February 7, 2020 at 9:00 AM - State Board of Education Meeting Notification and Agenda
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1. CALL TO ORDER
Speaker(s):
President Nickels
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1.1. Roll Call
Speaker(s):
President Nickels
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1.2. Pledge of Allegiance
Speaker(s):
President Nickels
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1.3. Announcement of the Placement of the Open Meetings Act Information
Speaker(s):
President Nickels
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2. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
Speaker(s):
President Nickels
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2.1. Request for 10-Minute Special Appearance
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2.2. Public Comment (5 Minutes)
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3. COMMISSIONER'S REPORT
Speaker(s):
Commissioner Blomstedt
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3.1. Agenda Overview and Consent Agenda Process
Speaker(s):
Commissioner Blomstedt
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3.1.A. Commissioner's recommendations and items to be removed from consent agenda
Speaker(s):
Commissioner Blomstedt
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3.2. Report on Rules
Speaker(s):
Commissioner Blomstedt
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3.3. Board Operations Information
Speaker(s):
Ryan Foor
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4. PRESIDENT'S REPORT
Speaker(s):
President Nickels
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4.1. Board Priorities for 2020
Speaker(s):
President Nickels
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5. CONSENT AGENDA
Speaker(s):
President Nickels
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5.1. Board Member Out-of-State Travel Approval
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5.2. Committee Appointments
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5.2.A. Consent Item: Approve Christine Gaspari's acceptance to the Nebraska Assistive Technology Partnership Advisory Council
Speaker(s):
Tobias Orr and Lindy Foley
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5.3. Contract Approvals
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5.3.A. Consent Item: Authorize the Commissioner to amend medical consultant contracts for the Office of Disability Determinations
Speaker(s):
Deputy Commissioner Halstead
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5.4. Grant Approvals (NONE)
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5.5. Lease Approvals (NONE)
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5.6. Minutes of the Previous State Board of Education Meeting
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5.7. Miscellaneous Approvals
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5.7.A. Appoint a Hearing Officer in NDE Case No. 20-02, In the Matter of the Appeal of Denise Dory
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6. HEARINGS (10:00 a.m.)
Speaker(s):
President Nickels
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6.1. Hearing in NDE Case No. 19-34, Commissioner v. Cody Schweitzer
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6.2. Hearing in NDE Case No. 19-35, Commissioner v. Matthew Noe
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6.3. Hearing in NDE Case No. 19-36, Commissioner v. Erika Dukes
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6.4. Hearing in NDE Case No. 19-37, Commissioner v. Shauna Ohman
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6.5. Hearing in NDE Case No. 19-38, Commissioner v. Bradley Hegemann
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6.6. Hearing in NDE Case No. 19-39, Commissioner v. Tobin Stithem
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6.7. Potential Executive Session
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7. STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS
Speaker(s):
President Nickels
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7.1. Policy Committee
Speaker(s):
Patricia Timm
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7.2. Legislative Committee
Speaker(s):
Robin Stevens
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7.2.A. Action Item: Review 2019-2020 Proposed State Legislation and Take Action on Board Positions
Speaker(s):
Robin Stevens
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7.3. Commissioner's Appraisal Committee
Speaker(s):
Patricia Timm
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7.4. AQuESTT Teaching, Learning and Serving Domain Committee
Speaker(s):
Lisa Fricke
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7.5. AQuESTT Student Success, Access and Support Domain Committee
Speaker(s):
Patsy Koch Johns
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7.6. Budget and Finance Committee
Speaker(s):
John Witzel
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7.6.A. Monthly Board Travel Expense Report
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7.6.B. In-State Travel Authorization Reports
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7.7. Strategic Planning, Performance and Improvement Committee
Speaker(s):
Rachel Wise
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7.7.A. Discussion Item: Provide an update on the Perkins V State Plan progress
Speaker(s):
Katie Graham
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8. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
Speaker(s):
President Nickels
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8.1. Action Item: Consider the PPC's Recommended Decision in NDE Case No. 19-34, Commissioner v. Cody Schweitzer
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8.2. Action Item: Consider the PPC's Recommended Decision in NDE Case No. 19-35, Commissioner v. Matthew Noe
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8.3. Action Item: Consider the PPC's Recommended Decision in NDE Case No. 19-36, Commissioner v. Erika Dukes
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8.4. Action Item: Consider the PPC's Recommended Decision in NDE Case No. 19-37, Commissioner v. Shauna Ohman
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8.5. Action Item: Consider the PPC's Recommended Decision in NDE Case No. 19-38, Commissioner v. Bradley Hegemann
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8.6. Action Item: Consider the PPC's Recommended Decision in NDE Case No. 19-39, Commissioner v. Tobin Stithem
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9. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS
Speaker(s):
President Nickels
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10. INFORMATION ITEMS AND REPORTS
Speaker(s):
President Nickels
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10.1. Monthly Board Reports
Speaker(s):
President Nickels
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10.1.A. Fricke
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10.1.B. Koch Johns
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10.1.C. Neary
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10.1.D. Nickels
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10.1.E. Stevens
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10.1.F. Timm
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10.1.G. Wise
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10.1.H. Witzel
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10.2. Contracts Approved by Commissioner
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10.3. Grants Approved by Commissioner
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10.3.A. Information Item: Office of Special Education
Speaker(s):
Steve Milliken
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10.4. Information Item: Office of Statewide Assessment
Speaker(s):
Jeremy Heneger
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10.5. Contested Case Update
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11. ADJOURNMENT
Speaker(s):
President Nickels
Rationale:
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the State Board of Education will be held on Friday, March 6, 2020, at 9:00 a.m. at the Nebraska State Office Building, Nebraska Department of Education, Sixth Floor, 301 Centennial Mall South, Lincoln, NE 68509. A work session will be held as needed on Thursday, March 5, 2020 at a time to be determined at the Nebraska State Office building, Nebraska Department of Education, Sixth Floor, 301 Centennial Mall South, Lincoln, NE 68509. The agenda contains a list of subjects known at the time of its distribution on January 27, 2020. A copy of the agenda reflecting any changes will be available for public inspection during the normal business hours in the Office of the Commissioner of Education and on the State Board of Education's Agenda page: www.education.ne.gov/StateBoard/Agendas.html. Except for items of an emergency nature, the agenda will not be changed later than 24 hours before the scheduled commencement of the meeting. |
