NRS 385A.745. Designation of focus school; posting of such designations; notice; proposal of specific school-level tiered interventions [Effective July 1, 2026.]

1. 1. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall designate a public school, other than a public school approved by the State Board to be rated using the alternative performance framework prescribed by the State Board pursuant to NRS 385A.730, as a focus school if, in at least 2 of the immediately preceding 3 school years, at least one of the following criteria apply to the public school:

   1. (a) The public school receives one of the two lowest ratings of performance pursuant to the statewide system of accountability for public schools.
   2. (b) The pupils enrolled in the public school demonstrate proficiency in English language arts and mathematics in the bottom 20th percentile of statewide performance metrics, as determined by the Department.
   3. (c) For high schools, the average graduation rate is less than 60 percent for the immediately preceding 3 school years or less than 70 percent for the immediately preceding 5 school years.
   4. (d) For elementary schools, more than 50 percent of the pupils enrolled in the elementary school do not achieve adequate proficiency in the subject area of reading before the completion of grade 3.

2. 2. On the day that the Department posts on the Internet website maintained by the Department the determinations and final ratings made for all public schools in this State pursuant to NRS 385A.720:

   1. (a) The Department shall post on the Internet website maintained by the Department a list of public schools that are designated as focus schools pursuant to subsection 1;
   2. (b) Each school district or sponsor of a charter school with at least one public school in the school district or charter school on the list of public schools that are designated as focus schools pursuant to subsection 1 shall post the list on the Internet website maintained by the school district or sponsor of the charter school, as applicable; and
   3. (c) The Department shall provide the list of public schools that are designated as focus schools pursuant to subsection 1 to the State Board as part of the report of data provided to the State Board pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 385A.080.

3. 3. The principal of each public school designated as a focus school shall notify the parents and legal guardians of pupils enrolled in the public school of the designation of the public school as a focus school and the actions that will be taken to address the areas of deficiency that caused the designation. The notice must:

   1. (a) Contain a summary of the data and information concerning the performance of pupils enrolled in the public school and the specific areas identified for improvement;
   2. (b) Provide information on any available support or resources for pupils and their families, including, without limitation, academic and social-emotional resources;
   3. (c) Contain a detailed improvement plan outlining the measures the public school intends to implement, with clearly defined goals and timelines for achieving those goals; and
   4. (d) Provide information on alternative educational options available to pupils residing in the zone of attendance of the public school, including, without limitation, policies regarding a transfer to another public school, if applicable.
4. 4. Upon designating a public school as a focus school pursuant to subsection 1, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall propose specific school-level tiered interventions consistent with the statewide system of accountability for public schools. Such proposed interventions must be submitted to the Public Education Oversight Board impaneled pursuant to NRS 386.411 for approval before implementation.

(Added to NRS by 2025, 3359, effective July 1, 2026)