Nutrition Services Vision Statement Nutrition Services provides leadership that inspires service of nutritious meals to children, students and adults. Nutrition Services ReferencesContact Information Address Mailing Address: (USPS)                                               ...

Parents can become involved in reducing violent behaviors and creating safer environments for their children at home and at school. Parents are encouraged to review school handbooks, websites, or other district sources of information relating to bullying and discuss the policy and expectations with their children. Parent - School Collaboration...

Guidance When Responding to Bullying Behavior We recommend that parents take a collaborative approach when communicating with schools and collecting evidence of incidents of bullying. Further, it is important to continue to communicate with your student and work collaboratively with your school. The chart below contains steps that parents can...

What's new in CACFP Materials Order Request Blue & White Forms, And Justice for All Posters, Other Materials CACFP now has a new order form for Blue & White meal count sheets, And Justice for All Posters, and Other Materials. Order Form   FDA Public Health Advisory: Powdered Infant Formula...

Helpdesk Contact Information Budget & Grants Management (B&GM) Helpdesk nde.bgmhelp@nebraska.gov Central Accounting Helpdesk nde.centralaccountinghelp@neb... Grants Management System (GMS) Helpdesk nde.gmsdata@nebraska.gov Administration Lisa Laws Grants Training Specialist (531) 739-8240 lisa.laws@nebraska.gov Rebecca Schademann Grant System Specialist (531) 289-0234 rebecca.schademann@nebraska.g... Zach Bomberger Director of Financial Analytics (402)314-3820 zach.bomberger@nebraska.gov Budget Steve Bauers Assistant Administrator...

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...

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. As a condition of receiving IDEA funds, the...

OSEP InformationLetter to McAndrews and Ramirez Policy Letter: Sept 5, 2024, to McAndrews and Ramirez Addresses how, under IDEA Part B, specially designed instruction is identified on the individualized education program (IEP) as part of the requirement that the IEP include a statement of the special education and related services...

Statutory Authority and Applicability What is Nebraska FAFSA Graduation Requirement or Universal FAFSA? Nebraska law requires all public high school students to complete and submit a FAFSA (or actively opt-out) as a graduation requirement starting with the graduating class of 2025.  This type of requirement is also referred to as...

NDE’s Five Investment Priorities After extensive feedback from stakeholders and reviewing preliminary data from the 2020-21 school year, the NDE developed the following five priority areas for statewide investments. Access to Comprehensive Mental Health Services Reimagined Family and Community Engagement High-Quality Professional Learning and Bolstering the Teacher Pipeline Focus on...

Free meals will be available to all children attending programs this summer at sites across Nebraska. Meals will be available through the Summer Food Service Program for Children, a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) program. The attached 2020 Summer Food Program Sites list shows the sponsors, dates, and times that...

IDEA Application Process If you are new to the Grant Management System (GMS) and the IDEA Application Process, the video IDEA Application Process is a short tutorial on accessing the GMS system and the steps to apply for the IDEA Grant. Even if you are not new to the process...

OCR Compliance Manual Civil Rights Compliance Manual  Interviews Civil Rights Onsite Review Interviews List  - to be completed and ready for NDE Staff the day of the review Sample Interview Questions - Feel free to share these with your staff Administrator Interview Questions Counselor Interview Questions Educators Interview Questions ELL...

Introduction to the Administrative Review The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (HHFKA) amended the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act requiring a unified accountability system designed to ensure that participating school food authorities (SFAs) comply with National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP) requirements. The...

The Nebraska State Board of Education has declined to issue a declaratory order that would mandate masks in schools as requested by the Nebraska State Education Association (NSEA). In November, the NSEA petitioned the State Board for an order that would require all students and staff to wear masks in...