1. The board of trustees of each school district shall:

(a) Establish a program of performance pay and enhanced compensation for the recruitment and retention of licensed teachers and administrators; and

(b) Commencing with the 2015-2016 school year, implement the program established pursuant to paragraph (a).

2. The program of performance pay and enhanced compensation established by a school district pursuant to subsection 1 must have as its primary focus the improvement in the academic achievement of pupils and must give appropriate consideration to implementation in at-risk schools and schools receiving the lowest rating possible indicating underperformance of a public school, as determined by the Department pursuant to the statewide system of accountability for public schools. In addition, the program may include, without limitation, the following components:

(a) Career leadership advancement options to maximize the retention of teachers in the classroom and the retention of administrators;

(b) Professional development;

(c) Group incentives; and

(d) Multiple assessments of individual teachers and administrators, with primary emphasis on individual pupil improvement and growth in academic achievement, including, without limitation, portfolios of instruction, leadership and professional growth, and other appropriate measures of teacher and administrator performance which must be considered.

(Added to NRS by 2011, 2283; A 2013, 3149; 2015, 1602, 3821) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 391.168)