NSSRS Resources
This page is NOT UPDATED for the 18-19 school year and beyond. Please use for historic information only.
For current instructions please use the ADVISER, CDC, Staff, or Nonpublic pages.
NDE Student ID
Student Uniq-ID Step by Step Version 7.2 Date: 03/02/2016
Student Uniq-ID Search Tips Date: 4/20/2015
Student : 2017-2018 Version 12.2 Date: 05/23/2017
2016-2017 Version 11.3 Date: 08/19/2016
Includes instructions for:
– Student
– Student Snapshot
– Student Summary Attendance
– School Enrollment
– Student Grades
– Assessment Fact (NAI)
– Programs Fact
– Special Education Snapshot
– Title I Programs
Steps to Processing NSSRS Files Date: 12/21/2015
Guidance for Reporting Student Grades Template Version: 4.0.0 Date: 5/19/2017
Excessive Absenteeism and Student Summary Attendance Template Collection Periods Date: 12/23/2015
Post School Survey
– Template is submitted in school year following the data year.
2016-2017 Version: 10.0.0 Date: 03/16/2017
2015-2016 Version: 9.0.0 Date: 6/23/2016
2014-2015 Version: 8.0.0 Date: 5/28/2015
NSSRS DATA MANAGER RULES AND NSSRS VALIDATION ERRORS
Rules in NSSRS Data Manager (Student) Date: 05/21/2015
Retired Errors in NSSRS Validation (Student) Date : 04/11/2014
GENERAL GUIDANCE FOR STUDENT
Who Reports What Date: 04/13/2018
COMPLETER/GRADUATE AND COHORT
NSSRS Completer/Graduate Reports Date: 03/17/2017
Guidance for Graduation Cohort Version: 5.0.0 Date: 04/07/2017
Cohort Graduation Checklist Date: 10/24/2013
Graduation Cohort Analysis Tool Date: 11/05/2010
Expected Graduation Year Lookup Tool Date: 11/05/2010
U.S. Department of Education: High School Graduation Rate Non-regulatory Guidance Date: 12/22/2008
Current and future methods for calculating graduation rates Date: 02/04/2010
ESSA High School Graduation Rate Non-Regulatory Guidance Date: 01/2017
DROPOUTS
Guidance for Reporting Dropouts Version: 4.0 Date: 04/20/2017
MOBILITY
Highly Mobile Student Definition Date: 09/30/2011
RACE ETHNICITY
“The Nebraska Guide to Implementing New Federal Race and Ethnicity Categories for Students and Staff” (PDF) (MS WORD) Date: 02/09/2009
“Final Guidance on Maintaining, Collecting, and Reporting Racial and Ethnic Data to the U.S. Department of Education” (Federal Register, Vol. 72, No. 202, Friday, October 19, 2007). (PDF) Date: 10/19/2007
STAFF
Non Public Curriculum
2017-2018 Version: 9.0 Date: 01/04/2018
Biennial Course Form Date: 01/05/2018
Cooperative Form Date: 01/05/2018
Dual Credit Accredited Schools Date: 01/05/2018
Dual Credit Approved Schools Date: 01/05/2018
2016-2017 Version: 8.0 Date: 01/05/2017
Staff
2018-2019 Version: 8.0 Date: 08/01/2018
2017-2018 Version: 7.0.2 Date: 09/13/2017
2016-2017 Version: 6.0.1 Date: 6/21/2016
2015-2016 Version: 5.0.0 Date: 6/11/2015
NDE Staff ID User Guide Date: 08/05/2016
NDE Staff Reporting User Guide – Appendix F in Staff Instruction Manual
Guidance for Reporting Salary – Appendix G in Staff Instruction Manual
NSSRS Validation is a web-based system accessed via the NDE Portal used to validate and verify accuracy of submitted data via NSSRS. Features include:
- Validations (errors and warnings) enforce business rules and are processed automatically for all districts each evening but can also be executed on-demand during the day.
- Verification reports summarize data submitted to ensure data is complete and accurate.
- Several interactive lookups, including:
- Enrollment Lookup by ID
- Expected Graduation Year Student Lookup by ID
- Programs Fact
- Special Education Snapshot
- Student by Demographics
- Student Summary Attendance
- Analysis tools, including:
- AYP Count Verification
- Graduation Cohort Analysis Tool
- NSSRS Validation Quick Reference Guide 3/1/2016
Documents Last Update
NSSRS Validation Activation Codes 08/17/2011
NSSRS Validations User Guide 08/14/2014
The Consolidated Data Collection (CDC) is a web-based system accessed via the NDE Portal designed to collect data, most often aggregate or summary data, for state and federal reporting.
