Nevada § 391.480 - Development of learning goals for pupils; Department to establish list of assessments to measure achievement of learning goals; evaluation of educational personnel based on achievement of learning goals; regulations
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 391.480 — Development of learning goals for pupils; Department to establish list of assessments to measure achievement of learning goals; evaluation of educational personnel based on achievement of learning goals; regulations, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 391.480. Development of learning goals for pupils; Department to establish list of assessments to measure achievement of learning goals; evaluation of educational personnel based on achievement of learning goals; regulations
1. Each teacher at a school in a school district shall, in consultation with the principal
of the school at which the teacher is employed or other administrator who is assigned
by the principal, develop learning goals for the pupils of the teacher for a specified
period. 2. Each principal, vice principal and other administrator who provides direct instructional
services to pupils at a school in a school district shall, in consultation with his
or her direct supervisor, develop learning goals for the pupils at the school where
the principal, vice principal or other administrator, as applicable, is employed for
a specified period. 3. The Department shall establish a list of assessments that may be used by a school
or school district to measure the achievement of learning goals established pursuant
to this section. 4. The board of trustees of each school district shall ensure that the learning goals
for pupils established pursuant to this section measure pupil growth in accordance
with the criteria established by regulation of the State Board. 5. Each teacher and administrator who establishes learning goals for pupils pursuant
to this section must be evaluated at the end of the specified period to determine
the extent to which the learning goals of the pupils were achieved. Such an evaluation must be conducted in accordance with the criteria established
by regulation of the State Board for determining the level of pupil growth for the
purposes of the statewide performance evaluation system. The State Board may establish by regulation the manner in which to include certain
categories of pupils in the evaluation conducted pursuant to this subsection.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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