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Science Selection Process

Making decisions centered around vision and standards-aligned effective teaching and learning for science? Not sure where to start when it comes to science selection or implementation for materials? Noticing your district materials need wrap-around support for teachers to promote evidence-based practices for NE students? NDE and EdReports partnered in a...
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Science Standards Revision

Nebraska Revised Statute 79.760.01 requires the Nebraska State Board of Education to adopt measurable academic content standards in the subject areas of reading, writing, mathematics, science, and social studies. The statute requires the State Board to review and update the standards every seven years. Pursuant to 79.760.01, and under the leadership...
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Seal of Biliteracy Impact & Community Support

The Nebraska Department of Education works with the Nebraska International Language Association to award Nebraska high school students for studying and obtaining proficiency in two or more languages.  Nebraska joined other states across the United State who have endorsed the Seal of Biliteracy on January 14th. The following image shows...
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SECURE – SRP Specific Core Action

SECURE action is when we need to get inside and lock the outside doors of the school. Secure action is called when there is a threat or hazard outside of the school building. Whether it’s due to violence or criminal activity in the immediate neighborhood, or a dangerous animal in...
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Sexual Misconduct Guidance

Definitions Sexual misconduct means engaging in grooming, sexual contact, or sexual penetration with a student, regardless of the student’s age, as further defined herein. Sexual misconduct may or may not constitute a criminal offense. However, sexual misconduct that occurs between an adult school employee and a student in all cases...
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SHELTER – SRP Specific Core Action

SHELTER Action is called when specific protective actions are needed based on a threat or hazard. Training should include response to threats such as tornadoes, earthquakes, hazardous materials situations or other local threats. Shelter could be within the room a person is in currently in or it could be sheltering...
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Skilled and Technical Sciences

Skilled and Technical Sciences (STS) consists of four career clusters: Architecture and Construction; Energy and Engineering; Manufacturing; and Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics.  Through hands-on learning, STS classrooms and labs prepare students with the knowledge and skills that are desperately needed to advance to postsecondary education and/or to enter in to...
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Social Studies Education

VisionMissionPurposeVision To support all Nebraska students in achieving their goals in civic, college, and career life by instilling the necessary skills that will provide the courage to ask questions, deepen content understanding, evaluate the past to inform the present, identify issues and propose solutions, and be made fully aware of...
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Social Studies Resources

The Nebraska Department of Education shares these resources to help educators explore learning opportunities and classroom connections. Inclusion on this page does not constitute an endorsement of any organization, website, product, service, or viewpoint. Curriculum and resource decisions are made locally, and only district-approved materials should be used with students....
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Social Studies Standards Revision

Nebraska Revised Statute 79-760.01 requires the Nebraska State Board of Education to “adopt measurable academic content standards for at least the grade levels required for statewide assessment.” Those standards shall cover the subject areas of reading, writing, mathematics, science, and social studies, and the State Board of Education shall develop...
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Special Education

Office of Special Education - Our Purpose To lead the improvement of outcomes for preparing all children and students with disabilities and their families for learning, earning, and living through effective use of data, collaboration, communication, and a framework of differentiated support. Building Systems for Lasting Change: How Nebraska is...
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Special Education Training

Special Education Training Requirement Each person who applies for a teaching or administrative permit will be required to meet the Special Education Requirement as outlined in Nebraska Revised Statute 79-807. The requirement can be met by taking coursework or through employment experience. The following is a list of what coursework...
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Staff

Contact: Marissa Payzant Content Area Standards & Instruction, Director 402-937-2070 marissa.payzant@nebraska.gov Street Address (Fed Ex, UPS, in-person): 500 South 84th Street, 2nd Floor Lincoln, NE 68510-2611   Correspondence (USPS): PO Box 94987 Lincoln, NE 68509-4987

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Standard Response Protocol & Standard Reunification Method

Standard Response Protocol (SRP)   The Standard Response Protocol (SRP) is based on an all-hazards approach utilizes clear common language so anyone from any district across the state will know what to do when a threat, hazard, or incident occurs in or around a school. The premise is simple by...
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Standards & Proficiency

The 2019 Nebraska World Language Standards The Nebraska World Language Standards describe the knowledge and skills that students should learn, but they do not prescribe particular curriculum, lessons, teaching techniques, or activities. These standards create a framework for teaching and learning, and they articulate a trajectory for knowledge acquisition across...
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Standards and Supporting Documents

Nebraska’s College and Career Ready Standards for Science (NCCRS-S) were adopted by the Nebraska State Board of Education on September 6, 2024.  The development of Nebraska’s College and Career Ready Standards for Science were guided by The National Research Council’s A Framework for K-12 Science Education. As standards are only...
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State Accreditation Committee

List of Current State Accreditation Committee Members Meeting Notes and Reports Please select the year to view the relevant documents. 20262025202420232022202120202026 April 16th, 2026, Meeting Agenda Minutes Annual Report December 10th, 2026, Meeting 2025 April 17, 2025, Meeting Agenda Minutes December 11th, 2025, Meeting Agenda Minutes 2024 January 18, 2024,...
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State Board of Education

The State Board of Education will meet September 3 and 4, 2026 in Lincoln, NE at The NDE Office Building, Board Room, 500 South 84th Street, Lincoln, NE 68510. The Thursday, September 3, 2026 State Board Work Session begins at 2:30 p.m. and will not be broadcast.  The State Board...
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State Complaint

To request a translation to a language not posted, please contact Leslie Galloway at leslie.galloway@nebraska.gov for assistance. To request assistance drafting and filing a state complaint, please contact PTI Nebraska at 402.346.0525 STATE COMPLAINT FORM *SAMPLE STATE COMPLAINT FORM (ENGLISH) - not required to submit a complaint* Additional Sample State...
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State Substitute Permit

General Information General Information Who Applies? A state substitute permit is for applicants who have completed an educator preparation program through a college or university but may not have experience or the coursework needed to renew their regular teaching certificate. Where is it valid?  A state substitute permit is valid...
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Structured Literacy

Early Reading Skills Toolkit A collection of relevant and practical resources to support a student’s development of important reading skills. InstructionCurriculumInstruction Phonological Awareness What are Phonological and Phonemic Awareness? Reading Rockets (Resource) Phoneme vs. Phonological Awareness  The Reading League (Video) 44 Phonemes Rollins Center for Language Literacy (Video) What Do...
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STS Field Endorsement Guidelines

STS Field Endorsement Guidelines to Accompany Rule 24 STS-Skilled Specific Supplemental Endorsement Guidelines to Accompany Rule 24  

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Student Data Privacy

The use of technology to provide high quality instruction provides vast opportunities for personalized learning. However, districts need to balance instructional needs with privacy protections. This webpage and the data governance webpage serves as a resource for how districts can support best practices at the school level to protect the...
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Student Resources

Students should understand schools can provide a wealth of resources to help in suicide prevention. Schools have teachers, counselors, coaches and administrators who can listen to a child's concerns and direct them to the assistance they need. There are additional resources available to students to self-report or report about a...
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