Throughout his thirty-eight year career in Nebraska public schools, Dr. Roger Breed has provided state-wide leadership as an active participant on numerous committees and boards responsible for examining issues and developing recommendations regarding state standards, assessment programs, personnel selection and certification, and other significant school policy issues. This participation includes serving as a member and current vice-chair of the Nebraska State Accreditation Committee, a member and past chair of the Executive Board of the Nebraska Council of School Administrators, and a member and past president of the Greater Nebraska Schools Association, an organization dedicated to the needs and issues related to equalized school districts in Nebraska. From 1991 to 2009, Dr. Breed served as the superintendent of the Elkhorn School District, a rapidly growing suburban school district on the west edge of the Omaha metropolitan area. In 2007, Dr. Breed was recognized by the NCSA as Nebraska’s Superintendent of the Year. Dr. Breed began serving as Nebraska Commissioner of Education on March 30, 2009.
Dr. Scott Swisher has been selected as Deputy Commissioner for the Nebraska Department of Education and will begin July 1st. More
The Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) is a constitutional agency approved by Nebraska voters. The Department operates under the authority of an elected board of education. NDE is organized into teams that interact to operate the agency and carry out the duties assigned by state and federal statutes and the policy directions of the State Board of Education. The teams are organized around distinct functions and responsibilities that encompass leadership and support for Nebraska's system of early childhood, primary, secondary and postsecondary education; direct services to clients; and internal support to the agency.
The department carries out its duties on behalf of Nebraska students in public, private, and nonpublic school systems. The staff of the department interacts with schools and institutions of higher education to develop, coordinate and improve educational programs.