2017 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 388A - Charter Schools
NRS 388A.249 - Submission of application to proposed sponsor; review of application by proposed sponsor; criteria for approval of application; biennial report by Superintendent of Public Instruction concerning status of applications. [Effective July 1, 2016.]
1. A committee to form a charter school or charter management organization may submit the application to the proposed sponsor of the charter school. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 388B.290, if an application proposes to convert an existing public school, homeschool or other program of home study into a charter school, the proposed sponsor shall deny the application.
2. The proposed sponsor of a charter school shall, in reviewing an application to form a charter school:
(a) Assemble a team of reviewers, which may include, without limitation, natural persons from different geographic areas of the United States who possess the appropriate knowledge and expertise with regard to the academic, financial and organizational experience of charter schools, to review and evaluate the application;
(b) Conduct a thorough evaluation of the application, which includes an in-person interview with the applicant designed to elicit any necessary clarifications or additional information about the proposed charter school and determine the ability of the applicants to establish a high-quality charter school;
(c) Base its determination on documented evidence collected through the process of reviewing the application; and
(d) Adhere to the policies and practices developed by the proposed sponsor pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 388A.223.
3. The proposed sponsor of a charter school may approve an application to form a charter school only if the proposed sponsor determines that:
(a) The application:
(1) Complies with this chapter and the regulations applicable to charter schools; and
(2) Is complete in accordance with the regulations of the Department and the policies and practices of the sponsor; and
(b) The applicant has demonstrated competence in accordance with the criteria for approval prescribed by the sponsor pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 388A.223 that will likely result in a successful opening and operation of the charter school.
4. On or before January 1 of each odd-numbered year, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall submit a written report to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmission to the next regular session of the Legislature. The report must include:
(a) A list of each application to form a charter school that was submitted to the board of trustees of a school district, the State Public Charter School Authority, a college or a university during the immediately preceding biennium;
(b) The educational focus of each charter school for which an application was submitted;
(c) The current status of the application; and
(d) If the application was denied, the reasons for the denial.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1846; A 1999, 3295; 2001, 3127; 2005, 1098, 2399, 2537; 2007, 2569; 2011, 2361, 3047; 2013, 1665, 2913; 2015, 3271, 3799, effective July 1, 2016)—(Substituted in revision for part of NRS 386.525)
