January 8, 2021 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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1.4. COVID-19 Meeting Protocol
Speaker(s):
Ryan Foor
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2. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
Speaker(s):
President Nickels
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2.1. Request for 10-Minute Special Appearance
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2.2. Public Comment (5 Minutes)
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2.3. Written Public Comment
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3. 2021 ORGANIZATION OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Speaker(s):
Commissioner Blomstedt
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3.1. Election Process and Procedures
Speaker(s):
Commissioner Blomstedt
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3.2. Election of Board President
Speaker(s):
Commissioner Blomstedt
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3.3. Election of Board Vice President
Speaker(s):
Commissioner Blomstedt
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3.4. Discuss Board Committee Membership
Speaker(s):
State Board of Education President
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4. BREAK (15 minutes)
Speaker(s):
State Board of Education President
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5. COMMISSIONER'S REPORT AND OVERVIEW
Speaker(s):
Commissioner Blomstedt
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5.1. Consent Agenda Process
Speaker(s):
Commissioner Blomstedt
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5.1.A. Commissioner's recommendations and items to be removed from consent agenda
Speaker(s):
Commissioner Blomstedt and President
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5.2. Report On Rules
Speaker(s):
Commissioner Blomstedt
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5.3. Strategic Plan Report
Speaker(s):
Commissioner Blomstedt
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5.4. Board Priorities and Policy Research
Speaker(s):
Ryan Foor
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5.5. Legislative Priorities
Speaker(s):
Deputy Commissioner Halstead
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6. CONSENT AGENDA
Speaker(s):
State Board of Education President
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6.1. Board Member Out-of-State Travel Approval
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6.2. Committee Appointments
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6.2.A. Consent Item: Appoint the recommended individual to fill vacancy on the Special Education Advisory Council (SEAC)
Speaker(s):
Amy Rhone
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6.3. Contract Approvals
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6.3.A. Consent Item: Authorize the Commissioner to amend the current contract with Student1 for IT services support
Speaker(s):
Dean Folkers
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6.3.B. Consent Item: Authorize the Commissioner to contract with Donelle Wolters to provide statewide support for the Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources content area
Speaker(s):
Katie Graham
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6.4. Grant Approvals (NONE)
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6.5. Lease Approvals
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6.5.A. Authorize the Commissioner to enter into a revised lease agreement between the Department of Administrative Services, State Building Division, and the Department of Education, Nebraska VR/Assistive Technology Partnership, for office space in Lincoln, Nebraska for the period of 4/1/21 through 6/30/22
Speaker(s):
Bryce Wilson
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6.6. Minutes of the Previous State Board of Education Meeting
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6.7. Miscellaneous Approvals
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6.7.A. 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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6.7.B. Consent Item: Approve the 2021-2023 NDE-NAPE/AFSCME Bargaining Agreement
Speaker(s):
Joel Scherling
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7. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
Speaker(s):
Commissioner Blomstedt and State Board of Education President
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7.1. Action Item: Authorize the Commissioner to contract with Student1 for technology services supporting the Early Childhood Integrated Data System (ECIDS) project
Speaker(s):
Dean Folkers and Melody Hobson
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7.2. Action Item: Authorize the Commissioner to contract with LVL Consulting for the purpose of the development and implementation of the vision, mission, and goals and accompanying instructional system for the Nebraska Teacher and Principal Performance Standards
Speaker(s):
Shirley Vargas and Kim Snyder
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7.3. Action Item: Authorize the Commissioner to fund the ESU #1 Pyramid Model and Early Learning Coach Consultant
Speaker(s):
Amy Bunnell
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8. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS
Speaker(s):
State Board of Education President
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9. BOARD REPORTS, DATES AND DISCUSSION ITEMS
Speaker(s):
Commissioner Blomstedt and State Board of Education President
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9.1. Monthly Board Reports
Speaker(s):
State Board of Education President
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9.1.A. Fricke
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9.1.B. Gubbels
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9.1.C. Koch Johns
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9.1.D. Morrison
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9.1.E. Neary
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9.1.F. Nickels
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9.1.G. Stevens
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9.1.H. Timm
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10. INFORMATION ITEMS AND REPORTS
Speaker(s):
State Board of Education President
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10.1. Contracts Approved by Commissioner
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10.2. Grants Approved by Commissioner
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10.3. Contested Case Update
Speaker(s):
Scott Summers, General Counsel
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10.4. Monthly Board Travel Expense Report
Speaker(s):
Commissioner Blomstedt and State Board of Education President
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11. ADJOURNMENT
Speaker(s):
State Board of Education President
Rationale:
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the State Board of Education will be held on Friday, February 5, 2021, 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, February 4, 2021 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 December 22, 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. |
