NAC385.596. Designation of non-Title I charter school as demonstrating need for improvement for 4 consecutive years: Notice; implementation of proposal for corrective actions, consequences or sanctions; update of proposal; development of turnaround plan.

     1. If a charter school that is not a Title I school is designated as demonstrating need for improvement pursuant to NRS 385.3623 for 4 consecutive years:

     (a) The governing body of the charter school shall, not later than 14 days before the beginning of the school year, provide notice of the designation pursuant to NRS 385.3745.

     (b) For a charter school sponsored by the board of trustees of a school district, the board of trustees shall, in conjunction with the governing body of the charter school:

          (1) Not later than September 30, implement the proposal developed pursuant to NAC 385.584.

          (2) Develop a turnaround plan to improve the academic achievement of pupils enrolled in the charter school. The turnaround plan must, without limitation:

               (I) Include a list of persons who are responsible for developing the turnaround plan;

               (II) Be based on the needs of the charter school, as identified in the comprehensive audit, including, without limitation, the analysis of the results of the comprehensive audit and any additional data that the board of trustees of the school district included in the proposal submitted pursuant to NAC 385.584;

               (III) Identify the concerns of the governing body of the charter school and the board of trustees of the school district relating to the charter school, which must be listed in order of priority, the reasons for those concerns and any solutions to the concerns;

               (IV) Identify the measurable goals and objectives for obtaining adequate yearly progress;

               (V) Identify the action steps that the board of trustees of the school district will implement to ensure that the charter school obtains adequate yearly progress, including, without limitation, the timelines for the implementation and completion of the action steps, the allocation and reallocation of resources, documentation of the implementation of the action steps, the expected results of the action steps and the persons who are responsible for carrying out the action steps; and

               (VI) In addition to the actions taken by the Department to monitor the implementation of the turnaround plan pursuant to NRS 385.37605, identify the action steps that the board of trustees of the school district will take to monitor and evaluate the turnaround plan, timelines for the implementation of the action steps, interim goals and objectives for the charter school, the persons who are responsible for monitoring and evaluating the turnaround plan, and documentation of the monitoring and evaluating activities.

     (c) For a charter school sponsored by the State Board or a college or university within the Nevada System of Higher Education, the Department shall, in conjunction with the governing body of the charter school:

          (1) Not later than September 30, implement the proposal developed pursuant to NAC 385.584.

          (2) Develop a turnaround plan to improve the academic achievement of pupils enrolled in the charter school. The turnaround plan must, without limitation:

               (I) Include a list of persons who are responsible for developing the turnaround plan;

               (II) Be based on the needs of the charter school, as identified in the comprehensive audit, including, without limitation, the analysis of the results of the comprehensive audit and any additional data that the Department included in the proposal submitted pursuant to NAC 385.584;

               (III) Identify the concerns of the governing body of the charter school and the Department relating to the charter school, which are listed in order of priority, the reasons for those concerns and any solutions to the concerns;

               (IV) Identify the measurable goals and objectives for obtaining adequate yearly progress;

               (V) Identify the action steps that the Department will implement to ensure that the charter school obtains adequate yearly progress, including, without limitation, the timelines for the implementation and completion of the action steps, the allocation and reallocation of resources, documentation of the implementation of the action steps, the expected results of the action steps and the persons who are responsible for carrying out the action steps; and

               (VI) In addition to the actions taken by the Department to monitor the implementation of the plan for restructuring the school pursuant to NRS 385.37605, identify the action steps that the governing body of the charter school will take to monitor and evaluate the turnaround plan, including, without limitation, timelines for the implementation of the action steps, interim goals and objectives for the charter school, the persons who are responsible for monitoring and evaluating the turnaround plan, and documentation of the monitoring and evaluating activities.

     2. Not later than June 30 of the school year in which the charter school is designated as demonstrating need for improvement pursuant to NRS 385.3623 for 4 consecutive years, the board of trustees of the school district shall, for a charter school sponsored by the board of trustees, submit to the Department:

     (a) The turnaround plan developed pursuant to subsection 1.

     (b) An update of the proposal to implement one or more of the differentiated corrective actions, consequences or sanctions, or any combination thereof, developed pursuant to NAC 385.584, including, without limitation, a copy of the application submitted pursuant to NAC 385.626.

     3. Within 45 days after the Department receives:

     (a) The turnaround plan submitted pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 2, the Department shall review the turnaround plan and may:

          (1) Approve the turnaround plan and provide notice to the board of trustees of the school district that the turnaround plan was approved; or

          (2) Return the turnaround plan to the board of trustees of the school district with its recommendations for revision.

     (b) The updated proposal submitted pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2, the Department shall review the proposal and may:

          (1) Approve the proposal and provide notice to the board of trustees of the school district that the proposal was approved; or

          (2) Return the updated proposal to the board of trustees of the school district with its recommendations for revision.

     4. If the Department returns:

     (a) The turnaround plan pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 3, the board of trustees of the school district shall, in conjunction with the governing body of the charter school, within 20 days after the board of trustees receives the turnaround plan, revise and resubmit the turnaround plan to the Department.

     (b) The updated proposal pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 3, the board of trustees of the school district shall, in conjunction with the governing body of the charter school, within 20 days after the board of trustees receives the proposal, revise and resubmit the proposal to the Department.

     5. Within 20 days after the Department receives:

     (a) The revised turnaround plan submitted pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 4, the Department shall review and approve the turnaround plan. If the board of trustees of the school district failed to include in the revised turnaround plan the recommendations for revision of the Department, the Department may include such revisions in the approved turnaround plan.

     (b) The updated proposal submitted pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 4, the Department shall review and approve the proposal. If the board of trustees of the school district failed to include in the updated proposal the recommendations for revision of the Department, the Department may include such revisions in the approved proposal.

     6. For a charter school sponsored by the State Board or a college or university within the Nevada System of Higher Education, the Department shall provide to the sponsor of the charter school a copy of the turnaround plan developed pursuant to subsection 1.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Education by R031-10, eff. 7-22-2010)