September 2, 2022 at 9:00 AM - State Board of Education Meeting Notification and Agenda
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1. CALL TO ORDER (The Board may take a morning recess. The Board may also take a recess for lunch.)
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. Millard Public Schools Presentation
Speaker(s):
Millard Public Schools Representatives
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2.2. Nebraska Teacher Shortage Summit Update
Speaker(s):
Jenny Jansky and Sara Skretta
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2.3. 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. Annual Presentation from the President of the Nebraska Council on Teacher Education (NCTE)
Speaker(s):
Kelly Heineke
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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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5.3. Contract Approvals
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5.3.A. Authorize the Commissioner to renew a contract with Partners for Insightful Evaluation (PIE)
Speaker(s):
Keri Bennett and Lindy Foley
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5.3.B. Authorize the Commissioner to renew the contract with partners for the Project AWARE 1.0 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Speaker(s):
Zainab Rida
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5.3.C. Authorize the Commissioner to renew the contract with partners for the Project AWARE 2.0 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Speaker(s):
Zainab Rida
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5.3.D. Authorize the Commissioner to contract with The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, Munroe-Meyer Institute, to provide comprehensive statewide external evaluation services for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) and Expanded Learning Opportunity Grant Programs
Speaker(s):
Zainab Rida and Jan Handa
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5.3.E. Authorize the Commissioner to approve an amendment to a contract with Erica Timperley for services as an anchor for program quality assessments
Speaker(s):
Melody Hobson
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5.3.F. Authorize the Commissioner to amend the current contract with Education Resource Strategies
Speaker(s):
Cory Epler and Marissa Payzant
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5.3.G. Authorize the Commissioner to contract with the Nebraska Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (NACTE) to host the Educator Shortage Summit 2.0
Speaker(s):
Lane Carr
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5.4. Grant Approvals
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5.4.A. Authorize the Commissioner to approve grant to the University of Nebraska (UNL) - Visual Impairment Project and federal Deaf-Blind Project (final year)
Speaker(s):
Amy Rhone
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5.4.B. Authorize the Commissioner to approve McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Grants for the 2022-23 school year
Speaker(s):
Beth Wooster and Ken Howard
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5.4.C. Authorize the Commissioner to approve a continuation grant to the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska to assist the School Safety and Security Program to build the capacity of Nebraska schools in the area of emergency management, violence prevention education and threat assessment
Speaker(s):
Zainab Rida
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5.4.D. Authorize the Commissioner to approve continuation grants to the entities listed below in the provision of federally required IDEA Part C duties
Speaker(s):
Amy Rhone and Amy Bunnell
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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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5.7.A. Authorize the Commissioner to approve the Veteran Education Cooperative Agreement for the fiscal year 2023
Speaker(s):
Marisol Birth and Brad Dirksen
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5.7.B. Approve the renewal of the Educational service Unit #3 teacher waiver request
Speaker(s):
Melody Hobson
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5.7.C. Approve renewal of the Santee Community Schools Rule 11 teacher waiver request
Speaker(s):
Melody Hobson
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5.7.D. 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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5.7.E. Approve Brittany Schuster’s appointment to the Nebraska Assistive Technology Partnership Advisory Council
Speaker(s):
Tobias Orr and Lindy Foley
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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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6.2. 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: Authorize the Commissioner to accept the Afghan Refugee School Impact Supplements Federal Grant Award and enter into Cooperative Agreement with the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.
Speaker(s):
Zainab Rida
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6.2.D. Action Item: Authorize the Commissioner to submit the Biennial budget request
Speaker(s):
Bryce Wilson and Jen Utemark
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6.3. Planning and Evaluation Committee
Speaker(s):
Patti Gubbels
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6.3.A. Action Item: Approval of Nebraska’s College & Career Ready Standards for Mathematics
Speaker(s):
Cory Epler and Marissa Payzant
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6.3.B. Action item: Approve Rule 11 teacher waiver request for York Public Schools
Speaker(s):
Melody Hobson
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6.3.C. Discussion Item: Ratify and approve a resolution declaring the State Board’s support for LR335, the state’s postsecondary attainment goal
Speaker(s):
Lane Carr
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6.4. Rules and Regulations Committee
Speaker(s):
Lisa Fricke, Vice Chair
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6.4.A. Report On Rules
Speaker(s):
Lisa Fricke, Vice Chair
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7. SPECIAL COMMITTEE REPORTS
Speaker(s):
President Koch Johns
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7.1. Report from the Ad Hoc Committee on Board Policy Manual Revision
Speaker(s):
Patti Gubbels
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7.1.A. Action Item: Adopt the Resolution to Revise State Board of Education Policy Reference Manual
Speaker(s):
Patti Gubbels
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8. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
Speaker(s):
President Koch Johns
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9. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD (The Board will hear Public Comment at or after 1:00 p.m.)
Speaker(s):
President Koch Johns
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9.1. Public Comment
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9.2. Written Public Comment
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10. INFORMATION ITEMS AND REPORTS
Speaker(s):
President Koch Johns
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10.1. Notification of Vacancy on the Special Education Advisory Council (SEAC)
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10.2. Annual Report of Contracts and Grants Approved by the Commissioner
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10.3. Contracts Approved by Commissioner
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10.4. Grants Approved by Commissioner
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10.5. Contested Case Update
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11. 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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12. ADJOURNMENT
Speaker(s):
President Koch Johns
Rationale:
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the State Board of Education will be held on Friday, October 7, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. at a location to be determined. As needed, a work session will be held on Thursday, October 6, 2022 at a time to be determined. The agenda contains a list of subjects known at the time of its distribution on August 25, 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. |
