2010 Nevada Code
TITLE 34 EDUCATION
Chapter 385 State Administrative Organization
NRS 385.3891 Establishment of monitoring system for statewide system of accountability; annual summary of findings.
NRS 385.3891 Establishment of monitoring system for statewide system of accountability; annual summary of findings.
1. The Department shall establish a monitoring system for the statewide system of accountability. The monitoring system must:
(a) Include a common formula that provides a comparison and analysis of the results of pupils on the examinations that are administered pursuant to NRS 389.015 and 389.550, identified by grade, school and school district.
(b) Identify any inconsistencies of the results of the examinations administered pursuant to NRS 389.015 compared with the results of the examinations administered pursuant to NRS 389.550, including, without limitation, an identification of whether the results of one or more subject areas on the examinations administered pursuant to NRS 389.015 are significantly higher or lower than the results of the same subject area or areas on the examinations that are administered pursuant to NRS 389.550.
(c) Identify significant levels of achievement of pupils on the examinations that are administered pursuant to NRS 389.550 and the high school proficiency examination that is administered pursuant to NRS 389.015, identified by school and by school district.
(d) Include procedures for investigating, and if necessary, auditing any inconsistencies identified pursuant to paragraph (b). The audit must include a review of data from the applicable school district or school districts, school or schools, and if practicable, class or classes.
2. On or before October 1 of each year, the Department shall prepare a written summary of the findings made pursuant to subsection 1. The written summary must be provided to:
(a) The Committee; and
(b) If the findings show inconsistencies applicable to a particular school district or school within a school district, the board of trustees of that school district.
3. The Committee shall review the report submitted pursuant to subsection 2 and take such action as it deems appropriate.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1646)
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