NRS 391.485 Annual review of statewide performance evaluation system; annual review of manner in which schools carry out evaluations pursuant to system; duties of Department concerning evaluations; regulations. [Effective July 1, 2027.]

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1. The State Board shall annually review the statewide performance evaluation system to ensure accuracy and reliability. Such a review must include, without limitation, an analysis of the:

(a)Number and percentage of teachers, administrators and other licensed educational personnel who receive each designation identified in paragraph

(a)of subsection 2 of NRS 391.465 in each school, school district, and the State as a whole;

(b)Data used to evaluate pupil growth in each school, school district and the State as a whole, including, without limitation, any observations; and

(c)Effect of the evaluations conducted pursuant to the statewide system of accountability for public schools on the academic performance of pupils enrolled in the school district in each school and school district, and the State as a whole.

2. The board of trustees of each school district shall annually review the manner in which schools in the school district carry out the evaluation of teachers, administrators and other licensed educational personnel pursuant to the statewide performance evaluation system.

3. The Department may review the manner in which the statewide performance evaluation system is carried out by each school district, including, without limitation, the manner in which the goals for educational growth for pupils are established and evaluated pursuant to NRS 391.480 .

4. The Department shall:

(a)Ensure that the manner in which the statewide performance evaluation system is carried out by each school district:

(1)Ensures distinct skills associated with high-quality teaching are evaluated; and

(2)Requires data for each teacher to be reported to the Department each year;

(b)In consultation with the Teachers and Leaders Council of Nevada created by NRS 391.455 , adopt regulations establishing a framework for a certification program to rate administrators based on the ability of an administrator to properly conduct an evaluation; and

(c)Ensure that only certified administrators conduct evaluations pursuant to this chapter.

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