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<B><FONT SIZE=5><P ALIGN="CENTER">UNITED STATES </P>


<P ALIGN="CENTER">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </P>


</FONT><P ALIGN="CENTER">WASHINGTON, DC 20549 </P>


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</FONT><B><FONT SIZE=5><P ALIGN="CENTER">FORM 8-K </P>


</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=1><P>&nbsp;</P>


</FONT><B><P ALIGN="CENTER">CURRENT REPORT </P>


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</FONT><B><P ALIGN="CENTER">PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </P>


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</FONT><B><FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  September 7, 2006 </P>


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</FONT><B><FONT SIZE=6><P ALIGN="CENTER">Nobel Learning Communities, Inc.</P>


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<B><FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) </P>


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<B><FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">Delaware</B></FONT></TD>


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<B><FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">1-10031</B></FONT></TD>


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<B><FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">22-2465204</B></FONT></TD>


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<B><FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)</B></FONT></TD>


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<B><FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Commission File Number)</B></FONT></TD>


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<B><FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</B></FONT></TD>


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<B><FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">1615 West Chester Pike, West Chester, PA</B></FONT></TD>


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<B><FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">19382</B></FONT></TD>


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<B><FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Address of principal executive offices)</B></FONT></TD>


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<B><FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Zip Code)</B></FONT></TD>


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<B><FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">Registrant's telephone number, including area code:</B></FONT></TD>


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<B><FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">(484) 947-2000</B></FONT></TD>


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</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) </P>


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<P>Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant</P>


<P>under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):</P>


<P>[ ]Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</P>


<P>[ ]Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</P>


<P>[ ]Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</P>


<P>[ ]Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</P>


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<B><FONT SIZE=3><P>Item 1.01  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement</P>


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<P>&#9;On September 7, 2006, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Registrant proposed and the Board of Directors approved the Executive Compensation Plan to be effective for the Registrant's 2007 fiscal year (the &quot;Plan&quot;).  The Compensation Committee engaged an independent third-party consultant to assist it in developing the Plan.  The Plan applies to executive officers and certain other employees.  The Plan has the following three components:  (i) annual cash incentive awards based on a mix of revenue and earnings per share growth targets; (ii) a deferred compensation component which is designed to enhance long-term retention and requires a five-year vested company contribution of a pre-set percentage of annual cash compensation, which will also permit voluntary contribution by participants; and (iii) a long-term incentive compensation component based on a grant of non-qualified stock options with a certain percentage of the award at risk based on performance of the executive.  The Plan also provided for modifications to the Severance and Change of Control provisions in the contract of certain executives.</P>


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<B><FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">SIGNATURES </P>


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</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><P>Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. </P>


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<FONT SIZE=2><P>Nobel Learning Communities, Inc.</P>


<P>(Registrant)</FONT></TD>


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<FONT SIZE=2><P>October 2, 2006</FONT></TD>


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<FONT SIZE=2><P>/ s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Thomas Frank&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>


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<FONT SIZE=2><P>Thomas Frank</FONT></TD>


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<FONT SIZE=2><P>Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD>


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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  September 7, 2006
Nobel Learning Communities, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
1-10031
22-2465204
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1615 West Chester Pike, West Chester, PA
19382
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(484) 947-2000
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant
under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
[ ]Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[ ]Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[ ]Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[ ]Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 1.01  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On September 7, 2006, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Registrant proposed and the Board of Directors approved the Executive Compensation Plan to be effective for the Registrant's 2007 fiscal year (the "Plan").  The Compensation Committee engaged an independent third-party consultant to assist it in developing the Plan.  The Plan applies to executive officers and certain other employees.  The Plan has the following three components:  (i) annual cash incentive awards based on a mix of revenue and earnings per share growth targets; (ii) a deferred compensation component which is designed to enhance long-term retention and requires a five-year vested company contribution of a pre-set percentage of annual cash compensation, which will also permit voluntary contribution by participants; and (iii) a long-term incentive compensation component based on a grant of non-qualified stock options with a certain percentage of the award at risk based on performance of the executive.  The Plan also provided for modifications to the Severance and Change of Control provisions in the contract of certain executives.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Nobel Learning Communities, Inc.
(Registrant)
October 2, 2006
By:
/ s/    Thomas Frank
Name:
Thomas Frank
Title:
Chief Financial Officer