Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 10 - REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR THE ACCREDITATION OF SCHOOLS › Section 92-10-001 - General Provisions

Current through June 17, 2024
001.01
Statutory Authority.
This Chapter is adopted pursuant
				to Neb. Rev. Stat. §§
									79-101,
				79-214,
				79-215,
				79-2,141,
				79-305,
				79-318,
				79-703,
				79-704,
				79-719 to
				79-727,
				79-758,
				79-760.01 to
				79-760.07,
				79-762,
				79-801 to
				79-804,
				79-828,
				79-1603, and
				79-2102.
001.02
Accreditation
				Classification.
Accredited school systems must comply with all the
				numbered provisions of this Chapter except that the items identified as Quality
				Indicators are not requirements. No violations will be cited under Section 014
				of this Chapter for any Quality Indicator. School systems will be classified as
				accredited if they meet all of the applicable requirements of this Chapter. All
				of the statements herein, with the exception of the Quality Indicators, are
				requirements of accredited school systems. Quality Indicators may be used by
				school systems to help in designing local programs. Nonpublic schools that are
				classified as accredited must shall meet all of the requirements of this
				Chapter except when specifically excluded or when a requirement is for public
				school districts only.
001.03
Accreditation Requirement.
All public school districts
				in Nebraska that provide elementary and/or secondary instruction to children of
				compulsory attendance age are required to be accredited under the provisions of
				this Chapter. Accredited school systems are also considered to be approved for
				legal operation for purposes of state law. Approved private or parochial
				schools are eligible to apply for and maintain accreditation under the
				provisions of this Chapter.
001.04
Related Regulations.
In addition to the requirements
				of this Chapter, public school districts must also comply with procedures for
				enrollment of students as found in 92 NAC 19. Provisions applicable to both
				public and nonpublic schools regarding teacher certification and endorsement
				are contained in 92 NAC 21 and 92 NAC 24.
001.05
Implementation of this
				Chapter.
This Chapter will initially be used during the 2023-24
				school year to determine future accreditation status.
001.06
Duration of
				Accreditation.
Accreditation is granted for one school year from
				each July 1 through the following June 30. Renewal is based upon the school
				system's compliance with this Chapter during the prior school year. As detailed
				in this Chapter, failure to comply with mandatory requirements for legal
				operation in Section 003 of this Chapter may cause a school system to lose its
				accreditation during the school year.
001.07
Unified School
				System.
For purposes of compliance with this Chapter, a unified
				school system must meet the requirements as though the schools were part of one
				single public school district. A unified system means two or more Class III
				school districts participating in an interlocal agreement under the provisions
				of Neb. Rev. Stat. §
									79-4,108.
001.08 Any public school district's reopening
				must follow the application procedures as provided for nonpublic schools in
				Section 015 of this Chanter.