Nevada § 388.159 Literacy specialist: Designation; additional compensation; provision of professional development in subject area of reading; regulations

Nevada Statutes

§ 388.159 — Literacy specialist: Designation; additional compensation; provision of professional development in subject area of reading; regulations

Nevada § 388.159

Title 34EDUCATION

Ch. 388System

KINDERGARTEN AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 388.159 (2026).

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1. The principal of a public elementary school, including, without limitation, a charter school, shall designate a licensed teacher employed by the school to serve as a literacy specialist. The licensed teacher so designated must:

(a)Demonstrate the ability to improve the literacy of pupils;

(b)Demonstrate competency in effective instruction in literacy and the administration of assessments;

(c)Demonstrate an understanding of building relationships with teachers and other adults;

(d)Collaborate with the principal of the public elementary school to develop a schedule of professional development and assist in providing such professional development; and

(e)Assist teachers at the school by implementing a system of support which includes various methods to provide intervention services an

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1. The principal of a public elementary school, including, without limitation, a charter school, shall designate a licensed teacher employed by the school to serve as a literacy specialist. The licensed teacher so designated must:
(a) Demonstrate the ability to improve the literacy of pupils;
(b) Demonstrate competency in effective instruction in literacy and the administration of assessments;
(c) Demonstrate an understanding of building relationships with teachers and other adults;
(d) Collaborate with the principal of the public elementary school to develop a schedule of professional development and assist in providing such professional development; and
(e) Assist teachers at the school by implementing a system of support which includes various methods to provide intervention services and intensive instruction for pupils who have been identified as deficient in the subject area of reading.
2. A school district or charter school may provide additional compensation to:
(a) A licensed teacher designated as a literacy specialist pursuant to this section; or
(b) A licensed teacher who is employed by a school district or charter school to teach at an elementary school and provides instruction in reading.
3. Each licensed teacher employed by a school district or charter school to teach at an elementary school and who is responsible for providing instruction in reading shall complete professional development developed by a licensed teacher designated as a literacy specialist pursuant to subsection 1 in the subject area of reading.
4. The State Board shall prescribe by regulation:
(a) Any training or professional development that a licensed teacher designated as a literacy specialist is required to successfully complete;
(b) Any professional development that a teacher employed by a school district or charter school to teach at an elementary school is required to receive as developed by a licensed teacher designated as a literacy specialist in the subject area of reading; and
(c) The duties and responsibilities of a licensed teacher designated as a literacy specialist.