Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 10 - REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR THE ACCREDITATION OF SCHOOLS › Section 92-10-003 - Mandatory Requirements for Legal Operation

Current through June 17, 2024
To be eligible for accreditation or to continue as an
				  accredited school system, the following requirements must be met when
				  applicable. Failure to comply with Sections 003.01 through 003.11 of this
				  Chapter will be just cause for the Commissioner to initiate proceedings before
				  the Board to terminate accreditation and end legal operation during the school
				  year.
003.01
Teacher and
				Administrator Certification.
The school system must use only
				persons certificated pursuant to 92 NAC 21 to be a teacher or administrator.
				Pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. §
									79-1603, persons conducting
				religion or prekindergarten classes in nonpublic schools which are not counted
				as a part of the school's courses for purposes of complying with the
				requirements of this Chapter are excluded from this requirement. Pursuant to
				Neb. Rev. Stat. §
									79-802.01, American Indian
				language teachers who are approved by the tribe to teach their native language
				are also excluded from this requirement when conducting native language
				classes.
003.02
Grade
				Levels.
The school system must operate, offer instruction in, and
				give credit in only the grades for which the school system is
				accredited.
003.03
Required Instruction.
Instruction in English,
				mathematics, science, and social studies must be available each school year for
				all grades
003.04
Required Programs and Procedures.
Each school system
				must ensure its teachers arrange and present instruction in the manner
				specified in Neb. Rev. Stat. §
									79-725 to promote and develop an
				upright and desirable citizenry. Each school system must also meet the
				applicable statutory provisions contained in Sections 004.02A3, 004.03A4,
				004.04B2, 008.05B, and 008.05C of this Chapter. Each public school district
				must incorporate multicultural education in all areas of the curriculum of
				grades kindergarten through twelve, as provided in Section 004.01F of this
				Chapter. Each public school district must meet the certificated-employee
				evaluation requirements as provided in Sections 007.06A through 007.06B of this
				Chapter. Each public school district must comply with the requirements
				contained in 92 NAC 15 (Regulations and Procedures for the Education of
				Students with Limited English Proficiency in Public Schools) and in 92 NAC 19
				(Regulations Regarding School Enrollment). Each public school must meet
				statutory provisions contained in Sections 004.01B, 004.02B, 005.02 through
				005.02C, 011.01F, and 011.01G of this Chapter. These requirements are based on
				statute and cannot be waived through Section 013.01 of this Chapter.
003.05
Graduation
				Requirements.
Each high school must require from grades nine
				through twelve at least 200 credit hours for graduation, for which at least 80
				percent must be from the core curriculum. The number of credit hours given for
				a course may be less than the number of instructional units and may be
				increased up to 25 percent above the number of instructional units.
003.05A By the 2014-15 school year, public
				school districts must adopt and implement graduation requirements that meet the
				highest level of rigor of the standards as specified in the state standards
				adopted by the Board, including, but not limited to the following:
003.05A1
Language
				Arts.
Forty credit hours of Language Arts with course content that
				includes composition, verbal communication, literature, research skills, and
				technical reading and writing.
003.05A2
Mathematics.
Thirty credit hours of mathematics with
				course content that includes algebraic, geometric, data analysis, and
				probability concepts.
003.05A3
Science.
Thirty credit hours of science with course
				content that includes biological, earth/space, and physical science concepts
				with corresponding science inquiry skills and laboratory experience.
003.05A4
Social
				Studies/History.
Thirty credit hours of social studies/history
				with course content that includes civics/government, geography, United States
				and world history, and economic concepts.