prepare and submit to the Department a school district or sponsor of a charter school performance improvement plan, as applicable, that satisfies the requirements of subsection 2 of NRS 386.414 ; and

(b)Prepare and, not later than 90 days after the date of the notice received pursuant to this subsection, submit to the Department a school board or sponsor of a charter school improvement plan to address deficiencies in the governance of the school district or sponsor of the charter school, as applicable, and support the implementation of the school district or sponsor of the charter school performance improvement plan, as applicable, prepared pursuant to paragraph (a).

3. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall:

(a)Review and approve or deny approval of the school board or sponsor of a charter school improvement plan. If the Superintendent denies approval of the school board or sponsor of a charter school improvement plan, the Superintendent shall notify the board of trustees of the school district or the sponsor of the charter school of the reasons for denying approval of the plan. Not later than 30 days after receiving such notice, the board of trustees or sponsor of the charter school shall prepare and submit to the Superintendent revisions to the school board or sponsor of a charter school improvement plan, as applicable. The board of trustees of the school district or the sponsor of the charter school shall implement a school board or sponsor of a charter school improvement plan approved by the Superintendent.

(b)Monitor the implementation of the school board or sponsor of a charter school improvement plan and the school district or sponsor of a charter school performance improvement plan during the period of probation imposed pursuant to this section.

(c)Provide technical guidance and support to the board of trustees or sponsor of the charter school to support the implementation of the school board or sponsor of a charter school improvement plan and the school district or sponsor of a charter school performance improvement plan.

(d)Notify the Public Education Oversight Board impaneled pursuant to NRS 386.411 of the designation of the school district or sponsor of the charter school as a priority school district or sponsor of a charter school and the probationary status of the school district or sponsor of the charter school and provide updates in regular intervals to the Public Education Oversight Board concerning the progress made in implementing plans as monitored pursuant to paragraph (b).

(e)Post on the Internet website maintained by the Department, in the five most common languages other than English primarily spoken in the households within the school district or charter schools operating under the school board or sponsor of a charter school improvement plan:

(1)The school board or sponsor of a charter school improvement plan approved by the Superintendent pursuant to this subsection;

(3)An annual performance review of the board of trustees or sponsor of the charter school that identifies improvements in the governance of the school district by the board of trustees or of the sponsor of the charter school, deficiencies in such governance and any recommendations for additional action by the board of trustees or sponsor of the charter school to improve governance of the school district or the sponsor of the charter school.

4. The board of trustees of a school district or sponsor of a charter school operating under a school board or sponsor of a charter school improvement plan shall:

(a)Post on the Internet website of the school district or sponsor of the charter school, in the five most common languages other than English primarily spoken in the households within the school district or charter schools sponsored by the sponsor of charter schools:

(1)The approved school board or sponsor of a charter school improvement plan, not later than 10 business days after the board of trustees or sponsor of the charter school has received notice from the Superintendent of Public Instruction of the approval of the plan; and

(2)Quarterly reports summarizing the progress of the board of trustees or sponsor of the charter school in implementing the school board or sponsor of a charter school improvement plan, including, without limitation, actions taken to improve governance of the school district or sponsor of the charter school, milestones that have been achieved and actions remaining to be taken under the school board or sponsor of a charter school improvement plan; and

(b)Conduct regular public meetings during the period of probation imposed pursuant to this section at which the board of trustees or sponsor of the charter school:

(1)Provides updates on the implementation of the school board or sponsor of a charter school improvement plan;

(2)Solicits input from parents and legal guardians of pupils, teachers, school employees and community stakeholders concerning efforts to improve the governance of the school district or sponsor of the charter school; and

(3)Presents a summary of challenges experienced in addressing deficiencies in the governance of the school district or sponsor of the charter school and actions planned to address those deficiencies.