Section 391.392 - Endorsement to teach program of alternative education1. To receive an endorsement to teach a program of alternative education, a person must: (a) Hold a valid: (2) License to teach middle school or junior high school education;(4) License to teach special education; or(5) Special license that is endorsed for a recognized field of teaching other than business and industry;(b) Have 3 years of verified experience in teaching a program of alternative education; or(c) Have completed at least 3 semester hours of course work in one or more of the following areas of study: (2) Methods of teaching pupils who have specific learning disabilities;(3) Parental involvement in programs of alternative education; or(4) Methods of teaching pupils in a program of alternative education or pupils who are at risk of dropping out of school.2. Except as limited by subsection 3, a person who holds an endorsement to teach a program of alternative education may: (a) Provide instruction in any recognized field of teaching for which he or she holds a valid endorsement; and(b) Teach courses outside his or her area of endorsement.3. A person who holds an endorsement to teach a program of alternative education initially issued on or after July 1, 2005, may use that endorsement to provide instruction and teach as authorized by subsection 2 only: (a) In an adult high school program as defined in subsection 2 of NAC 389.690; or(b) To act as a teacher of record for a pupil who is enrolled in a course of distance education which has been approved by the Department pursuant to NRS 388.834 and NAC 388.825.4. An endorsement to teach a program of alternative education is not required to teach a program of alternative education.5. As used in this section: (a) "Course of distance education" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 388.823.(b) "Program of alternative education" means: (1) An alternative program as defined in NAC 388.500; or(2) An adult high school program as defined in subsection 2 of NAC 389.690.Nev. Admin. Code § 391.392
Added to NAC by Comm'n on Prof. Standards in Education by R093-97, eff. 1-14-98; A by R094-99, 11-2-99; R099-03, 9-24-2003; R005-05, 10-31-2005; A by Bd. of Education by R134-07, 6-17-2008; A by Comm'n on Prof. Standards in Education by R028-11, 10-26-2011; R008-13, 10-23-2013