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Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 21 - ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES AND PERMITS TO TEACH, PROVIDE SPECIAL SERVICES, AND ADMINISTER IN NEBRASKA SCHOOLS › Section 92-21-008 - Military Permit

Current through June 17, 2024
008.01
Military Permit
. A Military Permit is valid for either
				teaching, administering, or providing special services in all Nebraska school
				systems, except if requested by the applicant at the time of application, such
				permit will be valid only for Nebraska nonpublic school systems. Each Military
				Permit expires August 31 of the third year following the year of
				issuance.
008.02
Military Permit Requirements
. Each applicant for a
				Military Permit must:
008.02A Fulfill the
				requirements as provided in Neb. Rev. Stat. §
										79-813;
008.02B Submit a complete, legible set of the
				applicant's fingerprints and pay the prescribed a fee established by the Board
				to the Department for processing a criminal history record check if the
				applicant is seeking the first issuance of a Nebraska certificate or permit and
				has not been a resident of Nebraska for at least five (5) continuous years
				immediately preceding the date of application;
008.02C Submit evidence of current service in
				the armed forces of the United States, or evidence of having retired from such
				service within five (5) years of the date of application. If the applicant for
				a Military Permit is the spouse of active or retired military personnel, the
				applicant must present the same evidence pertaining to his or her spouse;
				and
008.02D Submit a U.S.
				Department of Defense Dependent Identification and Privilege Card establishing
				the applicant's status as a spouse of a person who is serving on active duty if
				the applicant is not a current service member in the armed forces of the United
				States or retired from such service within five (5) years of the date of
				application.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 21 - ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES AND PERMITS TO TEACH, PROVIDE SPECIAL SERVICES, AND ADMINISTER IN NEBRASKA SCHOOLS › Section 92-21-009 - Appeals Procedure

Current through June 17, 2024
009.01
Notice
. The Department notifies in writing an
				applicant for a certificate, permit, or endorsement if the Department intends
				to deny an application and provide the reason(s) for the denial.
009.02
Request for
				Review
. The applicant may request in writing a review by the
				Commissioner within twenty calendar (20) days after receipt of the written
				notice provided for in Section
				009.01 of this chapter. Failure of an
				applicant to request a review by the Commissioner within twenty (20) calendar
				days after receipt of the notice will be a waiver of any further appeal by the
				applicant and results in a denial of the certificate, permit, or endorsement.
				After receipt of the request for review, the Commissioner must:
009.02A Notify the applicant that the
				Department will issue the certificate, permit, or endorsement being
				sought;
009.02B Notify the
				applicant that the application for a certificate, permit, or endorsement is
				denied; or
009.02C Notify the
				applicant that the application for a certificate, permit, or endorsement is
				denied for the reason(s) set forth in the notice and that, as a result of the
				applicant's failure to request a review pursuant to Section
				009.02 of this chapter, the applicant
				has waived any further appeal to the Board regarding the current
				application.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 21 - ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES AND PERMITS TO TEACH, PROVIDE SPECIAL SERVICES, AND ADMINISTER IN NEBRASKA SCHOOLS › Appendix A - Application for a Nebraska Educator Certificate or Permit

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Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 22 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE MASTER TEACHER PROGRAM › Section 92-22-001 - General Provisions

Current through June 17, 2024
001.01 Purposes
The purpose of the master teacher program is to build a group
				  of recognized teachers of high achievement in the teaching profession. The
				  Department shall administer the program.
001.02 Regulated Regulations
Throughout this chapter reference is made to other Department
				  regulations relating to teachers, administrators, and special services
				  counselors. Regulations for the issuance of certificates to teach, administer,
				  and counsel in Nebraska schools are contained in TITLE 92, NEBRASKA
				  ADMINISTRATIVE CODE (NAC), CHAPTER 21. 92 NAC 24 contains the regulations for
				  certificate endorsements. Copies of these rules are available from the
				  Department.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 22 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE MASTER TEACHER PROGRAM › Section 92-22-002 - Definitions

Current through June 17, 2024
The following definitions apply to this chapter:
002.01 Commissioner
Commissioner shall mean the Nebraska State Commissioner of
				  Education.
002.02
				Credentialing organization
Credentialing organization shall mean a national nonprofit
				  organization:
002.02A Approved by the
				Department;
002.02B The purpose of
				which is to establish high and rigorous standards in a broad range of
				educational areas for what accomplished teachers should know and be able to do;
				and
002.02C Which issues
				credentials to teachers who demonstrate that they meet those
				standards.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 22 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE MASTER TEACHER PROGRAM › Section 92-22-003 - Credentialing Organization Approval

