NRS 391.480 Development of goals for educational growth for pupils; criterion-referenced examinations used to measure achievement of goals for educational growth; evaluation of educational personnel based on achievement of goals for educational growth; regulations. [Effective July 1, 2027.]

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1. Each teacher at a school in a school district shall, in consultation with the principal of the school at which the teacher is employed or other administrator who is assigned by the principal, develop goals for educational growth for the pupils of the teacher for a specified period.

2. Each principal, vice principal and other administrator who provides direct instructional services to pupils at a school in a school district shall, in consultation with his or her direct supervisor, develop goals for educational growth for the pupils at the school where the principal, vice principal or other administrator, as applicable, is employed for a specified period.

3. The examinations administered pursuant to NRS 390.105 must be used by a school or school district to measure the achievement of goals for educational growth established pursuant to this section for each teacher who provides instruction in English language arts, science or mathematics. If a teacher does not provide instruction in such subjects, a school or school district may use, without limitation, assessments that:

(a)Are course-embedded;

(b)Are teacher-developed; or

(c)Align with the standards identified as the area of highest pupil need within an individual classroom.

4. The board of trustees of each school district shall ensure that the goals for educational growth for pupils established pursuant to this section measure pupil growth in accordance with the criteria established by regulation of the State Board.

5. Each teacher and administrator who establishes goals for educational growth for pupils pursuant to this section must be evaluated at the end of the specified period to determine the extent to which the goals for educational growth of the pupils were achieved. Such an evaluation must be conducted in accordance with the criteria established by regulation of the State Board for determining the level of pupil growth for the purposes of the statewide performance evaluation system. The State Board may establish by regulation the manner in which to include certain categories of pupils in the evaluation conducted pursuant to this subsection.