Section 92-14-006 - Regulations Pertaining to the Middle Grades School006.01 The middle grades instructional program. Instruction may be provided through separate courses, integrated blocks of time, or through exploratory programs. The program in the middle grades includes instruction for each grade each year in the following subject areas:006.01A Reading and Language Arts;006.01C Social Studies, including instruction required pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-724;006.01H Physical Education. Practice for and participation in interscholastic activities cannot substitute for any part of physical education.006.02Number, Preparation, and Assignment of Middle Grades Staff006.02A Computed on a full-time equivalency basis, a minimum of 80 percent of the teachers in the middle grades are assigned to areas for which they hold one of the following endorsements or meet the provisions of subsections 006.02A1a or 006.02A4 of this Chapter. 006.02A1 In grades seven and eight, any middle grades endorsement or an appropriate secondary endorsement. 006.02A1a Teachers holding an elementary endorsement may teach in grades seven and eight if they acquire six credit hours per year toward the middle grades endorsement or participate in staff development in accordance with a local mission and plan for education of middle grade students.006.02A2 In grades four through six, an elementary endorsement or any middle grades endorsement.006.02A2a Teachers holding a content area endorsement at the secondary level may teach grade six in that content area if they acquire six credit hours per year toward the elementary or middle grades endorsement or participate annually in staff development in accordance with a local mission and plan for education of middle grade students.006.02A3 In grade nine, an appropriate secondary endorsement or any middle grades endorsement.006.02A4 Teachers not holding an appropriate endorsement may be assigned to the middle grades if they acquire six credit hours per year toward a middle grades endorsement.006.02A5 Secondary teachers assigned to integrated courses or curriculum in grades seven through nine are considered appropriately endorsed if they hold an endorsement for any of the subjects or fields included in the course.006.02B A middle grades school having more than one and less than ten full-time equivalency teachers has a principal or designates one teacher as head teacher. The head teacher holds a least a Nebraska Initial, Standard, or Professional Teaching Certificate issued pursuant to 92 MAC 21 with an endorsement for principal or superintendent issued pursuant to 92 NAC 24. The principal holds a Nebraska Standard or Professional Administrative Certificate issued pursuant to 92 NAC 21 with an endorsement for principal or superintendent issued pursuant to 92 NAC 24. When the number of full-time equivalency teachers reaches ten or more, a principal holding a Nebraska Standard or Professional Administrative Certificate issued pursuant to 92 NAC 21 with an endorsement for principal or superintendent issued pursuant to 92 NAC 24 is assigned at least one-half time for administration and supervision.006.02C Two or more middle grades schools may jointly contract with a person holding a Nebraska Standard or Professional Administrative Certificate with an endorsement for principal or superintendent.92 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 14, § 006
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