Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Chapter 18 - INTERIM-PROGRAM SCHOOLS IN COUNTY DETENTION HOMES, INSTITUTIONS, AND JUVENILE EMERGENCY SHELTERS
Section 92-18-001 - General Information

001.01 Purpose of this Chapter

The purpose of this rule is to provide a method of approval for Interim-program schools located in or operated by county detention homes, institutions and juvenile emergency shelters. Interim-program schools are schools that are created to ensure continuity of instruction for students who cannot attend public schools for reasons of health or safety while in these temporary residential placements and to insure that such students may receive academic credit from the approved or accredited schools to which they will transfer in order to make continued progress toward grade promotion or graduation. Interim-program schools may alternatively seek accreditation under Chapter 10 or approval under Chapter 14, rather than approval under this Chapter, if they choose.

001.02 Scope and Application of the Chapter

The method of approval in this Chapter is available only to Interim-program schools located in or operated by county detention homes established under Section 43-2,110 R.R.S., or in institutions as defined in Subsection 002.13 of this Chapter, or in juvenile emergency shelters established pursuant to 13-317 R.R.S.

001.03 Statutory Authority

This Chapter is adopted pursuant to Sections 79-318 and 79-1601 of the Revised Statutes of Nebraska (R.R.S.)

001.04 Approval of Interim-program Schools in County Detention Homes, Institutions and Juvenile Emergency Shelters

Interim-program schools located in or operated by county detention homes, institutions, and juvenile emergency shelters will be classified as approved if they meet all of the requirements of this Chapter. All schools located in or operated by county detention homes, institutions and juvenile emergency shelters that provide elementary or secondary instruction to children up to age twenty-one are required to be approved under the provisions of this Chapter or to be accredited under Chapter 10 or to be approved under Chapter 14.

001.05 Related Regulations

Provisions regarding accreditation of schools are contained in 92 NAC 10 (Rule 10). Provisions regarding approval of non-public schools are contained in 92 NAC 14 (Rule 14). Provisions regarding teacher certification and endorsement are contained in 92 NAC 21 (Rule 21) and 92 NAC 24 (Rule 24). Provisions regarding special education provisionally approved service providers are contained in 92 NAC 51 (Rule 51).

001.06 Implementation of this Chapter

This Chapter will initially be used during the 2003-2004 school year to determine future approval status.