NRS400.040. Powers and duties.

      1.  The Council shall address:

      (a) Methods to increase the number of students who enroll in programs at the System to become teachers, including, without limitation, financial aid programs for students enrolled in those programs.

      (b) Methods to ensure the successful transition of children from early childhood education programs to elementary school, including, without limitation, methods to increase parental involvement.

      (c) Methods to ensure the successful transition of pupils from:

             (1) Elementary school to middle school;

             (2) Middle school to high school; and

             (3) High school to postsecondary education or the workforce, or both,

Ê including, without limitation, methods to increase parental involvement.

      (d) Methods to ensure that the course work, standards and assessments required of pupils in secondary schools is aligned with the workload expected of students at the postsecondary level.

      (e) Methods to ensure collaboration among the business community, members of the academic community and political leaders to set forth a process for developing strategies for the growth and diversification of the economy of this State.

      (f) Policies relating to workforce development, employment needs of private employers and workforce shortages in occupations critical to the education, health and safety of the residents of this State.

      (g) The development and oversight of a statewide longitudinal data system that links data relating to early childhood education programs and K-12 public education with data relating to postsecondary education and the workforce in this State.

      (h) A plan for collaborative research using data from the statewide longitudinal data system developed pursuant to paragraph (g), including, without limitation, research that assesses:

             (1) The efficiency and effectiveness of the use of state resources to improve the readiness of pupils in this State for postsecondary education and the workforce;

             (2) The effectiveness of the preparation of teachers and administrators in this State; and

             (3) The return on investment of educational and workforce development programs paid for by this State.

      (i) Other matters within the scope of the Council as determined necessary or appropriate by the Council.

      2.  The Council may:

      (a) Establish committees to assist the Council in carrying out its duties.

      (b) Apply for any available grants and may accept any gifts, grants and donations from any source to assist the Council in carrying out its duties.

      (Added to NRS by 2007, 3157; A 2013, 476)