Nevada Revised Statutes 388.208 – Annual review of academic plan; requirements for meeting to review academic plan; revision of academic plan for pupils requiring remediation
1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the board of trustees of each school district shall adopt a policy for each public high school in the school district to ensure that a counselor, administrator or other licensed educational personnel from the public high school meets individually at least once each school year with each pupil enrolled in grades 9, 10, 11 and 12 in the public high school to review with the pupil the academic plan developed for the pupil pursuant to NRS 388.205. The parent or guardian of a pupil may elect to waive the requirements of this subsection on behalf of the pupil.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 388.208
- counselor: means a person who holds a license issued pursuant to chapter 391 of NRS and an endorsement to serve as a school counselor issued pursuant to regulations adopted by the Commission on Professional Standards in Education or who is otherwise authorized by the Superintendent of Public Instruction to serve as a school counselor. See Nevada Revised Statutes 385.007
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
2. At a meeting conducted pursuant to subsection 1, the counselor, administrator or other licensed educational personnel must use the results of the pupil’s college and career readiness assessment administered pursuant to NRS 390.610, if the results of the assessment are available at the time of the meeting, the results of a preliminary National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, if the results of the test are available at the time of the meeting, and the pupil’s academic records, to review with the pupil the areas of his or her academic strengths and weaknesses, including, without limitation, areas where additional work in the subject areas tested on the assessment or test, as applicable, is necessary to prepare the pupil for college and career success without the need for remediation.
3. If it is determined that the pupil requires remediation, the counselor, administrator or other licensed educational personnel must coordinate with the pupil and the pupil’s parent or legal guardian to revise the academic plan for the pupil to ensure that the pupil is prepared for college and career success before he or she graduates.