Office of Career Readiness, Adult Learning, and Education Options (CRALEO)

• The Office of Career Readiness, Adult Learning, and Education Options develops and supports innovative educational opportunities for students to acquire skills for productive employment and lifelong learning.

Office of Educator Development, Educator Licensure, and Parental Involvement and Family Engagement (EDLiFE)

• The Office of Educator Development, Licensure, and Family Engagement (EDLiFE) consists of three units supporting educators and families so they, in turn, can support Nevada’s students.

  • The Office of Educator Development Support team leverages and bolsters human capital to improve student outcomes. The team supports initiatives that develop, inspire, and recognize adults who work with students every day.

  • Educator Licensure is the main point of contact for most educators with the Nevada Department of Education. Licensure staff serve approximately 60,000 licensed educators throughout Nevada, processing approximately 20,000 applications for initial licensure, renewal, or additional endorsements each year. They also work with the Department of Public Safety to ensure background checks are completed and to investigate reports of misconduct by licensed educators.

  • The Parental Involvement and Family Engagement team actively promotes and supports the participation and engagement of families and communities in a child’s education.

Together, the EDLiFE team supports the adults in the system by providing the necessary resources and training to ensure students have access to high quality educators in order to learn in a safe and academically challenging environment.

Office for a Safe and Respectful Learning Environment (OSRLE)

• The Office for a Safe and Respectful Learning Environment supports the development of systems that promote safety, inclusion, and respect in schools across the state. The office oversees key initiatives including School Safety, Bullying Prevention and Appeals, School Discipline and Restorative Practices, School Health Services, School Climate and Social Emotional Learning, SafeVoice, and Pupil Transportation. These programs are designed to support educators, students, and families in creating positive, inclusive, and safe learning environments.

Office of Assessment, Data, and Accountability Management (ADAM)

• The Office of Assessment, Data, and Accountability Management (ADAM) consists of three offices that perform several functions critical to the effectiveness of the Nevada Department of Education as a change agent by informing the evaluation of the effectiveness of schools, districts, and state and federal improvement programs. Those offices are the Office of Assessment, Office of Accountability, and Office of Information Technology.

Office of Early Learning and Development (OELD)

• The goal of OELD is to ensure that all children from birth through third grade have access to quality early care and education across a variety of program settings. The office coordinates state-level reform efforts, which are part of a national initiative, to transform how young children learn.

Office of Comprehensive Student Services (OCSS)

• The Office of Comprehensive Student Services (OCSS) is committed to ensuring that ALL students in Nevada are college- and career- ready upon exit from the public school system.

  • Special Education

    • OCSS promotes educational services and programs for all Nevada students with disabilities. The office also provides oversight and technical assistance to ensure students with or suspected of having disabilities are provided the rights and services afforded to them under state and federal special education law.

  • Office of Indian Education

    • The Office of Indian Education provides technical assistance and direction to school districts and schools in the unique needs of American Indian (AI) students, as well as collaborates with tribes and organizations throughout Nevada to ensure student achievement for AI students.

  • Gifted and Talented Education

    • The Office of Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) provides technical assistance to local education agencies relating to the identification and education of gifted learners.

Office of Student and School Supports (OSSS)

• The Office of Student and School Supports offers an array of programs, and works in partnership with schools and districts to support and improve teaching and learning to help students achieve in a safe and academically challenging environment.

Office of Teaching and Learning (OTL)

• Nevada Academic Content Standards serve as expectations for what students should know and be able to do by the end of each school year.

Office of District Support Services

• The Office of District Support Services has three units: The Grants Management Unit, the Audit Unit, and the DS Reporting Unit.

  • The Grants Management Unit (GMU) manages the financial and technical elements of grants related to the subaward development and review process, requests for reimbursement, and grant reconciliations.
  • The Audit Unit conducts audits of school districts, charter schools, and state and federal grants. This includes Pupil Enrollment and Attendance Audits, Student Organization Audits, NRS 387.304 Report Audits, Single Audits, Title I Comparability Audits, Grant Audits, and Special Investigations. These audits are required by state and federal law and help us to ensure that public funds intended for education are being used accountably, transparently, and efficiently.
  • The Office of District Support (DS) Reporting Unit also provides support to district Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) and charter schools related to their annual budgets and monthly payments, and is responsible for compiling, reviewing, and analyzing a number of state and federal reports, to include the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Report, Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Reporting, Maintenance of Effort (MOE) Reporting, NRS 387 / NRS 388 Reporting, and more.

Office of Division Compliance

• The Office of Division Compliance has two units: The Monitoring Unit and the Division Compliance (DV) Reporting Unit.

  • The Monitoring Unit is responsible for the risk assessment and monitoring of all subrecipients and grant applicants, including the holistic view of the subrecipient, management of corrective actions, and technical assistance at the systemic level. The Monitoring Unit is also responsible for internal controls monitoring and assessments within Nevada Department of Education, internal accountability reporting within SID, and compliance with all state and federal statute, regulations, and best practices.
  • The Division Compliance (DV) Reporting Unit is responsible for the development and maintenance of internal controls, rules of practice, policies and procedures, and business rules; facilitate cross-office collaboration; completes various reports including Class Size Reduction, Average Daily Enrollment and associated verifications, Interlocal Tuition Agreements, Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (FFATA), grant applications reporting, school calendars, and more.

Office of Fiscal Operations

• The Office of Fiscal Operations has three units: The Budget Unit, the Accounting Unit, and the Contract Unit.

  • The Budget Unit consists primarily of budget analysts who work to support the planning, management, and accountability of their assigned budget accounts; provide monthly financial meetings to offices in order to discuss their budgetary status; support the administration of work programs for the alteration of budget accounts during the interim; and conduct the biennial budget build.
  • The Accounting Unit processes all Department invoices, reimbursements, and payments. This includes payroll, travel, and purchasing.
  • The Contract Unit manages all contracts for the Department. This is a process which includes many levels of detailed review by several entities, so supporting our Contracts Unit by providing thorough and timely documents is critical to timely delivery of contractual services.

Office of Pupil-Centered Funding

• The Office of Pupil-Centered Funding builds the biennial budgets for the Pupil-Centered Funding Plan (PCFP) maintains the funding formula, manages the enrollment and revenue projections, builds, maintains, and updates the payment book, promulgates regulations, develops business rules, internal controls, and guidance to support the PCFP, monitoring and reporting for the PCFP, and provides support to the Commission on School Funding (CSF), as well as district and school Chief Financial Officers (CFOs).