NAC389.0515. General requirements for examinations.

     1. An examination that is administered to assess the achievement and proficiency of pupils in this State must:

     (a) If the examination is administered pursuant to NRS 389.550, measure the achievement and proficiency of pupils in the standards of content established by the Council to Establish Academic Standards for Public Schools, as adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to NRS 389.520;

     (b) If the examination is administered pursuant to NRS 389.015 in any grade, measure the achievement and proficiency of pupils in the subjects set forth in subsection 1 of NRS 389.015 and in the standards of content established by the Council to Establish Academic Standards for Public Schools, as adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to NRS 389.520;

     (c) Be designed so that data relating to past and future trends of the examination scores of pupils may be compiled;

     (d) Measure the specific knowledge and skills or level of achievement and proficiency that it was designed to measure;

     (e) Be fair to all potential examinees and, insofar as practicable, be designed to account for differences among the examinees in their gender, culture and primary language; and

     (f) Be useful in determining the achievement and proficiency of a pupil relative to a particular level of achievement and proficiency.

     2. The costs of such an examination must not exceed the appropriations made by the Legislature for the administration of the examination.

     3. The results of such an examination must be reported in a manner that:

     (a) Is clear to parents and teachers; and

     (b) Avoids the use of technical terms.

     4. The Department of Education shall provide a program of professional development for teachers relating to the interpretation of the results of such an examination.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Education by R065-99, eff. 11-3-99; A by R072-01, 11-7-2001; R072-01, 11-7-2001, eff. 7-1-2002)