Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL
PARAPROFESSIONALS
Section 391.760 - Qualifications; responsibility of school districts and charter schools
Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 391.760
Current through September 16, 2024
1. Each school district and charter school shall recognize that a paraprofessional has satisfied the qualifications prescribed by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, 20 U.S.C. § 6319, as that section existed on December 9, 2015, if the paraprofessional possesses a high school diploma or its recognized equivalent and has:
(a)
Completed at least 48 semester hours of credit at an accredited college or
university;
(b) Obtained an
associate's degree or higher degree from an accredited college or university;
or
(c) Passed:
(1) The ParaPro Assessment prepared and
administered by the Educational Testing Service with a score of at least 455;
or
(2) An alternative assessment
approved by the Board pursuant to NAC
391.770 with a score prescribed
by the Board.
2. Each school district and charter school shall ensure that a paraprofessional who is:
(a) Initially hired by the school district or
charter school on or after January 8, 2002, to work in a program supported with
Title I money satisfies the requirements of
20
U.S.C. §
6319, as that section existed
on December 9, 2015, upon hire.
(b)
Hired by the school district or charter school before January 8, 2002, to work
in a program supported with Title I money satisfies the requirements of
20
U.S.C. §
6319, as that section existed
on December 9, 2015, on or before January 8, 2006.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Education by R049-03, eff. 10-30-2003; A by R069-22A, eff. 9/8/2022
NRS 385.080, 391.094, 391.100
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