Senate Bill No. 226–Committee on Human
Resources and Facilities

 

March 3, 2003

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Referred to Committee on Finance

 

SUMMARY—Establishes system for classifying teachers. (BDR 34‑246)

 

FISCAL NOTE:  Effect on Local Government: Yes.

                           Effect on the State: Yes.

 

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

 

AN ACT relating to educational personnel; establishing a system of classification for teachers; requiring the Commission on Professional Standards in Education to adopt regulations for the system of classifying teachers; authorizing the boards of trustees of school districts to assign additional duties to teachers with mentor or master classifications; requiring the boards of trustees of school districts to pay augmented salaries to mentor and master teachers who are assigned additional duties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

1-1  Section 1. NRS 386.595 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2  386.595  1.  All employees of a charter school shall be deemed

1-3  public employees.

1-4  2.  Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the

1-5  provisions of the collective bargaining agreement entered into by the

1-6  board of trustees of the school district in which the charter school is

1-7  located apply to the terms and conditions of employment of

1-8  employees of the charter school who are on a leave of absence from

1-9  the school district pursuant to subsection 5, including, without

1-10  limitation, any provisions relating to representation by the employee

1-11  organization that is a party to the collective bargaining agreement of

2-1  the school district in a grievance proceeding or other dispute arising

2-2  out of the agreement. The provisions of the collective bargaining

2-3  agreement apply to each employee for the first 3 years that he is on

2-4  a leave of absence from the school district. After the first 3 years

2-5  that the employee is on a leave of absence:

2-6  (a) If he is subsequently reassigned by the school district

2-7  pursuant to subsection 5, he is covered by the collective bargaining

2-8  agreement of the school district.

2-9  (b) If he continues his employment with the charter school, he is

2-10  covered by the collective bargaining agreement of the charter

2-11  school, if applicable.

2-12      3.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the governing

2-13  body of a charter school may make all employment decisions with

2-14  regard to its employees pursuant to NRS 391.311 to 391.3197,

2-15  inclusive, unless a collective bargaining agreement entered into by

2-16  the governing body pursuant to chapter 288 of NRS contains

2-17  separate provisions relating to the discipline of licensed employees

2-18  of a school.

2-19      4.  Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if the

2-20  written charter of a charter school is revoked or if a charter school

2-21  ceases to operate as a charter school, the employees of the charter

2-22  school must be reassigned to employment within the school district

2-23  in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreement.

2-24  A school district is not required to reassign an employee of a charter

2-25  school pursuant to this subsection if the employee:

2-26      (a) Was not granted a leave of absence by the school district to

2-27  teach at the charter school pursuant to subsection 5; or

2-28      (b) Was granted a leave of absence by the school district and did

2-29  not submit a written request to return to employment with the school

2-30  district in accordance with subsection 5.

2-31      5.  The board of trustees of a school district that is a sponsor of

2-32  a charter school shall grant a leave of absence, not to exceed 6 years,

2-33  to any employee who is employed by the board of trustees who

2-34  requests such a leave of absence to accept employment with the

2-35  charter school. After the first school year in which an employee is

2-36  on a leave of absence, he may return to his former teaching position

2-37  with the board of trustees. After the third school year, an employee

2-38  who is on a leave of absence may submit a written request to the

2-39  board of trustees to return to a comparable teaching position with

2-40  the board of trustees. After the sixth school year, an employee shall

2-41  either submit a written request to return to a comparable teaching

2-42  position or resign from the position for which his leave was granted.

2-43  The board of trustees shall grant a written request to return to a

2-44  comparable position pursuant to this subsection even if the return of

2-45  the employee requires the board of trustees to reduce the existing

3-1  workforce of the school district. The board of trustees may require

3-2  that a request to return to a teaching position submitted pursuant to

3-3  this subsection be submitted at least 90 days before the employee

3-4  would otherwise be required to report to duty.

