IEP Service Delivery in Nebraska
How are IEP services delivered in Nebraska?
Nebraska Rule 51 governs service delivery settings and the full continuum of placement options. Under 92 NAC 51-006, the continuum of alternative placements must include instruction in regular classes, special classes, special schools, home instruction, and instruction in hospitals and institutions, plus supplementary services such as resource rooms and itinerant instruction. Extended school year (ESY) services must be provided when the IEP team determines the student requires them to receive FAPE (92 NAC 51-007.10); the determination cannot be based solely on the category of disability or administrative convenience. Districts must make available the full continuum of service delivery options. The IEP must specify the frequency, location, duration, and projected start date for all services (92 NAC 51-007.06G). Nebraska Rule 51 requires that all staff responsible for implementing the IEP have access to the IEP and understand their specific responsibilities (34 CFR 300.323(d)). Districts may contract for specialized services they cannot directly deliver, subject to all Rule 51 quality requirements.
What Nebraska Requires
The full continuum of placement options must be available, including regular classes, special classes, resource rooms, special schools, home instruction, and hospital settings (92 NAC 51-006; 34 CFR 300.115).
All IEP services must specify projected start date, frequency, location, and duration (92 NAC 51-007.06G; 34 CFR 300.320(a)(7)).
Extended school year services must be provided when necessary for the student to receive FAPE; the decision cannot be based solely on category of disability or administrative convenience (92 NAC 51-007.10).
Placement must be in the least restrictive environment; students must be educated with nondisabled peers to the maximum extent appropriate (92 NAC 51-006; 34 CFR 300.114).
Districts may contract for services they cannot directly provide, subject to quality and Rule 51 requirements (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1108).
Key Timelines
Services must begin on the projected start date documented in the IEP (92 NAC 51-007.06G; 34 CFR 300.323(a)).
Service delivery models must be reviewed at least annually at the IEP meeting (92 NAC 51-007.09; Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1129).
Extended school year services eligibility must be considered by the IEP team before the end of each regular school year (92 NAC 51-007.10).