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Nebraska Career Education Conference

2025 Conference ScheduleRegistration Information Information for the 2025 NCE Conference June 9 – 11; 2025; Younes Conference Center South – Kearney, N Description: The Nebraska Career & Technical Education Conference is the premier professional development event for CTE teachers in Nebraska! The focus of the conference will be to address...
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Nebraska Comprehensive Literacy State Development Program

The RFA & RFI are now closed.  Resource links for applicants are still available on the CLSD Resources Page Nebraska Literacy Project Highway In August 2024, the Nebraska Department of Education was awarded a federal Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLSD) grant. The total award of $55 million spans five years....
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Nebraska Crunch Off

What is the Crunch Off? The Mountain Plains Crunch Off is a multi-state competition to celebrate Farm to School Month every year in October. States throughout the region (CO, MT, MO, KS, NE, ND, SD, WY) compete to achieve the most per capita "crunches" into local products - like apples,...
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Nebraska Events

  Nebraska Career & Technical Education Conference (Formerly NCE Conference) Younes Conference Center & Kearney area sites Registration Link to be provided at a later date SAVE THE DATE: June 7-10, 2021 Future CTE Conference Dates: June 6-9, 2022 June 5-8, 2023    

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Nebraska Future Ready Librarians

Nebraska has adopted the Future Ready framework and convened it's own Future Ready Nebraska Council to assist in guiding the Future Ready Nebraska plan forward. The Council is  committed to using their expertise and knowledge to shape and communicate the vision, strategic objectives, and actions intended to transform the digital education...
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Nebraska Higher Education and the Nebraska Seal of Biliteracy

Institutes of higher education are encouraged to recognize the Nebraska Seal of Biliteracy. Students who have attained the Seal are prepared for higher levels of language study, Bilingual students offer stronger communication skills, often exhibit a greater tendency to participate in activities, and have already shown commitment to academic study. ...
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Nebraska Literacy Project

The Nebraska Literacy Project Plan was approved by the State Board of Education on February 7, 2025. The Nebraska Literacy Project Plan provides a framework for Nebraska educators and other stakeholders to work together to positively impact literacy for all Nebraska students. Nebraska Revised Statute 79-2607 requires the Nebraska Department...
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Nebraska Math and Science Partnerships

The Mathematics and Science Partnerships Grant Program, a federal competitive grant program formerly funded under Title II, Part B of the No Child Left Behind Act, was not reauthorized.  This program concluded on September 30, 2018.  For more information, contact Jan Handa at jan.handa@nebraska.gov.

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Nebraska Milken Educators

 Nebraska joined the Milken Educator Awards program in 1996. 44 recipients since program began in Nebraska. $1,100,000 awarded in Nebraska since program began. Katie Mace, 2021 Nebraska Milken Educator Recipient. Photo courtesy of the Milken Family Foundation. From left, Nebraska Commissioner of Education Dr. Matthew L. Blomstedt; Katie Mace, 2021...
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Nebraska Physical Education Standards

2016 Nebraska PE Standards PE K-5 Critical Elements Standards by Grade Bands Standard 1 Standard 2 Standard 3 Standard 4 Standard 5 High School Standard 1: Physical Activity Skills and Movement PatternsGrades K-2 Performance Levels: E = Emerging, M = Maturing, A = Applying Kindergarten PE.K.1.1 Performs locomotor skills in...
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Nebraska Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support

"Whole school approaches like PBiS can change the climate of the a school building. When implemented with fidelity, PBiS creates an orderly, positive and well managed environment and reduces the likeliness that the problems characteristically presented by at-risk students will escalate out of control." ––Jeff Sprague, Institute on Violence and Destructive...
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Nebraska Public Schools Administrators Email Lists

These lists are in Excel format and include name, address, telephone numbers and e-mail addresses for superintendents and principals and were last updated on 12/03/2024. Please use our Education Directory as an additional resource for contacting schools and staff members. Please report any changes in e-mail addresses to: NDE.ServiceDesk@Nebraska.gov