3-5  6.  An employee who is on a leave of absence from a school

3-6  district pursuant to this section shall contribute to and be eligible for

3-7  all benefits for which he would otherwise be entitled, including,

3-8  without limitation, participation in the Public Employees’

3-9  Retirement System and accrual of time for the purposes of leave and

3-10  retirement. The time during which such an employee is on leave of

3-11  absence and employed in a charter school does not count toward the

3-12  acquisition of permanent status with the school district.

3-13      7.  Upon the return of a teacher to employment in the school

3-14  district, [he] the teacher is entitled to the same [level] :

3-15      (a) Level of retirement, salary and any other benefits to which

3-16  he would otherwise be entitled if he had not taken a leave of absence

3-17  to teach in a charter school.

3-18      (b) Classification, as set forth in section 4 of this act, that he

3-19  held at the time he took the leave of absence if his classification is

3-20  valid on the date of his return to the school district.

3-21      8.  An employee of a charter school who is not on a leave of

3-22  absence from a school district is eligible for all benefits for which he

3-23  would be eligible for employment in a public school, including,

3-24  without limitation, participation in the Public Employees’

3-25  Retirement System.

3-26      9.  For all employees of a charter school:

3-27      (a) The compensation that a teacher or other school employee

3-28  would have received if he were employed by the school district must

3-29  be used to determine the appropriate levels of contribution required

3-30  of the employee and employer for purposes of the Public

3-31  Employees’ Retirement System.

3-32      (b) The compensation that is paid to a teacher or other school

3-33  employee that exceeds the compensation that he would have

3-34  received if he were employed by the school district must not be

3-35  included for the purposes of calculating future retirement benefits of

3-36  the employee.

3-37      10.  If the board of trustees of a school district in which a

3-38  charter school is located manages a plan of group insurance for its

3-39  employees, the governing body of the charter school may negotiate

3-40  with the board of trustees to participate in the same plan of group

3-41  insurance that the board of trustees offers to its employees. If the

3-42  employees of the charter school participate in the plan of group

3-43  insurance managed by the board of trustees, the governing body of

3-44  the charter school shall:

4-1  (a) Ensure that the premiums for that insurance are paid to the

4-2  board of trustees; and

4-3  (b) Provide, upon the request of the board of trustees, all

4-4  information that is necessary for the board of trustees to provide the

4-5  group insurance to the employees of the charter school.

4-6  Sec. 2.  NRS 387.303 is hereby amended to read as follows:

4-7  387.303  1.  Not later than November 10 of each year, the

4-8  board of trustees of each school district shall submit to the

4-9  Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Department of

4-10  Taxation a report which includes the following information:

4-11      (a) For each fund within the school district, including, without

4-12  limitation, the school district’s general fund and any special revenue

4-13  fund which receives state money, the total number and salaries of

4-14  licensed and nonlicensed persons whose salaries are paid from the

4-15  fund and who are employed by the school district in full-time

4-16  positions or in part-time positions added together to represent full-

4-17  time positions. Information must be provided for the current school

4-18  year based upon the school district’s final budget, including any

4-19  amendments and augmentations thereto, and for the preceding

4-20  school year. An employee must be categorized as filling an

4-21  instructional, administrative, instructional support or other position.

4-22      (b) The count of pupils computed pursuant to paragraph (a) of

4-23  subsection 1 of NRS 387.1233.

4-24      (c) The school district’s actual expenditures in the fiscal year

4-25  immediately preceding the report.

4-26      (d) The school district’s proposed expenditures for the current

4-27  fiscal year.

4-28      (e) The schedule of salaries for licensed employees in the

4-29  current school year and a statement of whether the negotiations

4-30  regarding salaries for the current school year have been completed.

4-31  If the negotiations have not been completed at the time the schedule

4-32  of salaries is submitted, the board of trustees shall submit a

4-33  supplemental report to the Superintendent of Public Instruction upon

4-34  completion of negotiations or the determination of an arbitrator

4-35  concerning the negotiations that includes the schedule of salaries

4-36  agreed to or required by the arbitrator.

