January 6, 2023 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
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1.1. Roll Call
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President
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1.2. Pledge of Allegiance
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President
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1.3. Announcement of the placement of the Open Meetings Act information
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President
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2. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
Speaker(s):
President
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2.1. Introduction of Renee Jones, 2023 Nebraska Teacher of the Year, English teacher, Lincoln High School, Lincoln, Nebraska
Speaker(s):
Renee Jones
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2.2. AQuESTT 101: An Introduction to Accountability in Nebraska
Speaker(s):
Shirley Vargas, Vicky Munoz and Lane Carr
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2.3. NSCAS Growth Discussion with School Personnel
Speaker(s):
Deborah Neary
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3. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER'S REPORT
Speaker(s):
Deputy Commissioner Frison
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3.1. Agenda Overview and Consent Agenda Process
Speaker(s):
Deputy Commissioner Frison
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3.1.A. Deputy Commissioner's recommendations and items to be removed from consent agenda
Speaker(s):
Deputy Commissioner Frison
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4. PRESIDENT'S REPORT
Speaker(s):
President
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5. CONSENT AGENDA
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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 continue to contract with Board of Regents dba University of Nebraska Medical Center, Munroe-Meyer Institute
Speaker(s):
Amy Rhone
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5.3.B. Authorize the Commissioner to continue to contract with Heather Robbins dba Heather’s Behavior Support Services
Speaker(s):
Amy Rhone
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5.3.C. Authorize the Commissioner to amend the contract with ESU 7 for instructional coach services for Schuyler Central High School
Speaker(s):
Shirley Vargas
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5.4. Grant Approvals
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5.4.A. Authorize the Commissioner to fund NDE Journey to Inclusion Project in partnership with SPED Strategies, LLC
Speaker(s):
Amy Rhone
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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 continue to fund the Nebraska WORDS project (formerly titled Practice-Based Professional Development) through the University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Speaker(s):
Amy Rhone
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5.7.B. Appoint a Hearing Officer in NDE Case No. 22-20, Saunders v. Commissioner
Speaker(s):
Leslie Donley
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5.7.C. Authorize the Commissioner to sign an agreement with the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services to receive funds from the American Rescue Plan Act
Speaker(s):
Melody Hobson
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6. SPECIAL COMMITTEE REPORTS
Speaker(s):
President
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6.1. Ad Hoc Search Committee
Speaker(s):
Patti Gubbels
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7. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
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President
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7.1. Action Item: NSCAS Growth Assessment
Speaker(s):
Deborah Neary
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7.2. Action Item: Authorize the Commissioner to accept GEER II funds from the Nebraska Department of Labor to purchase robotics kits for schools through the ESUCC
Speaker(s):
Kristin Yates
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7.3. Action Item: Authorize the Commissioner to accept the Telehealth Mental Health Equipment Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services/School-Based Health Support funding and enter into Cooperative Agreement with the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Speaker(s):
Zainab Rida
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7.4. Action Item: Authorize the Commissioner to fund the Nebraska State Personnel Development Grant (NSPDG) State Coordinator Position through a grant award to Educational Service Unit #6
Speaker(s):
Amy Rhone
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7.5. Action Item: Authorize the Commissioner to fund the Nebraska State Personnel Development Grant (NSPDG, UNL – Implementation Support Project: Communications, Research, and Social-Emotional and Behavioral Learning Support Project
Speaker(s):
Amy Rhone
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7.6. Action Item: Authorize the Commissioner to approve the contract with Telos Educational Services DBA to update the Reality Check videos with current data and offer the videos in both English and Spanish.
Speaker(s):
Katie Graham
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7.7. Review In-State Travel Authorizations
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7.8. Review monthly Board travel expense reports
Speaker(s):
Jen Utemark
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7.9. Report on Rules
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7.10. Discussion Item: Board Discussion on Commissioner Search (1:00 p.m.)
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8. INFORMATION ITEMS AND REPORTS
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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. Notification of Vacancy on the Special Education Advisory Council (SEAC)
Speaker(s):
Amy Rhone
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8.5. Written Public Comment
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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):
President
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10. ADJOURNMENT
Speaker(s):
President
Rationale:
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the State Board of Education will be held on Friday, February 3, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. at a location to be determined. As needed, a work session will be held on Thursday, February 2, 2023 at a time to be determined. The agenda contains a list of subjects known at the time of its distribution on December 22, 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. |
