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Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 10 - REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR THE ACCREDITATION OF SCHOOLS › Section 92-10-007 - Instructional Staff

Current through June 17, 2024
007.01
Elementary Staff.
Quality
				Indicator:
Instructional staff members have appropriate training
				and preparation to work with elementary school children. They are knowledgeable
				of principles of child growth and development, the scope of the elementary
				school curriculum, and cross-disciplinary instructional strategies. They
				establish a positive and supportive learning environment for all
				students.
AQuESTT Tenet:
Students are
				  surrounded by effective and qualified educators throughout every learning
				  experience, and every school and public school district develops effective
				  teachers and leaders to establish a culture of success.
007.01A Computed on a full-time equivalency
				basis, a minimum of 95 percent of the teachers in the elementary grades are
				assigned to areas for which they hold certificates having appropriate
				endorsements pursuant to 92 NAC 24.
007.01B Pre-kindergarten programs operated by
				public schools are coordinated by a staff member who holds a Nebraska Teaching
				Certificate with at least 9 college credit hours in early childhood
				education.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 10 - REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR THE ACCREDITATION OF SCHOOLS › Section 92-10-008 - Administrative Staff

Current through June 17, 2024
008.01
Quality Indicator:
Building administrators
				provide leadership to curriculum, instruction, assessment, and school
				improvement. They guide staff and students in achieving goals and fulfill other
				functions supportive of quality learning.
AQuESTT Tenet:
Students are
				  surrounded by effective and qualified educators throughout every learning
				  experience, and every school and public school district develops effective
				  teachers and leaders to establish a culture of success.
008.02
Elementary
				Administration.
008.02A Each
				elementary school has a principal assigned who holds a Nebraska Administrative
				and Supervisory Certificate with an endorsement appropriate for serving as an
				elementary principal or for superintendent. When the number of full-time
				equivalency teachers supervised by a principal in one or more school systems
				reaches 10, the principal is assigned at least one-half time for administration
				and supervision. The principal is assigned full-time when the number of
				full-time equivalency teachers reaches 20 or more.
008.02B An elementary principal who is the
				head administrator of a school system meets with the governing body at least
				four times each year to provide leadership in the development of school goals,
				policies, budgets, instructional programs, staff evaluation, and other
				administrative and instructional matters.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 10 - REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR THE ACCREDITATION OF SCHOOLS › Section 92-10-009 - Continuous School Improvement

Current through June 17, 2024
009.01
Quality Indicator:
A systematic on-going process
				guides planning, implementation, and evaluation and renewal of continuous
				school improvement activities to meet local and statewide goals and priorities.
				The school improvement process focuses on improving student learning. The
				process includes a periodic review by visiting educators who provide
				consultation to the local school/community in continued accomplishment of plans
				and goals.
AQuESTT Tenet:
All students
				  experience success through a continuous improvement process that builds
				  student, parent/guardian/family and community engagement in order to enhance
				  educational experiences and opportunities for all students.
009.01A The school system develops and
				implements a continuous school improvement process to promote quality learning
				for all students. This process includes procedures and strategies to address
				quality learning, equity, and accountability. In public schools, the process
				incorporates multicultural education as described in Section 004.01F of this
				Chapter. In all school systems, the continuous school improvement process
				includes the following activities at least once within each five years.
009.01A1 Review and update of the mission and
				vision statements.
009.01A2
				Collection and analysis of data about student performance, demographics,
				learning climate, and former high school students.
009.01A3 Selection of improvement goals. At
				least one goal is directed toward improving student academic
				achievement.
009.01A4 Development
				and implementation of an improvement plan which includes procedures,
				strategies, actions to achieve goals, and an aligned professional development
				plan.
009.01A5 Evaluation of
				progress toward improvement goals.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 10 - REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR THE ACCREDITATION OF SCHOOLS › Section 92-10-010 - Accountability Reporting for School Systems and Accountability System for Public Schools and Public School Districts

