Please log onto your portal accounts and go to the “My Profile” tab and check to make sure your contact information (especially the email address) is up to date. It is very important to keep this information updated as the Department of Education uses the email address that is in the users’ Portal account to send vital information.
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2023-2024 Exempt Schools – School District Report
The 2023-2024 Exempt Schools – School District Report is now available in ADVISER Validation under Verification Reports for Students (in the Enrollment section).
For more information, please see the 09/20/2023 email from nde.exemptschool@nebraska.gov sent to district superintendents.
Contact Information: NDE Service Desk (ADVISERHelp@nebraskacloud.org)
Conditional, Alternative and Local Substitute Permit Requests
The purpose of this bulletin item is to provide information on how to request a conditional or alternative permit for teachers who have been hired to start in fall 2023 and may not have all their necessary documentation prior to the first day of school with students. There is also information on how to request a local substitute permit.
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. 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. Additional requirements exist before an Alternative Permit can be issued.
Conditional and Alternative Permits can only be requested for employment in a Nebraska school system. Once all deficiencies listed on a conditional permit have been satisfied, the appropriate certificate or permit will be issued without the need to apply and pay a fee unless the conditional permit has expired. Someone with an Alternative Permit would need to apply for their regular teaching certificate.
A conditional, alternative or local substitute permit can be requested by completing the Google Form for those with fall teaching positions at https://forms.gle/wHP2hdFF8B9DG3118.
More information on a Conditional Permit can be found on our website at https://www.education.ne.gov/tcert/teaching-certificates/teaching-conditional-permit/.
Contact Information: Educator Certification (nde.tcertweb@nebraska.gov or 402-471-0739)
New ADVISER Validation Special Education Error #796 – Special Education Program Code Missing
This notification is intended to inform districts of new errors/warnings that will soon be displayed on the ADVISER Validation website if they have the error(s).
New Error #796 – Special Education Program Code Missing
A Special Education Program Code has not been reported for a Special Education student. A Program code of 05-IDEA Part B or 06-IDEA Part C needs to be added to the student Special Education record.
Contact Information: NDE Service Desk (ADVISERHelp@nebraskacloud.org)
New ADVISER Validation Attendance/Calendar Error #797 – Invalid Instructional Duration in Calendar Date
Public & Special Purpose Schools Only
This notification is intended to inform districts of new errors/warnings that will soon be displayed on the ADVISER Validation website if they have the error(s).
New Error 797 – Invalid Instructional Duration in Calendar Date
A date in a calendar was reported with a negative amount for the date’s instructional duration. This amount cannot be less than 0 on a date. Please contact your Student Information System vendor support to get help fixing the calendar.
Contact Information: NDE Service Desk (ADVISERHelp@nebraskacloud.org)
Staff Reporting 2023-2024 Still Open
The Staff Reporting 2023-2024 collection remains open.
The state statute requiring Public Districts and Nonpublic Systems to submit a Fall Personnel Report by September 15 has now passed.
Special Purpose Schools, Educational Service Units, Interim Programs (Rule 18), Public Districts and Nonpublic Systems should continue to report their Staff Reporting data through the Fall Collection period, which ends October 31st, 2023.
Staff Reporting instructions are available here. Options for submission are online entry and file upload. Changes can be found in Appendix A: Change Summary.
When completing the Staff Reporting collection, please ensure all staff email addresses are correct for those required. The NDE uses email addresses from Staff Reporting for communications to our Districts and Schools.
Once data has been entered into the Staff Reporting collection, please visit the NSSRS Validation collection to view any associated errors and reports.
Additional Staff Reporting resources include:
August 9th Data Webinar presentation recording and PDF: https://nedataconference.com/
Contact Information: NDE Service Desk (ADVISERHelp@nebraskacloud.org)
Rule 10 Public Schools Annual Assurance Statement – Opening September 18
Rule 10 Assurance Statement: Public School Districts
All accredited school systems are required to complete a Rule 10 Annual Assurance Statement. The Assurance Statement reflects compliance with Rule 10 regulations and allows for the self-reporting of unmet regulations for the 2023-24 School Year.
NAC 92 Chapter 10 003.07 Assurance Statement. Each school system shall, by November 1 of each year, submit to the Department an Assurance Statement, as prescribed by the Department, signed by a representative of the school system governing body affirming compliance or specifically noting any noncompliance with the regulations contained in this Chapter.
