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2011 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 385 - State Administrative Organization
NRS 385.37607 - Designation of Title I schools as demonstrating need for improvement for 5 consecutive years or more: Repeal of plan to improve and implementation of plan for restructuring; delay from implementation of plan required for certain schools; technical assistance, school choice and supplemental educational services required; notice.

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NV Rev Stat ยง 385.37607 (2011)
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1. If a Title I school is designated as demonstrating need for improvement pursuant to NRS 385.3623 for 5 or more consecutive years:

(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), the board of trustees of the school district shall:

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, repeal the plan to improve the academic achievement of pupils developed pursuant to NRS 385.357 and, not later than September 30, implement the plan for restructuring the school developed pursuant to NRS 385.3746 if required by 20 U.S.C. 6316(b)(8) and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto;

(2) Provide notice of the designation to the parents and guardians of pupils enrolled in the school on the form prescribed by the Department pursuant to NRS 385.382;

(3) Ensure that the school receives technical assistance in the manner set forth in 20 U.S.C. 6316(b)(4) and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto;

(4) Provide school choice to the parents and guardians of pupils enrolled in the school in accordance with 20 U.S.C. 6316(b)(1) and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto; and

(5) Provide supplemental educational services in accordance with 20 U.S.C. 6316(e) and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto from a provider approved pursuant to NRS 385.384, unless a waiver is granted pursuant to that provision of federal law.

(b) If the school is a charter school:

(1) Sponsored by the board of trustees of a school district, the board of trustees shall:

(I) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, repeal the plan to improve the academic achievement of pupils developed pursuant to NRS 385.357 and, not later than September 30, implement the plan for restructuring the charter school developed pursuant to NRS 385.3746 if required by 20 U.S.C. 6316(b)(8) and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto;

(II) Provide notice of the designation to the parents and guardians of pupils enrolled in the charter school on the form prescribed by the Department pursuant to NRS 385.382;

(III) Ensure that the charter school receives technical assistance in the manner set forth in 20 U.S.C. 6316(b)(4) and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto; and

(IV) Provide school choice to the parents and guardians of pupils enrolled in the charter school in accordance with 20 U.S.C. 6316(b)(1) and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.

(2) Sponsored by the State Public Charter School Authority, the State Public Charter School Authority shall:

(I) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, repeal the plan to improve the academic achievement of pupils developed pursuant to NRS 385.357 and, not later than September 30, implement the plan for restructuring the charter school developed pursuant to NRS 385.3746 if required by 20 U.S.C. 6316(b)(8) and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto;

(II) Provide notice of the designation to the parents and guardians of pupils enrolled in the charter school on the form prescribed by the Department pursuant to NRS 385.382;

(III) Ensure that the charter school receives technical assistance in the manner set forth in 20 U.S.C. 6316(b)(4) and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto; and

(IV) Work cooperatively with the board of trustees of the school district in which the pupil resides to provide school choice to the parent or guardian of each pupil enrolled in the charter school in accordance with 20 U.S.C. 6316(b)(1) and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.

(3) Sponsored by a college or university within the Nevada System of Higher Education, the Department shall:

(I) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, repeal the plan to improve the academic achievement of pupils developed pursuant to NRS 385.357 and, not later than September 30, implement the plan for restructuring the charter school developed pursuant to NRS 385.3746 if required by 20 U.S.C. 6316(b)(8) and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto;

(II) Provide notice of the designation to the parents and guardians of pupils enrolled in the charter school on the form prescribed by the Department pursuant to NRS 385.382;

(III) Ensure that the charter school receives technical assistance in the manner set forth in 20 U.S.C. 6316(b)(4) and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto; and

(IV) Work cooperatively with the board of trustees of the school district in which the pupil resides to provide school choice to the parent or guardian of each pupil enrolled in the charter school in accordance with 20 U.S.C. 6316(b)(1) and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.

(4) Regardless of the sponsor, the governing body of the charter school shall provide supplemental educational services in accordance with 20 U.S.C. 6316(e) and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto from a provider approved pursuant to NRS 385.384, unless a waiver is granted pursuant to that provision of federal law.

(c) The State Board shall prescribe by regulation the actions which the Department may take to monitor the implementation of any corrective action at the school or charter school.

2. The board of trustees of a school district shall grant a delay from the imposition of a plan for restructuring for a school, including, without limitation, the development and implementation of a plan for restructuring, for a period not to exceed 1 year if the school qualifies for a delay pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 6316(b)(7)(D). If the school fails to make adequate yearly progress during the period of delay, the board of trustees shall proceed with a plan for restructuring the school as if the delay never occurred.

3. The sponsor of a charter school shall grant a delay from the imposition of a plan for restructuring for a school, including, without limitation, the development and implementation of a plan for restructuring, for a period not to exceed 1 year if the school qualifies for a delay pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 6316(b)(7)(D). If the charter school fails to make adequate yearly progress during the period of delay, the Department shall proceed with a plan for restructuring the charter school as if the delay never occurred.

4. Before the board of trustees of a school district, the State Public Charter School Authority or the Department proceeds with a plan for restructuring, the board of trustees, the State Public Charter School Authority or the Department, as applicable, shall provide to the administrators, teachers and other educational personnel employed at that school, and parents and guardians of pupils enrolled in the school:

(a) Notice that the board of trustees, the State Public Charter School Authority or the Department, as applicable, will develop a plan for restructuring the school;

(b) An opportunity to comment before the plan to restructure is developed; and

(c) An opportunity to participate in the development of the plan to restructure.

(Added to NRS by 2009, 2302; A 2011, 2350)

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