Annual report of the state of public education; contents of report; presentation and submission of report.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 385.230
in effect1. The Department shall, in collaboration with the State Board, prepare an annual report of the state of public education in this State. The report must include, without limitation:
(a) An analysis of each annual report of accountability prepared by the State Board pursuant to NRS 385A.400 ;
(b) An update on the status of K-12 public education in this State;
(c) A description of the most recent vision and mission statements of the State Board and the Department, including, without limitation, the progress made by the State Board and Department in achieving those visions and missions;
(d) A description of the goals and benchmarks for improving the academic achievement of pupils which are included in the plan to improve the achievement of pupils required by NRS 385.930 ;
(e) A description of any policies, plans and programs for promoting, extending and improving career and technical education for pupils;
(f) A description of any significant changes made to the collection, maintenance or transfer of data concerning pupils by the Department, a school district, a sponsor of a charter school or a university school for profoundly gifted pupils;
(g) Any new data elements, including, without limitation, data about individual pupils and aggregated data about pupils within a defined group, proposed for inclusion in the automated system of accountability information for Nevada established pursuant to NRS 385A.800 ;
(h) An analysis of the progress the public schools have made in the previous year toward achieving the goals and benchmarks for improving the academic achievement of pupils;
(i) An analysis of whether the standards and examinations adopted by the State Board adequately prepare pupils for success in postsecondary educational institutions and in career and workforce readiness;
(j) An analysis of the extent to which school districts and charter schools recruit and retain effective teachers and principals;
(k) An analysis of the ability of the automated system of accountability information for Nevada established pursuant to NRS 385A.800 to link the achievement of pupils to the performance of the individual teachers assigned to those pupils and to the principals of the schools in which the pupils are enrolled;
(l) An analysis of the extent to which the lowest performing public schools have improved the academic achievement of pupils enrolled in those schools;
(m) A summary of the innovative educational programs implemented by public schools which have demonstrated the ability to improve the academic achievement of pupils, including, without limitation:
(1) Pupils who are economically disadvantaged, as defined by the State Board;
(2) Pupils from major racial and ethnic groups, as defined by the State Board;
(3) Pupils with disabilities;
(4) Pupils who are English learners; and
(5) Pupils who are migratory children, as defined by the State Board;
(n) A description of any plan of corrective action requested by the Superintendent of Public Instruction from the board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of a charter school and the status of that plan;
(o) A summary of any measures taken by the Superintendent of Public Instruction pursuant to NRS 388.4354 to ensure compliance with a plan of corrective action or the order of a hearing officer; and
(p) An analysis of data on the discipline of pupils collected pursuant to NRS 385A.840 , including, without limitation:
(1) Trends in the data measuring changes in the discipline of pupils; and
(2) Areas identified by the Department where the Department will provide support to a public school to address trends in the data on the discipline of pupils.
2. In odd-numbered years, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall present the report prepared pursuant to subsection 1 in person to the Governor and each standing committee of the Legislature with primary jurisdiction over matters relating to K-12 public education at the beginning of each regular session of the Legislature.
3. In even-numbered years, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall, on or before January 31, submit a written copy of the report prepared pursuant to subsection 1 to the Governor and to the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-385.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026