December 11, 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. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS
Speaker(s):
President Nickels
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2.1. End of the Year 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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2.2. Introduction of the 2021 Nebraska Teacher of the Year, Paul Timm, Lyons-Decatur Northeast Public Schools, Lyons, Nebraska (10 minutes)
Speaker(s):
Paul Timm
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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. Written Public Comment
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4. PRESIDENT'S REPORT
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. Authorize the Commissioner to renew contracts and enter into new contracts with the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) for staff augmentation services in support of the NDE project and technology efforts
Speaker(s):
Dean Folkers
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5.3.B. Authorize the Commissioner to renew the contract with Student1 for IT services support
Speaker(s):
Dean Folkers
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5.3.C. Authorize the Commissioner to contract with Mosaic by ACT to pilot an evidenced based comprehensive Social Emotional Learning (SEL) curriculum and assessment tools for staff and students in five school districts in NE
Speaker(s):
Zainab Rida and Jessie Coffey
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5.3.D. Authorize the Commissioner to contract with TNTP for a statewide Work-based Learning Landscape Analysis
Speaker(s):
Katie Graham
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5.3.E. Authorize the Commissioner to continue to contract with Ken Spellman to serve as a consultant for Nebraska CTE
Speaker(s):
Katie Graham
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5.3.F. Authorize the Commissioner to continue to contract with Heather Robbins dba Heather’s Behavior Support Services
Speaker(s):
Amy Rhone
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5.3.G. Authorize the Commissioner to contract with the Nebraska Children and Families Foundation to provide communication materials to parents, families, and communities to underscore healthy habits and work towards the mitigation of community spread of COVID-19
Speaker(s):
Commissioner Blomstedt
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5.4. Grant Approvals
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5.4.A. Approve the FY 2020 Team Nutrition Grant award from United States Department of Agriculture for the purpose of developing standardized recipes for the National School Lunch Program
Speaker(s):
Sharon Davis and Christy Burger-Nie
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5.4.B. Accept grant award number S368A200001 from the US Department of Education for the Competitive Grants for State Assessments Program (CGSA) and Authorize the Commissioner to contract with edCount, LLC as the primary vendor for the tasks/activities on the award
Speaker(s):
Jeremy Heneger and Cory Epler
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5.4.C. Authorize the Commissioner to approve a continuation grant to the Nebraska Children and Families Foundation to continue the Nurturing Healthy Behaviors/Rooted in Relationships program
Speaker(s):
Melody Hobson
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5.5. Lease Approvals
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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. Dismiss Appeal Pursuant to Request of Petitioner in NDE Case No. 20-23, Walker v. NDE
Speaker(s):
Leslie Donley
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5.7.B. Approve school districts’ requests for exclusions to the budget limitation in accordance with the provisions of the Tax Equity & Educational Opportunities Support Act
Speaker(s):
Bryce Wilson
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5.7.C. Authorize the Commissioner to approve the 2020-21 Trust Fund Budget for Nebraska Center for the Education of Children who are Blind or Visually Impaired (NCECBVI)
Speaker(s):
Teresa Coonts and Sally Schreiner
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5.7.D. Authorize the Commissioner to approve the interagency agreement with the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Division of Medicaid and Long-Term Care, Home and Community Based Services
Speaker(s):
Tobias Orr and Lindy Foley
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5.7.E. Authorize the Commissioner to continue to fund the Practice-Based Professional Development for Reading Project through the University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Speaker(s):
Amy Rhone and Rhea Hochstein
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5.7.F. Authorize the Commissioner to accept funds from National Geographic to develop teaching resources for integrated science and social studies education
Speaker(s):
Cory Epler
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5.7.G. Adopt inflation threshold update to school district advertising bid requirements
Speaker(s):
Bryce Wilson
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6. STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS
Speaker(s):
President Nickels
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6.1. Policy Committee
Speaker(s):
Patricia Timm
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6.1.A. Action Item: Reaffirm State Board Policy P8, Trust Funds
Speaker(s):
Patricia Timm
