Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 58 - REGULATIONS FOR SECURITY-RELATED INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS › Section 92-58-004 - Proposals

Current through June 17, 2024
004.01
Request for
				Proposals
. The Department will issue a Request For Proposals (RFP)
				for new or expansion grants for school safety and security program during years
				in which grant funds are available. Each RFP issued pursuant to this section
				will state a deadline by which proposals must be received.
004.02
Proposal
				Requirements
. Each qualifying proposal must be received by the
				Department on or before the deadline stated in the RFP and contain the
				following:
004.02A
Needs
				Assessment Survey
. The Needs Assessment Survey found in Appendix A
				of this Chapter;
004.02B
Stakeholder Engagement
. A description must be included
				of how stakeholders have been engaged in meaningful consultation regarding the
				safety and health of students at the local level. Stakeholders include the
				following subgroups as applicable: Students; families; school, district, and
				educational service unit administrators; teachers; classified staff; Tribal
				governments; civil rights organizations; and organizations and individuals
				representing the interests of students with disabilities, English learners,
				students experiencing homelessness. students in foster care, migratory
				students, students who are incarcerated, and other underserved
				students;
004.02C
Data
. Each qualifying proposal must include:
004.02C1 The aggregate percent of students
				who are in poverty as measured using poverty students as defined in Neb. Rev.
				Stat. §
											79-1003(30)  for
				school districts or, for nonpublic schools, the number of students qualifying
				for free lunches;
004.02C2 Data to
				support any assertion that a challenge from the previous three school years has
				increased the need for a security-related infrastructure grant. Examples of
				challenges include, but are not limited to, a recent disaster, a high rate of
				mental health needs (lack of mental health providers), chronic absenteeism, or
				a high rate of community or school violence;
004.02C3 The grade configuration of each
				school; and
004.02C4 The total
				number of students for each school based on formula students for the most
				recent certification of aid pursuant to the Tax Equity and Educational
				Opportunities Support Act for school districts or based on data from the most
				recently completed school year for nonpublic schools.
004.02D
Program
				Narrative
. A program narrative must describe:
004.02D1 How funds from the grant will
				support safe and healthy student outcomes;
004.02D2 The rationale behind selecting the proposed project
				including the match to the needs assessment and the stakeholder
				feedback;
004.02D3 For school
				districts, how grant funds will be divided as evenly as possible among all
				schools in the school district; and
004.02D4 Any anticipated challenges for the implementation of the
				proposal and a plan to overcome the challenges;
004.02E
Timeline
. A
				timeline for the full implementation of the project is required;
004.02F
Sustainability
				Plan
. A description is required of plans to sustain the project
				after the grant funds have been expended;
004.02G
Evaluation Plan
. An evaluation
				plan to measure the impact of the project; and
004.02G
Contract for Security-Related
				Infrastructure
. For educational service units, the contract for
				security-related infrastructure.