Current through June 17, 2024
003.01 Credentialing organization(s) will be
				considered for approval by the Department if they meet the following
				requirements:
003.01A Their purpose is to
				establish high and rigorous standards in a broad range of educational areas for
				what accomplished teachers should know and be able to do;
003.01B They issue credentials to teachers
				who demonstrate that they meet those standards;
003.01C They have developed standards and
				assessments for at least ten separate endorsement areas, as identified in 92
				NAC 24;
003.01D They are governed
				by a board of directors, the majority of whom were classroom teachers at the
				time they were elected to the board; and
003.01E They have clearly identified
				assessment procedures for the applicant which include the following:
003.01E1 documentation of practice through
				classroom observation;
003.01E2
				videotape and other products developed by the teacher and his/her
				students;
003.01E3 simulation
				exercises completed at assessment centers approved by the credentialing
				organization; and
003.01E4
				examinations of subject matter and content specific instructional
				strategies.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 22 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE MASTER TEACHER PROGRAM › Section 92-22-004 - Registration Award

Current through June 17, 2024
004.01 Registration Award
A teacher who applies to a credentialing organization for
				  credentials required for master teacher status shall be eligible for a
				  registration award to pay for application and registration fees associated with
				  obtaining the credentials.
004.02 Partial Registration Award
To receive a partial registration award in the amount of
				  one-half (1/2) of the total associated fees, the teacher shall register with
				  the Department within one (1) year of application to the credentialing
				  organization by submitting the documentation required by Section
				  004.02A. Up to a
				  maximum of forty (40) eligible teachers shall receive the first half of a
				  registration award each year. The number of awards given will be at the
				  discretion of the Commissioner based on the availability of funds.
004.02A
Documentation
. Documentation shall mean official
				notification from the credentialing organization of the receipt of an
				application and proof of payment of the total fees required for participation
				in the recognition process.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 22 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE MASTER TEACHER PROGRAM › Section 92-22-005 - Master Teacher Status

Current through June 17, 2024
005.01 Funding
Each year Master Teacher Status may be granted to anyone who
				  completes an application for a teaching certificate from the Department and has
				  been awarded national recognition from an approved credentialing
				  organization.
005.01A
Application Process
. In order to obtain Master Teacher
				status the applicant must provide the following items:
005.01A1 Official notification from the
				approved credentialing organization that the applicant has successfully
				completed the credentialing process;
005.01A2 A sworn affidavit that the applicant
				is eligible for a regular certificate in Nebraska; and/or
005.01A3 A current Nebraska certificate;
				and
005.01A4 A request that the
				applicant be issued a new certificate recognizing achievement of Master Teacher
				status.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 22 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE MASTER TEACHER PROGRAM › Section 92-22-006 - Annual Salary Bonus

Current through June 17, 2024
006.01 Annual Salary Bonus
In any year for which an appropriation is made for the
				  program by the Legislature, each teacher in the program shall receive an annual
				  salary bonus of five thousand dollars. If the number of teachers qualifying for
				  the bonus exceeds the number which the appropriation would fully fund at the
				  five-thousand-dollar level, the bonuses shall be reduced such that each teacher
				  in the program receives the same amount and the statewide total does not exceed
				  the amount appropriated.
006.02 Application for Annual Salary Bonus
Master Teachers must apply annually for the salary bonus. The
				  application shall include verification that the teacher is a full time employee
				  in a Nebraska public or private accredited or approved school. Applications
				  must be received by January 15th of each calendar year.
006.03 Allocation and Payment
The Commissioner shall allocate the annual salary bonus to
				  each teacher in the program in March of each fiscal year. Payment of such
				  annual salary bonus shall not exceed the life of the credential and shall be
				  made only upon approval by the Commissioner of an application or upon
				  reapproval each year after receiving the initial salary bonus. Payment will be
				  made only after verifying that the Master Teacher is employed full-time in a
				  Nebraska public or private accredited or approved school during that year.
				  Denial of approval by the Commissioner may be subject to appeal to the State
				  Board of Education under 92 NAC 61.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 24 - CERTIFICATE ENDORSEMENTS › Section 92-24-001 - Alphabetical List of Endorsements Contained in this Chapter