Accessing the Consolidated Data Collection
Discipline Report of Suspensions/Expulsions
Public district instructions
Nonpublic system instructions
Financial
Special Education and Support Services Final Financial Report For School Age Students (Ages 5 to 21)
General
Assessed Valuation and Levies
Graduation Cohort Resolution Request (optional)
Days in Session/Instructional Program Hours
Elementary Site Allowance
ESU/District/System/School Information Report
Human Resources Director Contacts
Instructional Units
Nebraska Education Profile (NEP)
Nonpublic Dropouts Report
Nonpublic High School Completers
Nonpublic Membership Report
PK Instructional Program Hours/K Program
Postsecondary Terms
Request To Submit Data Late Or Make Data Changes
Student Growth Adjustment
Summer School Student Unit
Summer School Supplement
Teacher and Principal Evaluation Survey
Technology Plan
Two-year New School Adjustment Application
Staff
Non-certificated Staff
Substitute Teachers
Superintendent/ESU Administrator Transparency Pay Act– View Instructional Video
Teacher Vacancy Survey
Federal
Annual Participation Report
Nonpublic Federal Programs Within Boundaries Consultation
Title I Annual Caseload Count of Children In Local Institutions for Neglected or Delinquent
Title I Nonpublic Consultation
TITLE III_PD_Instructions
Transportation
Pupil Transportation
Course Codes and Clearing Endorsements (formerly “Appendix D”)
2018-2019 – (PDF) Version: 9.1.0 Date: 05/09/2018
Course Codes with Clearing Endorsements (Excel) Course Code List (PDF)
2017-2018 – (PDF) Version: 8.0.0 Date: 04/17/2017
Course Codes with Clearing Endorsements (Excel) Course Code List (PDF)
Early Childhood Education
List of District Early Childhood Programs by Type
High Ability Learners
High Ability Learners Collection Instructions Date: 07/20/2017
Special Education
SPED NSSRS Data Element Definitions Date: September 2016
Quick Reference Guide Last Update
NSSRS Data Manager Collections Approval Date: 01/04/2016
NSSRS Data Manager Error File Descriptions Date: 07/31/2009
NSSRS Importing Data Manager Files into Excel Date: 9/5/2015
Steps for Importing Files Into Excel Date: 07/29/2014
Steps to Processing NSSRS Files Date: 12/21/2015
User Guide Last Update
NSSRS Desktop Database User Guide Date: 07/15/2015
Please visit the NDE Education Directory.
The following links are to Microsoft Excel files containing the file structures for each NSSRS template. If used to prepare data for submission to NSSRS, the contents must first be saved to a comma-delimited (.csv) or tab-delimited (.tab) file.
Assessment Fact (for NAI) Date: 10/07/2008
2017-2018
2016-2017
NDE Staff ID (.txt) 04/22/2011
NDE Student ID (.txt) 12/07/2005
NDE Student ID (.csv) 4/20/2015
School Enrollment Date: 04/21/2010
2016-2017
Special Education Snapshot Date: 04/11/2014
2017-2018
2016-2017
Student
2017-2018 09/05/2017
2016-2017 09/20/2017
Student Grades – Date: 08/08/2012
2017-2018
2016-2017
Student Snapshot
2017-2018 Date: 09/05/2017
2016-2017 Date: 09/20/2017
Student Summary Attendance – Date: 04/04/2011
2017-2018
2016-2017
Post School Survey – Date: 10/07/2008
2017-2018
2016-2017
Programs Fact – Date: 10/07/2008
2017-2018
2016-2017
Title I Programs- Date: 05/16/2013
2017-2018
2016-2017
Staff Demographics – Date: 09/26/2016
2016-2017
Staff Position Assignments – Date: 09/26/2016
2016-2017
Assessment Fact
#-####_assessment_fact_YYYYMMDDHHMM.xxx
School Enrollment
##-####_school_enroll_YYYYMMDDHHMM.xxx
Special Education Snapshot
##-####_special_ed_snap_YYYYMMDDHHMM.xxx
Staff Demographics
##-####_staff_demographics.zzz
Staff Position Assignments
##-####_staff_position_assignments.zzz
Student
##-####_student_YYYYMMDDHHMM.xxx
Student Grades
##-####_stud_grades_YYYYMMDDHHMM.xxx
Student Snapshot
##-####_stud_snapshot_YYYYMMDDHHMM.xxx
Student Summary Attendance
##-####_stud_att_sum_YYYYMMDDHHMM.xxx
Post School Survey
##-####_post_school_survey_YYYYMMDDHHMM.xxx
Programs Fact
##-####_programs_fact_YYYYMMDDHHMM.xxx
Title I Programs
##-####_title1_programs_YYYYMMDDHHMM.xxx
Where:
##-#### is the NDE-assigned District Code
YYYYMMDDHHMM is a date and time stamp
.xxx is one of the following:
.tab Tab delimited .csv
Comma delimited (comma separated values) .txt Fixed Width
.zzz is one of the following:
.tab Tab delimited .csv
Comma delimited (comma separated values)