Current through June 17, 2024
010.01
Quality Indicator:
The school system
				demonstrates accountability to the residents of the school community. School
				staff periodically assess and report student progress toward accomplishment of
				academic content standards. Results are used to plan and make needed changes to
				improve instruction for all students.
010.01A The school system annually prepares a
				written report which includes at least student academic performance as required
				in Section 005.02 of this Chapter, school system demographics, school
				improvement goals and progress and, in the case of public schools, financial
				information. School systems report the information in accordance with the
				policy in Section 010.01B of this Chapter.
010.01B The school system has a written
				policy for annually preparing and distributing the performance report(s)
				required in Section 010.01 A of this Chapter to the residents of the public
				school district or, in the case of nonpublic schools, to the appropriate body.
				The policy assures that individual test scores are kept confidential. If the
				school has fewer than ten students in the grades being reported, or if
				reporting would allow for the identification of students because they all had
				comparable scores, no public reports of student performance are provided for
				those grades.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 10 - REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR THE ACCREDITATION OF SCHOOLS › Section 92-10-011 - School Environment

Current through June 17, 2024
011.01
Quality Indicator:
The school facilities and the
				general environment are safe, orderly, and supportive of quality learning for
				all students. A positive atmosphere for learning supports and reflects the work
				of students.
AQuESTT Tenet:
All students
				  experience success through a continuous improvement process that builds
				  student, parent/guardian/family and community engagement in order to enhance
				  educational experiences and opportunities for all students.
011.01A Each school system maintains safe,
				healthful, and sanitary conditions within the school building(s) and on the
				school grounds and meets fire, safety, and health codes.
011.01B Each school system has a safety and
				security plan for the schools in the system. The plan addresses the safety and
				security of students, staff, and visitors. The plan is approved by the local
				governing body.
011.01C Each school
				system has a school safety and security committee which includes
				representatives of faculty, parents, and the community. The committee meets at
				least annually to prepare and/or review safety and security plans and
				procedures, including emergency plans and procedures.
011.01D The school system's safety and
				security plan(s) are reviewed annually by one or more persons not on the school
				system safety committee and not an employee of the school system. This review
				will include a visit to school buildings to analyze plans, policies,
				procedures, and practices and provide recommendations. Any recommendations made
				as a result of the analysis are forwarded to the head administrator and to the
				school safety and security committee to be considered in making revisions to
				the plan.
011.01E Each school
				system has a seclusion and restraints policy approved by the governing
				body.
011.01F Each school system
				must develop and adopt a policy concerning bullying prevention and education
				for all students. The school system must review the policy annually.
011.01G Pursuant to subsection (2) of Neb.
				Rev. Stat. §
										79-2,141, each public school
				district must develop and adopt a specific policy to address incidents of
				dating violence involving students at school. This policy must include a
				statement that dating violence will not be tolerated.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 10 - REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR THE ACCREDITATION OF SCHOOLS › Section 92-10-012 - School System Governance

Current through June 17, 2024
012.01
Quality Indicator:
The governing body governs
				through orderly procedures which focus efforts of the school upon quality
				learning, result in equitable opportunities for learning for all students, and
				insure accountability to the local community.
012.01A The governing body has a written set
				of policies for the school system. These policies are accessible in each school
				building.
012.01B The school system
				has a written policy which assures that each school will meet the statutory
				requirement of at least 400 hours for kindergarten, at least 1,032 hours for
				students up through grade eight, and at least 1,080 hours for students in
				grades nine through twelve. The policy(ies) or regulations stipulate the
				conditions for which individual students may be excused from the regular school
				day.
012.01C The ratio of pupils to
				certificated staff members, computed on a full-time equivalency basis, in each
				school does not exceed 25 to 1.
012.01D For public school districts, the
				school board has, at the beginning of each calendar year, appointed three
				members to a committee on American civics, and the committee has carried out
				its duties as specified in Neb. Rev. Stat. §
										79-724.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 10 - REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR THE ACCREDITATION OF SCHOOLS › Section 92-10-013 - Waivers and Plans

Current through June 17, 2024
013.01 School
				systems, in order to better meet local goals, may submit a request for a waiver
				of one or more regulations found in Sections 004 through 012.01C of this
				Chapter. Section 003 of this Chapter and sections identified in Section 003.04
				of this Chapter are based on statute and may not be waived. The waiver request
				must include at least the following:
013.01A
				A copy of the local improvement plan developed in accordance with Section
				009.01 A of this Chapter. The plan must contain local improvement objectives
				and must address quality learning, equity, and accountability.
013.01B A description of the program or
				process to be substituted for the regulation to be waived.
013.01C An explanation indicating how the
				local program or process will provide equivalent or improved opportunities for
				students and will accomplish the quality indicator.
013.01D If appropriate, how resources would
				be reallocated or used differently to provide programs or services.
013.01E Length of time for the requested
				waiver, not to exceed three years.
013.01F Procedures for providing an annual
				progress report to the Board.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 10 - REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR THE ACCREDITATION OF SCHOOLS › Section 92-10-014 - Loss of Accreditation

