We are pleased to announce the addition of a school-level version of the Students With Disabilities report on the Nebraska Education Profile (NEP). Previously available only at the state and district levels, this report now provides school-specific data. …
News Release April 16, 2025 The Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) is excited to announce the award of $1.6 million to Midland University as part of the second round of the Nebraska “Grow Your Own” Teacher Apprenticeship Competitive Sub-Grant …
Save the Date for the following 24-25 ADVISER Year End Workdays for Public Districts and Special Purpose Schools. The NDE and SIS Vendor support teams encourage all Data Stewards and SPED staff who review and approve ADVISER data to attend at least one …
News Release April 10, 2025 The Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) is developing a new strategic plan that will shape the future of education in the state. To ensure this plan effectively addresses the needs and goals of Nebraskans, the NDE is actively …
Month of the Military Child Presentation Each year, Nebraska schools serve thousands of students whose parents serve in the military. Since November 2021, the NDE has recognized public schools and non-public schools as Purple Star Schools to denote the …
A longer version of the message below was emailed to the Authorized Representative, Food Service Director, and Claim Contact identified in the SY2024-25 School Nutrition Programs application from the CNP system on 3/26/2025. More details about SEBT can be …
News Release March 21, 2025 Nebraska Department of Education Commissioner Brian Maher sent the following letter to school and ESU administrators on the topic of the Federal Department of Education. On Thursday, President Trump signed an executive order, “ …
Public Districts Maintenance of Effort (MOE) Compliance 2023-24 If the District made MOE Compliance, but not in all four methods, the District needs to submit potential exceptions and MOE Adjustments to lower target levels for future years. This collection …
Public Districts The ILCD 3.0 Policies & Procedure Review is Due March 30th. The ILCD 3.0 collection is located in the NDE Portal. (For access, contact your Portal District Administrator or Superintendent.) Step by step directions are linked in the …
Public Districts, Nonpublic Schools, Rule 18’s, Special Purpose Schools and ESU’s The purpose of this bulletin item is to provide information on how to request a conditional, temporary or alternative permit for teachers who have been hired to start in …
Public Districts and Special Purpose Schools The errors/warnings listed below are set to be activated in the 2024-2025 school year in ADVISER Validation on Friday 3/14/2025. The errors/warnings will only display for Districts/Special Purpose Schools if …
News Release March 7, 2025 The Nebraska State Board of Education has appointed Dr. Jane Stavem as a Deputy Commissioner of Education. The decision comes after a nationwide search process. As deputy commissioner, Dr. Stavem will provide leadership and …
Public Districts The 2024-2025 Nonpublic Federal Programs within Boundaries Consultation is now open in the NDE portal. This collection is due on April 30, 2025 and has an audit window from May 1-15, 2025. Every Public district in Nebraska, which has one …
Public Districts The 2024-2025 Title I Nonpublic Consultation Form is now open in the NDE portal. This collection is due on April 30, 2025 and has an audit window from May 1-15, 2025. The Title I Nonpublic Consultation collection is used to meet the ESEA …
Step 5 spotlight: Kids Can reflects on a decade of intentional quality improvement Meet Josh Gillman, chief operating officer, and Jason Albeno, early childhood education director, at Kids Can Community Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Josh and Jason are long- …
Nebraska 1st and 3rd year teachers who completed their teacher preparation program at a Nebraska institution, and school principals of these 1st and 3rd year teachers, were sent an email invitation on February 12, 2025 to complete the 2024-2025 Nebraska …
ESU’s, Public Districts Grant applications are available for family engagement home visitation grants to support Birth-to-Three Services in new or expanding family engagement programs. School districts or district cooperatives can apply in partnership with …
We are thrilled to announce that registration for the 2025 NDE Data Conference is now open! This year’s conference will be held April 8-9 in Kearney, NE, and provide valuable opportunities to learn about changes in data collections and data use, as well as …
News Release February 14, 2025 The Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) is pleased to announce encouraging developments in teacher recruitment and retention efforts, as highlighted in the recently released 2024-25 Teacher Vacancy Survey Report. This …
The Future Ready District Technology Profile 2024-2025 collection is now available for public school districts in the NDE Portal under the “Data Collections” tab. An activation code is required to add the collection to portal accounts. PLEASE NOTE – Again …
