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, 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 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.

  • 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 collaborates to ensure that all, regardless of any differing characteristic, work and learn in a safe and respectful learning environment.

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 Inclusive Education (OIE)

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

  • 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 Pupil-Centered Funding

• The Pupil-Centered Funding Plan for the first time combines specific local and state revenues to provide a guaranteed basic level of financial support for each pupil to receive a reasonably equal education opportunity, regardless of which county they live in. The Pupil-Centered Funding Plan determines financial support to every public school district, charter, and university school across the state.