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| NV Constitution Article dealing with education |
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| Legislature to encourage education; appointment, term and duties of superintendent of public instruction |
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| Uniform system of common schools |
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| Pledge of public lands, certain moneys for educational purposes; apportionment of interest and investments of principal |
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| Establishment of state university; control by Board of Regents |
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| Establishment of normal schools, grade schools; oath of teachers, professors |
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| Support of university, common schools by direct legislative appropriation |
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| Board of Regents: election and duties |
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| Immediate organization, maintenance of state university |
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| Sectarian instruction prohibited in common schools, university |
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| No public funds to be used for sectarian purposes |
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| Promotes intellectual, literary, scientific, mining, mechanical, agricultural, moral improvements |
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| Uniform system of common schools |
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| a school shall be established and maintained in each school district at least 6 months in every year, any school allowing sectarian will be deprived of funds |
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| Professors and normal school teachers will be required to subscribe to oath as described in Article 15 |
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| NV laws regarding eduation are published biennially (every 2 years) under the authority of the state superintendent of public instruction. |
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| State Department of Education |
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| Superintendent of Public Instruction and State Board of Education |
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| State Board of Education, effective 1 July 2011 |
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7 voting members, 4 non-voting members
All members in place by January 2013 |
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| State Board of Education voting members |
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1 member elected by voters in each congressional district X 4
1 member appointed by Governor
1 member appointed by Gov, nominated by Majority Leader of the Senate
1 member appointed by Gov, nominated by Speaker of the Assembly |
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| State Board of Education nonvoting members |
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All appointed by Governor
1 school district trustee nominated by NV Association of School Boards
1 school superintendent nominated by NV Association of School Superintendents
1 representative of NV Higher Ed nominated by Board of Regents
1 public school student nominated by NV Association of Student Councils and NV Youth Legislature |
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| Superintendent of Public Instruction |
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| Appointed by Governor from list provided by State Board of Education |
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| approved by State Board of Education |
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| State Board of Education Powers |
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approves textbooks
power to suspend or revoke license of any teacher, administrator, or other licensed employee upon recommendation of State Superintendent or district board of trustees |
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| Superintendent of Public Instruction |
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subject to the direction of the State Board
issues teacher licenses |
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| State Superintendent Responsibilities |
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Supervise department in accordance with school board policy
Employ personnel for positions approved by state board
Coordinate activities with other state agencies
Perform other required duties
--Annual viists to each county
--Consultation with school leaders in other states
--Convene teacher and administrative conferences
--Make biennial reports - NV Laws on Education (Title 34) |
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| State Public Charter School Authority |
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Established in 2011
Authority over charter schools.
AB 171; SB 212 |
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| Commission on Professional Standards in Education |
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| redsponsible for prescribing qualifications, rules, and standards for NV teacher licensure |
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| Nevada Administrative Code (NAC) |
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| The standards, regulations, and procedures established by the Commission on Professional Standards of Education regarding teacher licensure. |
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| Commission on Professional Standards in Education members |
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9 members appointed by the Governor
--classroom teacher, one each from elementary, middle, secondary, SPED
--one school district counselor or psychologist
--two school adminstrators, one must be a principal
one dean of the College of Education from UNR or UNLV, rotates
--one member of general public
(NRS chapter 391)
one teacher, admin, counselor, or psychol must be from licensed private school |
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| Commission Duties and Responsibilities |
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adopt regs prescribing coursework on parental involvement
set fees for license renewal, including cost of FBI bkgrd check
develop process and proced for issuance of license and SPED endorsements
report annually on revised regulations
adopt regulations for alternatice route licensure (State Board shall annually review alt route providers) |
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follow county lines except Carson City which is considered a district
17 districts |
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| range from smaller than 100 students to Clark County with over 70% of State's students |
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5 members (trustees) in districts with less than 1000 students
7 trustees in districts with more than 1500 students
districts with 1000 - 1500 have 7 but may pass board resolution to only have 5 trustees |
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180 days of instruction, can be equivalent amounts of educational time (year-round, etc)
must include 3 contingent days for weather, disasters.
more than 3 days missed can be counted as school days by Legislature |
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| NV Open Meeting Law (OML) Exemptions |
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| student disciplinary hearings and labor negotiations are exempt. Also meetings to develop response to crisis are exempt. |
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| public input is encouraged -- input must be welcome before action items are discussed and after meeting is adjourned OR -- input may be heard before each actionable item |
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each school must provide annual report
subject to performance audit every 3 years
75% of graduating seniors expected to pass graduation exam |
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| State Public Charter School Authority members |
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7 members
--2 appointed by Governor
--2 appointed by Majority Leader of Senate
--2 appointed by Speaker of the Assembly
-- 1 appointed by Charter School of Nevada |
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