Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Chapter 10 - REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR THE ACCREDITATION OF SCHOOLS
Section 92-10-005 - Statewide System for Assessment of Student Learning and for Reporting the Performance of School Districts

Universal Citation: 92 NE Admin Rules and Regs ch 10 § 005

Current through March 20, 2024

005.01 Quality Indicator: Assessment procedures and results assist teachers in planning and providing appropriate instruction for all students. Assessment results also provide information for monitoring program success, and for reporting to parents, policy makers, and the community. Schools periodically review procedures to improve assessment quality and increase student learning. The information assists schools in establishing and achieving improvement goals.

AQuESTT Tenet: The results of multiple assessment sources (national, state, and classroom-based) are used to measure student achievement of college and career ready standards and be used as an integral part of the instructional process.

005.01A All school districts participate annually in statewide assessments in compliance with the schedule as outlined in Appendix E. Nonpublic schools have an assessment plan which includes a schedule and procedures for assessing success in achieving their academic content standards. Student success in achieving their standards is reported to the head administrator or governing board of the nonpublic school.

005.01B Whole grade norm-referenced assessment using a national assessment instrument begins no earlier than grade two and is conducted annually in at least one grade in each of the following two levels: grades 2-5; grades 6-8. A national assessment instrument is administered at least once in the high school grades. The Board recommendations for assessing and reporting are found in Appendix E of this Chapter.

005.02 Each school year, for the purpose of implementing a statewide system of tracking student achievement as required by 79-760.05 R.R.S., school districts shall report by June 30 of each school year the following data to the Department electronically via the NSSRS portal using the Department student identifier system:

005.02A Individual student demographics including each student race, poverty status, high mobility status, attendance, and limited English proficiency;

005.02B Individual student achievement including individual student achievement data from the state assessment instruments required in Section 005.01A and scores and subscores available to the district on national assessment instruments administered by the district; and

005.02C Individual student educational input characteristics including class size, teacher education, teacher experience, special education, early childhood programs, federal programs, and targeted education programs.

005.03 Student Assistance

Each school has a student assistance process of its own design to provide problem solving and intervention strategies.

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