After more than a year of study, writing, rewriting, and public input sessions, followed by more rewriting and revisions, the State Board of Education has voted 8-0 to adopt updated Nebraska Social Studies Standards.Nebraska school districts now have a year to adopt the new standards – or more rigorous standards – and then implement the curriculum that will help students be able to learn these standards.The Nebraska Legislature directed the...
Fleet Pricing Pact Will Save You Money! NSEA Members Earn Great Discounts with Toyota, Husker Auto The Nebraska State Education Association has entered into an agreement with Old Mill Toyota that will allow NSEA members to purchase new cars at pre-arranged, fleet corporate pricing, which falls below dealer cost.The agreement covers all makes and models of the Toyota brand. Through an Old Mill Toyota sister company, Husker Auto Group,...
Educators Health Alliance Board OKs 2013-14 Rates, Benefits Premiums for the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska health care plan used by nearly every Nebraska school district will increase by an average of 6.4 percent next Sept. 1.The Board of Directors of the Educators Health Alliance approved the rate plan in October.When the 2013-14 premium year starts on Sept. 1, 2013, it will mark 11 straight years with increases of less than 10...
State Board Oks New Measure of Student GrowthThe Nebraska State Board of Education has approved implementation of a new plan for school accountability and it will begin to phase in beginning this school year.The Nebraska Performance Accountability System (NePAS) will be the first state accountability system that will measure student growth. The State Board approved the plan in August.NePAS will measure student performance in reading, writing,...
Here are the 2013-2014 state aid, budget lid & levy information for each school district in Nebraska. Data from previous years is also available for comparison.2013-2014 Bargaining Pages- All pages249 pagesSchool Districts: A17 pagesSchool Districts: B17 pagesSchool Districts: C22 pagesSchool Districts: D - E19 pagesSchool Districts: F - G18 pagesSchool Districts: H - J19 pagesSchool Districts: K - L19 pagesSchool Districts: M17 pagesSchool...
Display Your Coupons, Look for Deals & Discounts With NSEA’s ‘My Deals’ App It was only a matter of time!NSEA members — always on the go — can save time and money with NSEA’s new ‘My Deals’ smartphone application.Unveiled recently, the My Deals application allows members to use their smartphones to display and present for use the coupons offered by participating merchants. My Deals also allows members to search for coupons and savings...
Filing Now Can Resolve Disputes Later Every educator -- and every educational support professional, as well -- should keep and have easy access to a 'professional papers' file that includes all records and documents relating to your employment status. Of importance, according to NSEA Director of Advocacy Trish Guinan, are copies of all papers, letters, documents or responses to queries that are submitted to administrators. Copies of...
Global Exploration for Educators Organization (GEEO) is a 501c3 non-profit organization that runs summer professional development travel programs designed for teachers. GEEO is offering 25 different travel programs for the summer of 2013: India/Nepal, Italy, Portugal/Spain, Amalfi Coast, Eastern Europe, Budapest to Istanbul, Vietnam, Comfort Thailand, Thailand/Laos, Cambodia, China, Comfort China, Russia/Mongolia/China,...
It's just become easier to be "in the know and the first to know." NSEA text message alerts! NSEA has created three text messaging groups, and members can sign up for one, two or all three options. The all member group will receive short text messages on general information relating to NSEA activities. The Legislative group will receive texts pertaining to state and federal lawmaking. The SEAN group will focus on events and issues for that NSEA...
Visit www.nsea.org/1213Calendars to find links to calendars for the 2012-13 school year. These contain the dates and information found in thedesk calendars which were mailed to members in mid-July.Use these links to download and import the dates into any electronic calendars (Outlook, iCal, Google, etc) that support an .ics file. Download the calendar in its entirety, or just certain meetings, dates and information.
