Nevada Department of EducationNevada Department of Education

Distance Learning

Distance Learning Programs

Distance Learning Approved Program Provider List

School districts and charter schools must be approved to provide distance education.

Program Application & Guidelines

Distance Learning Courses

Course Application & Guidelines

All Distance Learning Courses must be approved and must align to the Nevada Academic Content Standards which includes ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies, World Language, Integrated Technology and Computer Science, Fine Arts, Health, and Physical Education. Additionally, all courses that are part of CTE programs must also be aligned to the CTE standards. It is the responsibility of the vendor to update courses when new standards have been revised and adopted in Nevada one year after the formal adoption by the Nevada State Board of Education. Materials used for coursesmust be open and accessible and follow copyright regulations. Copyrightviolations could cause denial of course.

The NDE Distance Learning Course Application is open from August 15 - September 30. Courses will not be accepted outside the open submission periods, no exceptions.

Nevada Department of Education has the right to request documentation for a course review at any time.

Nevada Department of Education can remove a course from the approved list at any time.

If submitting Advanced Placement courses, the standard - course alignment must be completed AND the approval letter from college board be submitted with application.

Please complete every section of the application in its entirety, or delays will occur in the review process. Detailed description of each step of the review process is in the application and provided in the Nevada Distance Learning Course Review Process.

Course Application

All CTE courses must be reviewed and approved by the CTE Office. If you have any questions regarding CTE courses, please email cteinfo@doe.nv.gov.

Approved Course Provider List

Building a District or School Educational Technology Plan

This resource provides the outline for collaboration to develop an educational technology plan for a state, district, or school. This resource was developed by the State Educational Technology Directors' Association (SETDA).

Emily Bleyle

Distance Learning Programs and Courses