Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 14 - REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR THE LEGAL OPERATION OF APPROVED NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS › Section 92-14-004 - Requirements for All Schools

Current through June 17, 2024
004.01
Mandatory Requirements for Legal Operation.
To be
				eligible for approval or to continue as an approved school or school system,
				the following requirements must shall be met when applicable. Failure to comply
				with Sections 004.01A through 004.01G1 of this Chapter will be just cause for
				the Commissioner to initiate proceedings before the Board to terminate approval
				and end legal operation during the school year.
004.01A
Teachers.
The school must use only persons certificated pursuant to 92 NAC 21 to teach.
				Persons conducting religion or prekindergarten classes which are not counted as
				a part of the nonpublic school's courses for purposes of complying with the
				requirements of this Chapter are excluded from this requirement.
004.01B
Grade
				Levels.
The school must operate, offer instruction in, and give
				credit in only the grades for which the school is approved.
004.01C
Required
				Instruction.
Instruction in English, mathematics, science, and
				social studies must be provided each school year for all grades.
004.01D
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.
004.01E
School Year.
Each school must provide at least the following instruction annually between
				July 1 and June 30 for the grades it offers:
(a) for grades through eight, the time
				equivalent to at least 1,032 hours,
(b) for grades nine through twelve, the time
				equivalent to at least 1,080 hours, and
(c) if kindergarten is provided, the time
				equivalent to at least 400 hours. When a school is dismissed for any reason
				such as tournaments or contests, parent/teacher conferences, funerals, parades,
				and school picnics, such time may not be counted in meeting the 400/1,032/1,080
				hour school year requirement. Time scheduled for the school lunch period may
				not be counted in meeting the school year requirements.
004.01F
Assurance
				Statement.
Each school or school system must, by November 1 of
				each year, submit to the Department an Assurance Statement, as prescribed by
				the Department, signed by a representative of the governing body affirming
				compliance or specifically noting any noncompliance with the regulations
				contained in this Chapter.
004.01G
Reports.
The head administrator, or head teacher, or
				presiding officer of the governing body of each school must submit each school
				year a Fall Personnel Report on or before September 15 and a Curriculum Report
				on or before the last day of February to the Department electronically via the
				Department's reporting system.
004.01G1
				Additions of certificated staff after submission of the Fall Personnel Report
				must be reported to the Department at the time of
				contracting.