Overview

In 2021, the NevadaLegislature passed Senate Bill 353, which requires the Nevada Department ofEducation (NDE) to review district use of assessments and develop regulationsregarding the number of assessments and amount of time students spend onassessments. To understand the current assessment landscape across Nevadadistricts and collect data that informs these regulations, NDE is partneringwith WestEd, a nonprofit research organization, to carry this effort forward.Part of this critical work includes holding a series of conversations withNevada educators, school and district leaders, assessment experts, andpolicymakers to discuss assessment across the state and identify priorities forassessment regulations. These virtual convenings will be held on the followingdates:

• Monday, April 18;
• Wednesday, June 15; (rescheduled for 7/6/22)
• Wednesday, July 6;
• Wednesday, September 14; and 
• Wednesday, December 7.