March 8, 2024 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 recess)
Speaker(s):
President Tegtmeier
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1.1. Roll Call
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President Tegtmeier
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1.2. Pledge of Allegiance
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President Tegtmeier
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1.3. Announcement of the placement of the Open Meetings Act information
Speaker(s):
President Tegtmeier
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2. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
Speaker(s):
President Tegtmeier
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2.1. Special Presentation and Resolution to Proclaim April 2024 as the Month of the Military Child and April 15, 2024, as “Purple Up! For Military Kids Day.”
Speaker(s):
NDE Staff Member, Derek Ippensen, Major General Craig Strong, State Command Chief Jeff Horne, State Command Sargent Major Dennis Krecklow, and Mrs. Cara Loken
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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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3.2. Update on the Teacher of the Year Program
Speaker(s):
David Jespersen
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3.3. Information on the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program for Children (Summer EBT)
Speaker(s):
Commissioner Maher
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4. PRESIDENT'S REPORT
Speaker(s):
President Tegtmeier
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5. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
Speaker(s):
President Tegtmeier
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5.1. Public Comment
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5.2. Written Public Comment
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6. CONSENT AGENDA
Speaker(s):
President Tegtmeier
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6.1. Board Member Out-of-State Travel Approval
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6.2. Committee Appointments
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6.3. Contract Approvals
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6.3.A. Authorize the Commissioner to add additional funding to existing contracts with IDEA State Complaint Investigators
Speaker(s):
Amy Rhone
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6.4. Grant Approvals
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6.5. Lease Approvals
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6.6. Minutes of the Previous State Board of Education Meeting
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6.7. Miscellaneous Approvals
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7. STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS
Speaker(s):
President Tegtmeier
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7.1. Rules and Regulations Committee
Speaker(s):
Lisa Fricke
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7.1.A. Report On Rules
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7.1.B. Action Item: Proposal for Future Revisions to Rule 10
Speaker(s):
Kirk Penner
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7.2. Planning and Evaluation Committee
Speaker(s):
Sherry Jones
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7.2.A. Action Item: Adopt proposed revisions to Position Statement S3 Foundational Literacy
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7.2.B. Discussion Item: Approve Nonpublic schools for the 2024-2025 school year
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7.3. Budget and Finance Committee
Speaker(s):
Patsy Koch Johns
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7.3.A. Monthly Board Travel Expense Reports
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7.3.B. Action Item: Approve the reappropriation of ESSER statewide set aside funds for specific projects
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7.3.C. Action item: Authorize the Commissioner to approve a contract renewal for the implementation of a cohort of the PreK- Grade 3 Leadership Academy
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7.3.D. Action item: Authorize the Commissioner to contract for video creation and production for early childhood education
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7.3.E. Discussion Item: Accept the 2023 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) Audit
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7.4. Executive Committee
Speaker(s):
President Tegtmeier
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7.4.A. Action Item: Review 2024 Proposed State Legislation and Take Action on Board Positions
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7.4.B. Action Item: Request for Separate Consideration of Board Position on LB 1398: Change provisions relating to reimbursements for special education programs and support services relating to option students
Speaker(s):
Deborah Neary
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7.4.C. Action Item: Request for Separate Consideration of Board Position on LB 1013: Create the Family Engagement Grant Program for certain schools
Speaker(s):
Executive Committee
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8. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
Speaker(s):
President Tegtmeier
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9. INFORMATION ITEMS AND REPORTS
Speaker(s):
President Tegtmeier
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9.1. Contracts Approved by Commissioner
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9.2. Grants Approved by Commissioner
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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 Tegtmeier
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11. ADJOURNMENT
Speaker(s):
President Tegtmeier
Rationale:
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the State Board of Education will be held on Friday, May 3, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. in Lincoln, Nebraska. As needed, a work session will be held on Thursday, May 2, 2024 in Lincoln, Nebraska. The agenda contains a list of subjects known at the time of its distribution on February 29, 2024. 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. |
