Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 26 - REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR MENTOR TEACHER PROGRAMS › Section 92-26-007 - Mentor Teacher Program Application and Grant Process

Current through June 17, 2024
007.01 Initial Application
The application shall identify the applicant system, the
				  names of first-year teachers, and a brief description of the mentor teacher
				  program to be conducted. Proposals for mentor teacher programs must incorporate
				  the provisions of Sections 003, 004 and 006. The Council shall develop forms
				  that it will require for use by applicants. The Council may develop such
				  general guidelines for submitting applications as it deems appropriate.
007.02 Assurances
A statement of assurances by grant recipients of compliance
				  with applicable state and federal non-discrimination laws and regulations shall
				  be required for all grant applications.
007.03 Grant Approval Document
The complete terms of the grants shall be contained in a
				  written contract which shall be signed by authorized representatives of the
				  grant recipient, including evidence of approval by the applicant's governing
				  board (if applicable), and a designated representative of the Council.
007.04 Public Records
Project proposals are public records. The Council and
				  Department shall each receive a copy of all materials developed using grant
				  funds and such copies shall be public records. The State of Nebraska retains
				  the right to the copyright of any materials produced under a grant unless
				  otherwise specified in the grant. The Council and Department reserve the right
				  to reproduce and distribute any materials produced in whole or in part with
				  grant funds.
007.05 Reports
Final reports may be required by the Council, as specified in
				  the grant approval document. Recipients of mentor teacher grants shall be
				  required to provide, upon request, such data relating to the funded programs
				  and initiatives as the Council or Department deem necessary.
007.06 Audits
All grants from the Education Innovation Fund may require an
				  annual audit by an independent auditor in accordance with the appropriate
				  auditing standards for that entity (i.e. governmental, non-profit educational
				  organizations) and any additional auditing criteria specified in the grant
				  award. The State of Nebraska shall have access to the financial records for
				  funded projects of all grantees for a period of five complete fiscal years, as
				  defined in
				  006.05C, after the
				  conclusion of the project period. The Council may audit the use of mentor
				  teacher program grant payments at the discretion of the Council.
007.07 Terminations of Grants
Terminations of grants, by grant recipients, and/or the
				  Council before the completion of the grant period requires written notice to
				  the other parties to the grant and the return of unexpended and unencumbered
				  funds effective on the date of the receipt of the termination notice.
007.07A The authorized applicant
				representative, as designated by the grant recipient on the initial application
				or as amended in writing, may terminate a grant at any time. Such a termination
				request must be in writing and will become effective when received by the
				Excecutive Director of the Council.
007.07B A grant may be terminated by the
				Council when the Council determines that the grant activities are outside the
				approved application, conditions of the grant award notification are not met,
				there is fraud or fiscal mismanagement, or there is lack of adequate funding.
				In the event the Council proposes to terminate the grant funding, it shall
				provide the authorized applicant representative of the grant recipient with
				written notice of the reasons for such action and an opportunity for hearing.
				Any such hearing shall be conducted by the Council using the procedures for
				hearing that the Board has adopted pursuant to 92 NAC 61, except that all
				filings with and references to the Board shall be with and before the Council.
				All requests for hearings must be filed with the Executive Director of the
				Council within 30 days of the authorized applicant representative receipt of
				the proposal to terminate. If no such request for a hearing is filed, the
				Council may take final action to terminate the grant at the next regularly
				scheduled Council meeting without further proceedings before the
				Council.
007.07C There is no appeal
				of any action of the Council to the State Board of Education.