4-37      (f) The number of teachers who received an increase in salary

4-38  pursuant to [subsection 2 of] NRS 391.160 for the current and

4-39  preceding fiscal years. If the board of trustees is required to pay an

4-40  increase in salary retroactively pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS

4-41  391.160, the board of trustees shall submit a supplemental report to

4-42  the Superintendent of Public Instruction not later than February 15

4-43  of the year in which the retroactive payment was made that includes

4-44  the number of teachers to whom an increase in salary was paid

4-45  retroactively.

5-1  (g) The number of employees eligible for health insurance

5-2  within the school district for the current and preceding fiscal years

5-3  and the amount paid for health insurance for each such employee

5-4  during those years.

5-5  (h) The rates for fringe benefits, excluding health insurance,

5-6  paid by the school district for its licensed employees in the

5-7  preceding and current fiscal years.

5-8  (i) The amount paid for extra duties, supervision of

5-9  extracurricular activities and supplemental pay and the number of

5-10  employees receiving that pay in the preceding and current fiscal

5-11  years.

5-12      (j) The expenditures from the account created pursuant to

5-13  subsection 3 of NRS 179.1187. The report must indicate the total

5-14  amount received by the district in the preceding fiscal year, and the

5-15  specific amount spent on books and computer hardware and

5-16  software for each grade level in the district.

5-17      2.  On or before November 25 of each year, the Superintendent

5-18  of Public Instruction shall submit to the Department of

5-19  Administration and the Fiscal Analysis Division of the Legislative

5-20  Counsel Bureau, in a format approved by the Director of the

5-21  Department of Administration, a compilation of the reports made by

5-22  each school district pursuant to subsection 1.

5-23      3.  The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall, in the

5-24  compilation required by subsection 2, reconcile the revenues and

5-25  expenditures of the school districts with the apportionment received

5-26  by those districts from the State Distributive School Account for the

5-27  preceding year.

5-28      Sec. 3.  Chapter 391 of NRS is hereby amended by adding

5-29  thereto the provisions set forth as sections 4 to 8, inclusive, of this

5-30  act.

5-31      Sec. 4.  1.  Each teacher who is a probationary employee of

5-32  a school district or charter school shall be deemed to be classified

5-33  as a teacher.

5-34      2.  If a teacher successfully completes his probationary period

5-35  of employment with the board of trustees of a school district or the

5-36  governing body of a charter school, he shall be deemed to be

5-37  classified as a general teacher.

5-38      3.  A person who is employed by the board of trustees of a

5-39  school district may be classified as a:

5-40      (a) Mentor teacher; or

5-41      (b) Master teacher,

5-42  if he satisfies the qualifications set forth in section 5 of this act

5-43  and satisfies any additional criteria and qualifications prescribed

5-44  by the Commission pursuant to subsection 4.

5-45      4.  The Commission shall:

6-1  (a) Adopt regulations prescribing the procedures for the

6-2  issuance and renewal of a classification pursuant to section 5 of

6-3  this act.

6-4  (b) Consider and may adopt regulations prescribing objective

6-5  criteria and qualifications in addition to those set forth in section

6-6  5 of this act that a teacher must satisfy to be classified as a mentor

6-7  teacher or a master teacher.

6-8  Sec. 5.  1.  On or before November 1, a person who is

6-9  classified as a:

6-10      (a) General teacher and who is employed by the board of

6-11  trustees of a school district may submit an application to the board

6-12  of trustees to be reclassified as a mentor teacher if the teacher:

6-13          (1) Holds a master’s degree or higher in:

6-14             (I) The subject area in which he teaches; or

6-15             (II) If he holds a license to teach elementary education,

6-16  a core academic subject, as defined in NRS 389.018;

6-17          (2) Holds certification issued by the National Board for

6-18  Professional Teaching Standards; and

6-19          (3) Has at least 4 years of teaching experience.

6-20      (b) Mentor teacher and who is employed by the board of

6-21  trustees of a school district may submit an application to the board

6-22  of trustees to be reclassified as a master teacher if he has at least 2

6-23  years of teaching experience with a classification as a mentor

6-24  teacher.

