Annual Board Approval - NDE Rule 24 Matrices, Documents, and Forms State Program Review - Report Documents and Forms Review Schedule The goal of State Program Review is to provide an accurate picture of educator preparation offered by the Nebraska institution in order to maintain State Approval. In addition to...

Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) Recognitions Three Nebraska teachers have been selected as state finalists for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST), the nation’s highest honor for K–12 science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and/or computer science teachers. The awards program is...

Data security is how data are collected stored and transferred through a district's infrastructure. Infrastructure includes district-owned servers and devices, including mobile devices. All district-controlled applications, networks and cloud-based storage should also be included. Traditionally, firewalls served as the divide between internal and external security threats but now this is...

  NDE Day serves as the foundational opening to the annual Administrators’ Days conference, providing a vital opportunity for Nebraska school leaders to connect directly with the Nebraska Department of Education. As a collaborative "one-stop-shop" for district leadership, this day is dedicated to aligning our collective efforts across the state....

Data governance is essential to the successful planning, implementation, and use of an ECIDS because it establishes clear roles, responsibilities, and processes for how the work will be done. Integrating data from multiple sources requires collaborative and ongoing decision-making about how data will be defined, matched, stored, updated, reported, and...

Overview The Buy American Provision requires School Food Authorities (SFAs) to purchase, to the maximum extent possible, domestic commodities or products. This provision supports the mission of the Child Nutrition Programs (CNP) to serve children nutritious meals in schools and support American Agriculture. Applies only to National School Lunch and...

Milken Educator Award Winner Recognized The Milken Educator Awards, created in 1987, have rewarded and inspired excellence in the world of education by honoring top educators around the country with $25,000 unrestricted awards. Not an accolade for “lifetime achievement”, the Milken Educator Awards targets early-to-mid career education professionals for their...

Educational Service Units act primarily as service agencies, providing core services and those identified and requested by member school districts. Accreditation is earned by complying with all provisions of Rule 84: Rules and Regulations for the Accreditation of Educational Service Units. This rule is intended to support educational service units in effectively...

The Nebraska Department of Education is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for all users, including individuals with disabilities. We strive to ensure our websites, documents, and digital services are accessible in accordance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA standards, as required by Title II of the...

Annual Financial Report (School District) Audits In order to improve the comparability of school districts audits, we have developed a fund template to be used as the “Statement of Cash Receipts, Disbursements, and Fund Balance.” A sample of the requested format is linked below and should be used for each...

General Information General Information Nebraska offers many endorsements. An endorsement means an area of specialization indicated on a certificate or permit. Each endorsement has specific requirements that can be found in Rule 24. Endorsement programs offered in Nebraska may be found here: About the Programs – Nebraska Department of Education...

Nebraska became part of the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children July 1, 2012 through legislation that was enacted in 2011 (Nebraska Revised Statutes 79-2201 through 2206). The Compact provides for the uniform treatment of military children transferring between school districts and states. The purpose of this Compact...

All public school systems are required by state statute to be accredited. Accreditation is a designation earned by complying with all provisions of Rule 10: Regulations and Procedures for the Accreditation of Schools. These regulations and procedures are intended to establish equality of educational opportunity for all students in public...

*From the Dear Colleague Letter 2015 The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504) address the rights of students with disabilities in the education context.60 The Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs, a component of ED’s Office of...

CACFP At-Risk Afterschool Meals Guide Area eligible snacks available for “at risk” youth Federal law (Public Law 105-336) authorizes CACFP reimbursement for meal supplements (meals) provided to children through the age of 18 years in certain after school programs. The following guidelines have been provided by USDA:Center Eligibility: “At Risk...