1. 1. The principal of each school, including, without limitation, each charter school, shall, in consultation with the employees of the school and the administrator designated pursuant to NRS 388.4081, prepare a plan to improve the achievement of the pupils enrolled in the school.

2. 2. The plan developed pursuant to subsection 1 must:

   1. (a) Include any information prescribed by regulation of the State Board;
   2. (b) Be developed in accordance with the provisions of NRS 388.885;
   3. (c) Be informed by the results of the surveys conducted pursuant to NRS 385A.950;

   4. (d) Include, without limitation, methods for:

      1. (1) Evaluating and improving the school climate in the school; and

      2. (2) Closing gaps in achievement, if any, between different demographic groups of pupils enrolled in the school, including, without limitation:

         1. (I) Pupils who are English learners and pupils who are proficient in English;
         2. (II) Pupils in foster care and pupils who are not in foster care; and
         3. (III) Pupils who are economically disadvantaged and pupils who are not economically disadvantaged; and
   5. (e) Comply with the provisions of 20 U.S.C. § 6311(d).

3. 3. If at least 10 percent of the pupils enrolled in a school are English learners:

   1. (a) The primary goal of the plan developed pursuant to subsection 1 must be closing gaps in achievement, if any, between pupils who are English learners and pupils who are proficient in English; and

   2. (b) The plan developed pursuant to subsection 1 must, in addition to the requirements prescribed by subsection 2, include:

      1. (1) Attainable quantitative goals for improvement in the achievement of pupils who are newcomers to the English language, pupils who are short-term English learners and pupils who are long-term English learners, as designated by regulation of the State Board, and timelines for meeting those goals; and
      2. (2) Specific actions to improve the achievement of pupils who are English learners and plans to monitor those actions.

4. 4. The principal of each school shall, in consultation with the employees of the school and the administrator designated pursuant to NRS 388.4081:

   1. (a) Review the plan prepared pursuant to this section annually to evaluate the effectiveness of the plan; and
   2. (b) Based upon the evaluation of the plan, make revisions, as necessary, to ensure that the plan is designed to improve the academic achievement of pupils enrolled in the school.

5. 5. On or before the date prescribed by the Department, the principal of each school shall submit the plan or the revised plan, as applicable, to the:

   1. (a) Department;
   2. (b) Committee; and
   3. (c) Board of trustees of the school district in which the school is located or, if the school is a charter school, the sponsor of the charter school and the governing body of the charter school.
6. 6. As used in this section, “school climate” means the basis of which to measure the relationships between pupils and the parents or legal guardians of pupils and educational personnel, the cultural and linguistic competence of instructional materials and educational personnel, the emotional and physical safety of pupils and educational personnel and the social, emotional and academic development of pupils and educational personnel.

(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 11; A 2005, 710, 1651, 1978; 2007, 1946; 2009, 2304; 2011, 562, 1974, 2328; 2013, 1912, 3251; 2015, 215; 2017, 3227; 2019, 3231; 2021, 921; 2025, 1040, 2670, 3204)