385.110 - State Board to prescribe and cause enforcement of courses of study for public schools; exceptions. - Nevada Statutes

385.110  State Board to prescribe and cause enforcement of courses of study for public schools; exceptions.

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, the State Board shall prescribe and cause to be enforced the courses of study for the public schools of this State. The courses of study prescribed and enforced by the State Board must comply with the standards of content and performance established by the Council to Establish Academic Standards for Public Schools pursuant to NRS 389.520.

      2.  For those courses of study prescribed by the State Board:

      (a) High schools may have modified courses of study, subject to the approval of the State Board; and

      (b) Any high school offering courses normally accredited as being beyond the level of the 12th grade shall, before offering such courses, have them approved by the State Board.

      3.  A charter school is not required to offer the courses of study prescribed by the State Board except for those courses of study which are required for promotion to the next grade or graduation from high school.

      [11:32:1956]—(NRS A 1997, 1841; 1999, 3382)