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Nebraska Purple Star Schools

What Are Purple Star Schools? Each year, Nebraska schools serve nearly 4,000 students who have at least one parent involved in the military. Signed into law in 2021, the Purple Star Schools Act recognizes schools making a commitment to support the unique needs of military involved students and families. How...
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Nebraska School Counseling

New to Career Development? Click below for an introduction. Nebraska Career Development Model: An Introduction Engage! a Middle School Career Development Curriculum is updated! Now offered is a variety of course delivery formats: in person, online or blended learning. Click on the flyer below for details. Habitudes for Nebraska Career...
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Nebraska School Safety & Security

Mission Statement   To provide guidance and support to all Nebraska schools in prevention, preparedness, response and recovery efforts to keep educational communities safe and secure. NDE School Safety & Security Table of Contents Get the Quick Link to the School Safety Webpage Topic Needed in the Table of Contents...
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Nebraska School Safety and Security Resources

Understanding all the school safety & security guidance and support resources available in prevention, preparedness, response and recovery can be overwhelming. The Nebraska Department of Education School Safety & Security Team has created this page to help put the puzzle pieces together for school communities to feel more confident in...
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Nebraska Science Newsletter

Science Newsletter Spring 2025 Science Newsletter Winter 2025 Past Memos2023 March 2023 Memo January 2023 Memo 2022 December 2022 Memo November 2022 Memo October 2022 Memo August 2022 Memo June 2022 Memo April 2022 Memo March 2022 Memo February 2022 Memo 2021 December 2021 Memo October 2021 Memo September 2021...
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Nebraska Seal of Biliteracy

The Nebraska Seal of Biliteracy Nebraska’s recognition of proficiency in multiple languages Learn about the Nebraska Seal of Biliteracy by reading the NeSoBL Handbook and reviewing the information below: What is the Seal of Biliteracy What is the Seal of Biliteracy? The Seal of Biliteracy is an award the State...
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Nebraska Seal of Biliteracy Assessment Requirements

World Language Proficiency Requirements The Nebraska Seal of Biliteracy requires that a student demonstrates proficiency in English and at least one language other than English. English ProficiencyOther Language SilverOther Language GoldOther Language PlatinumEnglish Proficiency Proficiency in English Requirement One of the following must be met: Six semesters of ELA (C...
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Nebraska Seal of Biliteracy Award Winners

2022 Spring Nebraska Seal of Biliteracy Recipients The Nebraska Department of Education and the Nebraska International Language Association have awarded 145 Seals of Biliteracy to 144 Nebraska students for Chinese, French, German, Latin, Somali and Spanish this semester. It is the first time that a Nebraska Seal of Biliteracy is...
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Nebraska Seal of Biliteracy Awards Process

Nebraska students wishing to receive the Nebraska Seal of Biliteracy must submit an application online through the Nebraska Department of Education, pay any required fees, and upload documents demonstrating that the standards of proficiency have been met. All parts of the application will be done online. Applications can be submitted...
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Nebraska Seal of Biliteracy FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions about the Nebraska Seal of Biliteracy (NSoBL) Click for a pdf version of these FAQs What is the Nebraska Seal of biliteracy? The Seal of Biliteracy is an award given by the State of Nebraska in recognition of high school students who have studied and attained proficiency...
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Nebraska Seal of Biliteracy Proficiency Levels

The Nebraska Seal of Biliteracy is presented as a certificate and a seal that can be attached to a student's diploma. There is no cost for these items or the application. However, a Nebraska Seal of Biliteracy recipient may choose to order, at a cost, a Nebraska Seal of Biliteracy...
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Nebraska Seal of Biliteracy Purpose

Purpose of the Nebraska Seal of Biliteracy The purpose of the Nebraska Seal of Biliteracy is to acknowledge the high school recipient has achieved a high level of proficiency in English and at least one additional language other than English. The Seal is the cumulative evidence of the Nebraska World...
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