Nevada § 388G.400 - Determinations regarding principal and employees of school; financial and other incentives for teachers, administrators and paraprofessionals; reassignment of teachers to another public school; effect of determinations regarding employees on cost of operation of school; regulations to establish criteria for designation

§ 388G.400. Determinations regarding principal and employees of school; financial and other incentives for teachers, administrators and paraprofessionals; reassignment of teachers to another public school; effect of determinations regarding employees on cost of operation of school; regulations to establish criteria for designation

1. If the Department designates a school as a turnaround school pursuant to this section: (a) The board of trustees of the school district in which the school is located may

review the performance of the principal at the school to determine whether to retain

or replace the principal. If the board of trustees decides to replace the principal, the board of trustees

must: (1) Immediately commence the process of selecting a new principal for the school to

make a selection with the approval of the Department so that the new principal may

begin before the start of the next school year; and (2) Reassign the replaced principal to another public school within the school district. (b) The principal of the school may: (1) Review the performance of each employee of the school to determine whether to

retain the employee based on the needs of the school. The board of trustees of the school district in which the school is located shall

reassign any employee who is not retained pursuant to this subparagraph to another

public school within the school district; and (2) Make all determinations for the school concerning hiring and the school's curriculum,

schedule and instructional design. (c) The board of trustees of the school district in which the school is located shall

create financial and other incentives to be offered to teachers, administrators and

paraprofessionals who work in classrooms or provide tutoring to pupils at the school

that are intended to motivate such persons to apply for positions with the school

and continue employment with the school. Such incentives may include, without limitation: (1) Salary increases and bonuses; (2) Flexible schedules that allow teachers to pursue other assignments or education; (3) Opportunities to receive training and to participate in programs for professional

development; and (4) Opportunities for promotion and career development. 2. If a teacher of a school is reassigned to another public school within the school

district pursuant to subparagraph (1) of paragraph (b) of subsection 1, the board

of trustees of the school district shall ensure that the teacher receives assistance

to help the teacher meet the standards for effective teaching, which may include,

without limitation, peer assistance and review, participation in programs of professional

development and other appropriate training. 3. If a determination made by the principal of a school pursuant to paragraph (b)

of subsection 1 will: (a) Increase the cost of operating the school, the principal must seek to obtain any

available grant from the Department and request any necessary additional amount of

money from the board of trustees of the school district. (b) Decrease the cost of operating the school, the board of trustees of the school

district must not reduce the amount of money allocated to the school as a result of

the savings. 4. The State Board shall, in consultation with the board of trustees of each school

district, establish, by regulation, the criteria for designating an underperforming

school as a turnaround school for the purposes of this section. Such criteria must use current data from multiple sources.