THIS PAGE PROVIDES AN
OVERVIEW OF CHARTER SCHOOLS.
For information, forms and model
bylaws and policies, including budget and Title IX
Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Policy, please
click on the link below:
Forms and
Documents
For a list of Nevada
Charter Schools,
click the links below:
- Charter School
Directory (word)
(pdf)
or access the links at the bottom of
the page.
Contacts:
Tom McCormack
Charter School Consultant
Phone: 775-687-9149
Email:
tmccormack@doe.nv.gov
Charter schools are public
elementary, middle or secondary schools that are
relatively autonomous schools of choice. They
operate under a charter, or contract, issued by a
public entity such as a local school district or
State Board of Education. Individual states
determine in their charter school legislation which
rules must be adhered to, which rules may be waived,
and which procedures must be followed to obtain a
charter. In return for their autonomy, charter
schools are held accountable for student
performance: If the goals of the school set forth in
the charter are not reached, the school’s charter
may be revoked or not renewed.
The primary consideration of the
Nevada Legislature in enacting legislation to
authorize charter schools is to serve the best
interests of all pupils, including pupils who may be
at risk. The intention of the legislature is to
provide:
- The board of trustees of
school districts with a method to experiment
with providing a variety of independent public
schools to the pupils of this state;
- A framework for such
experimentation;
- A mechanism by which the
results achieved by charter schools may be
measured and analyzed; and
- A procedure by which the
positive results achieved by charter schools may
be replicated and the negative results may be
identified and eliminated.
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It is further the intention of the
legislature to provide teachers and other
educational personnel, parents, legal guardians and
other persons who are interested in the system of
public education in this state the opportunity to:
- Improve the learning of
pupils and, by extension, improve the system of
public education;
- Increase the opportunities
for learning and access to quality education by
pupils;
- Encourage the use of
different and innovative teaching methods;
- Establish appropriate
measures for and assessments of the learning
achieved by pupils who are enrolled in charter
schools;
- Provide a more thorough and
efficient system of accountability of the
results achieved in public education in this
state; and
- Create new professional
opportunities for teachers and other educational
personnel, including, without limitation, the
opportunity to increase the accessibility and
responsibility of teachers and other educational
personnel for the program of learning offered.
A Nevada Charter School
Application and Operation Manual, Revised January,
2009, is available by clicking on the documents
below:
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