6-25      2.  On or before January 1 immediately following the date of

6-26  application for reclassification, the board of trustees shall review

6-27  each application submitted pursuant to subsection 1 to determine

6-28  whether the applicant satisfies the qualifications set forth in

6-29  subsection 1 and any additional criteria and qualifications

6-30  prescribed by the Commission pursuant to section 4 of this act. If

6-31  the board of trustees determines that an applicant satisfies the

6-32  qualifications set forth in subsection 1 and any additional criteria

6-33  and qualifications prescribed by the Commission pursuant to

6-34  section 4 of this act, the board of trustees shall transmit the

6-35  application and a letter of approval to the Commission. On or

6-36  before January 15 immediately following the date of application,

6-37  the board of trustees shall transmit all applications so approved.

6-38      3.  On or before March 1 immediately following the date of

6-39  application for reclassification, the Commission shall review each

6-40  application that it receives pursuant to subsection 2 to determine

6-41  whether the applicant satisfies the qualifications set forth in

6-42  subsection 1 and any additional criteria and qualifications

6-43  prescribed by the Commission pursuant to section 4 of this act. If

6-44  the Commission approves an application, the Commission shall

7-1  provide written notice on or before April 1 to the board of trustees

7-2  of the school district in which the applicant is employed.

7-3  4.  If an application is approved by the Commission, the board

7-4  of trustees of the school district in which the applicant is employed

7-5  shall:

7-6  (a) Reclassify the person as a mentor teacher or master

7-7  teacher, as applicable; and

7-8  (b) Pay the person an augmented salary pursuant to

7-9  subsection 3 or 4 of NRS 391.160, as applicable, commencing with

7-10  the school year immediately following the school year in which the

7-11  application for reclassification was approved if that person is

7-12  assigned additional duties prescribed by the board of trustees

7-13  pursuant to section 6 of this act.

7-14      5.  A person who has been classified by the board of trustees

7-15  of a school district pursuant to this section as a mentor teacher or

7-16  a master teacher maintains that classification until the

7-17  classification lapses for nonrenewal or the person does not

7-18  otherwise satisfy the requirements for renewal. Each school

7-19  district in this state shall recognize a classification as a mentor

7-20  teacher or a master teacher that is made in accordance with this

7-21  section regardless of which school district made the classification.

7-22      6.  A classification as a mentor teacher or a master teacher is

7-23  valid for 5 years. To renew such a classification, a person must

7-24  submit an application for renewal directly to the Commission in a

7-25  format and within the time prescribed by the Commission. The

7-26  application must be accompanied by evidence that the applicant

7-27  has satisfied each requirement for the renewal of the

7-28  classification.

7-29      Sec. 6.  1.  The board of trustees of each school district shall

7-30  prescribe additional duties that a:

7-31      (a) Mentor teacher must be assigned to be eligible to receive

7-32  an increase in salary pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 391.160.

7-33      (b) Master teacher must be assigned to be eligible to receive an

7-34  increase in salary pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 391.160.

7-35      2.  The board of trustees of a school district may assign

7-36  additional duties prescribed pursuant to subsection 1 to a mentor

7-37  teacher or a master teacher who is employed by the board of

7-38  trustees.

7-39      Sec. 7.  The board of trustees of a school district may accept

7-40  gifts, grants and donations to carry out the requirements of

7-41  sections 4 to 8, inclusive, of this act and to pay the augmented

7-42  salaries required by subsections 3 and 4 of NRS 391.160.

7-43      Sec. 8.  1.  The Commission shall submit to the Legislative

7-44  Committee on Education created pursuant to NRS 218.5352 a

7-45  written report that describes the progress of the Commission in

8-1  carrying out its duties pursuant to sections 4 to 8, inclusive, of this

8-2  act and an evaluation of the progress of each school district in

8-3  carrying out the requirements of those sections. The written report

8-4  must be submitted on a quarterly basis, or at such times as the

8-5  Chairman of the Legislative Committee on Education requests.

