Distance Education
Distance Education Incentives
The Nebraska Department of Education will provide distance education incentives to school districts and educational service units for qualified distance education courses coordinated through the Educational Service Unit Coordinating Council as provided in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1337. This will run through fiscal year 2028-29.
You can find verified courses at the ESUCC NVIS site: https://nvis.esucc.org/
Incentive applications are due by August 1 of every year to the Nebraska Department of Education. Award notification letters will be sent to the schools or educational service unit by September 1 and electronic payments will be made prior to October 1.
For more program information, you can reach out to your Distance Learning Coordinator at your educational service unit. Coordinator of Distance Education at ESUCC is Andrew Easton, aeaston@esucc.org, @EastonA1. Incentive questions can be directed to Christina Struebing, 402-314-4201, christina.struebing@nebraska.gov.
DEU Incentive Applications 2023-24
Applications for the DEU Incentives are now open. Applications are due August 1, 2024.
Applications received as of July 12, 2024
| ESU | School Name |
| 1 | Laurel-Concord High School |
| 1 | Randolph High School |
| 1 | Verdigre High School |
| 2 | Bancroft-Rosalie High School |
| 2 | Cedar Bluffs High School |
| 2 | Tekamah High School |
| 4 | Pawnee City Public Schools |
| 5 | Bruning-Davenport High School |
| 5 | ESU 5 |
| 5 | Southern High School |
| 5 | Thayer Central High School |
| 5 | Tri County Jr-Sr High School |
| 6 | Wilber-Clatonia High School |
| 7 | Boone Central High School |
| 7 | Howells-Dodge Consolidated School |
| 7 | Humphrey Jr-Sr High School |
| 7 | Leigh High School |
| 7 | Palmer Junior-Senior High |
| 8 | Boyd County High School |
| 8 | Elgin High School |
| 8 | Madison Senior High School |
| 8 | Neligh-Oakdale Jr-Sr High School |
| 8 | Newman Grove High School |
| 8 | Osmond High School |
| 8 | Pierce Jr-Sr High School |
| 8 | Stuart High School |
| 8 | West Holt High School |
| 8 | Wheeler Central High |
| 9 | Blue Hill High School |
| 9 | Sutton Secondary School |
| 10 | Arcadia High School |
| 10 | Callaway High School |
| 10 | Gothenburg Secondary School |
| 10 | Litchfield High School |
| 10 | Sandhills Public Schools |
| 10 | SEM High School |
| 10 | St Paul High School |
| 11 | Arapahoe High School |
| 11 | Elwood High School |
| 13 | Banner County High School |
| 13 | Bayard Secondary School |
| 13 | Bridgeport High School |
| 13 | Chadron Senior High School |
| 13 | Crawford High School |
| 13 | Creek Valley High School |
| 13 | ESU 13 |
| 13 | Garden County High School |
| 13 | Gering High School |
| 13 | Hay Springs High School |
| 13 | Hemingford High School |
| 13 | Kimball Jr-Sr High School |
| 13 | Leyton High School |
| 13 | Minatare High School |
| 13 | Mitchell Secondary School |
| 13 | Morrill High School |
| 13 | Potter-Dix Jr-Sr High School |
| 13 | Sidney High School |
| 13 | Sioux County High School |
| 15 | Dundy Co Stratton High School |
| 15 | Hayes Center Secondary School |
| 15 | Hitchcock Co Jr-Sr High School |
| 15 | Maywood High School |
| 15 | Southwest Jr/Sr High School |
| 16 | Brady High School |
| 16 | Hershey High School |
| 16 | Hyannis High School |
| 16 | Maxwell High School |
| 16 | McPherson County Secondary School |
| 16 | Paxton High School |
| 16 | South Platte High School |
| 16 | Stapleton High School |
| 16 | Sutherland High School |
| 16 | Thedford High School |
| 16 | Wallace High School |
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