Current through June 17, 2024
014.01
Quality Indicator:
Schools comply fully and
				continuously with all accreditation requirements in order to provide for all
				students the learning opportunities described herein. Schools experiencing
				unfulfilled requirements make concerted efforts to achieve compliance or to
				provide alternative programs generating equivalent or improved programs and
				services. Schools not fulfilling accreditation requirements deprive students of
				opportunities for learning and may be subject to probation or loss of
				accreditation.
014.02
				Section 003 of this Chapter lists requirements that must be met at all times by
				school systems as a condition of accreditation. Failure to meet those
				provisions may result in the Board terminating the legal operation of the
				school system during the school year. Noncompliance with other regulations in
				this Chapter will result in the assessment of violations which, if not
				corrected, will result in a recommendation to the Board for probation or loss
				of accreditation.
014.03
Violations.
In determining the future accreditation
				status of a school system, each failure to meet a numbered regulation other
				than those contained in Section 003 of this Chapter constitutes a separate
				violation.
014.04
Reporting Violations.
A school system must report any
				existing violations to the Department on its annual Statement of
				Assurance.
014.05
Correction of Violations.
A school system will have
				until February 1 to correct violations or to prepare a written plan for
				correction of a violation that existed at the time of submission of the
				Statement of Assurance. Written evidence of the correction of the violations or
				a written plan developed in accordance with Section 014.05A of this Chapter
				must be submitted to the Department.
014.05A
				School systems having an uncorrected violation may submit a written plan to the
				Department by February 1 for correcting the violation before the following
				school year. Such plans may be approved by the Board if evidence provided
				indicates that the violation occurred after August 1, and the violation could
				not reasonably be corrected immediately before or during the current school
				year. Written evidence of the correction must be submitted to the Department by
				the following September 1.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 10 - REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR THE ACCREDITATION OF SCHOOLS › Section 92-10-015 - Procedures for Nonpublic Schools Applying for Initial Accreditation or Adding Grades to Previously Accredited Schools

Current through June 17, 2024
015.01 The
				Department recognizes the contribution made by the nonpublic schools to the
				state system of education by extending alternatives and opportunities to the
				citizens of the state. Nonpublic schools seeking accreditation must notify the
				Department of their intent to seek accreditation by letter or email no later
				than July 1 prior to the school year of the application process.
015.02 By November 1, each applicant
				nonpublic school must submit to the Department a report documenting compliance
				with this Chapter.
015.03 By March
				1, each applicant nonpublic school must be visited by a representative of the
				Department or a designee to verity the school's compliance with the provisions
				of this Chapter. Reports of such visitations must be reviewed by the State
				Accreditation Committee, which must make recommendations to the Commissioner
				relative to accreditation for the following school year.
015.04 Upon favorable review by the State
				Accreditation Committee, the Commissioner will make a recommendation to the
				Board that the applicant nonpublic school be granted accreditation.
015.05 Upon favorable action by the Board,
				accreditation is granted for one school year from each July 1 through the
				following June 30. Renewal is granted based upon the school's compliance with
				this Chapter during the prior school year.
015.06 When an approved nonpublic school is
				added to an accredited school system, the approved school must follow the
				procedures for applying for initial accreditation as provided in this
				Chapter.
015.07 Accredited
				nonpublic schools intending to add new grades must inform the Department of
				such intent, by letter or email, no later than May 1 prior to the year in which
				the new grades will operate. If it is determined through visitation or
				reporting that the intended new grades can comply with the provisions of this
				Chapter, the Commissioner will submit a recommendation to the Board that the
				school be granted conditional accreditation to add new grades. Schools having
				conditional accreditation to add new grades must follow procedures established
				in Sections 015.02 through 015.05 of this Chapter for obtaining
				accreditation.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 10 - REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR THE ACCREDITATION OF SCHOOLS › Appendix F

Current through June 17, 2024
Laws 1949, c. 256, § 19, p. 697; Laws 1969, c. 705,
					 § 1, p. 2705; Laws 1971, LB 292, § 3; R.S.1943, (1994), §
											79-213;
					 Laws 1996, LB 900, § 398; Laws 1999, LB 272, § 86.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 11 - REGULATIONS FOR THE APPROVAL OF PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS ESTABLISHED BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS OR EDUCATIONAL SERVICE UNITS AND FOR THE ISSUANCE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION GRANTS › Section 92-11-001 - General Provisions

