Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 387 - Financial Support of School System
PROCEDURES FOR SCHOOL ACCOUNTING
School Schedules and School Days in Session
Section 387.131 - School day in session

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and except for an alternative schedule approved pursuant to NAC 387.125, a school day in session must consist of the following minimum daily periods for each grade, including recess and time between activities, but not including the time allowed for lunch:

2. The minimum daily period for a program of special education is identical to the period for a regular grade unless an exception is permitted by a pupil's individualized education program.

3. The minimum daily period for an adult high school program, an alternative program, a program of distance education, a program of independent study or a program of instruction in a detention home is identical to the period for a regular grade unless the school district:

4. A day on which school is dismissed for pupils to attend, or to be transported to, extracurricular activities may not be counted as a school day in session unless every pupil for whom school is dismissed is directly participating in the activity in a manner other than as a spectator.

5. Upon approval of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, any day on which pupils in kindergarten are assessed for instructional purposes may be counted as a school day in session.