Section 92-15-005 - StaffingQuality Indicator: A comprehensive language instruction educational program assists students in developing literacy and proficiency in the English language. Such programs are directed and taught by professional staff with an appropriate endorsement in English as a Second Language. Ongoing professional development is designed to assist teachers in learning strategies to meet the language and content needs of English learners.
005.01 Each school district shall ensure that all teachers of language instruction educational programs possess valid Nebraska teaching certificates. In addition, the school district shall ensure that each teacher (s) specifically responsible for the English language instruction of English learners regardless of the program model :005.01A Shall hold an endorsement or a provisional endorsement in English as a Second Language; or005.01B Shall participate annually in professional development designed to teach skills and strategies for meeting the language and academic needs of the English learners he or she teaches.005.02 Pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-802(3), teacher aides may be assigned duties in connection with English learners that are nonteaching in nature if the employing school district has assured itself that the aides have been specifically prepared for such duties, including the handling of emergency situations which might arise in the course of their work. A teacher aide shall not teach, as defined in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-101(12).005.03 Pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-802(3), teacher aides may be assigned duties in connection with LEP students that are nonteaching in nature if the employing school district has assured itself that the aides have been specifically prepared for such duties, including the handling of emergency situations which might arise in the course of their work. A teacher aide shall not teach, as defined in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-101(12).92 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 15, § 005
Amended effective 5/8/2018