Nebraska ranks 48th in school breakfast participation.  Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) is a powerful tool for high poverty schools to provide free breakfast and lunch to students.  A school/district qualifies for CEP when at least 40% of its students are directly certified for free school meals because they receive SNAP, TANF, Medicaid, or FDPIR assistance.  Students who are homeless, migrant, runaways, in Head Start, and in foster care also can be directly certified for free school meals.  Eligible schools/districts in Nebraska have been hesitant to adopt CEP due to unknown impact on federal funding sources such as Title I, ERate, and TEEOSA.  Attend this session to see  data indicating that after five years of CEP implementation there has been little impact on these funding sources.  Historically, participation in CEP has increased participation in school breakfast and lunch, allows for easier implementation of alternative breakfast service models, may solve your unpaid school meal debt, and reduce the stigma that school meals are for low-income children.

Computer Science is constantly evolving in our schools. This session will discuss the standards and resources available in the areas of Computer Science.

The Nebraska Student Health and Risk Prevention (SHARP) Surveillance System is the coordinated administration of three school-based student health surveys in Nebraska endorsed by both the Nebraska Department of Education and the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. The three surveys are conducted at the same time every odd year to shed light on […]

The Business, Marketing, and Management standards were adopted by the Nebraska State Board of Education in December 2018. These standards include finance courses such as Personal Finance, Accounting, and Wealth Building Fundamentals. Learn about the new changes and resources for implementing the standards into your business and finance courses!

Provide training regarding what things administrators/teachers should be collecting when they are conducting an internal investigation. What evidence to gather, audio recordings of interviews, date/time stamp documents, documentation, locking emails when on administrative leave, when to report to Law Enforcement or DHHS, and when in doubt report to NDE. etc.

Leaders in education know that everyone needs a coach, but the logistics of developing a culture of instructional coaching can be challenging to navigate. Jensen is a member of an instructional coaching cohort seeking to shift the culture at Lincoln High. She has learned that the first step to creating a culture that accepts coaching […]