92 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 10, § 010

Current through September 17, 2024

Section 92-10-010 - Accountability Reporting for School Systems and Accountability System for Public Schools and Public School Districts

010.01Quality 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 of this Chapter, 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 Section 010.01B of this Chapter.

010.01B The school system has a written policy for annually preparing and distributing the performance report(s) required in Section 010.01 A of this Chapter to the residents of the public school 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.

010.02Accountability System for Public Schools and Public School Districts

010.02AAccountability System to Measure Public School and Public School District Performance. The Board must establish an accountability system to be used to measure the performance of individual public schools and public school districts as set forth in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-760.06.

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

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

010.02BDesignation of Priority Schools. The Board must, 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 must 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 must 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 must take into consideration public school and public 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 public school districts pursuant to Subsections 005.02 through 005.02C, 009.01A and 009.01B of this Chapter; and,

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

010.02CIntervention Team.

010.02C1 The Commissioner must appoint an Intervention Team for each priority school as set forth in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-760.07.

010.02C2 The Intervention Team must assist the superintendent and staff of the public 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.

010.02DDevelopment 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 public school district containing the priority school, must develop a Progress Plan for approval by the Board. The Progress Plan must include the following:

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

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

010.02D1c Specific actions to be taken by the priority school and the public school 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; an

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 must assist the superintendent and staff of the public 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.

010.02D3Approval of the Progress Plan. A Progress Plan for each newly designated priority school must 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 must consider whether the Progress Plan is reasonably designed to address issues that negatively affect student performance in the priority school.

010.02D4Annual Review of Progress Plans. The Commissioner must annually review and make a recommendation to the Board on each priority school's Progress Plan. The Board must determine, based on the recommendation of the Commissioner or his or her designee, whether any modifications to the plan are needed. Such modifications must be incorporated into the plan immediately upon such a determination. The school's priority designation must 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.

010.02ESchools 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 Board must shall reevaluate the Progress Plan to determine, based on the recommendation of the Commissioner or his or her designee, 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 must be used to significantly revise the Progress Plan subject to approval by the Board as provided in Subsection 010.02D3 of this Chapter; or

010.02E2 An entirely new Progress Plan needs to be developed, in which case the process in Subsection 010.02D1 of this Chapter must be used to develop a new Progress Plan subject to approval by the Board as provided in Subsection 010.02D3 of this Chapter; or

010.02E3 An alternative administrative structure is warranted, in which case the process in Subsection 010.02D1 of this Chapter must be used to develop a new Progress Plan subject to approval by the Board as provided in Subsection 010.02D3 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 public school district containing a priority school must annually report to the Board on the level of progress made on the measurable indicators of progress.

92 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 10, § 010

Amended effective 6/2/2024