The Rule 10 Public School Assurance Statement is accessible via an activation code on the NDE Portal under the Data Collections tab beginning Monday, September 18, 2023. Submission of the Annual Assurance Statement must be time stamped before 11:59 p.m. on November 1, 2023.
Additional directions for completing the Rule 10 Public School Assurance Statement can be found on the collection document. Please note that any self-reporting of unmet regulations will not automatically result in a Formal Notice unless that regulation is mandated by State Statute.
Contact Information: Accessing the NDE Portal: NDE Service Desk (ADVISERHelp@nebraskacloud.org) OR Questions regarding compliance and interpretation of regulations: Accreditation (nde.accreditation@nebraska.gov)
23-24 ADVISER Fall Collection Workdays Coming Soon!
Public School Districts and Special Purpose Schools
The NDE and your SIS Vendor support teams encourage all Data Stewards and SPED staff who review and approve ADVISER data to attend at least one workday every data reporting period. NDE, SRS and SIS Vendor Support will be available to assist you with any questions and troubleshooting of your 23-24 ADVISER Fall data at any of the following workdays:
Thursday, Sept 21 PowerSchool (NebPS), SRS (9am-12pm only)
Tuesday, Oct 3 PowerSchool (ESU 10 AM, NebPS PM), SRS, NebSIS
Wednesday, Oct 11 PowerSchool (ESU 10), SRS, Synergy, JMC, Infinite Campus
(All workdays will be from 9am-3pm Central time.)
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 presentations, pre-recorded informational sessions, and a zoom link for each workday can be found here: https://help.education.ne.gov/knowledge-base/workdays/
Contact Information: NDE Service Desk (ADVISERHelp@nebraskacloud.org)
Consolidated Data Collections (CDC) for Public Districts Now Open – Due October 15
Assessed Valuation and Levies
Collects information about assessed valuation by county and fund levies, system square miles, and high school distance.
For questions, contact Kevin Lyons kevin.lyons@nebraska.gov or (402) 450-1418
Elementary Site Allowance
Form to be completed by a school district with multiple elementary attendance sites.
For questions, contact Kevin Lyons kevin.lyons@nebraska.gov or (402) 450-1418
Estimated Expenditure for LEP and Poverty
Estimated expenditure for next year’s LEP and Poverty expenditures.
For questions, contact Kevin Lyons kevin.lyons@nebraska.gov or (402) 450-1418
Human Resources Director Contacts – Open All Year
Used to collect name and email address for correspondence related to notices regarding teacher and administrative certificates, evaluation systems, surveys, and data. The contact listed may have a similar role to an HR Director.
For questions, contact Clayton Waddle clayton.waddle@nebraska.gov
Non-Certificated Staff
Report of Non-Certificated Staff.
For questions, contact the Service Desk ADVISERHelp@NebraskaCloud.org
PK Instructional Program Hours/K Program
Collects data regarding the number of hours per week and per year of operation for pre-kindergarten center-based classrooms in the school and data regarding the type of kindergarten program that is offered in the school.
For questions, contact Tammi Hicken tammi.hicken@nebraska.gov or (531) 207-8917 OR Kevin Lyons kevin.lyons@nebraska.gov or (402) 450-1418
Student Growth Adjustment
School districts must estimate 2023-2024 average daily membership and provide evidence supporting the estimate.
For questions, contact Kevin Lyons kevin.lyons@nebraska.gov or (402) 450-1418
Summer School Student Unit
Number of students by grade who attend summer school.
For questions, contact Kevin Lyons kevin.lyons@nebraska.gov or (402) 450-1418
Title I Annual Caseload Count of Children In Local Institutions For Neglected or Delinquent – Due Date: December 5, 2023
To provide the State Educational Agency with…Read More › – Consolidated Data Collections (CDC) for Public Districts Now Open – Due October 15
Contact Information: NDE Service Desk (ADVISERHelp@nebraskacloud.org)
Special Education Financial Reporting System (SPEDFRS) 2022-2023 Opened: 09/01/2023
Special Education Financial Reporting System (SPEDFRS) for 2022-2023 opens September 1, 2023 and is due by October 31 @midnight CDT.