Current through June 17, 2024
ADMINISTRATIVE ENDORSEMENTS
Curriculum Supervisor (Issued prior to August 1,
				  2020)
Principal
Special Education Supervisor
Superintendent
TEACHING ENDORSEMENTS
Adapted Physical Education
Agricultural Education
American Sign Language (Subject)
American Sign Language (Supplemental)
Anthropology (Issued prior to August 1, 2023)
Art
Assessment Leadership (Issued prior to August 1,
				  2020)
Basic Business (Issued prior to August 1, 2019)
Bilingual Education
Biology Business, Marketing, and Information Technology
				  (BMIT)
Career Education
Chemistry
Coaching
Driver Education
Early Childhood Education
Early Childhood Inclusive
Earth and Space Science
Economics
Elementary Education
English (Issued prior to August 1, 2015)
English As A Second Language
English Language Arts (formerly Language Arts)
Family and Consumer Sciences Occupational
Geography
Health Education
Health and Physical Education
Health Sciences Education (Field)
Health Sciences Education (Supplemental)
High Ability Education
History
Information Technology
Instructional Technology Leadership
Journalism and Media Education
Mathematics
Middle Level Education
Music
Orientation and Mobility (O & M) Specialist
Physical Education
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Reading and Writing
Reading Specialist
Religious Education
Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC)
School Counselor
School Librarian
School Psychologist
Science
Secondary English
Secondary Transition Specialist
Skilled and Technical Sciences Education
Skilled and Technical Sciences Education - Skilled
				  Specific
Social Studies
Sociology
Special Education Generalist (formerly Special
				  Education)
Special Education Behavior Intervention Specialist
Special Education Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Special Education Early Childhood Special Education
Special Education Early Intervention Specialist
Special Education Functional Academic Skills and Independent
				  Living Specialist
Special Education Inclusion and Collaboration
				  Specialist
Special Education Visual Impairment
Special Program
Speech
Speech-Language Pathologist
Theatre
Vocal Music
Vocational Special Needs (Issued prior to August 1,
				  2018)
Work-Based Learning
World Language
SPECIAL SERVICES
				  ENDORSEMENTS
Audiologist
School Nurse
Speech Language Technician
Special Services Coaching
Appendix A: Status of Endorsements no longer in Chapter
				  24
Appendix B: Affirmation of Eligibility
				  Form
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 24 - CERTIFICATE ENDORSEMENTS › Section 92-24-002 - General Information

Current through June 17, 2024
002.01
Statutory Authority.
This chapter is adopted pursuant
				to Section
				79-808 of the Nebraska Revised
				Statutes (R.R.S.).
002.02
Scope and Application.
This chapter contains
				regulations for obtaining endorsements indicating grade levels and areas of
				specialization on Nebraska teaching, administrative, and special services
				certificates or permits.
002.03
Related Regulations.
Throughout this chapter,
				reference is made to other Department regulations relating to teachers,
				administrators, and special services providers. Regulations for the issuance of
				certificates or permits to teach, administer, and provide special services in
				Nebraska schools are contained in Title 92, Nebraska Administrative Code.
				Chapter 21 (92 NAC 21). Title 92, Nebraska Administrative Code. Chapter 20 (92
				NAC 20) contains the rules for the approval of professional education programs
				in Nebraska. Copies of these rules are available from the Department. Content
				standards can be found at
www.education.ne.gov/contentareastandards
.
002.04
Implementation
				Date.
Regardless of the effective date of the approval of this
				chapter, the implementation date will be August 1, 2023. Colleges and persons
				seeking endorsements must meet these requirements after this date. Prior to
				that implementation date, the provisions of this chapter, as approved with an
				effective date of November 9, 2020 l will remain in effect.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 24 - CERTIFICATE ENDORSEMENTS › Section 92-24-004 - Application Procedures

Current through June 17, 2024
004.01
Eligibility Criteria.
Each applicant for an Initial,
				Standard, Professional, Alternative Program, Postsecondary, Career Education,
				State Substitute, Local Substitute, or Military teaching certificate or permit
				may be required to:
004.01A Submit evidence
				of Qualifying for or be eligible to have placed on a certificate or permit one
				(1) or more endorsements pursuant to this Chapter, except that a content test
				will not be required for applicants who otherwise qualify for an endorsement in
				Nebraska and taught in the earned endorsed area for two years or more in
				another state while holding a comparable and equivalent certificate;
				or
004.01B Submit evidence that the
				applicant has completed two years of teaching experience in a Nebraska school
				system in the earned endorsement area after the completion of a Nebraska
				approved educator preparation program, and evidence that the individual has
				attempted the content test for the earned endorsed area unsuccessfully at least
				once.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 24 - CERTIFICATE ENDORSEMENTS › Section 92-24-005 - Administrative Endorsements

Current through June 17, 2024
005.01
Curriculum Supervisor
005.01A Grade Levels: PK-12
005.01B Endorsement Type:
				Field/Administrative
005.01C
				Persons with this endorsement may assist in or supervise the development of
				curriculum programs for students in prekindergarten through grade 12.
005.01D This endorsement is available for
				placement on a Nebraska certificate only for those individuals who held this
				endorsement, or are recommended for the endorsement by a standard institution
				of higher education prior to August 1, 2020. Standard institutions of higher
				education will not be able to recommend this endorsement for placement on a
				certificate after August 1, 2020.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 24 - CERTIFICATE ENDORSEMENTS › Section 92-24-006 - Teaching Endorsements

