NRS 389.870 – Enforcement by board of trustees of use of prescribed textbooks; exception for charter schools.
Boards of trustees of school districts in this State shall enforce in the public schools, excluding charter schools, the use of textbooks prescribed and adopted by the State Board. [321:32:1956]—(NRS A 1967, 171; 1997, 1871)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 390.220)
NRS 389.880 – Use of prescribed textbooks; exceptions; penalty.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the textbooks adopted by the State Board must be used in the public schools in this State, and no other books may be used as basic textbooks. 2. This section does not prohibit: (a) The continued use of such textbooks previously approved until they become unserviceable. (b) […]
NRS 389.505 – Superintendent of Public Instruction required to ensure Council carries out duties successfully.
The Superintendent of Public Instruction is responsible for ensuring that the duties and responsibilities of the Council set forth in NRS 389.500 to 389.540, inclusive, 390.105 and 390.115 are carried out by the Council successfully. (Added to NRS by 2011, 2309; A 2017, 452)
NRS 389.510 – Creation; membership; terms; compensation.
1. The Council to Establish Academic Standards for Public Schools, consisting of eight members, is hereby created. The membership of the Council consists of: (a) Four members appointed by the Governor in accordance with subsection 2; (b) Two members appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate in accordance with subsection 3; and (c) Two […]
NRS 389.520 – Establishment of standards; periodic review of standards; adoption of standards by State Board; establishment of policy for ethical, safe and secure use of computers.
1. The Council shall: (a) Establish standards of content and performance, including, without limitation, a prescription of the resulting level of achievement, for the grade levels set forth in subsection 5, based upon the content of each course, that is expected of pupils for the following courses of study: (1) English language arts; (2) Mathematics; […]
NRS 389.525 – Establishment of standards of content and performance for ethnic and diversity studies for pupils enrolled in high school; provision of instruction in ethnic and diversity studies; regulations.
1. The Council shall establish standards of content and performance for ethnic and diversity studies for pupils enrolled in high school. The Council shall develop the standards in consultation with: (a) Faculty of ethnic or diversity studies at colleges and universities in this State that have an ethnic or diversity studies program; (b) Representatives of […]
NRS 389.530 – Duty of Department to provide support; assistance from other state agencies.
1. The Department shall provide: (a) Administrative support; (b) Equipment; and (c) Office space, as is necessary for the Council to carry out its duties. 2. The Council may request assistance from any agency of this state if the assistance is necessary for the Council to carry out its duties. (Added to NRS by 1999, […]
NRS 389.540 – Review of courses of study to determine compliance with standards.
The board of trustees of each school district shall conduct a periodic review of the courses of study offered in the public schools of the school district to determine whether the courses of study comply with the standards of content and performance established by the Council pursuant to NRS 389.520 and if revision of the […]
NRS 389.840 – Definitions.
As used in NRS 389.840 to 389.880, inclusive, unless the context requires otherwise: 1. “Basic textbook” or “textbook” means any medium or manual of instruction, including, without limitation, software for computers, containing a presentation of the principles of a subject and used as a basis of instruction. 2. “Supplemental textbook” means any medium or material, […]
NRS 389.850 – Final selection by State Board; exception for charter schools; accurate portrayal of cultural and racial diversity of society. [Effective through June 30, 2022.] Final selection by State Board; exception for charter schools; accurate portrayal of cultural and racial diversity of society and of history and contributions of certain groups of persons. [Effective July 1, 2022.]
1. The State Board shall make the final selection of all textbooks to be used in the public schools in this State, except for charter schools. If a textbook proposed for selection is in a subject area for which standards of content have been established by the Council to Establish Academic Standards for Public Schools […]