Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Chapter 10 - REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR THE ACCREDITATION OF SCHOOLS
Section 92-10-010 - Accountability Reporting for School Systems and Accountability System for Public Schools and School Districts

Universal Citation: 92 NE Admin Rules and Regs ch 10 § 010

Current through March 20, 2024

010.01

Quality Indicator: The school system demonstrates accountability to the residents of the school community. School staff periodically assess and report student progress toward accomplishment of academic content standards. Results are used to plan and make needed changes to improve instruction for all students.

010.01A The school system annually prepares a written report which includes at least student academic performance as required in Section 005.02, school system demographics, school improvement goals and progress and, in the case of public schools, financial information. School systems report the information in accordance with the policy in 010.01B.

010.01B The school system has a written policy for annually preparing and distributing the performance report(s) required in Section 010.01A to the residents of the district or, in the case of nonpublic schools, to the appropriate body. The policy assures that individual test scores are kept confidential. If the school has fewer than ten students in the grades being reported, or if reporting would allow for the identification of students because they all had comparable scores, no public reports of student performance are provided for those grades.

010.02 Accountability System for Public Schools and Schools Districts

010.02A Accountability System to Measure School and District Performance. The Board shall establish an accountability system to be used to measure the performance of individual public schools and school districts as set forth in Section 79-760.06 R.R.S.

010.02A1 The accountability system shall combine multiple indicators, including graduation rates, student growth and student improvement on the assessment instruments provided in Section 79-760.03 R.R.S.. and status and participation in statewide assessment. Other indicators of the performance of public schools and school districts shall be specified by the Commissioner and approved by the Board in future revisions of this Chapter.

010.02A2 The indicators shall be combined into a school performance score and district performance score. The Board shall establish performance level classifications based upon school performance scores and district performance scores in order to classify the performance of public schools and school districts beginning with the reporting of data from school year 2014-15.

010.02B Designation of Priority Schools. The Board shall, at its discretion, designate no more than three (3) public schools as priority schools based on recommendations from the Commissioner or his or her designee.

010.02B1 Schools designated as priority schools shall be in the lowest performance level classification at the time of the initial designation as a priority school.

010.02B2 Schools designated as priority schools shall remain priority schools until such designation is removed by the Board as provided in Subsection 010.02D4 of this Chapter.

010.02B3 In making recommendations to the Board for the designation of priority schools, the Commissioner or his or her designee shall take into consideration public school and school district performance in meeting the requirements specified in this Chapter, based on the following:

010.02B3a Data required to be reported to the Department for all public schools and districts pursuant to Subsections 009.01A and 009.01B in this Chapter; and,

010.02B3b Public school or district improvement plans or accreditation site visit reports available to the Department pursuant to Subsections 009.01 A and 009.01B in this Chapter .

010.02C Intervention Team.

010.02C1 The Commissioner shall appoint an Intervention Team for each priority school as set forth in Section 79-760.07 R.R.S.

010.02C2 The Intervention Team shall assist the superintendent and staff of the school district containing the priority school with the following:

010.02C2a Diagnosing issues that negatively affect student achievement in the priority school;

010.02C2b Designing strategies to address issues that negatively affect student achievement in the priority school through a Progress Plan; and

010.02C2c Developing measurable indicators of progress in addressing issues that negatively affect student achievement in the priority school.

010.02D Development and Implementation of the Progress Plan.

010.02D1 The Intervention Team, in collaboration with the priority school staff and the administration and the school board of the school district containing the priority school, shall develop a Progress Plan for approval by the Board. The Progress Plan shall include the following:

010.02D1a The issues diagnosed as negatively affecting student achievement in the priority school;

010.02D1b Strategies designed lo address issues that negatively affect student achievement in the priority school;

010.02D1c Specific actions to be taken by the priority school and the district containing the priority school to address issues that negatively affect student achievement in the priority school that are required in order to remove the school's classification as a priority school;

010.02D1d The measurable indicators of progress in addressing issues that negatively affect student achievement in the priority school developed pursuant to Subsection 010.02C2a of this Chapter; and,

010.02D1e The level of progress, as indicated by the measurable indicators developed pursuant to Subsection 010.02C2c of this Chapter, that is required in order to remove the school's designation as a priority school.

010.02D2 Upon approval of the Progress Plan by the Board, the Intervention Team shall assist the superintendent and staff of the school district containing the priority school in implementing strategies to address issues that negatively affect student achievement in the priority school through the Progress Plan developed pursuant to this section.

010.02D3 Approval of the Progress Plan. A Progress Plan for each newly designated priority school shall be approved by the Board at its discretion based on the recommendation of the Commissioner or his or her designee. In making his or her recommendation, the Commissioner or his or her designee shall consider whether the Progress Plan is reasonably designed to address issues that negatively affect student performance in the priority school.

010.02D4 Annual Review of Progress Plans. The Commissioner shall annually review and make a recommendation to the Board on each priority school's Progress Plan. The Board shall determine, based on the recommendation of the Commissioner or his or her designee, whether any modifications to the plan are needed. Such modifications shall be incorporated into the plan immediately upon such a determination. The school's priority designation shall be removed when the Board determines, based on the recommendation of the Commissioner or his or her designee, that the school has substantially met all of the requirements in its Progress Plan.

010.02E Schools Designated as Priority Schools for Five Consecutive School Years. If a school has been designated as a priority school for the fifth consecutive school year, the Commissioner shall reevaluate the Progress Plan to determine if:

010.02E1 A significant revision to the school's Progress Plan is necessary, in which case the process in Subsection 010.02D1 of this chapter shall be used to significantly revise the Progress Plan subject to approval by the State Board as provided in Subsection 010.02D2 of this Chapter; or,

010.02E2 An entirely new Progress Plan needs to be developed, in which case the process in Subsection 010.02D2 of this Chapter shall be used to develop a new Progress Plan subject to approval by the Board as provided in Subsection 010.02D2 of this Chapter; or,

010.02E3 An alternative administrative structure is warranted, in which case the process in Subsection 010.02D2 of this Chapter shall be used to develop a new Progress Plan subject to approval by the Board as provided in Subsection 010.02D2 of this Chapter that includes, but is not limited to, an alternative administrative structure.

010.02F Reports. Beginning in school year 2016-2017 and annually thereafter in September, each school district containing a priority school shall annually report to the Board on the level of progress made on the measurable indicators of progress.

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