Current through June 17, 2024
006.01
Adapted Physical Education
006.01A Grade Level: PK-12
006.01B Endorsement Type: Supplemental. This
				endorsement requires an applicant to hold, or earn concurrently, a subject or
				field endorsement in: Health and Physical Education, Physical Education, or one
				of the Special Education endorsements.
006.01C Persons with this endorsement may
				teach physical education to children and youth in prekindergarten through grade
				12 who have unique needs or verified disabilities. Persons with this
				endorsement may provide consultant services to teachers of students with unique
				needs or verified disabilities.
006.01D Certification Endorsement
				Requirements: This endorsement requires a minimum of 24 semester hours of
				course work. Applicants may apply up to 12 semester hours of course work
				completed as part of a subject or field endorsement in Physical Education or
				Special Education toward requirements of this endorsement. The hours will
				include the following:
006.01D1 Course work in
				special education - six (6) semester hours; and
006.01D2 Course work in the content areas of
				physical education instruction - six (6) semester hours; and
006.01D3 A minimum of 12 semester hours in
				adapted physical education courses.
006.01E Endorsement Program Requirements:
				Standard institutions of higher education offering this endorsement program
				must have on file, within the institution, a plan which identifies the courses
				and the course completion requirements which the institution utilizes to grant
				credit toward completion of this endorsement.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 24 - CERTIFICATE ENDORSEMENTS › Section 92-24-007 - Special Services Endorsements

Current through June 17, 2024
007.01
Audiologist
007.01A
				Grade Levels: Birth through Grade 12
007.01B Endorsement Type: Special
				Services
007.01C Persons with this
				endorsement may serve as an audiologist or consultant for programs involving
				individuals from birth through age 21.
007.01D Certification Endorsement
				Requirements: This endorsement requires a current Nebraska license as a
				Registered Audiologist from the Nebraska Department of Health and Human
				Services.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 24 - CERTIFICATE ENDORSEMENTS › Appendix A - STATUS OF ENDORSEMENTS NO LONGER IN CHAPTER 24

Current through June 17, 2024
ENDORSEMENT NO LONGER CONTAINED IN THIS
								CHAPTER
COMPARABLE REPLACEMENT TO
								ENDORSEMENT
REVOKED ENDORSEMENT
Business Education
Business, Marketing, and Information Technology
								(BMIT)
Computer Science
Information Technology
Cooperative Education-Diversified
								Occupations
Work-Based Learning
Curriculum
Curriculum Supervisor
Early Childhood Education (subject)
Early Childhood Education (supplemental)
Early Childhood Education Unified
Early Childhood Inclusive
Educational Audiologist
Audiologist
Family and Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Occupational
General Art
Art
Horticulture Education
Horticulture Education
Industrial Technology Education
Skilled and Technical Sciences Education
Health Occupations
Health Sciences Education
Instrumental Music
Music
Journalism and Mass Communications
Journalism and Media Education
Middle Grades Education
Middle Level Education
Middle Grades - Natural Sciences
Middle Level Education -Science
Natural Science
Science
Physical Science (field)
Chemistry, Earth and Space Science, and Physics
								(subjects)
Pre-School Disabilities
Early Childhood Inclusive
Pre-School Handicapped
Early Childhood Inclusive
Reading
Reading and Writing
School Transition Specialist
Secondary Transition Specialist
Skilled and Technical Science Education
Skilled and Technical Sciences Education - Skilled
								Specific
Social Science
Social Studies
Special Education
Special Education Generalist
Special Education Behaviorally Disordered
Special Education Behavior Intervention
								Specialist
Special Education Deaf or Hard of
								Hearing/Field
Special Education Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Special Education Learning Disabilities
Special Education Inclusion and Collaboration
								Specialist
Special Education - Mild/Moderate
								Disabilities
Special Education Generalist
Special Education Severe/Multiple
								Disabilities
Special Education Functional Academic Skills and
								Independent Living Specialist
Speech and Theatre (field)
Speech, Theatre (subjects)
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 25 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING ACT › Section 92-25-001 - General Provision

Current through June 17, 2024
001.01 Statutory Authority
Section
				  79-8,140 of
				  the Revised Statutes of Nebraska (R.R.S.) provides that the State Board of
				  Education may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to determine teacher
				  shortage areas and to carry out the Excellence in Teaching Act, which includes
				  the Attracting Excellence to Teaching Program and the Enhancing Excellence in
				  Teaching Program.
001.02
				Related Chapters
Title 92,
Nebraska Administrative
				  Code
, Chapter 24 (92 NAC 24), contains regulations relating to
				  endorsements.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 25 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING ACT › Section 92-25-002 - Attracting Excellence to Teaching Program

