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Proposed rule would cap local testing time at 2% of instructional minutes, exclude state accountability assessments
Summary
Draft NAC 390 language would limit district-administered local assessments to no more than 2% of total instructional minutes and no more than five separate assessments per pupil per year unless a state board waiver is granted; statewide/federal accountability assessments are excluded from the 2% cap.
The Nevada Department of Education presented draft amendments to NAC 390 on Oct. 20, 2025, proposing limits on the amount of instructional time that school districts and charter schools may spend on locally administered assessments.
Administrator Peter Zutz said the proposed rule would require school districts and charter schools, unless the State Board approves a waiver, to ensure the total number of minutes spent conducting examinations or assessments…
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