November 4, 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. Omaha North's STEM Program and Pathways Program
Speaker(s):
Michelle Porter and students from Omaha North High School, Omaha, Nebraska
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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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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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5.4. 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 (DAS), State Building Division, and the Department of Education, Nebraska VR/Assistive Technology Partnership (ATP), for office space in Lincoln, Nebraska for the period of 1/1/23 through 5/31/23
Speaker(s):
Tobias Orr and Lindy Foley
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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. 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.B. Authorize the Commissioner to approve the 2022-23 Trust Fund Budget for Nebraska Center for the Education of Children who are Blind or Visually Impaired (NCECBVI)
Speaker(s):
Amy Rhone and Tanya Armstrong
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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 enter into a contract with a selected qualified vendor to migrate the ADVISER System from the Nebraska Education Service Unit Coordinating Council (ESUCC) network to Microsoft Azure cloud platform
Speaker(s):
Kristin Yates and Jill Aurand
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6.2.D. Action Item: Authorize the Commissioner to approve a continuation grant to the Nebraska Children and Families Foundation to continue the Nurturing Healthy Behaviors/Rooted in Relationships program
Speaker(s):
Melody Hobson
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6.2.E. Action Item: Authorize the Commissioner to contract with the ESUCC to support schools and districts in implementing high-quality instructional materials
Speaker(s):
Shirley Vargas and Marissa Payzant
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6.3. Planning and Evaluation Committee
Speaker(s):
Patti Gubbels
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6.3.A. Discussion Item: Adopt the annual plan for the Nebraska statewide assessment and reporting system
Speaker(s):
Jeremy Heneger and Trudy Clark
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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
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6.4.B. Discussion Item: State Board’s Legislative and Regulatory Priorities
Speaker(s):
Lane Carr and Ryan Foor
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7. SPECIAL COMMITTEE REPORTS
Speaker(s):
President Koch Johns
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7.1. Report from the Ad Hoc Search Committee
Speaker(s):
Chair Patti Gubbels
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8. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
Speaker(s):
President Koch Johns
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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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9.4. Written Public Comment
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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, December 2, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. in Lincoln, Nebraska. As needed, a work session will be held on Thursday, December 1, 2022 in Lincoln, Nebraska. The agenda contains a list of subjects known at the time of its distribution on October 27, 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. |