Current through June 17, 2024
002.01 Purposes
The purposes of the Attracting Excellence to Teaching Program
				  are to:
002.01A Attract outstanding
				students to major in shortage areas at the teacher education programs of
				Nebraska's postsecondary educational institutions;
002.01B Retain resident students and
				graduates as teachers in the accredited or approved public and private schools
				of Nebraska; and
002.01C Establish
				a loan contract that requires a borrower to obtain employment as a teacher in
				this state after graduation.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 25 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING ACT › Section 92-25-003 - Enhancing Excellence in Teaching Program

Current through June 17, 2024
003.01 Purposes
The purposes of the Enhancing Excellence in Teaching Program
				  are to:
003.01A Retain teachers in the
				accredited or approved public and private schools of Nebraska;
003.01B Improve the skills of existing
				teachers in Nebraska through the graduate education programs of Nebraska's
				postsecondary educational institutions; and
003.01C Establish a loan contract that
				requires a borrower to continue employment as a teacher in this state after
				completion of the eligible graduate program.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 25 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING ACT › Section 92-25-004 - Shortage Areas

Current through June 17, 2024
Shortage areas will be determined annually by the Department
				  on the basis of an annual teacher supply survey of accredited and approved
				  Nebraska school systems. Shortage areas as defined by the U.S. Department of
				  Education under the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher
				  Education (TEACH) Grant will also be considered as qualifying shortage areas.
				  Shortage areas for the current award period are available on the Department's
				  web site (www.education.ne.gov [File Link Not Available]).
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 25 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING ACT › Section 92-25-005 - Reports

Current through June 17, 2024
The Department shall provide reports on the AETP and the EETP
				  as required by Section
				  79-8,139
				  R.R.S.
005.01 Institutional Reports
Each participating institution shall file an annual report
				  with the Department for the Attracting Excellence to Teaching Program and for
				  the Enhancing Excellence in Teaching Program for any fiscal year in which the
				  eligible institution receives funding to distribute to the students pursuant to
				  either or both of such programs. Reports must be received by October 15
				  containing the following information:
005.01A The number of borrowers who are
				currently enrolled as full-time students; and
005.01B The number of borrowers who have
				completed the program for which the loan was received.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 26 - REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR MENTOR TEACHER PROGRAMS › Section 92-26-001 - General Provisions

Current through June 17, 2024
001.01 Scope of This Chapter
This chapter provides the criteria, standards, and procedures
				  for the administration of the Mentor Teacher Program funded by the Education
				  Innovation Fund and also the requirements for approval by the Board of Mentor
				  Teacher Programs established by a district in the local system for purposes of
				  qualifying for Quality Education Incentive Payment
premier quality
				  factors
pursuant to Section
				  79-758(3)(c)
				   of the Revised Statutes of Nebraska
				  (R.R.S.).
001.01A Local school systems
				seeking funding for Mentor Teacher Programs under the Education Innovation Fund
				pursuant to Section
				79-761
				R.R.S. shall meet all the criteria in Sections 003, 004, 006 and 007 of this
				Chapter.
001.01B Local school
				systems seeking Quality Education Incentive payments under Section
				79-758
				R.R.S. by virtue of having met the "premier quality factor" of providing a
				mentor teacher program pursuant to Section
				79-761
				R.R.S. or a mentor teacher program which has been established by a district in
				the local system and approved by the Board shall meet the requirements of
				Section 008 of this Chapter.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 26 - REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR MENTOR TEACHER PROGRAMS › Section 92-26-003 - Mentor Teacher Program Requirements

Current through June 17, 2024
All systems applying for funding pursuant to Section
				  79-761
				  R.R.S. and this Chapter shall meet the following requirements:
003.01 All first-year teachers, as defined in
				Section 002.08, must be provided a mentor and mentoring support from a
				permanent, certificated teacher. The first-year teacher must be matched with a
				mentor in compliance with at least one of the following (in order of most to
				least desirable):
003.01A Match both
				endorsement field (e.g. social science)
and
grade level
				preparation (e.g. 7-12 all schools) within the same school district or
				building.
003.01B Match endorsement
				field only (e.g. social science)
or
grade level preparation
				only (e.g. 7-12 all schools) within the same school district or
				building.
003.01C Match only school
				district (e.g. ABC Public Schools)
or
building (XYZ
				Elementary).
003.01D Match
				endorsement field or grade level preparation by using a mentor outside of the
				school building or district.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 26 - REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR MENTOR TEACHER PROGRAMS › Section 92-26-004 - Mentor Teacher Qualifications

