Education (Teachers)

SB 278 revises Nevada education law to impact school districts, administrators, and teacher/licensure candidates. It prohibits school boards from requiring prospective administrators to complete preservice programs before applying for jobs, and mandates that licensing regulations allow individuals to enroll in multiple alternative licensure programs simultaneously. The bill also requires elementary schools to use school-wide or grade-level assessments - where possible - to monitor reading growth for students with reading deficiencies, rather than individualized assessments. These changes aim to streamline administrative hiring and licensure pathways while standardizing reading progress tracking.