Nev. Admin. Code § 391.582

Current through November 8, 2024

Section 391.582 - Selection of assessments to determine extent to which learning goals of pupils were achieved; monitoring of assessments; modifications

1. The criteria for determining which assessments a school or school district may use to determine the extent to which the learning goals of pupils were achieved pursuant to subsection 5 of section 1.1 of Assembly Bill No. 320, chapter 343, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at page 2139 (NRS 391.480), are:

(a) The degree to which the assessment aligns with:

(1) The standards of content and performance established by the Council to Establish Academic Standards for Public Schools pursuant to NRS 389.520; and

(2) Curriculum and instruction required for the standards adopted by the State Board;

(b) Whether the assessment is appropriately rigorous to determine pupil achievement in the intended subject areas; and

(c) The validity and reliability of the assessment.

2. A school or school district that uses an assessment to determine the extent to which the learning goals of pupils were achieved pursuant to subsection 5 of section 1.1 of Assembly Bill No. 320, chapter 343, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at page 2139 (NRS 391.480), shall continually monitor the use of the assessment to ensure:

(a) The reliability and validity of the assessment;

(b) That the assessment is scored accurately in a manner that produces results that allow the comparison of pupils, classes or schools; and

(c) The security of the assessment.

3. If practicable, a school or school district shall use an assessment that has previously been approved by the Department pursuant to subsection 3 of section 1.1 of Assembly Bill No. 320, chapter 343, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at page 2139 (NRS 391.480), to determine the extent to which the learning goals of pupils were achieved pursuant to subsection 5 of section 1.1 of Assembly Bill No. 320, chapter 343, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at page 2139 (NRS 391.480).

4. If no assessment described in subsection 3 effectively determines the extent to which the learning goals of pupils were achieved:

(a) If practicable, a school or school district shall use a modified version of an assessment described in subsection 3 to determine the extent to which the learning goals of pupils were achieved; and

(b) If it is not practicable to use an assessment described in paragraph (a) to determine the extent to which the learning goals of pupils were achieved, a school or school district shall develop a new assessment to determine the extent to which the learning goals of pupils were achieved. Such an assessment must be:

(1) Reviewed by experts to determine the validity of the assessment; and

(2) Scored using a documented protocol that produces high reliability.

5. As used in this section:

(a) "Reliability" means the degree to which the results of the assessment are reproducible in similar circumstances; and

(b) "Validity" means the degree to which an assessment measures pupil achievement in the intended subject area.

Nev. Admin. Code § 391.582

Added to NAC by Comm'n on Prof. Standards in Education by R138-17AP, eff. 5/16/2018

NRS 385.080, 391.465, as amended by section 2 of Assembly Bill No. 320, chapter 343, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at page 2143, and section 1.1 of Assembly Bill No. 320, chapter 343, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at page 2139 (NRS 391.480)