In addition to the duties prescribed by
NRS
389.167, a work-based learning coordinator
shall coordinate and oversee the work-based learning program, including,
without limitation, by:
1.
Establishing and maintaining a list of approved businesses, agencies and
organizations as required by paragraph (c) of subsection 3 of
NRS
389.167;
2. Ensuring that, at least once each
semester, an employee of the school district or charter school visits and
reviews sites at which pupils participating in the program perform activities
for credit as part of the program;
3. Providing to the board of trustees of a
school district or governing body of a charter school, as applicable,
information necessary to prepare the report described in subsection 7 of
NRS
389.167; and
4. If the work-based learning program
includes apprenticeships or paid work experiences:
(a) Promoting an ongoing interaction between
pupils and persons involved in industry and business to strengthen relations
between the school and the community;
(b) Informing pupils, employers, parents,
teachers and other school personnel of their responsibilities concerning the
work-based learning program and fostering communication between all such
parties;
(c) Visiting or ensuring
that qualified school personnel visit each site at which a pupil is
participating in an apprenticeship or employed to consult with pupils and
employers, assess the progress of the pupil concerning the apprenticeship or
employment concerning attitude, skills and knowledge and ensure that the pupil
is receiving an appropriately comprehensive experience;
(d) If the work-based learning coordinator is
supervising a pupil who is employed or serving as an apprentice in a field in
which the coordinator does not hold an endorsement, meeting not less than two
times during the semester with the teacher of record for the program of study
to ensure that the instruction provided to the pupil supports the needs of the
pupil and his or her employer;
(e)
Retaining for not less than 1 year after the pupil completes or otherwise stops
participating in the work-based learning program any evaluation of the
performance of the pupil and documentation of the hours worked and wages earned
by the pupil in the program;
(f)
Coordinating, in collaboration with the teacher of the program of study, the
apprenticeship or employment with the program of study and the career interests
of the pupil;
(g) Maintaining
knowledge of applicable federal and state labor law;
(h) Maintaining a copy of the evidence of
insurance provided by the employer of a pupil pursuant to subsection 6 of NAC
389.566; and
(i) Assigning a teacher of record to evaluate
the performance of a pupil in an apprenticeship or paid work experience. The
work-based learning coordinator may serve as a teacher of record if he or she
holds a valid teaching license.
Added to NAC by
Bd. of Education by R096-17, eff. 6/26/2018
