Section 388G.020 - Evaluation of principal at public school eligible for designation as turnaround school; designation of public school as turnaround school1. For any public school that is determined to be eligible for designation as a turnaround school pursuant to section 2, the Department may require the principal of the public school to be evaluated on his or her ability to provide the leadership necessary to form and execute a plan to improve pupil achievement and school performance at the school. The evaluation may be performed by:(a) A third party that has been approved by the Department; or(b) The school district in which the public school is located using a process that has been approved by the Department.2. To the extent that money is available for this purpose, the Department may: (a) Enter into a contract with a third party to perform an evaluation pursuant to subsection 1; or(b) Provide a grant of money to a school district to perform an evaluation pursuant to subsection 1.3. If the evaluator determines pursuant to subsection 1 that a principal does not have the ability to provide the leadership necessary to form and execute a plan to improve pupil achievement and school performance at the school, the evaluator may recommend any professional development that may assist the principal to develop such leadership skills.4. The results of an evaluation conducted pursuant to this section must be received by the Department not later than 60 days after the Department publishes the list of public schools that are eligible for designation as a turnaround school pursuant to section 2 . The Department will provide the results of the evaluation to the board of trustees of the school district in which the public school is located.5. The Department may designate a public school as a turnaround school if it determines, as a result of the evaluation conducted pursuant to this section, that the principal of the public school has the ability to provide the leadership necessary to execute a turnaround plan with or without any professional development recommended pursuant to subsection 3.Nev. Admin. Code § 388G.020
Added to NAC by Bd. of Education by R109-15A, eff. 11/2/2016Section 4.2 of Senate Bill No. 92, chapter 541, Statutes of Nevada 2015, at page 3823 (NRS 388G.400).