District Demographic Profile

Report Card -

Dr. Keith Rheault, Superintendent
700 East Fifth Street
Carson City, NV 89701-5096
Phone: 775-687-9200	Fax: 775-687-9101
Website: www.doe.nv.gov

State Board of Education:

Marcia Washington, President
Anthony Ruggiero, Vice President
Jan Biggerstaff, Clerk
Dr. Cliff Ferry
Sharon Frederick
John Gwaltney
Dr. Merv Iverson
Cindy Reid
Becky Childs, Student Representative

Mission Statement

The Nevada State Board of Education/Nevada State Board for Occupational Education is dedicated to fostering excellent educational opportunities provided to all learners by sustaining a coherent, aligned system of instruction and support in partnership with all educational communities.

Highlights

The Nevada Department of Education staff in collaboration with Nevada school districts has worked very hard during the past year to produce the 2007-2008 State Accountability Report. The information provided in the State Accountability Report includes data collected from all seventeen school districts and charter schools operating in Nevada during the 2007-2008 school year. The report includes a wealth of accountability information over a wide range of topic areas including: student demographics; fiscal information; school district technology; school district personnel to include highly qualified teachers and paraprofessionals; student assessment data, and Adequate Yearly Progress designations for all public schools. In review of the information included in the 2007-2008 Report, I would like to make a special point to highlight:
• Our dropout rate of 4.8% remains near the historic low of 4.6% achieved last year.

• The graduation rate of 67.4% is down one tenth of a percent from last year.

• Nevada continues to significantly reduce the percentage of core academic subject classes that are not taught by Highly Qualified Teachers. Over the course of three years, the percent of classes not taught by Highly Qualified teachers has dropped by 23.7% in math and 23.1% in science. To further underscore the gains in this area, the gap between the percent of core subjects not taught by Highly Qualified teachers in low and high poverty schools is at a historic low.

• The 2007-2008 State Accountability Report includes a new addition; this year’s Report includes information on Nevada’s Career and Technical Education program. Visitors to the Report’s website (www.nevadareportcard.com) will find student enrollment, dropout, and graduation rate as well as attendance figures specifically related to Career and Technical Education.

• I encourage you to continue using the tools available at www.nevadareportcard.com to explore, examine, and analyze the accountability information made available at the state, district, region, and school level.

Goals and Objectives

1. All learners will have the opportunity to achieve high levels of academic proficiency and career preparedness; achievement gaps between population groups will be closed.

2. Every learner will receive quality instruction and learning experiences.

3. Educational programs, services, and activities will continually evolve and improve, measured by reliable and valid criteria.

4. Educational communities will be supported and developed.

5. All learning environments will be healthy, safe, and secure.

6. Funding will be sought to adequately support educational achievement for all learners.