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6.1.B. Action Item: Reaffirm State Board Policy P10, Audits of the Nebraska Department of Education
Speaker(s):
Patricia Timm
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6.1.C. Action Item: Approve proposed revisions to State Board Bylaw B9, Public Participation at Board Meetings
Speaker(s):
Patricia Timm
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6.1.D. Action Item: Approve proposed State Board meeting schedule for 2021
Speaker(s):
Patricia Timm
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6.1.E. Action Item: Resolution to Recognize November as National Native American Heritage Month
Speaker(s):
Patricia Timm
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6.1.F. Action Item: Resolution to Recognize Local Public Health Professionals
Speaker(s):
Patricia Timm
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6.1.G. Action Item: Resolution on Community Responsibility in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Speaker(s):
President Nickels
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6.1.H. Discussion Item: State Board Bylaw B2, Board Committees
Speaker(s):
Patricia Timm
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6.2. Legislative Committee
Speaker(s):
Robin Stevens
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6.3. Commissioner's Appraisal Committee
Speaker(s):
Patricia Timm
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6.4. AQuESTT Teaching, Learning and Serving Domain Committee
Speaker(s):
Lisa Fricke
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6.4.A. Action Item: Adopt the annual plan for the Nebraska statewide assessment and reporting system
Speaker(s):
Jeremy Heneger and Cory Epler
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6.4.B. Action Item: Authorize the Commissioner to contract with NWEA and DRC to provide statewide general and alternate assessment for 2020-2021
Speaker(s):
Jeremy Heneger and Cory Epler
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6.4.C. Action Item: Authorize the Commissioner to contract with Vivayic for the conversion of high-quality instructional materials to remote-ready materials available via Canvas
Speaker(s):
Cory Epler and Katie Graham
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6.5. AQuESTT Student Success, Access and Support Domain Committee
Speaker(s):
Patsy Koch Johns
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6.5.A. Discussion Item: Human Dignity Position Statement (Item referred from the Policy Committee)
Speaker(s):
Patsy Koch Johns
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6.6. Budget and Finance Committee
Speaker(s):
John Witzel
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6.6.A. Monthly Board Travel Expense Report
Speaker(s):
Jen Utemark
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6.6.B. In-State Travel Authorization Reports
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6.7. Strategic Planning, Performance, and Improvement Committee
Speaker(s):
Rachel Wise
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6.7.A. Action Item: Change external evaluation of Strategic Plan until 2022
Speaker(s):
Rachel Wise
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6.7.B. Action Item: Rule Revision Scope of Work
Speaker(s):
Rachel Wise
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6.7.C. Discussion Item: Status of Priority Schools
Speaker(s):
Shirley Vargas
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6.7.D. Nebraska Ready and Related Rules and Regulations
Speaker(s):
Commissioner Blomstedt
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7. POTENTIAL EXECUTIVE SESSION
Speaker(s):
President Nickels
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8. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
Speaker(s):
President Nickels
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8.1. Outgoing State Board Member Recognition
Speaker(s):
Commissioner Blomstedt and President Nickels
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9. INFORMATION ITEMS AND REPORTS
Speaker(s):
President Nickels
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9.1. Monthly Board Reports
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President Nickels
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9.1.A. Fricke
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9.1.B. Koch Johns
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9.1.C. Neary
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9.1.D. Nickels
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9.1.E. Stevens
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9.1.F. Timm
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9.1.G. Wise
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9.1.H. Witzel
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9.2. Contracts Approved by Commissioner
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9.3. Grants Approved by Commissioner
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9.4. Contested Case Update
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10. ADJOURNMENT
Speaker(s):
President Nickels
Rationale:
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the State Board of Education will be held on Friday, January 8, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. at a location to be determined. A work session will be held as needed on Thursday, January 7, 2021 at a time and location to be determined. The agenda contains a list of subjects known at the time of its distribution on December 4, 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. |
