Nebraska Student and Staff Record System (NSSRS)
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Contact
NDE Helpdesk
(888) 285-0556
nde.helpdesk@nebraska.gov
Nebraska Student and Staff Record System
The Nebraska Student and Staff Record System (NSSRS) is the Nebraska Department of Education's primary method of data collection from Nebraska public districts.
Reminders
Participation in "NDE Data Submission Workdays" held at the ESUs is strongly encouraged. Contact your ESU for NDE Data Submission Workday scheduling information.
NSSRS News
NSSRS Student Grades: Changes to 2011-2012 Reporting Requirements
Significant changes to the NSSRS Student Grades reporting requirements will be in effect for the 2011-2012 school year. The changes primarily impact the reporting of courses completed during summer school and include:
- Only summer school courses completed by students assigned to grades 9, 10, 11, or 12 are to be reported.
- NDE Staff ID to be blank on all courses completed during summer school.
- Controlling District Code to be blank on all courses completed during summer school.
- School Number to be "000" on all courses completed during summer school.
- Separate Student Grades files for courses completed during summer will be uploaded to a separate collection from courses completed during the regular school year.
- Courses completed during summer school may be associated with either the prior school year or subsequent school year.
Please refer to "Appendix A: Change Summary" within the NSSRS "Student Templates Instruction Manual" (version 6.2.0 dated November 23, 2011) and the NSSRS "Guidance for Reporting Student Grades Template" (version 2.0.0 dated November 23, 2011) for details, which are both available on the NSSRS Resources page. An 8-minute "NSSRS Student Grades and Summer School Reporting" video and presentation summarizing these changes are also available.
A conference call will be held Tuesday, December 6 at 10:00 a.m. (Central Time) for the purpose of answering questions about these changes. Questions may be emailed in advance of the conference call to the NDE Helpdesk (nde.helpdesk@nebraska.gov). The dial-in number will be 866-599-9176 and the conference code will be 402 471 4483 #.
Continued thanks to the District Data Collection Group (made up of Nebraska school district staff) for their assistance refining the process of collecting courses completed and grades earned. [11/23/2011]
2011-2012 NSSRS Instructions
2011-2012 instructions and calendar are now available on the NSSRS Resources page. 2011-2012 will be the first school year using the new NDE Staff ID and new staff data collection system for the Staff Demographics and Staff Position Assignments file specifications. Please refer to the "Change Summary" in Appendix A of each manual for an itemized list of changes. Updated eScholar Data Source Templates (Version 13.0), highlighted for use in Nebraska, are available on the NSSRS Secured Information website. [04/04/2011]
2011 State Data Conference
"Accountability Counts!" was the theme for the 2011 State Data Conference held April 18 & 19, 2011 in Kearney. Please click here for conference materials.
NDE Data Access and Use Policy and Procedures
The "NDE Data Access and Use Policy and Procedures" (December 2010) document is now available within the "Program-specific Information" section of the NSSRS Resources page. [12/03/2010]
Nebraska P16 Memorandum of Understanding
A copy of the "Memorandum of Understanding for Sharing of Student Data between the Nebraska Department of Education, the University of Nebraska, the Nebraska State Colleges, and the Nebraska Community Colleges" is available at http://www.education.ne.gov/ARRA/PDF/MOU_Student_Data_2010.pdf.
Nonpublic Systems and NSSRS
The collection of student-level data from nonpublic systems has been delayed, see "MEMO: Delay of Student Level Data Collection" for details. The collection of staff data from nonpublic system continues as planned. [10/08/2009]
NDE Bulletins
NDE Bulletins (http://www.education.ne.gov/ndebulletins) provide updated information and clarifications regarding various Department activities. NDE Bulletins are sent via email to superintendents and forwarded users NSSRS subsystems to ensure timely information is received by appropriate people.
Questions?
Please contact the NDE Helpdesk toll free at 888-285-0556 (402-471-3151) or nde.helpdesk@nebraska.gov if you have any questions.