Nevada § 388.810 - Creation of Program; administration by Department; application for grant; regulations; establishment of standards and methods for measuring progress for pupils enrolled in public school that receives grant

§ 388.810. Creation of Program; administration by Department; application for grant; regulations; establishment of standards and methods for measuring progress for pupils enrolled in public school that receives grant

1. The Nevada Ready 21 Technology Program is hereby created for the purposes of: (a) Providing each pupil and teacher at a public school which participates in the

Program with 24-hour access to their own personal, portable technology device connected

wirelessly to the Internet; (b) Improving pupil outcomes through the use of digital teaching and learning technology,

including, without limitation: (1) Improving the extent to which pupils are engaged in classroom activity; (2) Improving the attendance rate of pupils; (3) Improving the graduation rate of pupils; (4) Reducing the number of behavioral incidents in a classroom; (5) Facilitating the application of material taught in the classroom to the real world;

and (6) Differentiating classroom instruction; (c) Providing high-quality professional development for teachers to improve pupil

outcomes through the use of digital teaching and learning technology; (d) Effectively integrating technologies with teaching and learning; and (e) Increasing the percentage of pupils who are career and workforce ready. 2. The Department shall administer the Program. 3. In administering the Program, the Department shall establish procedures by which

the board of trustees of a school district, the governing body of a charter school

or the governing body of a university school for profoundly gifted pupils may apply

to the Department for a grant of money. An application for a grant must: (a) Set forth a plan that includes: (1) Measures designed to ensure that the school district, charter school or university

school for profoundly gifted pupils submitting the application will apply best practices

to the use of technology devices; (2) Specific learning goals; and (3) A method for measuring progress toward achieving those goals; and (b) Provide a description of: (1) The cost of purchasing the portable technology devices, the cost of professional

development and any additional associated expenses of the school district, charter

school or university school for profoundly gifted pupils to carry out the Program; (2) The amount of money sought; and (3) How the school district, charter school or university school for profoundly gifted

pupils will pay for the difference between subparagraphs (1) and (2), if a difference

exists. 4. To the extent that money is available, the Department shall designate the amount

of money that will be provided for each person intended to be served by any grant

awarded by the Department. The Department shall review all applications submitted pursuant to subsection 3 and

award a grant to the board of trustees of a school district, the governing body of

a charter school or the governing body of a university school for profoundly gifted

pupils in an amount determined by multiplying such an amount designated by the number

of persons identified by the recipient of the grant to be served by the grant. The Department may establish by regulation the criteria it will consider in determining

whether to award a grant but shall not give preference in the awarding of a grant

to an applicant solely on the basis of the vendor that the applicant intends to use

pursuant to the grant. 5. The Department shall, in consultation with each school district, establish standards

and methods for measuring progress in the level of academic achievement and other

areas identified by the Department for pupils enrolled at public schools that are

awarded a grant of money pursuant to subsection 4.