15-231. Department of education A. There is created a department of education. B. The department shall be administered through: 1. The state board of education, which shall be the policy-determining body of the department. 2. The superintendent of public instruction, in whom all executive, administrative and ministerial functions of the department are vested and who […]
15-231.03. School safety survey report On or before September 15, 2007, and every four years thereafter, the department of education shall conduct a random survey of school districts on school safety and submit a written report that summarizes the results to the governor, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of […]
15-231.04. Department of education intellectual property fund The department of education intellectual property fund is established consisting of monies received pursuant to section 41-2752. The department shall administer the fund. Subject to legislative appropriation, the department shall use fund monies to improve the maintenance, administration and development of the education learning and accountability system established […]
15-232. Division of adult education; duties (Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies) A. There is established a division of adult education within the department of education, under the jurisdiction of the state board of education, which shall: 1. Prescribe a course of study for adult education in school districts. 2. Make available and supervise the program […]
15-233. Night schools for teaching English The governing board of a school district in which there are fifteen or more persons over sixteen years of age who either do not read and write or speak the English language who desire to attend a night school may establish a night school for teaching the English language, […]
15-234. Appropriations for adult education; eligibility; supplemental fees; definition A. Any appropriation made to the state board of education or department of education for the purposes of adult education may be expended for costs to the department of activities related to adult education including the costs of operating the division of adult education. In addition, […]
15-235. Division of special education; director; duties; qualifications; advisory committee; members A. A division of special education is established to carry out this section, section 15-236 and chapter 7, article 4 of this title subject to the superintendent of public instruction. B. There shall be at least one director of the division of special education. […]
15-236. Special education programs; program and fiscal audits A. The department of education shall conduct program and fiscal audits of selected district special education programs. The audits shall be designed to determine the degree of compliance with existing statutes and regulations and the appropriate placement of students in special education programs. A report of the […]
15-237. Publications; production revolving fund A. The department of education may make available to the public at a reasonable cost publications produced by the department. Each separate production of a department publication shall contain a statement as to the number of copies produced, the total production cost and the cost of production per copy. Monies […]
15-237.01. Department of education professional development revolving fund; exemption A. The department of education may make available to educators at a reasonable cost professional development content through the department. Monies obtained from tuition for professional development shall be deposited in the department’s professional development revolving fund to be used to offset the cost of providing […]
15-238. Statewide student estimate Before February 15 of each year the department of education shall submit to the economic estimates commission the total estimated statewide number of students determined for the current year.
15-239. School compliance and recognition; accreditation; audits A. The department of education may: 1. Monitor school districts to ascertain that laws applying to the school districts are implemented as prescribed by law. 2. Adopt a system of recognition for school districts that meet or exceed the requirements of the law that apply to the school […]
15-240. High-quality teacher professional development program; annual report; definitions (Eff. 7/1/23) A. The department of education shall establish a high-quality teacher professional development program and, subject to available appropriations, may issue scholarships or grants, or both, on a competitive basis as determined by the department, to qualified applicants in order to obtain high-quality teacher professional […]
15-241. School, charter school and school district accountability; annual achievement profiles; classification; letter grade system; profiles; appeals process; failing schools tutoring fund; definition A. On or before November 1 of each year, the department of education shall compile for each public school and local education agency, and shall recommend to the state board of education, […]
15-241.01. School accountability; alternative operation plans A. If a school district has six or more schools and at least one-half of the schools in the district are assigned a letter grade of D or F pursuant to this section and at least one school is assigned a letter grade of F, the department of education […]
15-241.02. School improvement plans; solutions teams; withholding of state monies A. If a school is assigned a letter grade of D pursuant to section 15-241, within ninety days after receiving notice of the classification, the school district governing board shall develop an improvement plan for the school, submit a copy of the plan to the […]
15-242. Nutrition standards A. The department shall develop minimum nutrition standards that meet at least federal guidelines and regulations for foods and beverages sold or served on the school grounds of elementary schools, middle schools and junior high schools during the normal school day. These nutrition standards may include portion sizes, minimum nutrient values and […]
15-243. Golden rule special plate fund A. The golden rule special plate fund is established consisting of monies received pursuant to section 28-2424. The department of education shall administer the fund. Not more than ten per cent of monies deposited in the fund annually shall be used for the cost of administering the fund. Monies […]
15-244. Office of Indian education; definition A. The office of Indian education is established in the department of education. The superintendent of public instruction shall hire appropriate personnel for the office. B. The office of Indian education shall: 1. In collaboration with Indian nations, provide technical assistance to schools and Indian nations to meet the […]
15-244.01. Tribal college dual enrollment program fund; intergovernmental agreements A. The tribal college dual enrollment program fund is established consisting of monies deposited pursuant to section 5-568, other monies appropriated by the legislature and gifts, grants, devises and other contributions of monies or property from any lawful public or private source. The department of education […]