Current through June 17, 2024
The following criteria must be used in selecting excellent,
				  experienced, and qualified mentor teachers:
004.01 Mentor teachers must hold a valid
				Nebraska teaching or administrative certificate.
004.02 Mentor teachers must not be the
				first-year teacher supervisor or an administrator in the local school system as
				defined in Section
				79-101
				R.R.S.
004.03 Mentor teachers must
				be regularly employed for the instruction of pupils in the public schools
				pursuant to Section
				79-101
				R.R.S. and be permanent, certificated employees (i.e. tenured) as defined in
				Section
				79-824
				R.R.S.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 26 - REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR MENTOR TEACHER PROGRAMS › Section 92-26-005 - Mentor Teacher Program Promising Practice Guidelines

Current through June 17, 2024
Mentor teacher programs may benefit from using any of the
				  following promising practices which are suggested, but not required:
005.01 May use a support team approach for
				the first-year teacher that could include administrators, mentor teacher
				program coordinators, district curriculum coordinators, and external
				consultants.
005.02 May utilize
				mentor teachers from within or outside of the local system (e.g. other school
				systems, educational service units, or professional organization
				pools).
005.03 May assign
				first-year teachers more than one mentor, depending upon mentor availability
				and first-year teacher needs. For example, if a mentor in the first-year
				teacher field of endorsement is not available within the building, the
				first-year teacher may benefit from both a mentor within the building and a
				mentor outside of the building who is endorsed in the same field as the
				first-year teacher.
005.04 May
				include orientation and training for first-year teachers. Training for mentors
				is allowable only if associated expenses are the responsibility of the local
				system or other entities.
005.05
				May include a coordinator of the mentor teacher program responsible for initial
				matches, periodic checks of the suitability of the matches as well as the
				progress/benefits of the mentoring relationship and activities.
005.06 May include benefits or incentives for
				mentors for their services to the mentor teacher program including, but not
				limited to, the following:
005.06A Release
				time.
005.06B Stipends for
				mentoring activities conducted outside of the normal contracted teaching
				day.
005.06C College
				credit.
005.06D Professional growth
				points.
005.06E Classroom
				materials.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 26 - REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR MENTOR TEACHER PROGRAMS › Section 92-26-006 - Mentor Teacher Program Grant Funds

Current through June 17, 2024
The following provisions apply to the mentor teacher program
				  grant:
006.01 Special Grant Fund
A mentor teacher program grant is considered a special grant
				  fund and, therefore, school systems receiving mentor teacher program grant
				  funds will be eligible for exclusion/additional budget authority under the
				  provisions of Section
				  79-1003
				  R.R.S. et seq., the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support
				  Act.
006.02 Use of Funds
Fifty percent (50%) of the mentor teacher program grant funds
				  received by the local school system must be used to pay stipends to mentors.
				  The remaining portion of the mentor teacher program grant may be used
				  for:
006.02A Substitute teacher
				salaries to enable release time for mentors or first-year teachers in
				conjunction with mentor program activities.
006.02B Professional development materials
				(e.g. books, journals, video and audio tapes) intended to increase the
				first-year teacher knowledge, skills or abilities.
006.02C Mileage reimbursement to mentors and
				first-year teachers for travel to and from mentor teacher program
				activities.
006.02D Workshops to
				enhance first-year teacher teaching skills.
006.02E Salaries for coordinators of mentor
				teacher programs per Section 005.05.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 26 - REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR MENTOR TEACHER PROGRAMS › Section 92-26-008 - "Premier Quality Factor" Mentor Teacher Program Requirements for Quality Education Incentive Payments Under Section 79-758 R.R.S

Current through June 17, 2024
A local system will be found to have met the requirements for
				  the Quality Education Incentive Payment program, pursuant to Section
				  79-758(3)(c)
				   R.R.S. if the system meets one of the
				  following requirements:
008.01 A local
				system, at the time of application for Quality Education Incentive Payments,
				has been determined by the Council as eligible for funding for the mentor
				teacher program under this Chapter; or,
008.02 A local system has a mentor teacher
				program established by a district in the local system which is approved by the
				Board. In considering the granting of approval, the Board shall require that
				such a program include all the requirements of Sections 003 and 004 of the
				Chapter as determined by such information as the Department may require to be
				submitted by such systems.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES CRITERIA › Section 92-27-001 - General Information