Required for 2022-2023 – Teacher Substitute SPI Code “0” with Position Assignment “5190”. Teacher Substitute must be reported in NSSRS – Staff Reporting to be eligible for reimbursement with Federal – IDEA Funds through GMS and State – SPED School Age through SPEDFRS.
This submission generates payments for School Age Special Education and Transportation costs. This data collection is accessible through the NDE Portal.
Special Education Reporting System (SPEDFRS) Presentation(PDF) User Manual: https://www.education.ne.gov/wpcontent/uploads/2021/08/SPEDFRS_UserManual.pdf
Special Education (SPED) Reporting Information website for additional SPED information: https://www.education.ne.gov/fos/special-education-reporting-information/
Annual Financial Report (AFR) – District Reporting https://www.education.ne.gov/fos/annual-financial-report-school-district/
NDE Portal at https://portal.education.ne.gov/Site/DesktopDefault.aspx
Contact Information: NDE Service Desk (ADVISERHelp@nebraskacloud.org)
Downtime Scheduled for Opening of ADVISER 2023-2024
Public School Districts, Special Purpose Schools and ESUs Only
As part of the ADVISER cloud upgrade project this year, ADVISER syncing and the ADVISER Validation website will be offline Friday 9/1/2023 through Labor Day weekend. Systems should be back online Tuesday morning 9/5/2023. During this time, the 2023-2024 ADVISER system will be installed, and the 2022-2023 ADVISER systems and ADVISER Validation website will also be moved to new cloud servers. ADVISER Person ID will remain open and function as usual during this time.
Any districts that still need to publish 2022-2023 school year data between 9/5 and the Follow Up Collection’s 10/2 close date must have their Student Information System (SIS) configured to use the new 2022-2023 ADVISER URL after 9/5. Please look for communication from your SIS vendor regarding the 2022-2023 change as well as information about when your SIS is ready for publishing 2023-2024 ADVISER data.
Finally, a reminder – our ADVISER Resources website has updated documents for the 2023-2024 school year as well as information about SIS vendor certification.
Contact Information: NDE Service Desk (ADVISERHelp@nebraskacloud.org)
Rule 11: Prekindergarten Program Report – Open Now – Due October 15
All public school districts and educational service units are required to complete a Rule 11 Prekindergarten Report. Districts or ESUs operating prekindergarten programs are required to indicate on the Prekindergarten Report if they are in compliance or indicate areas of noncompliance.
The Prekindergarten report can be found on the NDE portal.
1. Open https://portal.education.ne.gov/site/DesktopDefault.aspx
2. Login with your username and password.
3. Go to the “Data collections” tab on the top left.
4. Click “Prekindergarten Report” to open
For those with access to the previous school years’ PreKindergarten Report, simply enter the collection directly from your portal account. Your previous access will still apply. If new access is needed, an activation code is required. This can be obtained from your portal District Administrator. The full collection name is “PreKindergarten Report”.
Contact Information: Tammi Hicken (tammi.hicken@nebraska.gov)
Staff Reporting for 2023-2024 Due Sept 15
Reminder: The Staff Reporting 2023-2024 collection is now open and due Sept 15.
State statute requires Public Districts and Nonpublic Systems submit a Fall Personnel Report by September 15. Special Purpose Schools, Educational Service Units and Interim Programs (Rule 18) should also report during this time frame as well.
Staff Reporting instructions are available here. Changes can be found in Appendix A: Change Summary.
A presentation was made at the August 9th Monthly Data Webinar and can be viewed here.
To add the Staff Reporting 2023-2024 collection to portal accounts, a new activation code is required every year and can be obtained from your portal District Administrator. The collection is located within the Student & Staff (NSSRS) tab of the portal.
When completing the Staff Reporting collection, please ensure all staff email addresses are correct for those required. The NDE uses email addresses from Staff Reporting for communications to our Districts and Schools.
Once data has been entered into the Staff Reporting collection, please visit the NSSRS Validation collection to view any associated errors and reports.
Contact Information: NDE Service Desk (ADVISERHelp@nebraskacloud.org)
State Board of Education Action Against Educators
The link below contains State Board disciplinary action taken against Nebraska educators on June 27, 2023, as well as any voluntary surrenders.
https://www.education.ne.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/RECENT-DISCIPLINARY-ACTIONS-1.pdf
Contact Information: NDE Service Desk (ADVISERHelp@nebraskacloud.org)