Current through June 17, 2024
001.01
Statutory Authority
. This Chapter is adopted pursuant
				to Sections
				79-1101
				to 1104 and 79-318 of the
Revised Statutes of Nebraska
(R.R.S.).
001.02
Scope
				and Application of this Rule
. This Chapter governs the approval of
				prekindergarten programs established by school boards or educational service
				units for children ages birth to kindergarten entrance age under the provisions
				of 79-1104 R.R.S. This Chapter also governs the issuance of the Early Childhood
				Education Grants to school districts for programs serving children ages three
				to kindergarten entrance age under the provisions of Sections
				79-1101
				to 1103 R.R.S.
001.03
Related Regulations
. In addition to the requirements
				of this Chapter, public school districts are also governed by regulations
				contained in Title 92
Nebraska Administrative Code
(NAC), Chapter 10, dealing with the accreditation of schools; 92 NAC Chapters
				21 and 24 dealing with teacher certification and endorsement; 92 NAC Chapters
				51 and 52 dealing with special education programs; and 92 "NAC Chapter 19
				dealing with enrollment. Public school districts operating a child care program
				may also be governed by 391 NAC Chapter 3 dealing with licensure of child care
				centers. Nothing in this Chapter may be interpreted to supersede the
				Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act.
				20 USC §§
										1400 et.al.. including corresponding federal
				regulations, the Nebraska Special Education Act, and 92 NAC Chapters 51 and 52
				where appropriate.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 11 - REGULATIONS FOR THE APPROVAL OF PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS ESTABLISHED BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS OR EDUCATIONAL SERVICE UNITS AND FOR THE ISSUANCE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION GRANTS › Section 92-11-003 - Prekindergarten Program Approval Process

Current through June 17, 2024
00301 Intent to
				Operate Statement: Any public school district or educational service unit
				intending to establish a prekindergarten program will provide the following
				information to the Department at least 60 days prior to providing any such
				program:
003.01A A written statement
				indicating the intent to establish a prekindergarten program meeting the
				requirements of this Chapter and a description of the prekindergarten program
				to be provided. The description will include the type of service to be
				provided, the planned number of instructional hours for a center-based program
				or contact hours for a home-based program, and the ages of children in the
				program. This statement will be signed by the school district superintendent or
				the educational service unit (ESU) administrator.
003.01B Written verification that the
				district or educational service unit staff member who coordinates the
				prekindergarten program holds a Nebraska Teaching Certificate and has at least
				9 college credit hours in early childhood education.
003.01C When known, name of the certificated
				teacher or teachers who will assume teaching responsibilities.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 11 - REGULATIONS FOR THE APPROVAL OF PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS ESTABLISHED BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS OR EDUCATIONAL SERVICE UNITS AND FOR THE ISSUANCE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION GRANTS › Section 92-11-004 - Requirements For All Prekindergarten Programs (Center-based and Home-based) Established By School Boards or Educational Service Units

Current through June 17, 2024
004.01
Stated
				Purpose
. Each program will have a stated purpose of promoting
				social, emotional, intellectual, language, physical, and aesthetic development
				and learning for the children served and of promoting family development and
				support.
004.02
Planning
. Each program will have a planning period.
				The planning period will include activities associated with:
004.02A Determining the community's unmet
				needs for early childhood education for prekindergarten children in terms of
				the number of such children in the community, an estimate of the number of
				children at risk, kinds of programs available, numbers of children birth to
				kindergarten entrance age who are not currently receiving services, and
				barriers to the provision of services.
004.02B Developing cooperative relationships
				with public and nonpublic providers of early childhood programs, including the
				development of cooperative agreements and contracts, as needed to carry out the
				proposed program.
004.02C Recruiting
				and training staff.
004.02D
				Identifying and listing existing school-community resources available to
				provide comprehensive services to the program participants.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 11 - REGULATIONS FOR THE APPROVAL OF PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS ESTABLISHED BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS OR EDUCATIONAL SERVICE UNITS AND FOR THE ISSUANCE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION GRANTS › Section 92-11-005 - Additional Program and Staff Requirements for Prekindergarten Programs Serving Children Birth to Kindergarten Eligibility Age in a Center-Based Program

