Friday, October 6, 2023 9:00 a.m. (MT) / 10:00 a.m. (CT) - State Board of Education Meeting Notification and Agenda
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1. CALL TO ORDER (The Board may take a recess)
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. Addressing the Teacher Shortage in the Panhandle and Beyond
Speaker(s):
Dr. Jim Powell and Dr. Don King, Chadron State College
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2.2. Recognize November as National Native American Heritage Month
Speaker(s):
President Gubbels
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2.2.A. Resolution to Recognize November as National Native American Heritage Month
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2.3. Nebraska VR Presentation
Speaker(s):
Lindy Foley
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2.3.A. Resolution to Recognize October as National Disability Employment Awareness Month
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3. COMMISSIONER'S REPORT
Speaker(s):
Commissioner Maher
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3.1. Agenda Overview and Consent Agenda Process
Speaker(s):
Commissioner Maher
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3.1.A. Commissioner's recommendations and items to be removed from consent agenda
Speaker(s):
Commissioner Maher
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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 Commissioner to contract to implement the Nebraska Teacher Apprenticeship Program
Speaker(s):
Lane Carr
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5.3.B. Authorize the Commissioner to renew a contract for the Indigenous Pedagogies Project
Speaker(s):
Amy Rhone
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5.3.C. Authorize the Commissioner to renew a contract for Step Up To Quality Program
Speaker(s):
Melody Hobson
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5.4. Grant Approvals
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5.4.A. Authorize the Commissioner to carry out the activities by specified entities contained within the State Personnel Development Grant accepted by the Board
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. Approve the renewal of the Isanti Community School's Rule 11 waiver
Speaker(s):
Melody Hobson
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5.7.C. Approve the renewal of the York Public Schools Rule 11 waiver
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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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. Discussion Item: Review Commissioner Mid-Year Appraisal Process
Speaker(s):
President Gubbels
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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 Reports
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6.2.B. Action Item: Accept the 2023 Statewide Longitudinal Data System Grant from the U.S. Department of Education
Speaker(s):
Kristin Yates and Jill Aurand
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6.2.C. Action Item: Authorize the Commissioner to submit the Department’s deficit budget request for fiscal year 2023-24
Speaker(s):
Bryce Wilson
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6.2.D. Action Item: Authorize the Commissioner to approve 2023-2024 medical consultant contracts for the Disability Determinations Section
Speaker(s):
Krysti Michl
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6.2.E. Action Item: Authorize the Commissioner to approve the Bipartisan Safer Communities Stronger Connections Grants awarded to districts
Speaker(s):
Dottie Heusman and Jim Kent
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6.3. Planning and Evaluation Committee
Speaker(s):
Deborah Neary
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6.3.A. Action Item: Approve the Priority School Progress Plan for Isanti Elementary School
Speaker(s):
Shirley Vargas
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6.3.B. Action Item: Approve the Priority School Progress Plan for Isanti High School
Speaker(s):
Shirley Vargas
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6.3.C. Action Item: Approve Rule 11 waiver request from Auburn Public Schools
Speaker(s):
Melody Hobson
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6.3.D. Action Item: Approve Rule 10 Waiver for Blue Hill Community Schools for the 2023-24 academic year regarding 6th grade participation in athletics as outlined in the request
Speaker(s):
Brad Dirksen and Decua Jean-Baptiste
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6.3.E. Discussion Item: Update and discussion of the annual plan for the Nebraska statewide assessment and reporting system (staff presentation)
Speaker(s):
Trudy Clark
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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 revisions to Rule 21
Speaker(s):
Tammy Barry
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7. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
Speaker(s):
President Gubbels
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8. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD (The Board will hear Public Comment at or after 1:00 p.m.) (MT) / 2:00 p.m. (CT).
Speaker(s):
President Gubbels
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8.1. Public Comment
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8.2. Written Public Comment (None)
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9. INFORMATION ITEMS AND REPORTS
Speaker(s):
President Gubbels
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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. 2022 - 2023 Special Education Advisory Council (SEAC) Annual Report
Speaker(s):
Amy Rhone
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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 Gubbels
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11. ADJOURNMENT
Speaker(s):
President Gubbels
Rationale:
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the State Board of Education will be held on Friday, December 1, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. in Lincoln, Nebraska. As needed, a work session will be held on Thursday, November 30, 2023 in Lincoln, Nebraska. The agenda contains a list of subjects known at the time of its distribution on September 28, 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/state-board-agendas/. Except for items of an emergency nature, the agenda will not be changed later than 24 hours before the scheduled commencement of the meeting. |
