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Bureau Structure and Responsibilities
The Legislative Bureau of Educational Accountability
and Program Evaluation (Bureau) was created by Senate Bill 482 (Chapter 473, Statutes
of Nevada 1997). This comprehensive
school reform package, called the Nevada Education Reform Act (NERA), combined
education initiatives proposed by the Governor with those of the Senate Finance
Committee and provided nearly $41 million in general fund appropriations to
improve public education. Through the
Nevada Education Reform Act, the following occurs: Ø
The school accountability
program is strengthened; Ø
A system for the adoption of
high, measurable statewide standards in academic subjects is established; Ø
A series of statewide tests
linked to those standards is implemented; Ø
Use of educational
technology for classroom instruction is increased; and Ø
A process for legislative
review of education reform is established. To facilitate legislative review of educational matters,
the Act established two new entities within the legislative branch: the
Legislative Committee on Education and the Legislative Bureau
of Educational Accountability and Program Evaluation. The Legislative Bureau of Educational Accountability
and Program Evaluation, located within the Fiscal Analysis Division of the
Legislative Counsel Bureau, consists of two Program
Analysts who, in addition to education matters, are assigned other duties of a fiscal nature.
The Bureau is supervised by the Assembly and Senate Fiscal Analysts and works closely with the LCB Research Division assigned to work on education issues. The Bureau provides information to the Legislative Committee on Education and is responsible, pursuant to NRS 218.5356, for: Ø
Collecting and analyzing
data and issuing reports related to the Act’s reform provisions and statewide
programs in accountability, testing, class-size reduction, and special
education; Ø
Evaluating the performance
and progress of public education in Nevada; and Ø
Monitoring implementation of
the Act and expenditures of funds appropriated by the Act. Reports and Publications
LeBeape
Annual Reports
Pursuant to NRS 218.5356, the Bureau is required to submit an annual written report of findings related to the Nevada Education Reform Act. This report provides information concerning education reform, accountability, state examinations, professional development, class-size reduction, special education, educational technology, and academic standards for public schools in the State of Nevada. List of Effective Remedial Programs - 2007-08 ReportList of Effective Remedial Programs - 2006 ReportList of Effective Remedial Programs - 2005 ReportList
of Effective Remedial Programs – 2004 Report
The Nevada Education Reform Act requires schools that
are eligible to receive state remediation funds for low performance to
implement programs that have been approved by the Legislative Committee
on Education and the State Department of Education as being effective
in improving the academic achievement of pupils in the subject areas of
reading, writing, mathematics and science (NRS 385.389).
Pursuant to NRS 385.359, the Bureau may
contract with a consultant to review the accountability data of Nevada’s school
districts and provide a written report
including any recommendations for improvement, at the end of the
review.
This report provides case study
evaluations of five charter schools in Nevada.
These evaluations provide detailed information regarding how each
charter school provides services to pupils, and how effective the services are
in increasing the academic achievement of pupils, reducing the drop-out rate of
at-risk pupils, and so on. Dr. George
Perreault, Department of Educational Leadership – University of Nevada – Reno,
conducted the evaluation.
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