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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Staff Reporting for 2024-2025 Due Sept 15
Reminder: The Staff Reporting 2024-2025 collection is 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.
Staff Reporting instructions are available here. A schedule of Workdays and a pre-recorded presentation can be found here. Please note, an update for 24-25: reporting Coaches is optional. See the bulletin from August 19, 2024 here.
To add the Staff Reporting 2024-2025 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. Email addresses will be utilized after the October 31 deadline. (Staff Reporting is open until June 30 for Districts/Systems to make updates throughout the school year and has several different deadlines.)
Once data has been entered into the Staff Reporting collection, please visit the NSSRS Validation collection to view any associated errors and reports. Note: there are new staff errors this year. Additionally, these errors/reports change throughout the school year, so please review the data within NSSRS Validation every so often.
Contact Information: NDE Service Desk (NDE.ServiceDesk@Nebraska.gov)
Staff Reporting 2024-2025 Update
Due to changes in NSAA Bylaw, reporting the Position Assignment Code 5330 – Activities/Athletic Coach in Staff Reporting is now optional. According to 2.12.2: Coaches and Sponsors. School districts may choose to hire their own external coaches and employ those individuals who do not possess a Nebraska Teacher Certificate or Nebraska Administrative and Supervisory Certificate.
If Districts choose to continue to report Coaches in their Staff Reporting 24-25 collections, the NDE will run certification checks on the Position Assignment Code 5330. Revised Staff Reporting 24-25 guidance can be found here.
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.
To add the Staff Reporting 2024-2025 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.
The NDE will host several Staff Reporting Business Hours in August and September, should Districts have any questions. The schedule is posted here.
Contact Information: NDE Service Desk (NDE.ServiceDesk@Nebraska.gov)
Staff Reporting for 2024-2025 Now Open
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.
Staff Reporting instructions are available here. To add the Staff Reporting 2024-2025 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. Certified staff whose licenses expire 8/31/24 will be listed in error and should be reviewed. If you are unsure whether your staff person will be certified by 8/31/24 or not, it is recommended to request a conditional permit. That can be done here.
The NDE will host several Staff Reporting Business Hours in August and September, should Districts/Systems have any questions while completing the collection. A schedule is posted here. Meanwhile, questions can be sent to the NDE Service Desk team any time by emailing: NDE.ServiceDesk@Nebraska.gov
Contact Information: NDE Service Desk (NDE.ServiceDesk@Nebraska.gov)
Conditional and Alternative Permit Request – Summer/Fall 2024
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 SUMMER or FALL 2024 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 (district) limitation and deficiencies that have not been met to 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.
A conditional or alternative permit can be requested by completing the Google Form for those with Summer or Fall teaching positions at https://forms.gle/TWYMHF2m3Lgcj4pf8
More information on a Conditional Permit can be found on our website at https://www.education.ne.gov/tcert/teaching-certificates/teaching-conditional-permit/.
More information on an Alternative Permit can be found on our website at https://www.education.ne.gov/tcert/teaching-certificates/teaching-alternative-permit/
More information on a Local Substitute Permit can be found on our website at https://www.education.ne.gov/tcert/substitute-teacher/local-substitute-permit/
Contact Information: Educator Certification (nde.tcertweb@nebraska.gov or 402-471-0739)