NRS 390.700 – Regulations relating to end-of-course finals.
1. The State Board shall adopt regulations that prescribe the: (a) Courses of study for which an end-of-course final must be administered; and (b) Amount, expressed as a percentage of the pupil’s overall grade in the course of study or other weight, that the end-of-course final must comprise when determining the overall grade of a […]
NRS 390.800 – Limitation on administration; periodic review.
1. In addition to any other test, examination or assessment required by state or federal law, the board of trustees of each school district may require the administration of district-wide tests, examinations and assessments that the board of trustees determines are vital to measure the achievement and progress of pupils. In making this determination, the […]
NRS 390.803 – Review of examinations and assessments by Department. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
The Department shall review examinations and assessments administered pursuant to this chapter and examinations and assessments required to be administered by the board of trustees of a school district, the governing body of a charter school or a public school on a district-wide or school-wide basis, as applicable, for: 1. The educational benefit of an […]
NRS 390.805 – Department required to adopt regulations limiting time taken from instruction to conduct and number of examinations or assessments; waiver. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
1. The Department shall adopt regulations that, for an examination or assessment administered pursuant to this chapter or required to be administered by the board of trustees of a school district, the governing body of a charter school or a public school on a district-wide or school-wide basis, as applicable, prescribe limits on the: (a) […]
NRS 390.810 – Administration of examinations to pupils who are English learners; State Board required to prescribe modifications and accommodations; administration in language other than English required under certain circumstances; assessment of proficiency in English language.
1. The board of trustees of each school district and the governing body of each charter school shall ensure that each pupil who is an English learner and is enrolled in the school district or charter school, as applicable, participates in the achievement and proficiency examinations administered pursuant to this chapter. The State Board shall […]
NRS 390.820 – Administration of examinations to pupils with disabilities; modifications and accommodations required for certain pupils; State Board required to prescribe alternate examination.
1. If a pupil with a disability is unable to take an examination administered pursuant to NRS 390.105 under regular testing conditions, the pupil may take the examination with modifications and accommodations that the pupil’s individualized education program team determines, in consultation with the Department and in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, […]
NRS 390.830 – Examinations of National Assessment of Educational Progress; regulations requiring selected schools to participate; report of results; report of discrepancies.
1. The State Board shall: (a) In accordance with guidelines established by the National Assessment Governing Board and National Center for Education Statistics and in accordance with 20 U.S.C. §§ 6301 et seq. and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, adopt regulations requiring the schools of this State that are selected by the National Assessment Governing […]
NRS 390.840 – Enforcement of contractual penalties or sanctions for failure to deliver results of examinations on timely basis.
If the Department enters into a contract with a person or entity to score the results of an examination that is administered to pupils pursuant to NRS 390.105 or the college and career readiness assessment administered pursuant to NRS 390.610, and the contract sets forth penalties or sanctions in the event that the person or […]