March 3, 2023 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 45 minute recess at or after 12:00 p.m.)
Speaker(s):
President Gubbels
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1.1. Roll Call
Speaker(s):
President Gubbels
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1.2. Pledge of Allegiance
Speaker(s):
President Gubbels
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1.3. Announcement of the placement of the Open Meetings Act information
Speaker(s):
President Gubbels
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2. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
Speaker(s):
President Gubbels
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2.1. Provide an update to the State Board on progress of ESSER investments
Speaker(s):
Lane Carr and Deborah Dogba
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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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3.2. Update on the Teacher of the Year and Milken Educator Award Programs
Speaker(s):
David Jespersen
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4. PRESIDENT'S REPORT
Speaker(s):
President Gubbels
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5. CONSENT AGENDA
Speaker(s):
President Gubbels
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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 Deputy Commissioner to renew a contract with University of Nebraska Medical Center – Munroe Meyer Institute’s division of Education and Child Development
Speaker(s):
Amy Rhone
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5.4. Grant Approvals
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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 Gubbels
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6.1. Executive Committee
Speaker(s):
President Gubbels
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6.1.A. Review 2023 Proposed State Legislation and Take Action on Board Positions
Speaker(s):
Deputy Commissioner Halstead
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6.2. Budget and Finance Committee
Speaker(s):
Patsy Koch Johns
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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: Accept the 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) Audit
Speaker(s):
Bryce Wilson
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6.2.D. Action Item: Amend the contract with McPherson & Jacobson, LLC.
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6.2.E. Action Item: Authorize the Deputy Commissioner to accept funds from the Nebraska Arts Council to participate in the Arts Education Data Project
Speaker(s):
Marissa Payzant and Cody Talarico
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6.2.F. Action Item: Authorize the Deputy Commissioner to accept a Subaward Grant from the University of Nebraska Public Policy Center to engage qualified individual(s) to deliver training in the evidence-based Psychological First Aid for Schools (PFA-S) model
Speaker(s):
Zainab Rida
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6.2.G. Action Item: Authorize the Deputy Commissioner to contract with multiple partners to develop and implement support services for the Afghan Refugee School Impact Grant
Speaker(s):
Zainab Rida
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6.3. Planning and Evaluation Committee
Speaker(s):
Deborah Neary
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6.3.A. Discussion Item: Information on the Community Achievement Plan for the Learning Community of Douglas and Sarpy Counties
Speaker(s):
Shirley Vargas, NDE and Bradley Ekwerekwu, CEO, Learning Community of Douglas and Sarpy Counties
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6.4. Rules and Regulations Committee
Speaker(s):
Elizabeth Tegtmeier
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6.4.A. Report On Rules
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6.4.B. Action Item: Approve proposed revisions to Rule 10 (92 NAC 10) Regulations and Procedures for the Accreditation of Schools
Speaker(s):
Brad Dirksen
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6.4.C. Action Item: Approve proposed revisions to Rule 14 (92 NAC 14) Regulations and Procedures for the Legal Operation of Approved Nonpublic Schools
Speaker(s):
Brad Dirksen
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6.4.D. Action Item: Approve proposed repeal of Rule 23 (92 NAC 23) Regulations for the Basic Skills Competency Testing of Teachers and Administrators
Speaker(s):
Brad Dirksen
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6.4.E. Discussion Item: Discuss proposed revisions to Rule 20 (92 NAC 20) Regulations for the Approval of Teacher Education Programs
Speaker(s):
Brad Dirksen
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6.4.F. Discussion Item: Discuss proposed revisions to Rule 21 (92 NAC 21) Regulations for the Issuance of Certificates and Permits to Teach, Provide Special Services, and Administer in Nebraska Schools
Speaker(s):
Brad Dirksen and Clayton Waddle
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6.4.G. Discussion Item: Discuss proposed revisions to Rule 24 (92 NAC 24) Regulations for Certification Endorsements
Speaker(s):
Brad Dirksen
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6.4.H. Discussion Item: Substitute Certificates
Speaker(s):
Kirk Penner
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7. SPECIAL COMMITTEE REPORTS
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7.1. Ad Hoc Search Committee Report
Speaker(s):
President Gubbels
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8. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
Speaker(s):
President Gubbels
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8.1. Board Discussion on Public Comment time
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9. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD (The Board will hear Public Comment at or after 1:00 p.m.)
Speaker(s):
President Gubbels
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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 Gubbels
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10.1. Contracts Approved by Commissioner
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10.2. Grants Approved by Commissioner
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10.3. Information Item: Notification of vacancies on the Nebraska Private Postsecondary Career Schools Advisory Council
Speaker(s):
Marisol Birth and Brad Dirksen
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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 Gubbels
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12. ADJOURNMENT
Speaker(s):
President Gubbels
Rationale:
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the State Board of Education will be held on Friday, April 14, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. in Lincoln, Nebraska. As needed, a work session will be held on Thursday, April 13, 2023 in Lincoln, Nebraska. The agenda contains a list of subjects known at the time of its distribution on February 23, 2023. 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. |
