Postprobationary employee whose performance is designated as developing or ineffective deemed probationary and required to serve additional probationary period in certain circumstances; authorization to notify such employee who receives such rating in 2 consecutive school years that employee will be dismissed or not reemployed; Department to provide support to certain public schools.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 391.730
in effect1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 391.717 , a postprobationary employee who receives an evaluation designating his or her overall performance as:
(a) Ineffective; or
(b) Developing during 1 year of the 2-year consecutive period and ineffective during the other year of the period,
Ê for 2 consecutive school years shall be deemed to be a probationary employee for the purposes of NRS 391.650 to 391.826 , inclusive, and must serve an additional probationary period in accordance with the provisions of NRS 391.820 .
2. If a postprobationary employee who is deemed to be a probationary employee pursuant to this section receives an evaluation designating his or her overall performance as ineffective for 2 consecutive school years during the additional probationary period required by this section:
(a) The board of trustees of the school district or the governing body of the charter school may notify the employee in writing during the second or third school year of the employees probationary period, in accordance with NRS 391.820 , that the employee may not be reemployed for the third year of the probationary period or for the fourth school year as a postprobationary employee; or
(b) The superintendent of the school district or executive director of the charter school may recommend the dismissal of the probationary employee to the board of trustees of the school district or the governing body of the charter school before the end of a contract year pursuant to NRS 391.822 . If the superintendent or executive director makes such a recommendation, the postprobationary employee who is deemed to be a probationary employee pursuant to this section is entitled to notice and a hearing pursuant to NRS 391.824 and 391.826 .
3. The Department shall provide support to a school district or charter school that, pursuant to subsection 2, does not reemploy or dismisses a postprobationary employee who is deemed to be a probationary employee pursuant to subsection 1. Such support may include, without limitation:
(a) Assistance in recruiting and hiring highly-qualified administrators to fill any resulting vacancies; and
(b) Access to leadership and instructional coaches to support school leadership in managing transitions and improving teaching practices.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-391.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026