Nevada has had a strong history of accountability of its public schools which began in 1993. During the 1993 session, the Nevada State Legislature passed a School Accountability bill (NRS 385.347 revised) requiring all school districts in Nevada to inform the public on the performance of public schools throughout the state. The Legislature passed a further revision (SB 386) of the School Accountability law during the 1995 session, and further revisions were included as part of the Nevada Education Reform Act, or NERA (SB 482) of 1997. Early reviews focused on the extent to which school districts complied with statutes. Most reviewing included comparisons of achievement and other important data from year-to–year. With the enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLBA) of 2001 the face of public school accountability changed considerably. Beginning in January, 2004 Nevada launched a web-based accountability report card available to the public at www.nevadareportcard.com.
 

Resources

• Accountability Handbook (pdf)

• Nevada Report Card

Steve Canavero, Ph.D.
Nevada Department of Education
Office of Assessment, Program Accountability, and Curriculum
700 East Fifth St
Carson City, NV 89701-5096
scanavero@doe.nv.gov 
 
Ph:  775.687.9187
Fax: 775.687.9118