Nevada schools make achievement plans and face state oversight

Each public elementary school prepares and submits a plan to improve pupils’ academic achievement. The plan covers pupils enrolled at each public elementary school and goes to the Department and the school district or, for a charter school, its sponsor. The plan must meet federal education law requirements and include goals, a teacher hiring plan, and remedial instruction for pupils in grades 1 through 5. The plan sets goals for each of the three school years.

State education officials rate school districts, charter school sponsors, and public schools and may require improvement steps. The rating system covers Nevada school districts, charter school sponsors, and public schools; schools approved for an alternative rating system are excluded from the school designation rules described here. District and sponsor ratings use data only for pupils enrolled in their schools for a full academic year. Financial help depends on available money. The Public Education Oversight Board must approve significant interventions before they begin. State management or staff replacement for a persistently underperforming school also requires Board approval. A school’s probation starts on the first day of the school year after it is designated low-performing. Approved corrective measures last an initial six years.

School districts and charter school governing bodies ensure certain staff complete approved reading training. The requirement covers teachers of kindergarten through grade 3, certain school and district administrators, and paraprofessionals who directly serve those pupils. The training must be approved by the Department and provided at no cost to employees. Staff already in these roles before August 1, 2025, must finish by the end of the 2027–28 school year. Staff hired into covered roles on or after that date have three years from their start date.