Current through June 17, 2024
005.01
Instructional
				Hours
. Each class in the program will operate a minimum of twelve
				(12) instructional hours per week during the school year. Programs receiving
				grant funds pursuant this Chapter or receiving Tax Equity and Educational
				Opportunities Support Act (TEEOSA) funds will operate a minimum of four hundred
				and fifty (450) instructional hours per school year.
005.01A Pursuant to the provisions of
Neb. Rev Stat
, §
										79-213.
				school systems unable to meet the minimums for instructional hours due to
				epidemic sickness, severe storm conditions, or destruction of the school house
				may request permission from the Board to offer fewer than the minimum hours by
				submitting an affidavit sworn to by the secretary of the school board and
				explaining the circumstances resulting in the request.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 11 - REGULATIONS FOR THE APPROVAL OF PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS ESTABLISHED BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS OR EDUCATIONAL SERVICE UNITS AND FOR THE ISSUANCE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION GRANTS › Section 92-11-006 - Additional Program and Staff Requirements for Prekindergarten Programs Serving Children Birth to Kindergarten Eligibility Age in a Home-Based Program ( Does not a p ply to or include special education services in the home under Rule 51 and Rule 52 (92 NAC 51 and 52)

Current through June 17, 2024
006.01
Contact Hours in Home-Based Programs
. Program staff
				will have contact with each enrolled family at least three (3) times each month
				and a minimum total of 180 minutes per month. A minimum of 120 minutes will be
				face-to-face contact with the family. Contact may be completed by the home
				visiting specialist or the home visitor. If a school district or educational
				service unit contracts with another organization to provide early childhood
				services, the district or ESU will ensure the adequate number of hours are
				provided as required in this Subsection.
006.02
Family Development and
				Support
. Each home-based prekindergarten program will include the
				following, as a minimum:
006.02A Written
				information for families about the program's philosophy, policies, and
				procedures;
006.02B An orientation
				to the program for families; and
006.02C Delivery of services that are based
				on family needs and interests and that focus on the child's development and
				positive family outcomes. Services will be provided year round following a
				curriculum that meets the requirements of Subsection 006.03 of this
				Chapter.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 11 - REGULATIONS FOR THE APPROVAL OF PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS ESTABLISHED BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS OR EDUCATIONAL SERVICE UNITS AND FOR THE ISSUANCE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION GRANTS › Section 92-11-007 - Early Childhood Education Grants for Prekindergarten Programs for Children Ages Three to Kindergarten Entrance Age

Current through June 17, 2024
Any school district, individually or in cooperation with
				  other school districts or educational service units, working in cooperation
				  with existing nonpublic programs meeting the requirements for approval in this
				  Chapter may submit an application for an Early Childhood Education Grant for a
				  prekindergarten program for children ages three (3) to kindergarten entrance
				  age that is established by the district and is approved by the Department
				  pursuant to this Chapter. Administrative authority for Early Childhood
				  Education Grants for prekindergarten programs for children from birth to age
				  three (3) (Sixpence Grants) resides with the Early Childhood Education
				  Endowment Board of Trustees.
007.01
Children Who May Be Served With Grant Funds
.
007.01A All prekindergarten-age children,
				ages three (3) to kindergarten entrance age, regardless of their abilities,
				disabilities, or the social, linguistic, or economic diversity of the
				children's families are eligible to be served with grant funds awarded as
				provided in this Chapter.
007.01B Up
				to thirty percent of the funds granted for each prekindergarten program under
				this Chapter may be used to offset program costs for children who are not
				identified in the priorities specified in
Neb. Rev.
				Stat.
§
										79-1103(1)(b),(c),and
				(d) or who are not supported through any of
				the funding sources listed in Subsection 004.04 of this Chapter, in order to
				maximize the participation of children from diverse groups.
007.01C Early Childhood Education Grant funds
				will not be used to support the participation of children who are below age
				three or who are eligible by age to enroll in kindergarten (those who reach age
				five by July 31 of the current year).
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 11 - REGULATIONS FOR THE APPROVAL OF PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS ESTABLISHED BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS OR EDUCATIONAL SERVICE UNITS AND FOR THE ISSUANCE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION GRANTS › Section 92-11-008 - Violations Probation, or Loss of Program Approval and/or Loss of Grant Funds

