LEGISLATIVE BUREAU OF EDUCATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY

AND

PROGRAM EVALUATION

 

FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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Introduction………………………………………………………………………              1

 

Nevada Education Reform Act   …………………………………..…………..              1

 

Legislative Committee on Education    ………………………………………              4

 

Legislative Bureau of Educational Accountability & Program Evaluation           5

 

Bureau Structure   ………………………………………………….……………             5

 

Bureau Responsibilities   ……………………………………………………….             6

 

Bureau Accomplishments           ……………………………………………….             6

 

            Education Reform  ……………………………………………………….             6

                        List of Effective Remedial Programs

                        Review of Remedial Fund Applications    

                        Review of Low Performing Schools

                        Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Remediation Programs

                        School Profiles of Designated Schools

                        Comprehensive School Reform

                        Data Book for Public Education

                        School Reform Conferences

 

            Accountability  ……………………………………………………………..           9

                        Accountability Technical Advisory Committee     

                        Accountability Data Tables 

                        Plans for Improvement (Part III Reports)    

                        Accountability Progress Reports

                        Reports of Academic Probation Panels

 

            State Examinations………………………………………………………..         11

                        Test Directors’ Meetings

                        Testing Technical Advisory Committee     

                        High School Proficiency Examination (HSPE)     

                        Norm-Referenced Tests (NRTs)    

                        Criterion-Referenced Tests (CRTs)

            Professional Development          ……………………………………………    12

                        Regional Professional Development Programs   

                        Nevada Early Literacy Intervention Program        

 

            Class-Size Reduction (CSR)       ……………………………………………    13

                        CSR Annual Report 

                        Elko CSR Demonstration Project  

 

            Special Education  ……………………………………………………………    14

 

            Educational Technology  ………………………………..…………………..    15

                        Commission on Educational Technology  

                        SMART 

 

            Academic Standards for Public Schools         ..…………………………..    16

                        Council to Establish Academic Standards

 

            Other Educational Responsibilities   ……………………………………..     16

                        District Site Visits

                        Other Educational Programs Monitored/Evaluated         

                        Future Educational Studies 

                        Quick Polls

                        Publications  

 

            Fiscal Responsibilities     …………………………………………………...     19

                        Agency Reviews      

                        Fox River Learning Contract (In$ite)          

 

APPENDICES

 

            List of Effective Remedial Programs          ……………………………...      Tab 1

            Status Report on Implementation of Remedial Programs  ………….           Tab 2

            School Review Form  ……………………………………………………        Tab 3