Welcome to the Nevada Department of Education's (NDE) website! Whether you are an educator looking to renew your license, a parent or family member seeking information about our work on behalf of students, or a constituent following the work of our State Board of Education or other Boards or Commissions, this site will help you find what you need. Our team works every single day to support students and families, teachers, principals, and administrators throughout our great state and to ensure that public funds are used efficiently and effectively to give students the tools they need to build a home, a life, and a future.
Our mission is to improve student achievement and educator effectiveness by ensuring opportunities, facilitating learning, and promoting excellence.
The mission of the Nevada Teacher of the Year program is to celebrate excellence and strengthen the teaching force by honoring and recognizing exceptional teachers on a school, district, state, and national level.
Districts, schools, and communities are served through efficient and effective use of public funds and fulfillment of statutory responsibilities.