Current through June 17, 2024
008.01
Violations
. When the Commissioner or his or her
				designee determines that the prekindergarten program is in violation of any
				requirement specified in this Chapter, written notice will be given to the
				school district or educational service unit. Any prekindergarten program in
				violation of any requirements specified in this Chapter will submit a written
				plan to the Commissioner or his or her designee describing how violations will
				be corrected prior to the beginning of the next school year.
008.02 Continued violation of any
				requirements indicated in this Chapter may result in probation, loss of
				approval and/or loss of grant funding as described in this Chapter. The
				Commissioner may, at his or her discretion, make recommendations to the State
				Board to end or deny program approval and/or grant funding or place a program
				on probation.
008.03 Recommendations
				from the Commissioner to the Board to either end or deny program approval
				pursuant to Sections 004, 005 and 006 or to end grant funding pursuant to
				Section 007 may be appealed by filing a petition and request for hearing with
				the State Board of Education pursuant to 92 NAC 61 no later than 15 calendar
				days after the date of receipt of written notice of the recommendation from the
				Commissioner or his or her designee. All hearings arising under this Chapter
				will be conducted in accordance with the hearing procedures of 92 NAC 61,
				including provisions of that Chapter relating to evidence.
008.04 When the Commissioner makes a
				recommendation to the Board to end or deny program approval or end grant
				funding, notice of the recommendation and of the right to request a hearing
				will be given by certified mail returned receipt requested sent at least thirty
				(30) calendar days prior to the date of the Board meeting at which the
				recommendation is to be considered. The notice will be sent to the
				superintendent of the school district or head administrator of the educational
				service unit responsible for the program. The notice will specify the basis for
				the recommendation.
008.05 Upon
				review of the Commissioner's recommendation and following any hearing, the
				Board will make a determination regarding the program's approval or grant
				funding and wil inform the superintendent of the school district or the head
				administrator of the educational service unit of the Board's decision in
				writing by certified mail.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 11 - REGULATIONS FOR THE APPROVAL OF PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS ESTABLISHED BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS OR EDUCATIONAL SERVICE UNITS AND FOR THE ISSUANCE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION GRANTS › Appendix A - Early childhood Program Report

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Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 11 - REGULATIONS FOR THE APPROVAL OF PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS ESTABLISHED BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS OR EDUCATIONAL SERVICE UNITS AND FOR THE ISSUANCE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION GRANTS › Appendix C - Required Information for Continuation Grants

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Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 11 - REGULATIONS FOR THE APPROVAL OF PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS ESTABLISHED BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS OR EDUCATIONAL SERVICE UNITS AND FOR THE ISSUANCE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION GRANTS › Appendix D - Early Learning Guidelines: Nebraska's Birth to five Learning and Development Standards

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Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 13 - EXEMPT SCHOOLS › Section 92-13-001 - General Information

Current through June 17, 2024
001.01 Statutory Authority
Section
				  79-318(5)(c)
				   of the Revised Statutes of Nebraska
				  (R.R.S.), authorizes the Department to establish rules and regulations which
				  govern procedures and standards for private, denominational, and parochial
				  schools which elect, pursuant to procedures prescribed in subsections (2) to
				  (4) of Section
				  79-1601
				  R.R.S., not to meet all state accreditation or approval requirements.
001.02 Scope
This Chapter provides rules and regulations governing the
				  procedures for exemption of schools from state approval and accreditation
				  requirements when such schools elect, pursuant to Section
				  79-1601
				  R.R.S., not to meet those requirements because they (i) would violate the
				  sincerely held religious beliefs of the parents or legal guardians or (ii)
				  interfere with the decisions of the parents or legal guardians in directing
				  their child's education. This Chapter only applies to such exempt schools and
				  is not applicable to schools which are approved or accredited pursuant to
				  Chapters 14 and 10 of Title 92 of the Nebraska Administrative Code. Schools
				  exempted from the approval and accreditation requirements of Chapters 14 and 10
				  pursuant to this Chapter shall not be considered either approved or accredited
				  by the Department, nor shall they be entitled to any of the benefits,
				  privileges, or services accorded or provided to approved or accredited schools
				  by the Department.
001.03
				Children Below Age Seven
Filing Requirement to the Resident Public School District
				  (delaying entry until age seven). A parent or legal guardian of a child who
				  will reach six years of age prior to January 1 of the then-current school year,
				  but has not reached seven years of age (and wish to delay entry until age
				  seven), must sign an affidavit stating that the parent or legal guardian
				  intends for the child to participate in an Exempt School and intends to file
				  for exempt status with the Commissioner of Education on or before the child's
				  seventh birthday. This affidavit is to be filed by the parent or legal guardian
				  with the school district in which the child resides (resident public school
				  district). Contact the resident public school district to request the affidavit
				  form. (MOVED from 011)
001.03A Parents
				or legal guardians of a child who will reach six years of age prior to January
				1 of the then-current school year whose child will attend an exempt school must
				comply fully with the requirements as outlined in this Chapter, and begin
				educating the child accordingly. (MOVED from 011.01)
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 13 - EXEMPT SCHOOLS › Section 92-13-002 - Definitions

