Public Meeting Agenda: January 29, 2024 at 6:00 PM - Board of Education Workshop

A. Call to Order

B. Pledge of Allegiance

C. Roll Call

D. Public Comment and Recognition

E. New and Miscellaneous Business

E.1. Action Item(s)

E.1.a. Approval of the Report of the Legislative Committee Including Recommended Legislative Positions

Rationale: The Legislative Committee, in keeping with the provisions of Policy 8150, recommends approval of its findings and recommendations as set forth in the attached summary of bills introduced before the Nebraska Legislature. The summary has been prepared with the assistance of Kissel Kohout ES Associates and generally includes legislation which may affect the District. The Committee continuously monitors legislative activity and may, from time to time, recommend that the Board take or update a position on a particular bill, resolution or amendment. Committee recommendations typically include one of the following: Support, Oppose, or Monitor with Research. In the absence of one of those recommendations, the Committee is recommending that the District take no position. Given the fluid nature of the legislature, the Committee may need to present new bills, resolutions or amendments, including some that may not have appeared on the bill summary, to the Board for consideration. In addition to the bill summary, the Committee, on occasion, recommends Board approval of position statements to guide the Board President and/or Superintendent when dealing with legislative debate on issues particular concern to the District that arise between Board Meetings. The Committee is recommending that the Board adopt the following new positions with this report:

Bill #	Senator	Position	Description
LB821	Blood	Monitor w/ Research	Change provisions relating to the preliminary or advanced enrollment of certain students
LB874	Bostar	Monitor w/ Research	Change requirements relating to child care licensing and child care facilities
LB1029	Conrad	Support Ltr	Change provisions relating to compulsory school attendance regarding illness
LB1259	Meyer	Support Testimony	Provide for grants and bonuses for teachers as prescribed and require the State Department of Education to develop and administer a Classroom Improvement Program
LB1267	Conrad	Monitor w/ Research	Adopt the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act and eliminate provisions relating to actions involving public petition and participation
LB1272	Murman	Monitor w/ Research	Update terminology relating to individualized education programs for high school students
LB1273	Murman	Monitor w/ Research	Provide for admission of and participation in extracurricular activities by certain students that are not residents of the school district as prescribed
LB1284	Walz	Support Testimony	Provide for a statewide computer science education expansion program
LB1286	Walz	Monitor w/ Research	Provide for an assessment of economic impact by the Legislative Fiscal Analyst
LB1291	Conrad	Support Ltr	Require the State Department of Education to administer electronic benefit transfer funds for eligible youth in the summer as prescribed
LB1302	Lippincott	Monitor w/ Research	Adopt the Cybersecurity Preparedness Act
LB1306	Education Committee	Monitor w/ Research	Eliminate the Professional Practices Commission and provide, change, and eliminate provisions relating to standards for and conduct of teachers and administrators
LB1308	von Gillern	Monitor w/ Research	Eliminate certain sales and use tax exemptions and impose sales and use taxes on certain services
LB1310	Albrecht	Monitor w/ Research	Adopt the Advertising Services Tax Act and eliminate certain sales and use tax exemptions
LB1311	Meyer	Monitor w/ Research	Eliminate certain sales and use tax exemptions and impose sales and use taxes on certain services
LB1315	Linehan	Monitor w/ Research	Change the sales tax rate
LB1316	Linehan	Oppose Ltr	Eliminate provisions relating to the base growth percentage for school districts under the School District Property Tax Limitation Act
LB1317	Linehan	Monitor w/ Research	State findings relating to property taxes
LB1319	Linehan	Monitor w/ Research	Eliminate a sales and use tax exemption relating to data centers
LB1322	Vargas	Oppose Ltr	Require that school counselors spend a certain percentage of such counselor's time during normal school hours in the direct counseling of students as prescribed
LB1328	Murman	Monitor w/ Research	Change provisions relating to the classification of school districts
LB1330	Murman	Monitor w/ Research	Prohibit public educational institutions from taking certain actions relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion
LB1331	Murman	Oppose	Change provisions related to truancy and attendance and various programs administered by the State Department of Education
LB1337	Walz	Support	Adopt the School Construction Financing Act
LB1338	Walz	Monitor w/ Research	Adopt the Good Life Promise Act
LB1339	Brewer	Oppose	Change provisions relating to possession of firearms in schools and authorize schools to provide emergency response mapping data to public safety agencies
LB1340	Kauth	Monitor w/ Research	Change provisions relating to enforcement of offenses related to interactive or handheld wireless communication devices, speed limit violations, removal of vehicles from highways, and motor vehicle homicide
LB1347	Walz	Monitor w/ Research	Adopt the Community Schools Act
LB1348	Murman	Oppose Testimony	Change provisions relating to comparison groups for purposes of calculating basic funding under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act
LB1349	Murman	Monitor w/ Research	Eliminate certain sales and use tax exemptions and impose sales and use taxes on certain services
LB1354	Albrecht	Monitor w/ Research	Adopt the Advertising Services Tax Act
LB1361	McDonnell	Monitor w/ Research	Adopt the Long-Term Resident Homestead Exemption Act
LB1362	McDonnell	Monitor w/ Research	Change provisions relating to the valuation of residential property for property tax purposes
LB1365	McDonnell	Support Ltr	Change provisions relating to retirement, the Public Employees Retirement Board, the Nebraska Public Employees Retirement Systems, and the State Personnel System
LB1366	Cavanaugh, J.	Monitor w/ Research	Change provisions relating to the use of eminent domain
LB1367	Cavanaugh, J.	Monitor w/ Research	Adopt the Property Tax Circuit Breaker Act
LB1371	Vargas	Oppose Ltr	Adopt the Media Literacy Act and provide and change graduation requirements and academic content standards
LB1372	Brandt	Monitor w/ Research	Change provisions relating to individual and corporate income tax rates and property tax credits
LB1377	Walz	Support Ltr	Change requirements relating to training for certain school employees
LB1382	Hansen	Monitor w/ Research	Prohibit paying petition circulators based on the number of signatures and prohibit certain contributions to ballot question committees
LB1385	Kauth	Support Testimony	Change provisions relating to the issuance of and eligibility for certificates and permits issued by the State Department of Education
LB1386	Hansen	Oppose Ltr	Establish an educational savings account for each student enrolled in an approved or accredited private, denominational, or parochial school for qualified educational expenses as prescribed
LB1389	Bostar	Monitor w/ Research	Provide for a personal property tax exemption for broadband equipment as prescribed
LB1391	Ballard	Monitor w/ Research	Require certain high schools to have automated external defibrillators and an athletics emergency action plan as prescribed
LB1393	Hansen	Monitor w/ Research	Change provisions of the Nebraska Student-Athlete Name, Image, or Likeness Rights Act
LB1397	Murman	Monitor w/ Research	Redefine agricultural land and horticultural land for property tax purposes
LB1398	Murman	Support	Change provisions relating to reimbursement for special education programs and support services relating to option students
LB1399	Murman	Oppose Ltr	Change provisions relating to the involvement of parents, guardians, and educational decisionmakers in the education of their children
LB1400	Ballard	Support	Adopt the Relocation Incentive Act and provide tax incentives
LB1402	Linehan	Oppose Testimony	Appropriate funds to the State Treasurer for the purpose of providing grants to scholarship-granting organizations
LB1403	Linehan	Oppose Testimony	Change provisions of the Opportunity Scholarships Act and the use of credits under the act
LB1414	Linehan	Oppose Testimony	Adopt the Property Tax Growth Limitation Act and change provisions relating to budget limitations
LB1416	Bostar	Monitor w/ Research	Adopt the Child Care Capacity Building and Workforce Act
LB1417	Brewer	Monitor w/ Research	Create, eliminate, terminate, and provide, change, eliminate, and transfer powers, duties, and membership of boards, commissions, committees, councils, task forces, panels, authorities, and departments and change and eliminate funds

