Bylaws Bylaws are the Board's own basic rules relating principally to itself as an organization. The State Board of Education's Bylaws can be found here: Bylaws Board Operating Policies Board Operating Policies are the policies that relate to and support the policymaking, rulemaking, and quasi-judicial responsibilities of the Board. They...

Office of Coordinated School and District Support What is the S.E.E.D. Instructional System? In April 2020, the Nebraska State Board of Education (SBOE) made a commitment to a common language of effectiveness for all Nebraska school teachers and leaders by approving revisions to the Nebraska Teacher and Principal Performance Standards...

This teacher rubric, as provided, aligns with the Nebraska Teacher and Principal Performance Standards (NTPPS) and is provided for the district’s use by the Nebraska Department of Education’s Office of Coordinated School and District Support. While the district is authorized to make modifications to the provided document to fit the...

NATIONAL COUNCIL ON TEACHER EDUCATION (NCTE) FULL COUNCIL MEETING March 9, 2018 - Friday   NCTE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: Phyllis Spethman – President Diana Casey – President-Elect and Chairman - Standing Committee A Sue Alford – Chairman – Standing Committee B Donna Moss – Chairman - Standing Committee C Sharra Smith...

Dec 2, 2020- Updating the Nebraska Teacher and Principal Performance Standards March 1, 2021- Insights on Educator Effectiveness and Development from the NDE S.E.E.D. Team  April 8, 2022- The Good Life EDU Podcast: The NDE SEED Team on the Educator Effectiveness Lens and Cognitive Coaching on Apple Podcasts April 19, 2022-...

NEBRASKA COUNCIL ON TEACHER EDUCATION (NCTE) NCTE COUNCIL MEETING - October 14, 2016 If you experience problems opening any of the documents below, please contact Marlene Beiermann at 402-471-3397 or marlene.beiermann@nebraska.gov. Any other questions may be directed to Pat Madsen at 402-471-4863 or pat.madsen@nebraska.gov. NEW MEMBERS AND ALTERNATES ORIENTATION SESSION...

Statewide accreditation reports for schools dating back to 2015 were analyzed to determine key growth areas across Nebraska. The recommendations from the accreditation reports underwent content analysis to determine the presence of Nebraska Teacher and Principal Performance Standards (NTPPS) language, themes, and concepts given in the qualitative data. Each recommendation...

This guidance document is advisory in nature but is binding on an agency until amended by such agency. A guidance document does not include internal procedural documents that only affect the internal operations of the agency and does not impose additional requirements or penalties on regulated parties or include confidential...

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)  This FAFSA  page provides information, resources and materials to assist Nebraska public school districts to implement the FAFSA graduation requirement Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-729. Periodically additional resources will be posted for school's to use when helping high school seniors fulfill this graduation...

Nebraska Commissioner of Education Matthew L. Blomstedt joined two other state education chiefs September 25 to testify at the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing, The Every Student Succeeds Act: States Leading the Way. Commissioner Blomstedt, Delaware Department of Education Secretary Susan Bunting, and South Carolina Department...

A free half-day virtual event designed to help school administrators, community partners and afterschool leaders learn about full-service community schools.  Participants will hear perspectives from Tony Smith, a national leader in community schools, Nebraska school administrators and the Nebraska Department of Education.  (Agenda) Recognition that no one entity or system...

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 special efforts the schools have undertaken to support the unique needs...

 Nebraska joined the Milken Educator Awards program in 1996. 44 recipients since program began in Nebraska. $1,100,000 awarded in Nebraska since program began. Katie Mace, 2021 Nebraska Milken Educator Recipient. Photo courtesy of the Milken Family Foundation. From left, Nebraska Commissioner of Education Dr. Matthew L. Blomstedt; Katie Mace, 2021...

Contact information (Federal) Dottie Heusman | 402-219-4802 |dottie.heusman@nebraska.gov Contact information (State) Dottie Heusman | 402-219-4802 |dottie.heusman@nebraska.gov Title II - ACOP Title II-A Quick Guide Title II – Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965 as Amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 TITLE II-Preparing, Training and Recruiting...