2017 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 388B - Achievement Charter Schools
NRS 388B.200 - Conversion to achievement charter school: Eligibility; approval by State Board; selection of school; notification to school. [Effective July 1, 2016.]

1. A public school is eligible for conversion to an achievement charter school if:

(a) Based upon the most recent annual report of the statewide system of accountability for public schools, the public school is an elementary school or middle school that was rated in the lowest 5 percent of elementary or middle schools in this State in pupil achievement and school performance for the most recent school year;

(b) The public school is a high school that had a graduation rate for the immediately preceding school year of less than 60 percent; or

(c) Pupil achievement and school performance at the public school is unsatisfactory as determined by the Department pursuant to the criteria established by regulation of the Department.

2. Each year, the Executive Director shall submit a list of not less than 20 percent of the public schools that are eligible for conversion to an achievement charter school pursuant to subsection 1 to the State Board for its approval. Within 30 days after the list is submitted, the State Board shall approve at least 50 percent of the schools on the list.

3. Each year, the Executive Director may select not more than six public schools approved for consideration by the State Board pursuant to subsection 2 for conversion to achievement charter schools. Before selecting a public school for conversion to an achievement charter school, the Executive Director must:

(a) Consider available data concerning pupil achievement and school performance for the public school, including, without limitation, data from the statewide system of accountability for public schools and data maintained by the board of trustees of the school district in which the public school is located;

(b) Solicit, in accordance with any regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 388B.060, and consider input from parents of pupils enrolled at the public school and other members of the community in which the public school is located; and

(c) Consult with the board of trustees of the school district in which the public school is located.

4. The Executive Director shall notify a public school selected for conversion to an achievement charter school and the school district in which the public school is located not later than 60 days after making the selection.

(Added to NRS by 2015, 3789, effective July 1, 2016)