Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Chapter 89 - REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR THE EDUCATION INNOVATION FUND PROGRAM-DISTANCE EDUCATION EQUIPMENT REIMBURSEMENT AND INCENTIVES
Section 92-89-005 - Incentives for Distance Education
Universal Citation: 92 NE Admin Rules and Regs ch 89 ยง 005
Current through March 20, 2024
For fiscal years 2007-08 through 2015-16, the State Department of Education shall provide distance education incentives from the Education Innovation Fund to school districts and educational service units for qualified distance education courses and coordinated through the Distance Education Council as provided in section 79-1337 R.R.S.
005.01 School districts and educational service units shall apply for incentives annually to the department on or before August 1 on a form specified by the department. The application shall:
005.01A For school districts, specify:
005.01A1 the qualified distance education
courses which were received by students in the membership of the district in
the then-current school fiscal year and which were not taught by a teacher
employed by the school district; and
005.01A2 for each such course
005.01A2a the number of students in the
membership of the district who received the course,
005.01A2b the educational entity employing
the teacher, and
005.01A2c whether
the course was a two-way interactive video distance education course;
and
005.01B
For school districts and educational service units, specify:
005.01B1 the qualified distance education
courses which were received by students in the membership of another
educational entity in the then-current school fiscal year and which were taught
by a teacher employed by the school district or educational service
unit,
005.01B2 for each such course
for school districts, the number of students in the membership of the district
who received the course, and
005.01B3 for each such course
005.01B3a the other educational entities in
which students received the course and how many students received the course at
such educational entities,
005.01B3b any school districts in the sparse
cost grouping or the very sparse cost grouping as described in section
79-1007.02
R.R.S. that had at least one student in the membership who received the course,
and
005.01B3c whether the course
was a two-way interactive video distance education course.
005.01C The required form is
available at the department and at
http://www.nde.state.ne.us/TECHCEN/DistanceEducation.html and reproduced in
Appendix D of this Chapter.
005.02 On or before September 1 of each year, the department shall certify the incentives to be paid to each school district and educational service unit on or before October 1 of each year. The incentives for each district shall be calculated as follows:
005.02A Each district shall receive distance
education units for each qualified distance education course as follows:
005.02A1 One distance education unit for each
qualified distance education course received as reported pursuant to section
79-1337(2)(a)
R.R.S. if the course was a two-way
interactive video distance education course;
005.02A2 One distance education unit for each
qualified distance education course sent as reported pursuant to section
79-1337(2)(b)
R.R.S if the course was not received by at
least one student who was in the membership of another school district which
was in the sparse cost grouping or the very sparse cost grouping;
005.02A3 One distance education unit for each
qualified distance education course sent as reported pursuant to section
79-1337(2)(b)
R.R.S. if the course was received by at
least one student who was in the membership of another school district which
was in the sparse cost grouping or the very sparse cost grouping, but the
course was not a two-way interactive video distance education course;
and
005.02A4 Two distance education
units for each qualified distance education course sent as reported pursuant to
section
79-1337(2)(b)
R.R.S. if the course was received by at
least one student who was in the membership of another school district which
was in the sparse cost grouping or the very sparse cost grouping and the course
was a two-way interactive video distance education course;
005.02B The difference of the amount
available for distribution in the Education Innovation Fund on the August 1
when the applications were due minus any amount to be paid to school districts
pursuant to section
79-1336
R.R.S. shall be divided by the number of distance education units to determine
the incentive per distance education unit, except that the incentive per
distance education unit shall not equal an amount greater than one thousand
dollars; and
005.02C The incentives
for each school district shall equal the number of distance education units
calculated for the school district multiplied by the incentive per distance
education unit.
005.03 The department may verify any or all application information using annual curriculum reports and may request such verification from the Distance Education Council.
005.04 On or before October 1 of each year, a school district or educational service unit may appeal the denial of incentives for any course by the department to the State Board of Education.
005.04A The board
shall allow a representative of the school district or educational service unit
an opportunity to present information concerning the appeal to the board at the
November board meeting.
005.02B If
the board finds that the course meets the requirements of this section, the
department shall pay the district from the Education Innovation Fund as soon as
practical in an amount for which the district or educational service unit
should have qualified based on the incentive per distance education unit used
in the original certification of incentives pursuant to this section.
005.04C Appeals under this section shall be
filed with the State Board on the forms in Appendix B of this Chapter. The
service of such appeal, as indicated in the certificate of service, shall be no
later than October 1.
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