April 8, 2022 at 9:00 AM - State Board of Education Meeting Notification and Agenda
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1. CALL TO ORDER (The Board will take a 45 minute recess at or after 12:00 p.m.)
Speaker(s):
President Koch Johns
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1.1. Roll Call
Speaker(s):
President Koch Johns
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1.2. Pledge of Allegiance
Speaker(s):
President Koch Johns
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1.3. Announcement of the placement of the Open Meetings Act information
Speaker(s):
President Koch Johns
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1.4. Meeting Protocol
Speaker(s):
Commissioner Blomstedt
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2. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
Speaker(s):
President Koch Johns
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2.1. Action Item: Proclaim April 2022 as the Month of the Military Child and April 15, 2022 as “Purple Up! For Military Kids Day”
Speaker(s):
Lane Carr
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2.2. Lincoln Public Schools (LPS) District Scholar Equity Cadre
Speaker(s):
Lincoln Public Schools Students
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2.3. Provide an update and share a story of the impact of ESSER fund investments
Speaker(s):
Zearn Math, Lane Carr, Cory Epler
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2.4. 2022 Nebraska Teacher of the Year, Lee Perez, Alice Buffett Magnet Middle School, Omaha, Nebraska Quarterly Report
Speaker(s):
Lee Perez
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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. Board Operations Information
Speaker(s):
Ryan Foor
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4. PRESIDENT'S REPORT
Speaker(s):
President Koch Johns
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5. CONSENT AGENDA
Speaker(s):
President Koch Johns
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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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5.2.A. Authorize the Commissioner to appoint the recommended individual(s) to fill vacancies on the Special Education Advisory Council (SEAC)
Speaker(s):
Amy Rhone
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5.3. Contract Approvals
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5.3.A. Authorize the Commissioner to continue a contract with the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) to support a cohort of the NAESP Early Childhood Preschool to Grade Three Leadership Academy
Speaker(s):
Melody Hobson
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5.3.B. Authorize the Commissioner to amend the contract with Colyar Technology Solutions, Inc for the purpose of implementing an enhancement for the Child Nutrition Program (CNP) system
Speaker(s):
Kayte Partch and Zainab Rida
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5.3.C. Authorize the Commissioner to amend a current contract for additional medical consultant services for Office of Disability Determinations
Speaker(s):
Krysti Michl
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5.3.D. Authorize the Commissioner to contract with Rogge Construction for Nebraska Department of Education office renovations
Speaker(s):
Joel Scherling
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5.4. Grant Approvals
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5.4.A. Authorize the Commissioner to approve a continuation grant to ESU #10 to fund Early Childhood Coach Consultation
Speaker(s):
Melody Hobson
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5.4.B. Authorize the Commissioner to approve funding recommendations for Two-Year Opportunity Grants funded by the Expanded Learning Opportunity Grant Program
Speaker(s):
Zainab Rida and Jan Handa
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5.4.C. Authorize the Commissioner to approve funding recommendations for the federally-funded 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) Grant Program
Speaker(s):
Zainab Rida and Jan Handa
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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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6. STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS
Speaker(s):
President Koch Johns
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6.1. Executive Committee
Speaker(s):
President Koch Johns
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6.1.A. Review 2022 Proposed State Legislation
Speaker(s):
Deputy Commissioner Halstead
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6.1.B. Discuss State Board Bylaw B20, Board Membership in Associations
Speaker(s):
Patsy Koch Johns
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6.1.C. Presentation on Proposed Board Policy Structure Revisions
Speaker(s):
Patti Gubbels
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6.2. Budget and Finance Committee
Speaker(s):
Maureen Nickels
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6.2.A. Monthly Board Travel Expense Report
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6.2.B. In-State Travel Authorization Reports
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6.2.C. Action Item: Discuss plan for remaining use of ESSER set aside funds, and project next steps for USDOE compliance
Speaker(s):
Bryce Wilson and Lane Carr
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6.2.D. Action Item: Approve funding recommendations for the federally funded expanded learning collaborative sites
Speaker(s):
Zainab Rida and Lane Carr
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6.2.E. Action Item: Authorize the Commissioner to sign an agreement with the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services to accept funds to support early childhood infrastructure related activities
Speaker(s):
Melody Hobson
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6.2.F. Action Item: Authorize the Commissioner to obligate resources from the agreement with Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services for the Nebraska Early Childhood Integrated Data System (ECIDS)
Speaker(s):
Kristin Yates and Melody Hobson
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6.2.G. Action Item: Authorize the Commissioner to approve awards for new and expanded Early Childhood Education Program grants to the identified public school districts
Speaker(s):
Melody Hobson
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6.3. Planning and Evaluation Committee
Speaker(s):
Patti Gubbels
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6.3.A. Action Item: Approve the nonpublic schools appearing on the accompanying list to operate for the 2022-2023 school year under Rule 14 (92 NAC 14), Regulations & Procedures for the Legal Operation of Approved Nonpublic Schools
Speaker(s):
Brad Dirksen and Micki Charf
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6.3.B. Discussion Item: Provide an update to the Board on fall 2022 accountability requirements and federal flexibilities being sought
Speaker(s):
Shirley Vargas and Lane Carr
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6.4. Rules and Regulations Committee
Speaker(s):
Jacquelyn Morrison
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6.4.A. Report On Rules
Speaker(s):
Commissioner Blomstedt
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7. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
Speaker(s):
President Koch Johns
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8. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
Speaker(s):
President Koch Johns
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8.1. Public Comment
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8.2. Written Public Comment
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9. INFORMATION ITEMS AND REPORTS
Speaker(s):
President Koch Johns
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9.1. Contracts Approved by Commissioner
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9.2. Grants Approved by Commissioner
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9.3. Contested Case Update
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10. 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):
President Koch Johns
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11. ADJOURNMENT
Speaker(s):
President Koch Johns
Rationale:
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the State Board of Education will be held on Friday, May 6, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. at a location to be determined. As needed, a work session will be held on Thursday, May 5, 2022 at a time to be determined. The agenda contains a list of subjects known at the time of its distribution on March 30, 2022. 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. |
