1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the board of trustees of a school district in which more than 75,000 pupils are enrolled shall conduct an investigation described in subsection 2 upon:
(a) The petition of at least 50 percent of the licensed employees and classified employees assigned to a school;
(b) The petition of parents and legal guardians of pupils who are enrolled in a school which is signed by a number of parents and legal guardians representing at least 5 percent of the number of the average daily enrollment of pupils for the school that was most recently reported pursuant to NRS 387.1223; or
(c) The affirmative vote of a majority of the members of an organizational team, if the principal of a school within the school district has established such a team as part of the reorganization of the school district in which the school is located to assist in the development of a plan of operation for the school or to provide other assistance and advice relating to the school.
2. An investigation conducted pursuant to subsection 1, must investigate whether:
(a) Teachers, principals and other members of the staff at the school are effectively engaging the parents and families of pupils who are enrolled in the school in the education of their children; and
(b) The culture at the school is focused on pupil outcomes.
3. The board of trustees of the school district shall provide any necessary and appropriate training for teachers, principals, other educational personnel and members of the staff at the school to ensure that parents and families of pupils who are enrolled in the school are effectively engaged in the education of their children and that the culture at the school is focused on pupil outcomes.
4. The provisions of this section do not apply to a school that has been designated as a turnaround school pursuant to NRS 388G.400 until after the first school year in which it has operated under such a designation.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 2421)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 391A - Training, Professional Development and Incentives
NRS 391A.105 - "Regional training program" defined.
NRS 391A.110 - "Statewide Council" defined.
NRS 391A.150 - Membership; terms; vacancy.
NRS 391A.155 - Meetings; no salary or compensation for expenses.
NRS 391A.160 - Employment and salary of coordinator; duties of coordinator.
NRS 391A.200 - Payment of certain costs and expenses by regional training program.
NRS 391A.210 - Annual Financial Literacy Month summit.
NRS 391A.300 - Program to train employees who operate boiler or other pressure vessel.
NRS 391A.345 - "Professional development training" defined.
NRS 391A.350 - Attendance of licensed employees at educational conference.
NRS 391A.355 - Suspension of licensed employee for unexcused absence from educational conference.
NRS 391A.365 - Transportation of personnel to and from educational conference.
NRS 391A.375 - Focus and structure of scheduled professional development.
NRS 391A.450 - Establishment of program.
NRS 391A.510 - Application for grant of money from Fund; use of grant; report by grant recipient.
NRS 391A.555 - "Account" defined.
NRS 391A.560 - "Other provider of an alternative licensure program" defined.
NRS 391A.565 - "Scholarship recipient" defined.