NRS389.809. Department required to develop informational pamphlet concerning end-of-course examinations and college and career readiness assessment; duties of school districts and charter schools to post pamphlet and distribute to pupils and parents.

      1.  The Department shall develop an informational pamphlet concerning the end-of-course examinations required pursuant to NRS 389.805 and the college and career readiness assessment administered pursuant to NRS 389.807 for pupils who are enrolled in junior high, middle school and high school, and their parents and legal guardians. The pamphlet must include a written explanation of the:

      (a) Importance of passing the end-of-course examinations and the importance of taking the college and career readiness assessment;

      (b) Courses of study for which the end-of-course examinations are administered and the subject areas tested on the college and career readiness assessment;

      (c) Format for the end-of-course examinations and the college and career readiness assessment, including, without limitation, the range of items that are contained on the examinations and the assessment; and

      (d) Maximum number of times, if any, that a pupil is allowed to take the end-of-course examinations if the pupil fails to pass the examinations after the first administration.

      2.  The Department shall review the pamphlet on an annual basis and make such revisions to the pamphlet as it considers necessary to ensure that pupils and their parents or legal guardians fully understand the end-of-course examinations and the college and career readiness assessment.

      3.  On or before September 1, the Department shall provide a copy of the pamphlet or revised pamphlet to the board of trustees of each school district and the governing body of each charter school that includes pupils enrolled in a junior high, middle school or high school grade level.

      4.  The board of trustees of each school district shall provide a copy of the pamphlet to each junior high, middle school or high school within the school district for posting. The governing body of each charter school shall ensure that a copy of the pamphlet is posted at the charter school. Each principal of a junior high, middle school, high school or charter school shall ensure that the teachers, counselors and administrators employed at the school fully understand the contents of the pamphlet.

      5.  On or before October 1, the:

      (a) Board of trustees of each school district shall provide a copy of the pamphlet to each pupil who is enrolled in a junior high, middle school or high school of the school district and to the parents or legal guardians of such a pupil.

      (b) Governing body of each charter school shall provide a copy of the pamphlet to each pupil who is enrolled in the charter school at a junior high, middle school or high school grade level and to the parents or legal guardians of such a pupil.

      (Added to NRS by 2001, 1089; A 2003, 889; 2007, 1079; 2013, 3271)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 389.0173)