January 7, 2022 at 9:00 AM - State Board of Education Meeting Notification and Agenda
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1. CALL TO ORDER
Speaker(s):
State Board of Education President
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1.1. Roll Call
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State Board of Education President
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1.2. Pledge of Allegiance
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State Board of Education President
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1.3. Announcement of the placement of the Open Meetings Act information
Speaker(s):
State Board of Education President
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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. Board Operations Information
Speaker(s):
Ryan Foor
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2.4. COVID-19 Meeting Protocol
Speaker(s):
Commissioner Blomstedt
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3. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS
Speaker(s):
State Board of Education President
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4. PRESIDENT'S REPORT
Speaker(s):
State Board of Education President
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5. CONSENT AGENDA
Speaker(s):
State Board of Education President
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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 amend the contract with Colyar Technology Solutions Inc for the purpose of implementing an enhancement approved for payment with USDA non-competitive Technology Innovation Grant funds
Speaker(s):
Kayte Partch and Zainab Rida
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5.3.B. Authorize the Commissioner to approve a contact with Teachstone Training, LLC.
Speaker(s):
Melody Hobson
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5.3.C. Authorize the Commissioner to continue to contract with Student1 to implement NDE Central Data Repository Phase 2 ETL Development and to maintain Level 4 technical support related to integration of Ed-Fi technologies pursuant to 2019 Federal SLDS Grant terms
Speaker(s):
Deputy Commissioner Halstead and Kristin Yates
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5.4. Grant Approvals
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5.5. Lease Approvals
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5.5.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, for office space in Omaha, Nebraska for the period of 3/1/22 through 2/28/27
Speaker(s):
Lindy Foley and Bryce Wilson
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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. Receive monies for the Nebraska Teacher of the Year Activities
Speaker(s):
Commissioner Blomstedt
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6. STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS
Speaker(s):
State Board of Education President
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6.1. Policy Committee
Speaker(s):
Acting Chair, Maureen Nickels
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6.1.A. Action Item: Approve proposed revisions to State Board Bylaw B2, Board Committees
Speaker(s):
Maureen Nickels
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6.1.B. Action Item: Approve proposed revisions to State Board Bylaw B9, Public Participation at Board Meetings
Speaker(s):
Maureen Nickels
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6.2. Commissioner's Appraisal Committee
Speaker(s):
Chair, Maureen Nickels
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6.2.A. Action Item: Approve revisions to the Commissioner’s job description and the 2021-22 performance appraisal instrument
Speaker(s):
Chair Maureen Nickels
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6.3. Budget and Finance Committee
Speaker(s):
Acting Chair, Maureen Nickels
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6.3.A. Action Item: Authorize the Commissioner to amend a contract with the Nebraska Children and Families Foundation (NCFF) to extend staff partnership contracts until December 2024 (Referred to Committee at the 12/3/2021 meeting)
Speaker(s):
Lane Carr
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7. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
Speaker(s):
State Board of Education President
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7.1. Consider the Hearing Officer's Recommended Decision In the Matter of the Appeal of Delores Gladbach (Executive Session, if needed)
Speaker(s):
Leslie Donley
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7.2. Review In-State Travel Authorization Reports
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7.3. Review Monthly Board Travel Expense Report
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7.4. Report from the Ad Hoc Committee on Content Area Standards Process
Speaker(s):
Chair Jacquelyn Morrison
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7.5. Accept the Commissioner's Proposed Plan for Use of the Remainder of American Rescue Plan (ESSER III) Funds
Speaker(s):
Commissioner Blomstedt
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7.6. Authorize the Commissioner to contract with FACTS Education Solutions, LLC for services and support for the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER II) Fund to supplement nonpublic schools not fully supported by the Emergency Assistance for Nonpublic Schools program or the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) for the period of January 8, 2021, through December 30, 2023
Speaker(s):
Jen Utemark
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7.7. Authorize the Commissioner to contract with Tamera Miyasato, dba Ha’hanna Consulting, LLC
Speaker(s):
Amy Rhone
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7.8. Authorize the Commissioner to approve a grant to fund NDE Journey to Inclusion Project in partnership with SPED Strategies, LLC
Speaker(s):
Amy Rhone
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7.9. Discuss Board Committee Membership
Speaker(s):
State Board of Education President
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8. INFORMATION ITEMS AND REPORTS
Speaker(s):
State Board of Education President
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8.1. Contracts Approved by Commissioner
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8.2. Grants Approved by Commissioner
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8.3. Contested Case Update
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8.4. Written Public Comment
Speaker(s):
State Board of Education President
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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.
Speaker(s):
State Board of Education President
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10. 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 4, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. at a location to be determined. As needed, a work session will be held on Thursday, February 3, 2022 at a time to be determined. The agenda contains a list of subjects known at the time of its distribution on December 29, 2021. 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. |
