Section 92-84-008 - Core Services008.01 Provision of Core Services Core services shall be provided by the ESU to all member school districts. Core services shall be defined by each ESU as follows:
008.01A Core services shall be within the following service areas in order of priority: Staff development, which shall include staff development related to improving the achievement of all students including the achievement of students in poverty and students with diverse backgrounds; technology, including distance education services; and instructional materials services;008.01B Core services shall improve teaching and student learning by focusing on enhancing school improvement efforts, meeting statewide requirements including but not limited to accountability requirements, and achieving statewide goals in the state system of elementary and secondary education;008.01C Core services shall provide schools with access to services that: 008.01C1 the ESU and its member school districts have identified as necessary services;008.01C2 are difficult, if not impossible, for most individual school districts to effectively and efficiently provide with their own personnel and financial resources;008.01C3 can be efficiently provided by each ESU to its member school districts; and008.01C4 can be adequately funded to ensure that the service is provided equitably to the state public school districts;008.01D Core services shall be designed so that the effectiveness and efficiency of the service can be evaluated on a statewide basis; and008.01E Core services shall be provided by the ESU in a manner that minimizes the costs of administration or service delivery to member school districts.92 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 84, § 008