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Affidavit for Instructional Hours Exception (2024-2025)

Public, Nonpublic, Special Purpose

Affidavit for Instructional Hours (79-213): 2024-2025 School Year

NE Rev Statute 79-213 states; “At the discretion of the State Board of Education, the closing of a school shall not prevent a district from being accredited or receiving its proper share of state funds when epidemic sickness or severe storm conditions prevail to such an extent that the school board in any district deems it advisable to close any or all schools within the district or when the destruction of the schoolhouse makes it impossible to continue the school. Such sickness, storm conditions, or destruction of the schoolhouse shall be sworn to by the secretary of the school board and the oath filed with the State Board of Education if the school board of the school district is proposing to offer fewer hours than required by law.”

The 2024-2025 Affidavit announcement and form will be available starting May 30th, 2025, on the Accreditation website. School systems have until June 30th, 2025, to submit the form to nde.accreditation@nebraska.gov Efforts to meet the required hours of instruction (1080 for secondary, 1032 for elementary, 400 for kindergarten, and 450 for prekindergarten), will be a required component of the submission. “That the contextual and decision-making evidence showing why these school days were cancelled, as well as efforts made to meet the required thresholds of instructional hours is attached hereto, and numbers _____ pages in total.”

Direct Link to the affidavit form: 2024.25-AFFIDAVIT-FOR-INSTRUCTIONAL-HOUR-EXCEPTION

Questions may be routed to: nde.accreditation@nebraska.gov

Please NOTE: This message is only for school districts/systems that have not met the required instructional hours. School districts/systems meeting the required instructional hours may ignore this message.

Contact Information: NDE Accreditation (nde.accreditation@nebraska.gov)

May 27, 2025
   Nonpublic System    Public School District    Special Purpose Schools

ESU/District/System/School Information Report (CDC) – Now Open

OPENS
05/01/2025
CLOSES
06/15/2025

Public, Nonpublic, Special Purpose, Rule 18, ESU

The ESU/District/System/School Information Report collection is used to collect general information relating to a District/System. Information includes name, address, website, phone and any changes in District/System status, including school closure and grades instructed. As well, the collection is used to collect AQuESTT classification school type(s) and grade ranges, if applicable (for Public Districts).

This collection is found in the Legacy NDE Portal, Consolidated Data Collections (CDC). To obtain access, contact your portal District Administrator. Instructions can be found within the collection or here.

Questions? Contact NDE.ServiceDesk@Nebraska.gov

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

May 8, 2025
   Public School District > Consolidated Data Collections    Special Purpose Schools > Consolidated Data Collections    Nonpublic System > Consolidated Data Collections - Nonpublic    Rule 18 > Consolidated Data Collections - Rule 18    Educational Service Unit > Consolidated Data Collections – Educational Service Unit

2025-2026 Course Codes and Clearing Endorsements Now Available

2025-2026 Course Codes and Clearing Endorsements are now available: https://coursecodes.www.education.ne.gov/

The website features several helpful tools including:
1. A Changes tab in the Menu bar at the top of the page – view all changes from the prior year
2. Search Fields – search by specific key words, a Course Code number or even an Endorsement Code
3. Select Subject – select only Math, Special Education or any other subject specific courses

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

April 7, 2025
   Special Purpose Schools > ADVISER    Public School District > ADVISER    Educational Service Unit > ADVISER    Public School District > Career and Technical Education    Special Purpose Schools > Career and Technical Education    Educational Service Unit > Career and Technical Education    Nonpublic System > Data Collections - Nonpublic    Special Purpose Schools > Special Education    Public School District > Special Education

Conditional, Alternative and Temporary Request Summer/Fall 2025


DUE DATE
10/11/2025
Public Districts, Nonpublic Schools, Rule 18’s, Special Purpose Schools and ESU’s
The purpose of this bulletin item is to provide information on how to request a conditional, temporary or alternative permit for teachers who have been hired to start in SUMMER or FALL 2025 and may not have all their necessary documentation prior to the first day of school with students.
A Conditional Permit allows someone to sign a contract and work as a certified staff member with a location (school system) limitation and deficiencies that have not been met to be issued a regular teaching certificate such as a content test. A conditional permit can also be requested for someone who has applied for a local substitute permit and has not completed the human relations training course.
An Alternative Permit is designed for an applicant to complete a program before applying for a regular certificate while being employed as a contracted teacher.
A Temporary Certificate is designed for an applicant that is currently a para in a Nebraska school system but is being hired as a teacher on a full-time basis and has taken and passed the appropriate Praxis Content Test.
Conditional Permits, Alternative Permits and Temporary Certificates can only be requested for employment in a Nebraska school system.  If an applicant has not been a continuous resident of Nebraska for the last five years, fingerprint cards will need to be sent to the certification office before any permits can be issued. Once all deficiencies have been satisfied listed on a conditional permit, a regular certificate/permit will be issued without the need to apply and pay a fee unless the conditional permit has been invalidated by the expiration date. It is important for applicants to pay attention to their expiration date on their…Read More › – Conditional, Alternative and Temporary Request Summer/Fall 2025

Contact Information: Educator Certification (nde.tcertweb@nebraska.gov or 402-471-0739)

March 17, 2025
   Educational Service Unit    Nonpublic System    Public School District    Rule 18    Special Purpose Schools    Public School District > Staff Reporting    Nonpublic System > Staff Reporting

 

HOW TO CONTACT THE NDE SERVICE DESK

The NDE Service Desk uses a Ticketing System called Jitbit. When you send an email to: ADVISERHelp@nebraskacloud.org it automatically creates a ticket. In your email, please include your full name, organization, a detailed description of your question, and contact information. All questions are answered in the order in which they are received. We will respond as soon as possible.