Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 391A - Training, Professional Development and Incentives
NRS 391A.383 - Certain school district to conduct investigation concerning parent and family engagement and school culture in certain circumstances; certain training regarding parent and family engagement and school culture to be provided; applicabil...


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

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 391A - Training, Professional Development and Incentives

NRS 391A.100 - Definitions.

NRS 391A.105 - "Regional training program" defined.

NRS 391A.110 - "Statewide Council" defined.

NRS 391A.120 - Creation of regional training programs and Nevada Early Literacy Intervention Programs; provision of services to teachers and administrators in certain geographical areas; designation of certain school districts as fiscal agents.

NRS 391A.125 - Provision of training to teachers, other licensed educational personnel and administrators; maintenance and distribution of training list; authority of regional training program to contract with board of trustees to provide additional...

NRS 391A.130 - Statewide Council for the Coordination of the Regional Training Programs: Creation; membership; terms; vacancy; compensation; cost of employing substitute teacher while member who teaches attends meeting; administrative support.

NRS 391A.135 - Statewide Council for the Coordination of the Regional Training Programs: Duties; acceptance of gifts and grants authorized; compliance with federal laws and regulations.

NRS 391A.140 - Superintendent of Public Instruction required to ensure Statewide Council and regional training programs carry out duties successfully.

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.165 - Submission of proposed biennial budget to Statewide Council; approval or denial of proposed budget by Statewide Council; inclusion of approved budget in Department’s biennial budget; acceptance of gifts and grants authorized.

NRS 391A.170 - Request for revision of budget; form and submission; approval or disapproval by Statewide Council; determination whether work program revision is necessary.

NRS 391A.175 - Adoption of training model; assessment of training needs; preparation and review of 5-year plan; request by another entity for regional training program to perform additional services or duties.

NRS 391A.180 - Establishment of evaluation system for teachers and other personnel participating in regional training program.

NRS 391A.185 - Facilitation and coordination of access to information related to suicide authorized; receipt of information by teachers and administrators does not create additional duty.

NRS 391A.190 - Evaluation of regional training program by governing body; submission of annual report.

NRS 391A.200 - Payment of certain costs and expenses by regional training program.

NRS 391A.205 - Submission of annual report concerning professional development training by board of trustees.

NRS 391A.210 - Annual Financial Literacy Month summit.

NRS 391A.250 - Definitions.

NRS 391A.255 - Grant Fund: Creation; administration; acceptance of gifts, grants and donations; uses of money; school districts and charter schools authorized to apply for grant.

NRS 391A.260 - Training for certain personnel to be provided to extent money is available; school districts and charter schools authorized to contract for provision of training.

NRS 391A.265 - Training for certain personnel to assist parents and guardians of pupils with autism spectrum disorders to be provided to extent money is available.

NRS 391A.270 - Training for certain paraprofessionals to be provided to extent money is available; school districts and charter schools authorized to contract for provision of training.

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.360 - Payment of expenses of travel and living for administrators and teachers attending educational conference.

NRS 391A.365 - Transportation of personnel to and from educational conference.

NRS 391A.370 - Teachers and administrators to have access to professional development training; standards and minimum requirements of training; professional development training concerning computer science and computer education and technology.

NRS 391A.375 - Focus and structure of scheduled professional development.

NRS 391A.380 - Certain school districts to establish professional development program to provide training regarding working collaboratively; certain teachers and principals to receive such training.

NRS 391A.383 - Certain school district to conduct investigation concerning parent and family engagement and school culture in certain circumstances; certain training regarding parent and family engagement and school culture to be provided; applicabil...

NRS 391A.385 - Professional development training regarding financial literacy to be provided to certain teachers.

NRS 391A.400 - Creation of Grant Fund for Incentives for Licensed Educational Personnel; establishment of program of incentive pay by school district; application for and provision of grants from Grant Fund; limitation on individual incentive; evalua...

NRS 391A.450 - Establishment of program.

NRS 391A.455 - School district required to reserve certain amount of money for program; written notice of reservation of money; requirements for accounting and use of money reserved.

NRS 391A.500 - Creation of Fund; administration; acceptance of gifts and grants; uses of money in Fund.

NRS 391A.505 - Distribution of grants of money from Fund; award of grants by State Board; priorities of programs; Superintendent of Public Instruction to post on Internet website and transmit to Legislature list of gifts and grants received.

NRS 391A.510 - Application for grant of money from Fund; use of grant; report by grant recipient.

NRS 391A.515 - Independent evaluation of effectiveness of grants; submittal of results of evaluation to Legislature.

NRS 391A.550 - Definitions.

NRS 391A.555 - "Account" defined.

NRS 391A.560 - "Other provider of an alternative licensure program" defined.

NRS 391A.565 - "Scholarship recipient" defined.

NRS 391A.570 - "Teach Nevada Scholarship" defined.

NRS 391A.575 - Teach Nevada Scholarship Program Account: Creation; administration; gifts, grants and donations; use of money in Account.

NRS 391A.580 - Eligibility to apply for grant from Account to be used to award scholarships to students; State Board to review applications and award grants; retention of certain percentage of grant money by State Board; eligibility of students to ap...

NRS 391A.585 - Use of grant money to award scholarships; limitation on amount of scholarship; certain amount of scholarship retained by State Board until certain conditions are met.

NRS 391A.590 - Return of certain amount of grant money if scholarship recipient does not complete program; additional money paid to grant recipient if scholarship recipient completes program.

NRS 391A.600 - Establishment of program; applications.