Current through June 17, 2024
001.01 Statutory Authority
Section
				  79-866
				  of the
Revised Statutes of Nebraska
(R.R.S.) requires
				  that the Nebraska State Board of Education (Board) shall adopt and promulgate
				  rules and regulations establishing standards of professional practices in areas
				  including but not limited to:
(1)
				ethical and professional performance,
(2) competency,
(3) continuance in professional service, and
(4) contractual obligations. The
				Board shall receive the advice and counsel of the Nebraska Professional
				Practices Commission (Commission) in the adoption of such standards as they
				apply to the holders of public school certificates. The Board also adopts the
				standards in this chapter pursuant to the authority granted to it by Sections
				79-318(5)(g)
				and (i),
				79-808
				and
				79-869
				R.R.S., which collectively give the Board authority to adopt standards relating
				to professional practices for holders of all teaching, administrative, and
				special services certificates in Nebraska.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES CRITERIA › Section 92-27-003 - Standards of Conduct Applicable to Nonpublic School Certificate Holders

Current through June 17, 2024
003.01 Applicability
Failure to comply with the standards of conduct in the
				  following subsection by persons holding nonpublic school certificates may serve
				  as the basis for disciplinary action up to and including revocation of the
				  certificate.
003.02
				Standards of Conduct
The following standards of conduct apply to holders of
				  nonpublic certificates. The educator:
003.02A Shall possess and demonstrate the
				ability and skill necessary to satisfactorily complete professional
				duties.
003.02B Shall not commit
				any crime involving moral turpitude or any felony under the laws of the United
				States or any state or territory, and shall not have a misdemeanor conviction
				involving abuse, neglect, or sexual misconduct as defined in Sections 003.12
				through 003.14 of 92 NAC 21.
003.02C Shall, with reasonable diligence,
				attend to the duties of his or her professional position.
003.02D Shall not have obtained a certificate
				by fraudulent means.
003.02E Shall
				not have had revoked for cause a teaching certificate, administrative
				certificate, or any certificate enabling a person to engage in any of the
				activities for which a special services certificate is issued in
				Nebraska.
003.02F Shall not engage
				in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation in the
				performance of professional duties.
003.02G Shall report to the Commissioner any
				known violation of Sections
				003.02B,
				003.02D, or
				003.02E of this
				chapter.
003.02H Shall seek no
				reprisal against any individual who has reported a violation of this
				chapter.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES CRITERIA › Section 92-27-005 - Standards of Competent Professional Performance for Holders of Public School Certificates

Current through June 17, 2024
The following standards apply only to holders of public
				  school certificates.
005.01 General
The standards listed in this section are held to be generally
				  accepted minimal standards for public school certificate holders in Nebraska
				  with respect to competent performance and are therefore declared to be the
				  criteria of competency adopted pursuant to the provisions of Section
				  79-866
				  R.R.S.
005.02
				Administrative and Supervisory Requirements for Holders of Public School
				Certificates
Educators must possess the abilities and skills necessary to
				  accomplish the designated task. Therefore,
005.02A Each educator shall:
005.02A1 Keep records for which he or she is
				responsible in accordance with law and policies of the school system;
005.02A2 Supervise others in accordance with
				law and policies of the school system;
005.02A3 Recognize the role and function of
				community agencies and groups as they relate to the school and to his or her
				position, including but not limited to health and social services, employment
				services, community teaching resources, cultural opportunities, educational
				advisory committees, and parent organizations.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES CRITERIA › Section 92-27-006 - Standards for Continuance in Professional Service for all Certificate Holders

Current through June 17, 2024
Continuance in professional service requires the maintenance
				  of a valid teaching, administrative, or special services certificate in
				  accordance with the laws of the State of Nebraska.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 28 - PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES INVESTIGATIONS AND NONPUBLIC CERTIFICATE HEARINGS › Section 92-28-001 - General Information

Current through June 17, 2024
001.01 Statutory Authority
Sections 79-1282 and
				  79-328(5)(j) of the
				  Revised Statutes of Nebraska (R.R.S.) provide the basis for the State Board of
				  Education to revoke or suspend any teacher, administrator, or special services
				  counseling certificate for just cause. Section 79-1283 R.R.S. authorizes the
				  State Board of Education (Board) to request the Professional Practices
				  Commission (Commission) to conduct hearings and make recommendations concerning
				  violations of standards of professional ethics and practices by holders of
				  public school certificates. Section 79-1283 R.R.S. also authorizes the Board to
				  employ hearing officers to conduct hearings and make recommendations regarding
				  violations of a similar nature by holders of nonpublic school
				  certificates.
001.02 Scope
				and Application of this Chapter
This chapter governs investigations and hearings involving
				  complaints against holders of teaching, administrative, or special services
				  counseling certificates issued pursuant to Title 92, Nebraska Administrative
				  Code (NAC), Chapter 21, for alleged violations of standards of professional
				  ethics and practices applicable to such certificated individuals as contained
				  in 92 NAC 27. This chapter is not applicable to noncertificated individuals
				  monitoring instruction in exempt schools under 92 NAC 13.
001.03 Related Regulations
Standards of professional practices and ethics for holders of
				  both public and nonpublic certificates are contained in 92 NAC 27. Procedures
				  for review of hearing recommendations under this chapter (for nonpublic school
				  certificate holders) and under 95 NAC 1 (for public school certificate
				  holders), are contained in 92 NAC 29. Regulations for the issuance of public
				  school and nonpublic school certificates are contained in 92 NAC 21. Procedures
				  for the reinstatement of a public school certificate are contained in 95 NAC 2.
				  Procedures for the reinstatement of a nonpublic school certificate are
				  contained in 92 NAC 29.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 28 - PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES INVESTIGATIONS AND NONPUBLIC CERTIFICATE HEARINGS › Section 92-28-002 - Definitions

