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1. If a pupil will be provided intervention services and intensive instruction pursuant to NRS 392.760 , the principal of the school must:
(a)Provide written notice to the parent or legal guardian of the pupil confirming that the pupil will be provided intervention services and intensive instruction while the pupil is enrolled in an elementary school. The written notice must include, without limitation, a description of the intervention services and intensive instruction in the subject area of reading that the pupil will be provided to improve the proficiency of the pupil in that subject area.
(b)Develop a plan to monitor the growth of the pupil in the subject area of reading.
(c)Require the teacher of the pupil to develop a portfolio of the pupil’s work in the subject area of reading,
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1. If a pupil will be provided intervention services and intensive instruction pursuant to NRS 392.760 , the principal of the school must:
(a) Provide written notice to the parent or legal guardian of the pupil confirming that the pupil will be provided intervention services and intensive instruction while the pupil is enrolled in an elementary school. The written notice must include, without limitation, a description of the intervention services and intensive instruction in the subject area of reading that the pupil will be provided to improve the proficiency of the pupil in that subject area.
(b) Develop a plan to monitor the growth of the pupil in the subject area of reading.
(c) Require the teacher of the pupil to develop a portfolio of the pupil’s work in the subject area of reading, which must be updated as necessary to reflect growth made by the pupil.
(d) Ensure that the pupil receives intervention services and intensive instruction in the subject area of reading that are designed to improve the pupil’s proficiency in the subject area of reading, including, without limitation:
(1) Programs and services included in the plan to improve the literacy of pupils enrolled in elementary school approved by the Department pursuant to NRS 388.157 ;
(2) Instruction for at least 90 minutes each school day based upon evidence-based research concerning reading instruction; and
(3) Intensive instructional services prescribed by the board of trustees of the school district pursuant to subsection 2, as determined appropriate for the pupil.
2. The board of trustees of each school district or the governing body of a charter school, as applicable, shall:
(a) Review and evaluate the plans for monitoring the growth of pupils developed pursuant to subsection 1.
(b) Prescribe the intensive instructional services in the subject area of reading which the principal of a school must implement as determined appropriate for a pupil who will be provided intervention services and intensive instruction pursuant to NRS 392.760 , which may include, without limitation:
(1) Instruction that is provided in small groups;
(2) Instruction provided in classes with reduced pupil-teacher ratios;
(3) A timeline for frequently monitoring the progress of the pupil;
(4) Tutoring and mentoring;
(5) Classes which are designed to increase the ability of pupils to transition from grade 3 to grade 4 and to each subsequent grade level at the school;
(6) Instruction provided through an extended school day, school week or school year;
(7) Programs to improve a pupil’s proficiency in reading which are offered during the summer; or
(8) Any combination of the services set forth in subparagraphs (1) to (7), inclusive.
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the intensive instructional services in the subject area of reading required by this section must be provided to the pupil by a teacher:
(a) Who is different than the teacher who provided instructional services to the pupil during the immediately preceding school year; and
(b) Who has been determined to be highly effective, as demonstrated by pupil performance data and performance evaluations.
4. The intensive instructional services in the subject area of reading required by this section may be provided to the pupil by the same teacher who provided instructional services to the pupil during the immediately preceding school year if a different teacher who meets the requirements of paragraph (b) of subsection 3 is not reasonably available and the pupil:
(a) Has an individualized education program; or
(b) Is enrolled in a school district in a county whose population is less than 100,000.
5. As used in this section, “individualized education program” has the meaning ascribed to it in 20 U.S.C. § 1414(d)(1)(A).