Public Meeting Agenda: April 4, 2019 at 2:00 PM - State Board of Education Work Session Meeting and Notification and Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER

1.1. Roll Call

1.2. Announcement of the placement of the Open Meetings Act information

2. COMMISSIONER’S REPORT AND AGENDA OVERVIEW

2.1. Consent Agenda process

2.2. Report on Rules

2.3. Board Priorities and Policy Research

2.3.A. Involving Students in State Education Governance

3. STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS

3.1. Policy Committee

3.1.A. Action Item: Resolution to Commend Schools on Response to Catastrophic Weather Events

3.1.B. Discussion Item:  Four-year review of State Board Bylaw B13, Rule Development

3.1.C. Discussion Item:  Four-year review of State Board Policy P2, Line and Staff Relations

3.1.D. Discussion Item:  Proposed revisions to State Board Bylaw B16, Board Member Expenses

3.2. Legislative Committee

3.2.A.  Review 2019 Proposed State Legislation and Take Action on Board Positions

3.3. Commissioner's Appraisal Committee

3.3.A. Discussion Item: Discuss Commissioner's Appraisal Process

3.4. AQuESTT - Teaching and Learning Domain Committee

3.4.A. Discussion Item:  Presentation of Draft #1 of the 2019 Nebraska Social Studies Standards

3.4.B. Discussion Item:  Discuss three statewide assessment vendor contracts

3.4.C. Discussion Item:  Expiration of Position Statements

3.5. AQuESTT - Student Success and Access Domain Committee

3.5.A. Action Item:  Memorandum of Understanding with the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services for use of Preschool Development Grant Birth to age 5 (PDG B-5) Funds

3.5.B. Action Item:  Approve Non-Public Schools to Operate for the 2019-2020 School Year

3.5.C. Discussion Item:  Support for Improvement (SFI) plan/application process

3.5.D. Discussion Item:  Discuss proposed revisions of State Board Position Statement S1, Nondiscrimination and Equitable Educational Opportunities in Schools

3.5.E. Discussion Item: Development of an Equity Lens

3.6. Budget and Finance Committee

3.6.A. Action Item:  Accept the 2018 Single Audit Report

3.6.B. Action Item:  Purchase new and replacement computer equipment, software licenses and maintenance agreements for NDE PK-12 programs

3.7. Strategic Planning, Performance and Improvement Committee

3.7.A. Discussion Item:  Discuss and provide updates on Perkins V transition plan

3.7.B. Discussion Item: Review and Discuss Proposed Revisions to the Strategic Vision and Direction (Strategic Plan)

4. BOARD REPORTS, DATES AND DISCUSSIONS ITEMS

4.1. Meeting participation and joint meetings with policy partners

4.1.A. Monthly Board Reports

4.1.A.1. Fricke

4.1.A.2. Koch Johns

4.1.A.3. Neary

4.1.A.4. Nickels

4.1.A.5. Stevens

4.1.A.6. Timm

4.1.A.7. Wise

4.1.A.8. Witzel

4.2. Meetings that took place in the past and were not previously approved

4.2.A. Fricke

4.2.B. Koch Johns

4.2.C. Neary (NONE)

4.2.D. Nickels (NONE)

4.2.E. Stevens

4.2.F. Timm (NONE)

4.2.G. Wise

4.2.H. Witzel

4.3. Discuss requests for future meeting attendance

4.4. Monthly Board Travel Expense Report

5. ADJOURNMENT