ATTENTION ALL NDE PORTAL USERS:
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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24-25 Staff Reporting Now In Audit – CLOSES June 30, 2025


DUE DATE
06/30/2025

Public, Nonpublic, Special Purpose, Rule 18 and ESU’s

Staff Reporting 24-25 was due June 15. We are now in the Audit Window and the collection closes June 30, 2025. No changes will be allowed after this time, so it is important to ensure your Year End Staff Reporting data is correct before then. This includes reviewing Errors and Verification Reports in the NSSRS Validation collection.

The Staff Reporting 24-25 manual can be found here: https://www.education.ne.gov/dataservices/staff/ and the Service Desk is available for any questions you may have: NDE.ServiceDesk@Nebraska.gov

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

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.
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)