NRS 385A.910. Issuance of preliminary rating; opportunity for schools to review data; waiver; posting of final ratings [Effective July 1, 2026.]

1. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, based upon the determinations made by the Department pursuant to NRS 385A.905, the Department shall, on or before a date determined by the Superintendent of Public Instruction but not later than the third Friday in August of each year, issue a preliminary rating for each school district or sponsor of a charter school in accordance with the statewide system of accountability for public schools.

2. 2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3:

   1. (a) Before making a final rating for a school district or sponsor of a charter school, the Department shall provide the school district or sponsor of a charter school an opportunity to review the data upon which the preliminary rating is based and to present evidence or corrections. The Department shall notify the board of trustees of the school district or the sponsor of the charter school of the opportunities provided pursuant to this paragraph and provide a reasonable period within which to present evidence or corrections pursuant to this paragraph.
   2. (b) After considering any evidence or corrections submitted by a school district or sponsor of a charter school within the reasonable period prescribed by the Department pursuant to paragraph (a), the Department shall, on or before a date determined by the Superintendent of Public Instruction but not later than the third Friday in September of each year, make a final determination concerning the rating for the school district.
3. 3. The Department may temporarily waive or otherwise pause the requirement to make ratings for school districts or sponsors of charter schools that comply with 20 U.S.C. § 6311(c) pursuant to this section if the United States Department of Education grants a waiver from or otherwise pauses the requirements of 20 U.S.C. § 6311(c).

4. 4. On or before a date determined by the Superintendent of Public Instruction but not later than the third Friday in September of each year, the Department shall:

   1. (a) Post on the Internet website maintained by the Department the determinations and final ratings made for all school districts and sponsors of charter schools in this State, which must be presented in a clear and understandable format; and

   2. (b) Submit a report summarizing the determinations and final ratings made for all school districts and sponsors of charter schools in this State, including, without limitation, detailed data and information on the district-wide performance of each school district and sponsor-wide performance of each sponsor of a charter school and compliance with state accountability standards, to:

      1. (1) The Governor;
      2. (2) The State Board; and
      3. (3) The Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education and the next regular session of the Legislature.
5. 5. If the final determination made pursuant to subsection 2 indicates that a school district or sponsor of a charter school has received one of the two lowest performance ratings, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall propose specified tiered interventions consistent with the statewide system of accountability for public schools. Such proposed interventions must be approved by the Public Education Oversight Board impaneled pursuant to NRS 386.411 before implementation.

(Added to NRS by 2025, 3357, effective July 1, 2026)