Nev. Admin. Code § 388.830 - [Effective on the date on which the high school proficiency examination is no longer administered pursuant to sections 44 and 44.3 of Assembly Bill No. 288, chapter 506, Statutes of Nevada 2013, at page 3295] Submission and review of application for program; approval or denial of program; renewal of application; modification of program; enrollment of pupils in program
1. The Department
shall engage in the process of reviewing applications for programs of distance
education not less than once per year. An application must be received by the
Department from the board of trustees of a school district or a governing body
of a charter school on or before January 15 for consideration of a program that
will begin operation in the immediately succeeding school year. An application
must be received by the Department from a committee to form a new charter
school on or before September 1 for a program that will begin operation in the
immediately succeeding school year.
2. The Department shall prescribe the form
for the application. An application must include:
(a) The name of the school district or
charter school submitting the application;
(b) The date on which the board of trustees
of the school district, the governing body of the charter school or the
committee to form a charter school, as applicable, reviewed and approved the
application;
(c) The original
signature of the president of the board of trustees, or his or her designee, a
member of the governing body of the charter school or a member of the committee
to form a charter school, as applicable, indicating approval of the
application;
(d) The name, address
and telephone number of the person who will administer the program of distance
education;
(e) A list designating
each course of distance education that will be offered through the
program;
(f) If a course of
distance education that will be offered through the program is included on the
list of approved distance education courses prepared by the Department, an
identification of each course, including, without limitation, the title of the
course and the name of the provider of the course of distance
education;
(g) If a course of
distance education that will be offered through the program is not included on
the list of approved distance education courses prepared by the Department, the
information required by subparagraphs (1) to (10), inclusive, of paragraph (e)
of subsection 1 of NAC
388.825;
(h) A description of the manner by which the
school district or charter school will document the attendance and
participation of each pupil who is enrolled in a course offered through the
program, consistent with the provisions of NAC
387.193 and
387.294;
(i) A description of the criteria that will
be used to enroll pupils in the program, including, without limitation, the
manner by which the eligibility of each pupil for enrollment will be determined
and documented in compliance with
NRS
388.850;
(j) A description of the plan for assessing
the academic achievement of pupils who are enrolled in the program, which must
include, without limitation, the administration of the examinations required by
NRS
390.105 and
390.700;
(k) A description of the manner by which the
school district or charter school will document the completion of a course by a
pupil enrolled in the program and award credit to each pupil who completes a
course; and
(l) A description of
the manner by which the school district or charter school will monitor the
progress of each pupil enrolled in the program, including, without limitation:
(1) A method for identifying pupils who are
experiencing difficulty with completing assignments or who are otherwise not
demonstrating satisfactory progress; and
(2) The assistance or support that will be
provided to pupils identified pursuant to subparagraph (1) in addition to any
assistance or support offered by the provider of the course of distance
education.
3.
If a school district or charter school submits an application pursuant to this
section to provide a program of distance education and the application is
approved, the school district or charter school is not required to submit a
separate application pursuant to
NRS
388.834 and NAC
388.825 for approval of a course
that is included in the approved program.
4. Not more than 45 calendar days after
receipt of an application pursuant to this section, the Department shall
provide written notice to the applicant of its approval or denial of the
program. If an application is denied, the applicant may, not later than 30
calendar days after receipt of the notice of denial, correct the deficiencies
identified in the notice of denial and resubmit the application to the
Department. If the application is denied by the Department, the applicant may
appeal the decision of the Department to the State Board of Education. The
State Board may approve or deny the application upon appeal.
5. Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection and NAC
388.860, if a program of distance
education is approved pursuant to this section, the approval is valid for 3
years after the date of approval.
6. The Department shall prescribe the form
for the renewal of an application. To continue providing a program of distance
education, the provider of the program must submit an application for renewal
to the Department at least 60 days before the expiration of the approval. If
the Department approves a program of distance education submitted by a
committee to form a new charter school and the committee's application to form
a charter school is denied by the Department, the board of trustees of a school
district or the State Public Charter School Authority, as applicable, the
approval of the program of distance education is automatically revoked and the
procedure for revocation set forth in NAC
388.860 does not apply.
7. If a provider of a program of distance
education intends to change or modify the program with regard to the items set
forth in the application, the provider shall obtain the written approval of the
Department before making such a change or modification. If the provider changes
or modifies the program without the approval of the Department pursuant to this
subsection, the Department may revoke its approval of the program.
8. A school district or charter school shall
not enroll pupils in a program of distance education unless the Department has
provided documentation indicating that the program has been approved pursuant
to this section for operation in this State.
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