May 8, 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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2.3. Invited Presentation
Speaker(s):
Commissioner Blomstedt
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2.3.A. Equitable Education Opportunities
Speaker(s):
Elizabeth Eynon-Kokrda and Lauren Micek Vargas, Education Rights Counsel
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2.4. Quarterly report from the 2020 Nebraska Teacher of the Year, Megan Helberg, Burwell Junior-Senior High School, Burwell, Nebraska (10 minutes)
Speaker(s):
Megan Helberg
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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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4.2.A. Request the re-appointment of a member to the State Committee for the Reorganization of School Districts
Speaker(s):
Bryce Wilson
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4.3. Contract Approvals
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4.3.A. Grant the Commissioner the authority to contract with MTW Solutions, LLC for services and continuing support for the Nebraska Department of Education Grants Management System for the period July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021
Speaker(s):
Jen Utemark
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4.3.B. Grant the Commissioner the authority to renew the contract with TransACT Communications, LLC for the period from June 1, 2020 through May 31, 2021
Speaker(s):
Beth Wooster and Allyson Olson
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4.3.C. Grant the Commissioner the authority to purchase new and replacement computer equipment, software licenses and maintenance agreements, and other technology supports for the NDE
Speaker(s):
Tibor Moldovan
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4.3.D. Grant the Commissioner the authority to renew a contract with inLumon in support of the Educator Licensing System now known as TEACH
Speaker(s):
Dean Folkers, Clayton Waddle, and Brad Dirksen
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4.3.E. Grant the Commissioner the authority to renew the contract with the Office of the Chief Information Officer for staff augmentation services for the development of the multiple Special Education Client Service Provider system and other Special Education system projects
Speaker(s):
Matthew Hastings
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4.3.F. Renew the contract with the University of Nebraska Medical Center - Munroe Meyer Institute’s division of Education and Child Development for evaluation and analysis services
Speaker(s):
Amy Bunnell
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4.3.G. Renew the contract with ESU 9 for assistance with implementation of the Nebraska State Plan for Education of Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Speaker(s):
Amy Rhone and Teresa Coonts
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4.3.H. Grant the Commissioner the authority to approve Medical Consultant Contracts for the Disability Determinations Section
Speaker(s):
Krysti Michl
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4.3.I. Grant the Commissioner the authority to approve IT Contract for the Disability Determinations Section
Speaker(s):
Krysti Michl
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4.3.J. Grant the Commissioner authority to contract with someone yet to be determined to fulfill the Educator Effectiveness Specialist position
Speaker(s):
Shirley Vargas and Kim Snyder
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4.4. Grant Approvals
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4.4.A. Grant the Commissioner the authority to approve a continuation grant to the Nebraska Association for the Education of Young Children to operate the T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood Scholarship program
Speaker(s):
Melody Hobson
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4.4.B. Grant the Commissioner the authority to approve awards for continuation of the Early Learning Connection Partnership Grants
Speaker(s):
Melody Hobson
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4.4.C. Renew the grant with Nebraska’s Hands and Voices for the implementation of the Guide-By-Your-Side activities specific to families of children who are deaf or hard of hearing
Speaker(s):
Amy Rhone and Teresa Coonts
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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. Approve the attached Special Grant Fund List for 2020/21 School District Budgeting
Speaker(s):
Bryce Wilson
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4.7.B. Reaffirm State Board Bylaw B7, Special Meetings, Emergency Meetings and Meetings Held by Videoconferencing
Speaker(s):
Patricia Timm
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4.7.C. Approve accreditation for the Educational Service Units appearing on the accompanying list for the 2020-2021 school year in accordance with the provisions of Rule 84 (92 NAC 84), Regulations for Educational Service Units
Speaker(s):
Don Loseke
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4.7.D. Dismiss Enrollment Option Case No. 20-03, McCauley v. Arlington Public Schools
Speaker(s):
Scott Summers
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4.7.E. Approve Interim-Program Schools to operate for the 2020-2021 school year under Rule 18 (92 NAC 18), Regulations and Procedures for the Approval of Interim-Program Schools in County Detention Homes, Institutions and Juvenile Emergency Shelters
Speaker(s):
Don Loseke
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5. STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS
Speaker(s):
President Nickels
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5.1. Policy Committee
Speaker(s):
Patricia Timm
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5.1.A. Discuss proposed revisions/recommendations to State Board Bylaw B14, Staff Research and Assistance
Speaker(s):
Patricia Timm
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5.2. Legislative Committee
Speaker(s):
Robin Stevens
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5.3. Commissioner's Appraisal Committee
Speaker(s):
Patricia Timm
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5.3.A. Discuss Commissioner's 2019-2020 Performance
Speaker(s):
Patricia Timm
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5.4. AQuESTT Teaching, Learning and Serving Domain Committee
Speaker(s):
Lisa Fricke
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5.5. AQuESTT Student Success, Access and Support Domain Committee
Speaker(s):
Patsy Koch Johns
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5.5.A. Leading for Equity and Excellence Program (LEEP)
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5.6. Budget and Finance Committee
Speaker(s):
John Witzel
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5.6.A. Monthly Board Travel Expense Report
Speaker(s):
Jen Utemark
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5.6.B. In-State Travel Authorization Reports
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5.7. Strategic Planning, Performance, and Improvement Committee
Speaker(s):
Rachel Wise
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6. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
Speaker(s):
President Nickels
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6.1. Petition for Declaratory Order
Speaker(s):
Commissioner Blomstedt
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7. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS
Speaker(s):
President Nickels
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8. INFORMATION ITEMS AND REPORTS
Speaker(s):
President Nickels
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8.1. Monthly Board Reports
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President Nickels
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8.1.A. Fricke
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8.1.B. Koch Johns
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8.1.C. Neary
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8.1.D. Nickels
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8.1.E. Stevens
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8.1.F. Timm
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8.1.G. Wise
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8.1.H. Witzel
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8.2. Contracts Approved by Commissioner
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8.3. Grants Approved by Commissioner
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8.3.A. Office of Special Education - Grants Under $50,000
Speaker(s):
Amy Rhone
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8.4. Contested Case Update
Speaker(s):
Scott Summers
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8.5. Resignation and replacement of State Committee for the Reorganization of School District member.
Speaker(s):
Bryce Wilson
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8.6. Public Comment Submitted
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8.6.A. Amber Anderson
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8.7. Amended Nebraska Teacher and Principal Performance Standards, April 2020
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9. ADJOURNMENT
Speaker(s):
President Nickels
Rationale:
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the State Board of Education will be held on Friday, June 5, 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, June 4, 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 April 29, 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. |
