Nevada § 391.460 - Recommendations to State Board concerning statewide performance evaluation system; authorization to establish working groups and task forces

§ 391.460. Recommendations to State Board concerning statewide performance evaluation system; authorization to establish working groups and task forces

1. The Council shall: (a) Make recommendations to the State Board concerning the adoption of regulations

for establishing a statewide performance evaluation system to ensure that teachers,

administrators who provide primarily administrative services at the school level,

administrators at the district level who provide direct supervision of the principal

of a school, and who do not provide primarily direct instructional services to pupils,

and other licensed educational personnel, regardless of whether licensed as a teacher

or administrator, including, without limitation, a principal and vice principal are: (1) Evaluated using multiple, fair, timely, rigorous and valid methods, which includes

evaluations based upon pupil growth as required by NRS 391.465 ; (2) Afforded a meaningful opportunity to improve their effectiveness through professional

development that is linked to their evaluations; and (3) Provided with the means to share effective educational methods with other teachers,

administrators and other licensed educational personnel throughout this State. (b) Develop and recommend to the State Board a plan, including duties and associated

costs, for the development and implementation of the performance evaluation system

by the Department and school districts. (c) Consider the role of professional standards for teachers, administrators and other

licensed educational personnel, to which paragraph (a) applies and, as it determines

appropriate, develop a plan for recommending the adoption of such standards by the

State Board. (d) Develop and recommend to the State Board a process for peer observations of teachers

by qualified educational personnel which is designed to provide assistance to teachers

in meeting the standards of effective teaching, and includes, without limitation,

conducting observations, participating in conferences before and after observations

of the teacher and providing information and resources to the teacher about strategies

for effective teaching. 2. The performance evaluation system recommended by the Council must ensure that: (a) Data derived from the evaluations is used to create professional development programs

that enhance the effectiveness of teachers, administrators and other licensed educational

personnel; and (b) A timeline is included for monitoring the performance evaluation system at least

annually for quality, reliability, validity, fairness, consistency and objectivity. 3. The Council may establish such working groups, task forces and similar entities

from within or outside its membership as necessary to address specific issues or otherwise

to assist in its work. 4. The State Board shall consider the recommendations made by the Council pursuant

to this section and shall adopt regulations establishing a statewide performance evaluation

system as required by NRS 391.465 .