A new ADVISER Validation error will be activated next week.

Error 802 – Residency Status Code “09” Reported in Invalid District

A student enrollment was reported with a Residency Status Code of 09 “Ward of the State/Court Assigned to a Residential Setting” (see ADVISER Data Elements for description), but no such residential setting is known to exist by NDE in the reporting district. Please correct the Residency Status Code on this record, or contact the NDE Service Desk to discuss the student’s status.

For additional information, visit the Knowledge Base article here.

Contact Information: NDE Service Desk (NDE.ServiceDesk@nebraska.gov)

Public School Districts, Special Purpose Schools and ESUs

The NDE and your SIS Vendor support teams encourage all Data Stewards, SPED staff and school leadership who approve ADVISER data to attend at least one workday every data reporting period. The NDE, SRS and SIS Vendor Support will be available to assist with any questions and troubleshooting of your 23-24 ADVISER Year End data at the following workdays:

Friday, May 31 – PowerSchool (ESU 10), Edupoint, Infinite Campus, JMC, SRS
Wednesday, June 5 – PowerSchool (NebPS), Edupoint, NebSIS, JMC, GoEdustar, SRS
Wednesday, June 12 – PowerSchool (ESU 10) (AM), PowerSchool (NebPS) (PM), Edupoint, GoEdustar, SRS

All workdays will be from 9am-3pm Central time with a 30 minute lunch break from 12-1230pm.

Who Should Attend
Data Stewards, District Administrators/Superintendents, SPED staff responsible for district ADVISER SPED data and any other staff members who review and approve ADVISER data.

Additional information, including the zoom link, presentations, work materials and pre-recorded informational sessions, can be found here (when available): https://help.education.ne.gov/knowledge-base/workdays/ Registration is not required.

Contact Information: NDE Service Desk (NDE.ServiceDesk@Nebraska.gov)

The “Instructional Unit Subject Area Totals” report for the 2023-2024 school year in ADVISER Validation will be updated on 3/15/2024 with additional course offerings derived from high school course sections that have teachers but no students assigned to them. The notification explaining this change (copied below) will also be emailed out to superintendents on 3/14/2024:

Dear Nebraska Superintendents,

The Accreditation section of the NDE is notifying schools of a revised interpretation of language within Rule 10 that will allow for flexibility in meeting the instructional unit requirements. The revised interpretation ensures diverse opportunities for students while maintaining the standards of the requirement.

Rule 10 definition 002.12 Instructional Unit means 15 clock hours (900 minutes) of classroom instruction in a course offered in the secondary school. An “offered” course must meet the following criteria:

• The course offerings will meet all the necessary requirements under current Rule 10.
• A certificated teacher is available to be assigned to each course offered as part of the teacher’s daily schedule.
• Course offerings are available for students to access.
• The course has been identified as part of the current school year master schedule.

Districts will demonstrate that class offerings were available to students for the current school year through the following:

• Submission of a completed and signed the Rule 10 Assurance Statement.
• Uploaded course information through ADVISER as a “Course Offering” during the current school year.
• Proof of “Course Offerings” if requested: Registration materials for grades 9-12 of current school year.

If you have any questions regarding the new interpretation, feel free to reach out to:

Office of Accreditation, Certification and Approval

nde.accreditation@nebraska.gov

Contact Information: Office of Accreditation, Certification and Approval (nde.accreditation@nebraska.gov)