Nevada Revised Statutes 391.098 – Notice to parent or guardian of pupil in Title I school if teacher is not licensed to teach or does not hold endorsement to teach in certain subject area
1. If a pupil enrolled in a Title I school or a school that is rated as underperforming pursuant to the statewide system of accountability for public schools:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 391.098
- Charter school: means a public school that is formed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 388A of NRS. See Nevada Revised Statutes 385.007
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
- 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
(a) Is assigned to a teacher, as the pupil’s regular classroom teacher, who is not licensed to teach pursuant to this chapter or who does not hold an endorsement to teach in the subject area in which he or she is teaching; or
(b) Has been taught for 4 consecutive weeks or more by a teacher who is not the pupil’s regular classroom teacher and who is not licensed to teach pursuant to this chapter or who does not hold an endorsement to teach in the subject area in which he or she is teaching, the principal of the school or the administrative head of the charter school, as applicable, shall provide notice of that fact to the parent or legal guardian of the pupil.
2. The State Board shall prescribe the date on which the notice required by subsection 1 must be provided. The notice must be provided in a uniform and understandable format and, to the extent practicable, in a language that parents and guardians can understand.
1. The board of trustees of a school district may employ a superintendent of schools, teachers and all other necessary employees.
2. The board of trustees of a school district:
(a) May employ teacher aides and other auxiliary, nonprofessional personnel to assist licensed personnel in the instruction or supervision of children, either in the classroom or at any other place in the school or on the grounds thereof. A person who is employed as a paraprofessional by a school district to work in a program supported with Title I money must possess the requirements prescribed by the State Board pursuant to NRS 391.094.
(b) Shall establish policies governing the duties and performance of teacher aides.
1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any collective bargaining agreement or contract of employment to the contrary, before the board of trustees of a school district may transfer a teacher or administrator who has received an evaluation designating his or her overall performance as developing or ineffective to another school as a result of decreased enrollment, administrative transfer or a reduction in workforce at a public school, the board of trustees of the school district must seek the consent of the principal of the school to which the teacher or administrator is proposed to be transferred. If such consent is not obtained, the superintendent of schools of the school district:
(a) May assign the teacher or administrator to a school within the district other than the school from which the teacher or administrator was transferred; and
(b) May assign the teacher or administrator to the school at which the principal did not consent to the transfer of the teacher or administrator.
2. The superintendent of schools of a school district shall develop and submit to the State Board a plan to address the assignment of teachers or administrators who have received evaluations designating their overall performance as developing or ineffective when the consent of a principal to a transfer pursuant to subsection 1 is not obtained. Such a plan must include, without limitation, a plan for any such teacher or administrator to receive assistance to help the teacher or administrator, as applicable, meet the standards for effective teaching, which may include, without limitation, peer assistance and review, participation in programs of professional development and other appropriate training.