NAC386.350. Governing body: Miscellaneous duties.

The governing body of a charter school shall ensure that:

     1. Pupils who earn academic credit at the school can readily transfer that credit to a comparable school without penalty.

     2. The educational services provided by the school to pupils with a disability comply with the requirements set forth in chapters 388 and 395 of NRS and NAC 388.150 to 388.450, inclusive.

     3. The Department and the sponsor of the charter school receive, within 30 days after the first day of school, a list of the names and qualifications of all persons who are or will be employed by the charter school.

     4. Copies of the policies of the charter school concerning the attendance of pupils are:

     (a) Distributed to each new pupil at the beginning of the school year and to each new pupil who enters school during the school year; and

     (b) Available for public inspection at the school during the school’s business hours.

     5. If the charter school intends to offer automobile driver education classes, the governing body procures insurance as required pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 389.090.

     6. The written report required pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 386.610 is received by the sponsor of the charter school not later than 60 days after the last day of instruction in the third year of operation of the charter school under its initial written charter.

     7. Pupils enrolled in the charter school receive the following minimum numbers of minutes of instruction per day, including recess but excluding lunch:

     (a) For pupils enrolled in kindergarten, 120 minutes.

     (b) For pupils enrolled in grades 1 and 2, 240 minutes.

     (c) For pupils enrolled in grades 3 to 6, inclusive, 300 minutes.

     (d) For pupils enrolled in grades 7 to 12, inclusive, 330 minutes.

     8. If the governing body requests that a pupil be transferred pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 386.580, the governing body submits the request to the school district in which the charter school is located:

     (a) Within 10 days after the governing body determines that the charter school is unable to provide an appropriate special education program and related services for the pupil; and

     (b) Accompanied by an explanation of the facts and circumstances which led the governing body to determine that the charter school is unable to provide the appropriate special education program and related services for the pupil.

     9. A person employed by the governing body is designated to verify to the school district in which the charter school is located that the information submitted to the school district pursuant to NRS 386.605 has been gathered in a format required by the school district.

     10. The notification required pursuant to paragraph (m) of subsection 1 of NRS 386.550 indicating whether the charter school is accredited by the Commission on Schools of the Northwest Accreditation Commission is provided to parents and legal guardians of pupils enrolled in grades 9 to 12, inclusive, not later than 10 days after the first day of school of each school year.

     (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Education by R196-97, eff. 3-13-98; A by R163-99, 2-2-2000; R024-01, 11-1-2001; R193-01, 4-1-2002; R011-03, 10-30-2003)