Current through June 17, 2024
As used in this Chapter:
002.01 Commissioner
Commissioner shall mean the State Commissioner of Education,
				  whose mailing address for purposes of this Chapter is P.O. Box 94987, Lincoln,
				  NE 68509.
002.02 Exempt
				school
Exempt school shall mean a school which has elected not to
				  meet approval or accreditation requirements and has complied with this Chapter
				  and state law relating to such exemption.
002.03 Initial Year of Operation
Initial Year of Operation shall mean a school year that is
				  not immediately preceded by a school year for which the parents or legal
				  guardians filed for exemption under this Chapter.
002.04 Mandatory Attendance Age
Mandatory Attendance Age shall mean a child that (a) will
				  reach six (6) years of age prior to January 1 of the then-current school year,
				  and (b) has not reached eighteen (18) years of age., except as provided in
				  subsection (3) of Section
				  79-201
				  R.R.S.. A child that will reach six (6) years of age prior to January 1 of the
				  then-current school year need not be enrolled in a public, private,
				  denominational or parochial day school or a school that has elected under this
				  Chapter not to meet accreditation or approval requirements when the provisions
				  of this Chapter are met.
002.05 Residence
Residence shall mean that place in which a person is actually
				  domiciled, which is one's established home and the place to which he/she
				  intends to return when absent therefrom. It is the place where a person is
				  actually living full-time, as opposed to vacationing or visiting.
002.06 Resident
Resident shall mean a person having residence in a
				  place.
002.07 School year
School year shall mean, for the purposes of this Chapter, the
				  period of instruction between July 1 and the following June
				  30.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 13 - EXEMPT SCHOOLS › Section 92-13-003 - Statement of Election and Assurances

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003.01 Form A: Parent or Legal Guardian
				Statement of Election and Assurances
To elect under this Chapter not to meet state approval or
				  accreditation standards and to obtain exemption from provisions of compulsory
				  attendance requirements relating to attendance at a state approved or
				  accredited school, each of the parents or legal guardians of the children who
				  will attend the exempt school and who are of mandatory attendance age must
				  complete and sign a separate Form A: Parent or Legal Guardian Statement of
				  Election and Assurances (see Appendix A).
003.01A
Single
				Parent.
If the filer is a single parent, that parent must complete
				a Form A and provide sole custody verification. A parent claiming to be a
				single parent is representing that he or she alone is responsible for making
				the decisions concerning the educational placement of the child(ren). Sole
				custody verification includes (but is not limited to): an order of a court of
				law having proper jurisdiction providing that the filing parent has sole
				custody of the child(ren), a birth certificate that lists only the filing
				parent as the parent, or a death certificate if one of the parents is deceased.
003.01A1 If the custody arrangement is
				changed by a court of law subsequent to the initial filing, a copy of that
				court order must be provided by the single parent filer.
003.01A2 If the court order specifies joint
				legal custody, both parents must complete a Form A, unless the court order
				provides that the custodial parent has sole educational decision-making
				authority. In that case, a copy of that court order must be provided.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 13 - EXEMPT SCHOOLS › Section 92-13-004 - Information Summary

