AQuESTT 2026–2027

Nebraska ESUs are joining forces to collaboratively support state initiatives. Below is data indicating the efforts of districts and ESUs to ensure the best implementation for each initiative. All data is real time, so come back later and see how things have changed.

Each tenet below shows ESU time devoted to it and the school personnel who received that time, for 2026–2027.

Positive Partnerships, Relationships, and Success

Schools and districts implement best practices in student, family, and community engagement to enhance experiences and opportunities that are culturally inclusive and relevant for each student. Student success and engagement relies on positive partnerships and relationships to fundamentally improve the outcomes for each student, school, district, and community.

Service Recipients: 5,384
Service Hours: 2,272

Transitions

Quality educational opportunities focus on effective supports and high quality collaborations for each student transitioning within, into, and between grade levels, programs, schools, districts, postsecondary education, and careers.

Service Recipients: 7,731
Service Hours: 4,871

Educational Opportunities and Access

Each student has access to effective, comprehensive, and continuous learning opportunities that prepare them for ongoing school success, postsecondary education, and career goals.

Service Recipients: 10,139
Service Hours: 5,704

Postsecondary, Career, and Civic Readiness

Each student, upon high school graduation, is prepared for success in postsecondary education, career, and life pursuits.

Service Recipients: 18,077
Service Hours: 6,851

Student Achievement and Growth

A balanced assessment system that includes results from multiple sources is used to measure student growth and achievement towards Nebraska’s content area standards. A balanced assessment system is a necessary component of the instructional process to improve learning and growth for each student.

Service Recipients: 9,406
Service Hours: 6,537

Educator Effectiveness

Each student is engaged by effective educators throughout their learning experiences, such that schools and districts develop effective teachers and school leaders who establish a culture of success.

Service Recipients: 13,219
Service Hours: 13,703

Leadership

Strong leaders, committed to achieving educational equity, are critical to the processes of approval, accreditation, accountability, and continuous improvement. Leaders, from school boards to superintendents, principals to teacher leaders, set a vision for achieving educational equity, offering students meaningful access to the educational resources they need at the right moment, at the right level, and with the right intensity to not only reach high expectations for learning, but also to discover and explore their passions and make meaningful connections within the context of their postsecondary interests, careers, and civic lives. Leaders must possess the knowledge, skills, and mindset to systematize equity.

Service Recipients: 16,625
Service Hours: 10,367