Attachments: (1)

Spreadsheet_OPS_1.26.24

1/26/2024 at 2:11 PM

E.2. Information Item(s)

E.2.a. Evidence of Quality Teaching: The Learning Framework and Effective Learning Environments Observation Tool (eleot)

Rationale:

Aligned to strategic priority 1, Academics - this workshop builds on previous information shared with the Board of Education at the August 21, 2023 Board Meeting (Aligned Continuous Improvement) and the September 11, 2023 Workshop (Evidence of Improvement: Assessment).

The Omaha Public Schools Learning Framework is an inclusive resource that provides a common language for teaching and learning. One of the tools we use with the Learning Framework is the effective learning environment observation tool (eleot). Together these resources provide a shared understanding of quality teaching and its impact on student engagement.

Attachments: (3)

Evidence of Quality Teaching Board Workshop January 2024 Presentation

1/26/2024 at 12:42 PM
Eleot Crosswalk

1/24/2024 at 11:33 AM
eleot observation tool_1 pager - highlighted 01.29.2024

1/24/2024 at 11:33 AM

F. Request for Closed Session

Rationale: The Omaha Board of Education is authorized by state statute to hold closed sessions. Closed sessions may be held when clearly necessary for the protection of the public interest or for the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual. Reasons that meet this standard include but are not limited to: (a) strategy sessions with respect to collective bargaining, real estate matters, pending litigation, or litigation which is imminent as evidenced by communication of a claim or threat of litigation to or by the public body; (b) discussion regarding deployment of security personnel or devices; (c) investigative proceedings regarding allegations of criminal misconduct; (d) evaluation of the job performance of a person when necessary to prevent needless injury to the reputation of a person and if such person has not requested a public meeting; and (e) legal advice.

Explanation

At this point, it is appropriate for the Board to meet in closed session for one of the stated matters and/or any other permissible closed session matters in compliance with the law.

PROPOSAL:

That the Board hold a closed session:

1. For strategy session with respect to negotiations/collective bargaining clearly necessary for the protection of the public interest or for the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual in compliance with the law.

2. For strategy session with respect to property/real estate matters clearly necessary for the protection of the public interest or for the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual in compliance with the law.

3. For strategy session with respect to pending litigation, or litigation which is imminent as evidenced by communication of a claim or threat of litigation to or by the public body clearly necessary for the protection of the public interest or for the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual in compliance with the law.

4. For discussion regarding deployment of security personnel or devices clearly necessary for the protection of the public interest or for the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual in compliance with the law.

5. For investigative proceedings regarding allegations of criminal misconduct clearly necessary for the protection of the public interest or for the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual in compliance with the law.

6. For personnel and the evaluation of job performance clearly necessary for the protection of the public interest or for the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual in compliance with the law.

7. For discussions of the legal consequences of specific action and legal advice clearly necessary for the protection of the public interest or for the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual in compliance with the law.

G. Adjournment

January 29, 2024 at 6:00 PM - Board of Education Workshop

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