The board of trustees of a school district may prescribe rules relating to the creation and administration of a program of school-based decision making for the public schools within the district. The rules must provide:

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 388G.300

  • Public schools: means all kindergartens and elementary schools, junior high schools and middle schools, high schools, charter schools and any other schools, classes and educational programs which receive their support through public taxation and, except for charter schools, whose textbooks and courses of study are under the control of the State Board. See Nevada Revised Statutes 385.007
  • State Board: means the State Board of Education. See Nevada Revised Statutes 385.007

1.  For the creation of a school council;

2.  For the involvement of parents and other members of the community on and with the school council;

3.  The requirements for recordkeeping by the school council;

4.  The procedure for appealing a decision of the school council;

5.  The procedure for a school to obtain a waiver of the requirements of regulations of the board of trustees or the State Board;

6.  A method for determining the progress of a pupil in a program of school-based decision making;

7.  A method for reporting the progress of a pupil to the pupil, the pupil’s parents or guardians, the board of trustees and the State Board;

8.  Plans for improving the schools within the district;

9.  A method for allocating money to schools that have adopted a program of school-based decision making and for the administration of the budget of the school district; and

10.  The procedure which a school council or board of trustees may use to withdraw from a program of school-based decision making.

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