Current through June 17, 2024
The parent representative will submit to the Commissioner the
				  information described in Sections 004.01, 004.02, and 004.03 of this Chapter.
				  For the initial year of operation, this summary will be submitted
				  simultaneously with, but no later than 30 days after, the filings described in
				  Section 003.02 are made. After the initial year of operation, the summary will
				  be submitted annually by July 15. An optional document entitled, "Information
				  Summary for Parent Representative," is designed to assist a parent
				  representative in providing this information, and is available from the
				  Department's Exempt School Program office or website.
004.01 The exempt school period as
				demonstrated by the Start Date and End Date. The period of operation for the
				school year will allow sufficient time for the provisions of a minimum
				instruction of 1,080 hours in secondary schools and 1,032 hours in elementary
				schools. The hours of instruction may be prorated based upon the remaining
				balance of the school year.
004.02
				A list of the names of all instructional monitors in the exempt school, which
				shall also include for each their age, and highest level of education
				completed. If any new monitors are added during the school year, the same
				information for such persons shall be promptly submitted in writing to the
				Commissioner. If any monitors leave during the school year, this shall also be
				promptly submitted in writing to the Commissioner.
004.03 A written description or summary
				showing the sequential program of instruction designed to lead to basic skills
				in the language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, and health, which
				shall include a list of classes or courses, the names of the monitor(s)
				responsible for instructing or monitoring, and the grade levels being included
				in the exempt school.
004.04
				Repealed
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 13 - EXEMPT SCHOOLS › Section 92-13-005 - Letter of Acknowledgment

Current through June 17, 2024
Upon receipt by the Commissioner of the a properly completed
				  Form A signed by all parents or legal guardians, a properly completed Form B
				  signed by the authorized parent representative, and the information required in
				  Section 004, the election to operate an exempt school is effective, and the
				  Commissioner will direct that a letter acknowledging such receipt be sent to
				  the authorized parent representative and reported to the school district where
				  the child resides. For initial year filings, the election is effective upon
				  receipt by the Commissioner of the properly completed Forms A and B, but
				  continued effectiveness is contingent on the receipt of the information
				  required in Section 004.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 13 - EXEMPT SCHOOLS › Section 92-13-006 - Failure to Provide Information or Meet Requirements

Current through June 17, 2024
Failure of the parent representative to provide the
				  information required by this Chapter, or failure to meet any of the other
				  requirements of this Chapter, may cause the Department to notify the school
				  district in which the child resides that the school has not met the
				  requirements of this Chapter and therefore shall not be deemed an exempt school
				  for purposes of 79-201 R.R.S., which may subject the parents or legal guardians
				  to prosecution thereunder or under any other statutes relating to mandatory
				  attendance.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 13 - EXEMPT SCHOOLS › Section 92-13-007 - Exempt School Visits

Current through June 17, 2024
When the Department, in order to verify information submitted
				  pursuant to this Chapter, deems it necessary to visit the exempt school,
				  Department officials or their designees shall contact the parent representative
				  and a time for the visit shall be mutually established. Denial of access for
				  this purpose, so long as pursued in this manner, shall be cause for the
				  Department to determine that the exempt school is not meeting requirements
				  relating to the sequential program of instruction designed to lead to basic
				  skills in the language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, and health.
				  Therefore, it shall not be deemed an exempt school and the procedure in Section
				  006 above will be initiated.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 13 - EXEMPT SCHOOLS › Section 92-13-008 - Student Testing

Current through June 17, 2024
When the Department, in order to verify information submitted
				  pursuant to this Chapter deems it necessary to have conducted regular
				  achievement testing of students attending the school, Department officials
				  shall contact the parent representative and a test, a time, and a procedure
				  shall be mutually designated and established. Denial of student testing for
				  this purpose, so long as pursued in this manner, shall be cause for the
				  Department to determine that the exempt school is not meeting requirements
				  relating to the sequential program of instruction designed to lead to basic
				  skills in the language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, and health.
				  Therefore, it shall not be deemed an exempt school and the procedure in Section
				  006 above will be initiated.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 13 - EXEMPT SCHOOLS › Section 92-13-009 - Birth Certificate

Current through June 17, 2024
Pursuant to Section
				  43-2007(3)
				   R.R.S. (part of the Missing Children
				  Identification Act), upon enrollment of a student who is receiving his or her
				  education in an exempt school subject to sections
				  79-1601
				  to
				  79-1607, the
				  parent or legal guardian of such student shall provide to the Commissioner of
				  Education either (a) a certified copy of the child's birth certificate or (b)
				  other reliable proof of the child's identity and age accompanied by an
				  affidavit explaining the inability to produce a copy of the birth certificate.
				  Upon failure of the parent or legal guardian to comply, the Commissioner of
				  Education shall notify such parent or legal guardian in writing that unless he
				  or she complies within ten days the matter shall be referred to the local law
				  enforcement agency for investigation. If compliance is not obtained within such
				  ten-day period, the Commissioner shall immediately report such
				  matter.