April 3, 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. COMMISSIONER'S REPORT
Speaker(s):
Commissioner Blomstedt
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2.1. Agenda Overview and Consent Agenda Process
Speaker(s):
Commissioner Blomstedt
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2.1.A. Commissioner's recommendations and items to be removed from consent agenda
Speaker(s):
Commissioner Blomstedt
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2.2. Report on Rules
Speaker(s):
Commissioner Blomstedt
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3. PRESIDENT'S REPORT
Speaker(s):
President Nickels
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4. CONSENT AGENDA
Speaker(s):
President Nickels
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4.1. Board Member Out-of-State Travel Approval
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4.2. Committee Appointments
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4.3. Contract Approvals
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4.3.A. Consent Item: Grant the Commissioner the authority to continue to contract with John M. Ferrone Management Consulting, Inc.
Speaker(s):
Keri Bennett and Lindy Foley
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4.3.B. Consent Item: Authorize the Commissioner to contract with the Nebraska Council of School Administrators to assist with conference logistics and support for multiple 2020 conferences
Speaker(s):
Amy Rhone, Katie Graham, and Ryan Foor
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4.4. Grant Approvals
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4.4.A. Consent Item: Authorize the Commissioner to approve Grants for the federally-funded 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) Grant Program
Speaker(s):
Beth Wooster and Jan Handa
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4.5. Lease Approvals (NONE)
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4.6. Minutes of the Previous State Board of Education Meeting
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4.7. Miscellaneous Approvals
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4.7.A. Consent Item: Approve funding to Parent Training and Information (PTI) to create Parents Rights Manual
Speaker(s):
Amy Rhone
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4.7.B. Consent Item: Approve the Nebraska State Plan for the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V)
Speaker(s):
Katie Graham
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4.7.C. Consent Item: Approve the nonpublic schools appearing on the accompanying list to operate for the 2020-2021 school year under Rule 14 (92 NAC 14), Regulations & Procedures for the Legal Operation of Approved Nonpublic Schools
Speaker(s):
Don Loseke
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4.7.D. Consent Item: Approve the update to the Nebraska Teacher and Principal Performance Standards
Speaker(s):
Kim Snyder
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4.7.E. Consent Item: Consider the Hearing Officer's Recommendation to Dismiss NDE Case No. 20-02, In the Matter of the Appeal of Denise Dory
Speaker(s):
Leslie Donley
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5. RESOLUTION ON THE EFFECTS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON NEBRASKA SCHOOLS
Speaker(s):
President Nickels
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6. INFORMATION ITEMS AND REPORTS
Speaker(s):
President Nickels
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6.1. Monthly Board Reports
Speaker(s):
President Nickels
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6.1.A. Fricke
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6.1.B. Koch Johns
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6.1.C. Neary
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6.1.D. Nickels
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6.1.E. Stevens
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6.1.F. Timm
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6.1.G. Wise
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6.1.H. Witzel
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6.2. Contracts Approved by Commissioner
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6.3. Grants Approved by Commissioner
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6.4. Contested Case Update
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6.5. Monthly Board Travel Expense Report
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6.6. In-State Travel Authorization Reports
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7. ADJOURNMENT
Speaker(s):
President Nickels
Rationale:
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the State Board of Education will be held on Friday, May 8, 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, May 7, 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 March 25, 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. |
