Nevada § 388.723 - Duties of Department: Development of policies and procedures relating to reduction of pupil-teacher ratio; guidance to school districts regarding development of plan, requirements for reporting information and data to be monitored; communication with board of trustees of school district regarding certain expectations

§ 388.723. Duties of Department: Development of policies and procedures relating to reduction of pupil-teacher ratio; guidance to school districts regarding development of plan, requirements for reporting information and data to be monitored; communication with board of trustees of school district regarding certain expectations

The Department shall: 1. Develop policies and procedures for: (a) Monitoring the plan of each school district to reduce the pupil-teacher ratio

per class developed pursuant to NRS 388.720 , which must include, without limitation, provisions for: (1) The review of each plan submitted to the State Board to ensure the adequacy of

such plans; and (2) The review of any data submitted to the State Board pursuant to NRS 388.710 . (b) Monitoring the quarterly reports concerning the average daily enrollment of pupils

and the pupil-teacher ratios in each school district submitted by the board of trustees

of the school district pursuant to NRS 388.725 to ensure the completeness and accuracy of such reports. (c) The review of any requests for a variance submitted to the State Board pursuant

to NRS 388.700 , which must include, without limitation, provisions to verify the information in

such requests to ensure the accuracy of the reports on variances submitted by the

State Board to the Legislature pursuant to that section. (d) The distribution of money to each school district for the reduction of pupil-teacher

ratios, which must include, without limitation, provisions for: (1) The retention of all documents and records related to the distribution; and (2) The review of the work performed to determine the distribution of such money to

ensure the accuracy of supporting information and the calculations used in making

such determinations. 2. Provide guidance to the school districts on: (a) The development of a plan to reduce the pupil-teacher ratio per class pursuant

to NRS 388.720 . In developing such guidance, the Department shall: (1) Outline the criteria that each plan must include to meet the requirements of NRS 388.720 . (2) Provide examples of policies, plans or strategies adopted by other states to reduce

class sizes. (b) The requirements for reporting information related to the reduction of pupil-teacher

ratios. (c) The data that must be monitored pursuant to NRS 388.710 by each school district and used to measure the effectiveness of the implementation

of any plan to reduce pupil-teacher ratios. 3. Communicate with the board of trustees of each school district regarding the expectations

of the Department for the use of any money distributed to reduce pupil-teacher ratios

in the school district, including, without limitation, the minimum number of teachers

the school district is expected to employ.