NRS 385A.440 - Information on teachers, other licensed educational personnel and paraprofessionals.

NV Rev Stat § 385A.440 (2019) (N/A)
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1. The annual report of accountability prepared by the State Board pursuant to NRS 385A.400 must include information on teachers, other licensed personnel and paraprofessionals, including, without limitation:

(a) For each school district, including, without limitation, each charter school in the district, and for this State as a whole, information on the professional qualifications of teachers and other licensed educational personnel employed by the school districts and charter schools, including, without limitation:

(1) The total number of:

(I) Teachers and other licensed educational personnel employed by each school district, including, without limitation, each charter school in the district, and for this State as a whole;

(II) Vacancies at each school district, including, without limitation, each charter school in the district, which are not filled by a teacher who has a contract to teach on a full-time basis, as determined by the Commission on Professional Standards in Education and for this State as a whole;

(III) Teachers and other licensed educational personnel employed by each school district, including, without limitation, each charter school in the district, who provide instruction in a grade level or subject area for which they do not meet the requirements for licensure or do not hold a required endorsement, and for this State as a whole;

(IV) Teachers or other licensed educational personnel who are inexperienced, as defined by the Commission on Professional Standards in Education, employed by each school district, including, without limitation, each charter school in the district, and for this State as a whole; and

(V) Employees at each school district, including, without limitation, each charter school in the district, whose overall performance was determined to be highly effective, effective, developing or ineffective under the statewide performance evaluation system, and for this State as a whole.

(2) The percentage of:

(I) Teachers and other licensed educational personnel employed in this State who are employed by each school district, including, without limitation, each charter school in the district, and for this State as a whole;

(II) Vacancies at each school district including, without limitation, each charter school in the district, which are not filled by a teacher who has a contract to teach on a full-time basis, as determined by the Commission on Professional Standards in Education, and for this State as a whole;

(III) Teachers and other licensed educational personnel employed by each school district, including, without limitation, each charter school in the district, who provide instruction in a grade level or subject area in which they do not meet the requirements for licensure or do not hold a required endorsement, and for this State as a whole;

(IV) Teachers and other licensed educational personnel employed by each school district, including, without limitation, each charter school in the district, who are inexperienced, as defined by the Commission on Professional Standards in Education, and for this State as a whole; and

(V) Employees at each school district, including, without limitation, each charter school in the district, whose overall performance was determined to be highly effective, effective, developing or ineffective under the statewide performance evaluation system, and for this State as a whole.

(3) For each middle school, junior high school and high school:

(I) The number of persons employed as substitute teachers for 20 consecutive days or more in the same classroom or assignment, designated as long-term substitute teachers, including the total number of days long-term substitute teachers were employed at each school, identified by grade level and subject area; and

(II) The number of persons employed as substitute teachers for less than 20 consecutive days, designated as short-term substitute teachers, including the total number of days short-term substitute teachers were employed at each school, identified by grade level and subject area.

(4) For each elementary school:

(I) The number of persons employed as substitute teachers for 20 consecutive days or more in the same classroom or assignment, designated as long-term substitute teachers, including the total number of days long-term substitute teachers were employed at each school, identified by grade level; and

(II) The number of persons employed as substitute teachers for less than 20 consecutive days, designated as short-term substitute teachers, including the total number of days short-term substitute teachers were employed at each school, identified by grade level.

(b) The attendance of teachers who provide instruction, reported for each school district, including, without limitation, each charter school in the district, and for this State as a whole.

(c) Information on the paraprofessionals employed at public schools in this State, including, without limitation, the charter schools in this State. The information must include:

(1) The number of paraprofessionals employed, reported for each school district, including, without limitation, each charter school in the district, and for this State as a whole;

(2) The number of paraprofessional employed by each school district, including, without limitation, each charter school in the district, who do not satisfy the requirements prescribed by the Department to comply with 20 U.S.C. § 6311(g)(2)(M), and for this State as a whole;

(3) The percentage of paraprofessionals employed by each school district, including, without limitation, each charter school in the district, who do not satisfy the requirements prescribed by the Department to comply with 20 U.S.C. § 6311(g)(2)(M), and for this State as a whole; and

(4) Any other information required by regulation of the State Board.

2. As used in this section, “paraprofessional” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 391.008.

(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 4; A 2005, 349, 1159; 2007, 361, 1065, 1805, 1928; 2009, 338; 2011, 543, 633, 2227, 2263; 2017, 3221) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 385.3581)