388.176 - Adoption of policy for peer mentoring. [Effective July 1, 2011.] - Nevada Statutes

388.176  Adoption of policy for peer mentoring. [Effective July 1, 2011.]

      1.  The board of trustees of each school district shall adopt a policy for each middle school and junior high school in the school district to provide a program of peer mentoring, which may include a component of adult mentoring, for pupils enrolled in the grade level at which the middle school or junior high school initially enrolls pupils. The policy must be designed to increase the ability of those pupils to successfully make the transition from elementary school to middle school or junior high school.

      2.  The principal of each middle school or junior high school shall:

      (a) Carry out a program of mentoring in accordance with the policy adopted by the board of trustees pursuant to subsection 1; and

      (b) Submit an annual report to the board of trustees on:

             (1) The specific activities of the program of mentoring; and

             (2) The effectiveness of the program of mentoring in increasing the ability of pupils to successfully make the transition to middle school or junior high school.

      3.  This section does not prohibit a middle school or junior high school from continuing any other similar program of mentoring that the middle school or junior high school currently provides in a manner that is consistent with the policy prescribed by the board of trustees.

      (Added to NRS by 2009, 1333, effective July 1, 2011)