Special education in Nevada

What Nevada calls special education, how long each step takes, who to call, free help, paying for services, and how the state scores.

Special education in Nevada

Special education is called

Special Education (NDE Office of Inclusive Education)

The IEP meeting

IEP team meeting

Eligibility team

Evaluation timeline

45 school days. 45 school days from consent; up to 15 more school days on request (NAC 388.337)

IEP timeline

30 days (federal)

Transition planning starts

14 (being checked)

Rights transfer to the student at

Developmental delay category

3 to 5 (child count)

Dyslexia law

yes: Read by Grade 3 / NRS ch. 388: K-3 screening incl. dyslexia indicators

Find your district and schools

20 districts and charter districts. 15 special education schools and 104 public charter schools.

Get your Hall Pass Schools in Nevada Services for children in Nevada (on Disability Atlas)

The state office and your options when you disagree

State special education office

Nevada Department of Education, Office of Comprehensive Student Services (775) 687-9115

Procedural safeguards (your rights notice)

Read the state's notice

Mediation

Ask for mediation

State complaint

File a state complaint

Due process

Ask for a due process hearing

Free help for families

Parent centers

Nevada PEP
Parent Training and Information Center (PTI), Las Vegas
(702) 388-8899

Disability rights agency

Nevada Disability Advocacy and Law Center
Protection and Advocacy Agency, Las Vegas
(702) 257-8150

Advocacy groups in Nevada

Paying for it

Medicaid for children

Nevada Medicaid

CHIP

Nevada Check Up

Apply

Apply for coverage

Medicaid for children with disabilities, whatever the family's income

yes: Katie Beckett Program (TEFRA)

Schools bill Medicaid for health services

yes

Autism insurance law

yes. under 18, or to 22 if in high school

Scholarship or ESA for students with disabilities

general-limited: Nevada Opportunity Scholarship (tax-credit scholarship, income-limited)

How school, Medicaid and insurance fit together

How Nevada scores

First edition. These grades are new (November 2026) and the weights may still change. Texas graduation data is being confirmed with the state.

State of Schools

Rank 51 of 51

State of Support

D-

Rank 42 of 51

Combined

Rank 48 of 51

Pillar	Grade
Following the law	D
Learning together	D+
Results	F
School funding	F
Family protections	C
Options and transition	D+

IDEA determination 2026: Needs Assistance (2 or more years). How we grade.

Sources for this page are listed in the SPED Atlas research tables (state terms, state help, paying for it). Items marked "being checked" are waiting on a primary source.

Last reviewed: November 2026. Rules, programs and phone numbers change. Check with the office named on this page. Report outdated or wrong information.