NAC389.720. Plan to operate program; approval or denial of plan; written policy; system of recordkeeping.

     1. The board of trustees of a school district may submit to the Department of Education, in the form prescribed by the Department, a plan to operate a program of independent study. The program of independent study must contain the information prescribed in subsection 3 and must be offered as part of:

     (a) An adult high school program;

     (b) An alternative program for the education of pupils at risk of dropping out of school;

     (c) A program of distance education; or

     (d) Any other educational program offered by the school district.

     2. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall review each plan to operate a program of independent study submitted to the Department of Education and approve or deny the plan. If the plan is denied by the Superintendent, the school district may appeal the decision of the Superintendent to the State Board of Education. The State Board may approve or deny the plan for a program of independent study upon appeal.

     3. The board of trustees of a school district which provides for independent study shall:

     (a) Develop a written policy for independent study, which must include, without limitation, the process by which a pupil may appeal a decision by the board of trustees which denies the pupil from enrolling in a course of independent study.

     (b) Establish a system of recordkeeping for each pupil enrolled in a course of independent study. For each course that a pupil participates in, the record must include, without limitation:

          (1) A copy of the written agreement required pursuant to NAC 389.750;

          (2) A record of all communication between the pupil and the teacher;

          (3) A record of the assignments that the pupil has completed; and

          (4) A copy of the record which indicates the final grade and the number of units of credit earned by the pupil.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Education by R051-98, eff. 9-9-98; A by R134-07, 6-17-2008)