Section 92-58-004 - Proposals004.01Request for Proposals. The Department will issue a Request For Proposals (RFP) for new or expansion grants for school safety and security program during years in which grant funds are available. Each RFP issued pursuant to this section will state a deadline by which proposals must be received.004.02Proposal Requirements. Each qualifying proposal must be received by the Department on or before the deadline stated in the RFP and contain the following:004.02ANeeds Assessment Survey. The Needs Assessment Survey found in Appendix A of this Chapter;004.02BStakeholder Engagement. A description must be included of how stakeholders have been engaged in meaningful consultation regarding the safety and health of students at the local level. Stakeholders include the following subgroups as applicable: Students; families; school, district, and educational service unit administrators; teachers; classified staff; Tribal governments; civil rights organizations; and organizations and individuals representing the interests of students with disabilities, English learners, students experiencing homelessness. students in foster care, migratory students, students who are incarcerated, and other underserved students;004.02CData. Each qualifying proposal must include: 004.02C1 The aggregate percent of students who are in poverty as measured using poverty students as defined in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1003(30) for school districts or, for nonpublic schools, the number of students qualifying for free lunches;004.02C2 Data to support any assertion that a challenge from the previous three school years has increased the need for a security-related infrastructure grant. Examples of challenges include, but are not limited to, a recent disaster, a high rate of mental health needs (lack of mental health providers), chronic absenteeism, or a high rate of community or school violence;004.02C3 The grade configuration of each school; and 004.02C4 The total number of students for each school based on formula students for the most recent certification of aid pursuant to the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act for school districts or based on data from the most recently completed school year for nonpublic schools. 004.02DProgram Narrative. A program narrative must describe: 004.02D1 How funds from the grant will support safe and healthy student outcomes; 004.02D2 The rationale behind selecting the proposed project including the match to the needs assessment and the stakeholder feedback; 004.02D3 For school districts, how grant funds will be divided as evenly as possible among all schools in the school district; and 004.02D4 Any anticipated challenges for the implementation of the proposal and a plan to overcome the challenges; 004.02ETimeline. A timeline for the full implementation of the project is required; 004.02FSustainability Plan. A description is required of plans to sustain the project after the grant funds have been expended; 004.02GEvaluation Plan. An evaluation plan to measure the impact of the project; and 004.02GContract for Security-Related Infrastructure. For educational service units, the contract for security-related infrastructure.92 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 58, § 004
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