Current through June 17, 2024
As used in this chapter:
002.01 Administrator
Administrator shall mean any holder of a public or nonpublic
				  certificate for administration or supervision issued pursuant to 92 NAC
				  21.
002.02 Admonishment
Admonishment shall mean a private sanction to a certificate
				  holder that further unprofessional or unethical conduct may result in more
				  serious action, including the suspension or revocation of a certificate. This
				  sanction may be imposed by the Commissioner, Commission, or Board.
002.03 Board
Board shall mean the State Board of Education.
002.04 Certificated person
Certificated person shall mean any holder of a certificate
				  issued pursuant to 92 NAC 21.
002.05 Commission
Commission shall mean the Nebraska Professional Practices
				  Commission.
002.06
				Commissioner
Commissioner shall mean the Nebraska State Commissioner of
				  Education.
002.07
				Complainant
Complainant shall mean any individual(s) or organization(s)
				  filing a complaint with the Commissioner.
002.08 Department
Department shall mean the Nebraska State Department of
				  Education, which is comprised of the Board and the Commissioner.
002.09 Petitioner
Petitioner shall mean the Commissioner.
002.10 Reprimand
Reprimand shall mean a public sanction criticizing or
				  rebuking a certificate holder for unprofessional or unethical conduct. This
				  sanction may be imposed by the Commissioner, Commission, or Board.
002.11 Respondent
Respondent shall mean any individual(s) who shall be charged
				  in a complaint or petition with allegedly violating standards of professional
				  ethics or practices as contained in 92 NAC 27.
002.12 Revocation
Revocation shall mean a public sanction withdrawing or
				  canceling a certificate holder's certificate for a certain period of time. At
				  the expiration of the revocation period, the former certificate holder may
				  apply for reinstatement in accordance with 92 NAC 29. This sanction may be
				  imposed by the Board.
002.13 Special services counselor
Special services counselor shall mean any person holding a
				  public or nonpublic special services counseling certificate issued pursuant to
				  92 NAC 21.
002.14
				Suspension
Suspension shall mean a public sanction withdrawing or
				  canceling a certificate holder's certificate for a certain period of time. The
				  certificate is automatically reinstated at the expiration of the suspension
				  period if it has not expired during the period of suspension. This sanction may
				  be imposed by the Board.
002.15 Teacher
Teacher shall mean any holder of a public or nonpublic
				  certificate for teaching issued pursuant to 92 NAC 21.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 28 - PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES INVESTIGATIONS AND NONPUBLIC CERTIFICATE HEARINGS › Section 92-28-003 - Complaints and Investigations for Holders of Public or Nonpublic School Certificates

Current through June 17, 2024
003.01 Complaint Procedures
Anyone having an interest in, or information about, an
				  alleged violation of professional practices standards relating to public or
				  nonpublic certificate holders, as contained in 92 NAC 27, may file a signed,
				  written complaint with the Commissioner. The complainant shall use the form
				  prescribed by the Board, a sample of which is included as Appendix A.
003.02 Contents of Complaint
The complaint shall contain the following information:
003.02A The full name, address, and telephone
				number of the complainant;
003.02B
				The full name, address, and telephone number, if known, of the
				respondent;
003.02C A concise
				statement of the facts which the complainant believes constitute a violation of
				professional ethics and practices; and
003.02D The full names, addresses, and
				telephone numbers of any witnesses able to testify as to the facts
				alleged.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 28 - PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES INVESTIGATIONS AND NONPUBLIC CERTIFICATE HEARINGS › Section 92-28-004 - Petitions

Current through June 17, 2024
004.01 Petitions by Commissioner
A petition may be filed by the Commissioner if he or she
				  determines, as a result of a complaint, investigation, or as a result of
				  information that he or she receives independent of a complaint or
				  investigation, that:
004.01A The Board
				has jurisdiction over the parties and subject matter; and
004.01B The alleged violation is serious
				enough to warrant suspension or revocation of respondent's certificate;
				or
004.01C The public interest
				would be served by a formal hearing; or
004.01D Respondent does not accept an
				admonishment or reprimand.