The NDE Assessment and Service Desk teams will host a virtual workday for final Assessment Rostering in ADVISER on December 5th, 2024 from 9am-11am CST. The bulk of the workday will be spent reviewing roster data in ADVISER Validation and helping to troubleshoot/correct any issues, with a brief presentation at the beginning.

The NDE Assessment and ADVISER teams will be available for support, along with several SIS Vendors. Assessment platform vendors (such as CAP/Acacia, INSIGHT or ACT Now) will not be in attendance.

The focus of the workday will be toward the January 8 roster due date – specifically ADVISER related data pertaining to ACT and Alternative Assessments. NSCAS Growth and ELPA rosters will be reviewed.

Registration is not necessary at this time. The zoom link can be obtained at our Workday website: https://help.education.ne.gov/knowledge-base/workdays/.  Additional resources available at the Workday site include a 23-24 Assessment presentation PDF and recording.

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

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 SPRING 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 (district) 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. 

Conditional and Alternative Permits can only be requested for employment in a Nebraska school district.  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 certificate. It is their responsibility to follow up on their conditional if it gets close to the expiration date.

A conditional or alternative permit, for those with Spring 2025 teaching positions, can be requested by completing the Google Form at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScree7bORXvUvd6DkBJO-_t1Jna3mO97cN2qekOomcXyy2jNA/viewform

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…Read More › – Conditional and Alternative Permit Request – Spring 2025

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

The ADVISER Resources website has been updated with the 2024-2025 school year data collection calendar, as well as the new ADVISER Data Elements 2024-2025 v9.0 document. Please especially take note of the changes to this Fall’s Follow Up Collection in the 2024-2025 calendar, and also please utilize Appendix A in the Data Elements document to see what has changed year over year.

Reminder – virtual year end ADVISER workdays are ongoing. Details here: https://help.education.ne.gov/knowledge-base/workdays/

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