8-6  2.  The board of trustees of each school district shall submit to

8-7  the Legislative Committee on Education created pursuant to NRS

8-8  218.5352 a written report that describes the progress of the school

8-9  district in carrying out the requirements of sections 4 to 8,

8-10  inclusive, of this act and NRS 391.160 as it relates to those

8-11  sections. The written report must be submitted on a quarterly

8-12  basis, or at such times as the Chairman of the Legislative

8-13  Committee on Education requests.

8-14      Sec. 9.  NRS 391.160 is hereby amended to read as follows:

8-15      391.160  1.  The salaries of teachers and other employees must

8-16  be determined by the character of the service required. A school

8-17  district shall not discriminate between male and female employees

8-18  in the matter of salary.

8-19      2.  [Each] Except as otherwise provided in this subsection,

8-20  each year when determining the salary of a teacher who holds

8-21  certification issued by the National Board for Professional Teaching

8-22  Standards, a school district shall add 5 percent to the salary that the

8-23  teacher would otherwise receive in 1 year for his classification on

8-24  the schedule of salaries for the school district if:

8-25      (a) On or before January 31 of the school year, the teacher has

8-26  submitted evidence satisfactory to the school district of his current

8-27  certification; and

8-28      (b) The teacher is assigned by the school district to provide

8-29  classroom instruction during that school year.

8-30  No increase in salary may be given during a particular school year

8-31  to a teacher who submits evidence of certification after January 31

8-32  of that school year. For the first school year that a teacher submits

8-33  evidence of his current certification, the board of trustees of

8-34  the school district to whom the evidence was submitted shall pay the

8-35  increase in salary required by this subsection retroactively to the

8-36  beginning of that school year. Once a teacher has submitted

8-37  evidence of such certification to the school district, the school

8-38  district shall retain the evidence in its records, as applicable, for

8-39  future school years. An increase in salary given in accordance with

8-40  this subsection is in addition to any other increase to which the

8-41  teacher may otherwise be entitled. Neither a mentor teacher nor a

8-42  master teacher is entitled to receive an increase in salary pursuant

8-43  to this subsection if the teacher receives an increase pursuant to

8-44  subsection 3 or 4.

9-1  3.  Each year when determining the salary of a person who is

9-2  classified as mentor teacher, a school district shall increase the

9-3  salary of the mentor teacher by 1.5 times the salary that the

9-4  mentor teacher would otherwise receive in 1 year if he were

9-5  classified as a general teacher if the mentor teacher is assigned to

9-6  perform the duties prescribed by the board of trustees pursuant to

9-7  section 6 of this act. An increase in salary given in accordance

9-8  with this subsection is in addition to the mentor teacher’s

9-9  classification on the schedule of salaries of the school district and,

9-10  except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, any other increase to

9-11  which the mentor teacher may otherwise be entitled.

9-12      4.  Each year when determining the salary of a person who is

9-13  classified as a master teacher, a school district shall increase the

9-14  salary of the master teacher by 2 times the salary that the master

9-15  teacher would otherwise receive in 1 year if he were classified as a

9-16  general teacher if the master teacher is assigned to perform the

9-17  duties prescribed by the board of trustees pursuant to section 6 of

9-18  this act. An increase in salary given in accordance with this

9-19  subsection is in addition to the master teacher’s classification on

9-20  the schedule of salaries of the school district and, except as

9-21  otherwise provided in subsection 2, any other increase to which

9-22  the master teacher may otherwise be entitled.

9-23      5.  In determining the salary of a licensed teacher who is

9-24  employed by a school district after the teacher has been employed

9-25  by another school district in this state, the present employer shall,

9-26  except as otherwise provided in subsection [6:] 8:

9-27      (a) Give the teacher the same credit for previous teaching

9-28  service as he was receiving from his former employer at the end of

9-29  his former employment;

9-30      (b) Give the teacher credit for his final year of service with his

9-31  former employer, if credit for that service is not included in credit

9-32  given pursuant to paragraph (a); and

9-33      (c) Place the teacher on the schedule of salaries of the school

9-34  district in a classification that is commensurate with the level of

9-35  education acquired by the teacher, as set forth in the applicable

9-36  negotiated agreement with the present employer.

