March 6, 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 (NONE)
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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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3.4. NDE & CCPE Joint Dual Credit Initiative Report
Speaker(s):
Commissioner Blomstedt and Ryan Foor
Attachments:
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4. PRESIDENT'S REPORT
Speaker(s):
President Nickels
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4.1. NASBE Legislative Conference
Speaker(s):
President Nickels
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4.2. NRCSA Conference
Speaker(s):
President Nickels
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4.3. 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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5.3. Contract Approvals
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5.3.A. Consent Item: Renew the contract with the Office of the Chief Information Officer for staff augmentation services
Speaker(s):
Matt Hastings
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5.3.B. Consent Item: Approve amendment to Westat 2019-20 Cooperative Agreement
Speaker(s):
Amy Rhone
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5.3.C. Consent Item: Contract to directly support teachers and school leaders in work with the Nebraska Teacher and Principal Performance Framework and the Nebraska Leadership and Learning Network
Speaker(s):
Shirley Vargas and Kim Snyder
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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. Consent Item: Approve funding to ESU 13 for Nebraska MTSS State Leadership Position
Speaker(s):
Amy Rhone
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6. HEARINGS (NONE)
Speaker(s):
President Nickels
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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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7.1.A. Discussion Item: Position Statement S10, Coordinated School Health
Speaker(s):
Patricia Timm
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7.1.B. Discussion Item: Position Statement S12, Assessment of Student Learning
Speaker(s):
Patricia Timm
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7.1.C. Action Item: Adopt proposed revisions to Board Policy P6, Professional Personnel Hiring
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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7.4.A. Action Item: Adopt proposed revisions to Rule 21 (92 NAC 21), Regulations for the Issuance of Certificates and Permits to Teach, Provide Special Services, and Administer in Nebraska Schools
Speaker(s):
Brad Dirksen and Kelly Heineke
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7.4.B. Action Item: Adopt proposed revisions to Rule 24 (92 NAC 24) Regulations for Certificate Endorsements
Speaker(s):
Brad Dirksen and Kelly Heineke
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7.4.C. Discussion Item: Information about the revisions made to the Nebraska Teacher and Principal Performance Framework
Speaker(s):
Kim Snyder
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7.5. AQuESTT Student Success, Access and Support Domain Committee
Speaker(s):
Patsy Koch Johns
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7.5.A. Leading for Equity and Excellence Program (LEEP)
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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
Speaker(s):
Jen Utemark
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7.6.B. In-State Travel Authorization Reports
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7.6.C. Action Item: Accept the 2019 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) Audit
Speaker(s):
Bryce Wilson
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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: Discuss a new Rule structure to guide the Approval, Accreditation and Accountability process for school systems
Speaker(s):
Brad Dirksen and Don Loseke
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7.7.B. Discussion Item: Provide an update on the final revisions to the Perkins V State Plan and present the final draft for review
Speaker(s):
Katie Graham
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7.7.C. Action Item: Approve the Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) portion of the WIOA Combined State Plan
Speaker(s):
Lindy Foley
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8. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
Speaker(s):
President Nickels
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8.1. Action Item: Authorize the Commissioner to enter into an agreement with the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHSS) to formalize collaboration between the DHHS and the NDE, and to authorize the NDE to oversee and administer the schools and education programs provided by the DHHS facility-based schools
Speaker(s):
Commissioner Blomstedt
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8.2. Action Item: Authorize the Commissioner to contract with an individual yet to be named to serve as Assistant Director for the DHHS facility-based schools
Speaker(s):
Commissioner Blomstedt
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8.3. Action Item: Authorize the Commissioner to contract with individuals or entities yet to be named to fulfill the terms of the agreement for the DHHS facility-based schools
Speaker(s):
Commissioner Blomstedt
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9. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS (NONE)
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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10.4. 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, April 3, 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, April 2, 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 February 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. |
