2021-2022 School Year
For the 2021-22 School Year, the Nevada Department of Education
issued Guidance Memorandum 21-02: Guidance
for 2021-22 School Year Reopening Plans in alignment with Emergency Directive 044.
County school districts and the State Public Charter
School Authority (collectively known as local education agencies or LEAs)
receiving American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act Elementary and SecondarySchool Emergency Federal Relief funding were required to create Plans for Safe
Return to In-Person Instruction and Continuity of Services in alignment
with federal guidance. Guidance Memo #21-02 instructed LEAs to include references to the
distance education options being offered to students in their federally
required plans. The ARP Act further required that the LEA seek public comment
on the plan and take those comments into account in the development of the
plan. The plans must be made publicly available on each LEA's website and were
due on July 14, 2021. LEAs are required to revisit their plans at least every
six months.
2020-2021 School Year
For the 2020-21 School Year, the Nevada Department of Education
developed the PathForward Plan, leading to a Statewide Reopening of Schools Committee which went
on to develop Nevada’sPath Forward: A Framework for a Safe, Efficient, and Equitable Return to SchoolBuildings. EmergencyDirective 022 required that school districts and charter schools develop
plans for reopening school buildings and providing instruction based on the Framework
and subsequent guidance from the Department. The Department then released Guidance Memorandum 20-05 Path
Forward Programs of Distance Education Guidance. Schools and
districts subsequently developed reopening plans and submitted them for
approval to their board of trustees and/or charter sponsor no fewer than 20
days before the first day of the 2020-21 school year. Significant additional
guidance was provided throughout the course of the school year related to
numerous policies and procedures and may be found on our COVID-19 page.
2019-2020 School Year
On March 15, 2020 of
the 2019-2020 School Year, Emergency Directive 001 was issued, closing all K-12
school buildings due to the emerging COVID-19 crisis. Emergency Directive 005 required
the Department to provide guidance and minimum requirements regarding Emergency
Programs of Distance Education, as school building closures were extended (in
Directives 005, 014, and 015). Significant additional guidance was provided
throughout the course of the school year related to numerous policies and
procedures and may be found on our COVID-19 page.