NAC391.392. Endorsement to teach program of alternative education.

     1. To receive an endorsement to teach a program of alternative education, a person must:

     (a) Hold a valid:

          (1) Elementary license;

          (2) License to teach middle school or junior high school education;

          (3) Secondary license;

          (4) License to teach special education; or

          (5) Special license that is endorsed for a recognized field of teaching other than business and industry;

     (b) Have 3 years of verified experience in teaching a program of alternative education; or

     (c) Have completed at least 3 semester hours of course work in one or more of the following areas of study:

          (1) Behavior management;

          (2) Methods of teaching pupils who have specific learning disabilities;

          (3) Parental involvement in programs of alternative education; or

          (4) Methods of teaching pupils in a program of alternative education or pupils who are at risk of dropping out of school.

     2. Except as limited by subsection 3, a person who holds an endorsement to teach a program of alternative education may:

     (a) Provide instruction in any recognized field of teaching for which he or she holds a valid endorsement; and

     (b) Teach courses outside his or her area of endorsement.

     3. A person who holds an endorsement to teach a program of alternative education initially issued on or after July 1, 2005, may use that endorsement to provide instruction and teach as authorized by subsection 2 only:

     (a) In an adult high school program as defined in subsection 2 of NAC 389.690; or

     (b) To act as a teacher of record for a pupil who is enrolled in a course of distance education which has been approved by the Department pursuant to NRS 388.834 and NAC 388.825.

     4. An endorsement to teach a program of alternative education is not required to teach a program of alternative education.

     5. As used in this section:

     (a) “Course of distance education” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 388.823.

     (b) “Program of alternative education” means:

          (1) An alternative program as defined in NAC 388.500; or

          (2) An adult high school program as defined in subsection 2 of NAC 389.690.

     (Added to NAC by Comm’n on Prof. Standards in Education by R093-97, eff. 1-14-98; A by R094-99, 11-2-99; R099-03, 9-24-2003; R005-05, 10-31-2005; A by Bd. of Education by R134-07, 6-17-2008; A by Comm’n on Prof. Standards in Education by R028-11, 10-26-2011; R008-13, 10-23-2013)