LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — The Nevada Department of Education on Monday approved a petition to suspend 16 state-required reports that officials described as obsolete or duplicative, launching a multi-year effort to reduce paperwork for school districts and charter schools.
The Nevada Association of School Superintendents submitted the petition. State officials said the move is part of a reporting efficiency project authorized by Senate Bill 460, passed in 2025 and measured by established regulations.
Gov. Joe Lombardo said eliminating unnecessary reporting requirements will return time to educators and administrators.
“By cutting unnecessary bureaucracy and eliminating duplicative reporting requirements, we’re giving educators more time to do what they do best: teach our kids,” Lombardo said in a statement.
Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Victor Wakefield said the state is aiming to focus accountability measures on student outcomes rather than administrative tasks. He said the District Performance Framework will guide the state’s approach around student-centered goals.
Officials said Nevada currently requires roughly 400 reports and that 89 reports — about 22% — have been identified for near-term elimination, modification or consolidation.
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Among the reports suspended are a separate Career and Technical Education completion report, which officials said is already covered by federal reporting, and a district technology use survey that officials said is duplicative of the State Educational Technology Needs Assessment.
Andrew Feuling, president of the Nevada Association of School Superintendents, said the change will be especially helpful for rural districts with limited staff.
The initiative is based on an independent analysis prepared by Public Works LLC, the department said, and is intended to reshape how reporting and data management are handled across Nevada’s 17 school districts and the State Public Charter School Authority.
The department said that effective July 1, it will partner with the newly established Education Service Center, which will coordinate the project, host shared tools and provide centralized support for districts and the charter authority.
The release said that by the end of fiscal year 2027, the center aims to address all 89 reports identified for action, including eliminating 34, modifying 29 and consolidating 26.
Officials said the effort is expected to redirect 2,780 hours back to classrooms, or about half of the 5,560 annual compliance hours identified in district case studies.
For more information on the reporting efficiency project, visit the Nevada Department of Education website.
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