Nevada Revised Statutes 390.620 – Department required to develop and post on Internet website informational pamphlet concerning college and career readiness assessment; posting of pamphlet and distribution to pupils and parents
1. The Department shall develop an informational pamphlet concerning the college and career readiness assessment administered pursuant to NRS 390.610 for pupils who are enrolled in junior high, middle school and high school, and their parents and legal guardians. The pamphlet must include a written explanation of the:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 390.620
- Charter school: means a public school that is formed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 388A of NRS. See Nevada Revised Statutes 385.007
- Department: means the Department of Education. See Nevada Revised Statutes 385.007
(a) Importance of taking the college and career readiness assessment;
(b) Subject areas tested on the college and career readiness assessment; and
(c) Format for the college and career readiness assessment, including, without limitation, the range of items that is contained on the assessment.
2. The Department shall review the pamphlet on an annual basis and make such revisions to the pamphlet as it considers necessary to ensure that pupils and their parents or legal guardians fully understand the college and career readiness assessment.
3. On or before September 1, the Department shall:
(a) Provide an electronic copy of the pamphlet or revised pamphlet to the board of trustees of each school district and the governing body of each charter school that includes pupils enrolled in a junior high, middle school or high school grade level; and
(b) Post a copy of the pamphlet or revised pamphlet on the Internet website maintained by the Department.
4. The board of trustees of each school district shall provide a copy of the pamphlet to each junior high, middle school or high school within the school district for posting. The governing body of each charter school shall ensure that a copy of the pamphlet is posted at the charter school. Each principal of a junior high, middle school, high school or charter school shall ensure that the teachers, counselors and administrators employed at the school fully understand the contents of the pamphlet.
5. On or before October 1, the:
(a) Board of trustees of each school district shall provide a copy of the pamphlet to each pupil who is enrolled in a junior high, middle school or high school of the school district and to the parents or legal guardians of such a pupil.
(b) Governing body of each charter school shall provide a copy of the pamphlet to each pupil who is enrolled in the charter school at a junior high, middle school or high school grade level and to the parents or legal guardians of such a pupil.