November 4, 2021 at 3:00 PM - State Board of Education Meeting Notification and Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER

1.1. Roll Call

1.2. Pledge of Allegiance

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

1.4. COVID-19 Meeting Protocol

2. COMMISSIONER'S REPORT

2.1. Agenda Overview and Consent Agenda Process

2.1.A. Commissioner's recommendations and items to be removed from consent agenda

2.2. Report On Rules

2.3. Board Operations Information

2.4. Report on Feedback from the Field and COVID-19 Impacts

3. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS

3.1. Update from the Nebraska Association of Colleges for Teacher Education on the Nebraska Educator Shortage Summit

4. PRESIDENT'S REPORT

5. CONSENT AGENDA

5.1. Board Member Out-of-State Travel Approval

5.2. Committee Appointments

5.3. Contract Approvals

5.3.A. Authorize the Commissioner to approve the costs of services from the SchoolHouse Connection utilizing state set-side funds through APR/HCY ESSER I and II Grants

5.3.B. Authorize the Commissioner to approve a contract amendment for Teachstone Training L.L.C.

5.3.C. Authorize the Commissioner to contract with the Children’s Hospital and Medical Center from November 2021 to October 2024 to hire a school nurse liaison

5.3.D. Authorize the Commissioner to contract with the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce from November 2021 to October 2024 to hire an education and workforce alignment coordinator

5.3.E. Authorize the Commissioner to contract with TCB Consulting, LLC for the completion of Administrative and Procurement reviews of School Food Authorities (SFAs) participating in the USDA’s National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP)

5.3.F. Authorize the Commissioner to contract with the University of Massachusetts-Boston Institute for Community Inclusion (ICI) for evaluation of the Career Pathways Advancement Project (CPAP) 2.0 grant for Nebraska VR (NVR) from November 5, 2021 to September 30, 2022

5.4. Grant Approvals

5.4.A. Authorize the Commissioner to approve grant funds to the entities listed below in the provision of federally required IDEA Part C duties

5.5. Lease Approvals

5.6. Minutes of the Previous State Board of Education Meeting

5.7. Miscellaneous Approvals

5.7.A. Approve school districts’ requests for exclusions to the budget limitation in accordance with the provisions of the Tax Equity & Educational Opportunities Support Act

5.7.B. Authorize the Commissioner to approve the 2021-22 Trust Fund Budget for Nebraska Center for the Education of Children who are Blind or Visually Impaired (NCECBVI)

5.7.C. Authorize the Commissioner to approve the listed estimated dollar allocations for payment of special education programs, transportation, residential services, and Interim School Programs in 2021-22

5.7.D. Authorize the Commissioner to obligate up to $750,000 from the Education Improvement Lottery Fund to continue the Data Visualization and Use Education Innovation Network and enact related contracts

6. STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS

6.1. Policy Committee

6.1.A. Discussion Item:  P5, Contracts, Grants and Purchases

6.1.B. Discussion Item:  P11, Data Access and Use

6.1.C. Discussion Item:  Proposed State Board meeting schedule for 2022

6.2. Legislative Committee

6.3. Commissioner's Appraisal Committee

6.4. AQuESTT Teaching, Learning and Serving Domain Committee

6.4.A. Discussion Item: Nebraska’s College & Career Ready Standards for Mathematics

6.5. AQuESTT Student Success, Access and Support Domain Committee

6.5.A. Discussion Item:  Leading for Equity and Excellence Program (LEEP)

6.6. Budget and Finance Committee

6.6.A. Monthly Board Travel Expense Report

6.6.B. In-State Travel Authorization Reports

6.7. Strategic Planning, Performance, and Improvement Committee

7. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS

7.1. In accordance with Board Policy B9, set public comment time limits for Friday, November 5, 2021

7.2. Resolution to Recognize State Board of Education Member Patricia Timm

8. INFORMATION ITEMS AND REPORTS

8.1. Contracts Approved by Commissioner

8.2. Grants Approved by Commissioner

8.3. Contested Case Update

9. GOOD OF THE ORDER
This section of the agenda is intended for Board members to offer informal observations of the work of the State Board.  Board members may make brief announcements about attendance at future events for the purpose of informing other Board members.  No business or motions, or suggested actions of the Board may be offered at this point in the agenda; nor should Board members engage in substantive discussion about other agenda items or introduce new agenda items.

10. ADJOURNMENT