NAC385.604. Designation of 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 plan for restructuring.

      1. If a charter school that is 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 385.3746.

     (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 plan for restructuring the school. The plan for restructuring the school must, without limitation:

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

               (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 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 the order of priority, the reasons for those concerns and any solutions to the concerns;

               (IV) Identify 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, 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 385.37607, identify the action steps that the board of trustees of the school district will take to monitor and evaluate the plan for restructuring, 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 restructuring plan, and documentation of the monitoring and evaluating activities.

     (c) For a charter school sponsored by the State Board or by 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 plan for restructuring the school. The plan for restructuring the school must, without limitation:

               (I) Include a list of persons responsible for developing the plan for restructuring the school;

               (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 must be listed in the order of priority, the reasons for those concerns and any solutions to the concerns;

               (IV) Identify 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, 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 385.37607, identify the action steps that the governing body of the charter school will take to monitor and evaluate the plan for restructuring, 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 restructuring 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 shall, for a charter school sponsored by the board of trustees of a school district, submit to the Department:

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

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

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

     4. If the Department returns:

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

     (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 plan for restructuring the school developed pursuant to subsection 1.

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