Nevada § 385.113 Duties of State Board: Establishment of goals and benchmarks; annual review; revisions

Nevada Statutes

§ 385.113 — Duties of State Board: Establishment of goals and benchmarks; annual review; revisions

Nevada § 385.113

Title 34EDUCATION

Ch. 385State

Plan to Improve Achievement of Pupils

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Bluebook

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 385.113 (2026).

Text

The State Board shall: 1. In developing the plan to improve the achievement of pupils enrolled in public schools pursuant to NRS 385.111 , establish clearly defined goals and benchmarks for improving the achievement of pupils, including, without limitation, goals for:

(a)Improving proficiency results in core academic subjects;

(b)Increasing the number of pupils enrolled in public middle schools and junior high schools, including, without limitation, charter schools, who enter public high schools with the skills necessary to succeed in high school;

(c)Improving the percentage of pupils who enroll in grade 9 and who graduate from a public high school, including, without limitation, a charter school, with a standard or higher diploma upon completion;

(d)Improving the performance of pupils

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The State Board shall:
1. In developing the plan to improve the achievement of pupils enrolled in public schools pursuant to NRS 385.111 , establish clearly defined goals and benchmarks for improving the achievement of pupils, including, without limitation, goals for:
(a) Improving proficiency results in core academic subjects;
(b) Increasing the number of pupils enrolled in public middle schools and junior high schools, including, without limitation, charter schools, who enter public high schools with the skills necessary to succeed in high school;
(c) Improving the percentage of pupils who enroll in grade 9 and who graduate from a public high school, including, without limitation, a charter school, with a standard or higher diploma upon completion;
(d) Improving the performance of pupils on standardized college entrance examinations;
(e) Increasing the percentage of pupils enrolled in high schools who enter postsecondary educational institutions or who are career and workforce ready; and
(f) Reengaging disengaged youth who have dropped out of high school or who are at risk of dropping out of high school, including, without limitation, a mechanism for tracking and maintaining communication with those youth who have dropped out of school or who are at risk of doing so;
2. Review the plan annually to evaluate the effectiveness of the plan;
3. Examine the timeline for implementing the plan and each provision of the plan to determine whether the annual goals and benchmarks have been attained;
4. Based upon the evaluation of the plan, make revisions, as necessary, to ensure that:
(a) The goals and benchmarks set forth in the plan are being attained in a timely manner; and
(b) The plan is designed to improve the academic achievement of pupils enrolled in public schools in this State; and
5. Review the plans submitted pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 385A.650 to:
(a) Determine common problems identified by the principal of each school; and
(b) Make recommendations to the Department concerning how the Department can best support the needs of schools.

Legislative History

(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 8 ; A 2005, 707 , 1335 , 1647 , 1975 ; 2007, 1932 ; 2011, 548 , 2305 ; 2013, 1900 , 3238 ; 2015, 218 , 3782 ; 2017, 3213 )—(Substituted in revision for part of NRS 385.3593)