9-37      [4.] 6.  A school district may give the credit required by

9-38  subsection [3] 5 for previous teaching service earned in another state

9-39  if the Commission has approved the standards for licensing teachers

9-40  of that state. The Commission shall adopt regulations that establish

9-41  the criteria by which the Commission will consider the standards for

9-42  licensing teachers of other states for the purposes of this subsection.

9-43  The criteria may include, without limitation, whether the

9-44  Commission has authorized reciprocal licensure of educational

9-45  personnel from the State under consideration.

10-1      [5.] 7.  In determining the salary of a licensed administrator,

10-2  other than the superintendent of schools, who is employed by a

10-3  school district after the administrator has been employed by another

10-4  school district in this state, the present employer shall, except as

10-5  otherwise provided in subsection [6:] 8:

10-6      (a) Give the administrator the same credit for previous

10-7  administrative service as he was receiving from his former

10-8  employer, at the end of his former employment;

10-9      (b) Give the administrator credit for his final year of service

10-10  with his former employer, if credit for that service is not otherwise

10-11  included in the credit given pursuant to paragraph (a); and

10-12     (c) Place the administrator on the schedule of salaries of the

10-13  school district in a classification that is comparable to the

10-14  classification the administrator had attained on the schedule of

10-15  salaries of his former employer.

10-16     [6.] 8.  This section does not:

10-17     (a) Require a school district to allow a teacher or administrator

10-18  more credit for previous teaching or administrative service than the

10-19  maximum credit for teaching or administrative experience provided

10-20  for in the schedule of salaries established by it for its licensed

10-21  personnel.

10-22     (b) Require a school district to pay a mentor teacher or a

10-23  master teacher an increase in salary pursuant to subsection 3 or 4

10-24  even if the teacher received an increase in salary as a mentor

10-25  teacher or master teacher with his former employer if the teacher

10-26  is not assigned additional duties prescribed pursuant to section 6

10-27  of this act with his present employer.

10-28     (c) Permit a school district to deny a teacher or administrator

10-29  credit for his previous teaching or administrative service on the

10-30  ground that the service differs in kind from the teaching or

10-31  administrative experience for which credit is otherwise given by the

10-32  school district.

10-33     [7.] 9.  As used in this section:

10-34     (a) “Previous administrative service” means the total of:

10-35         (1) Any period of administrative service for which an

10-36  administrator received credit from his former employer at the

10-37  beginning of his former employment; and

10-38         (2) His period of administrative service in his former

10-39  employment.

10-40     (b) “Previous teaching service” means the total of:

10-41         (1) Any period of teaching service for which a teacher

10-42  received credit from his former employer at the beginning of his

10-43  former employment; and

10-44         (2) His period of teaching service in his former employment.

 

11-1      Sec. 10.  NRS 391.3125 is hereby amended to read as follows:

11-2      391.3125  1.  It is the intent of the Legislature that a uniform

11-3  system be developed for objective evaluation of teachers and other

11-4  licensed personnel in each school district.

11-5      2.  Each board, following consultation with and involvement of

11-6  elected representatives of the teachers or their designees, shall

11-7  develop a policy for objective evaluations in narrative form[.] ,

11-8  including, without limitation, objective evaluations for mentor

11-9  teachers and for master teachers. The policy must set forth a means

11-10  according to which an employee’s overall performance may be

11-11  determined to be satisfactory or unsatisfactory. The policy may

11-12  include an evaluation by the teacher, pupils, administrators or other

11-13  teachers or any combination thereof. In a similar manner,

11-14  counselors, librarians and other licensed personnel must be

11-15  evaluated on forms developed specifically for their respective

11-16  specialties. A copy of the policy adopted by the board must be filed

11-17  with the Department. The primary purpose of an evaluation is to

11-18  provide a format for constructive assistance. Evaluations, while not

11-19  the sole criterion, must be used in the dismissal process.

