NRS388.407. Board of trustees required to develop policy for instruction to teach English.

      1.  The board of trustees of each school district shall develop a policy for the instruction to teach English to pupils who are limited English proficient. The policy must be designed to provide pupils enrolled in each public school located in the school district who are limited English proficient with instruction that enables those pupils to attain proficiency in the English language and improve their overall academic achievement and proficiency.

      2.  The policy developed pursuant to subsection 1 must:

      (a) Provide for the identification of pupils who are limited English proficient through the use of an appropriate assessment;

      (b) Provide for the periodic reassessment of each pupil who is classified as limited English proficient;

      (c) Be designed to eliminate any gaps in achievement, including, without limitation, in the core academic subjects and in high school graduation rates, between those pupils who are limited English proficient and pupils who are proficient in English;

      (d) Provide opportunities for the parents or legal guardians of pupils who are limited English proficient to participate in the program; and

      (e) Provide the parents and legal guardians of pupils who are limited English proficient with information regarding other programs that are designed to improve the language acquisition and academic achievement and proficiency of pupils who are limited English proficient and assist those parents and legal guardians in enrolling those pupils in such programs.

      (Added to NRS by 2013, 3411)