11-20     3.  A conference and a written evaluation for a probationary

11-21  employee must be concluded no later than:

11-22     (a) December 1;

11-23     (b) February 1; and

11-24     (c) April 1,

11-25  of each school year of the probationary period, except that a

11-26  probationary employee assigned to a school that operates all year

11-27  must be evaluated at least three times during each 12 months of

11-28  employment on a schedule determined by the board.

11-29     4.  Whenever an administrator charged with the evaluation of a

11-30  probationary employee believes the employee will not be

11-31  reemployed for the second year of the probationary period or the

11-32  school year following the probationary period, he shall bring the

11-33  matter to the employee’s attention in a written document which is

11-34  separate from the evaluation no later than February 15 of the current

11-35  school year. The notice must include the reasons for the potential

11-36  decision not to reemploy or refer to the evaluation in which the

11-37  reasons are stated. Such a notice is not required if the probationary

11-38  employee has received a letter of admonition during the current

11-39  school year.

11-40     5.  Each postprobationary teacher must be evaluated at least

11-41  once each year.

11-42     6.  The evaluation of a probationary teacher or a

11-43  postprobationary teacher must, if necessary, include

11-44  recommendations for improvements in his performance. A

11-45  reasonable effort must be made to assist the teacher to correct any

12-1  deficiencies noted in the evaluation. The teacher must receive a

12-2  copy of each evaluation not later than 15 days after the evaluation.

12-3  A copy of the evaluation and the teacher’s response must be

12-4  permanently attached to the teacher’s personnel file.

12-5      Sec. 11.  On or before October 1, 2003, the Commission on

12-6  Professional Standards in Education shall adopt regulations pursuant

12-7  to section 4 of this act prescribing the procedures for the issuance

12-8  and renewal of a classification.

12-9      Sec. 12.  1.  On or before October 1, 2003, the board of

12-10  trustees of each school district shall:

12-11     (a) Prescribe pursuant to section 6 of this act the additional

12-12  duties that must be assigned to a mentor teacher and a master

12-13  teacher to receive an increase in salary pursuant to section 9 of this

12-14  act.

12-15     (b) Submit a written summary of the additional duties to the

12-16  Commission on Professional Standards in Education.

12-17     2.  Each school district shall provide a copy of:

12-18     (a) The qualifications for classification as a mentor teacher and a

12-19  master teacher pursuant to section 5 of this act and any additional

12-20  criteria and qualifications prescribed by the Commission on

12-21  Professional Standards in Education pursuant to section 4 of this act;

12-22  and

12-23     (b) The list of additional duties prescribed by the board of

12-24  trustees pursuant to section 6 of this act,

12-25  to each public school in the school district for posting on or before

12-26  October 6, 2003.

12-27     Sec. 13.  1.  The Commission on Professional Standards in

12-28  Education shall submit its first quarterly report to the Legislative

12-29  Committee on Education pursuant to section 8 of this act on or

12-30  before November 1, 2003.

12-31     2.  The board of trustees of each school district shall submit its

12-32  first quarterly report to the Legislative Committee on Education

12-33  pursuant to section 8 of this act on or before November 1, 2003.

12-34     Sec. 14.  1.  A person may first apply for classification as a

12-35  mentor teacher or a master teacher pursuant to section 5 of this act

12-36  on November 1, 2003.

12-37     2.  The board of trustees of each school district shall pay the

12-38  augmented salaries required by section 9 of this act commencing

12-39  with the 2004-2005 school year.

12-40     Sec. 15.  The provisions of subsection 1 of NRS 354.599 do

12-41  not apply to any additional expenses of a local government that are

12-42  related to the provisions of this act.

12-43     Sec. 16.  1.  This section and sections 3 and 6 of this act

12-44  become effective upon passage and approval.

13-1      2.  Section 4 of this act becomes effective upon passage and

13-2  approval for the purpose of adopting regulations and on July 1,

13-3  2004, for all other purposes.

13-4      3.  Sections 5, 7, 8 and 11 to 15, inclusive, of this act become

13-5  effective on July 1, 2003.

13-6      4.  Sections 1, 2, 9 and 10 of this act become effective on

13-7  July 1, 2004.

 

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