September 6, 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
Speaker(s):
President Tegtmeier
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1.2. Pledge of Allegiance
Speaker(s):
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. Adopt the Resolution to Recognize September as Attendance Awareness Month and Commence the “Nebraska Every Day Counts!” Campaign
Speaker(s):
Shirley Vargas and Zainab Rida
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2.2. Nebraska Council on Teacher Education (NCTE) Annual Report
Speaker(s):
Sara Skretta
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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. Nebraska Teacher of the Year Quarterly Report
Speaker(s):
Scott Phillips, 2024 Nebraska Teacher of the Year, Math teacher, Aurora Middle School, Aurora, Nebraska
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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 (None Submitted)
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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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6.2.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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6.3. Contract Approvals
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6.3.A. Authorize the Commissioner to Contract for the Completion of Administrative and Procurement Reviews of School Food Authorities (SFAs)
Speaker(s):
Zainab Rida
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6.3.B. Authorize the Commissioner to Amend the Contract for Statewide Assessment Services
Speaker(s):
Trudy Clark
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6.3.C. Authorize the Commissioner to Amend a Contract for the Nebraska Early Childhood Professional Records System (NECPRS) Diagnostic Study to Include the Addition of Technical Elements
Speaker(s):
Melody Hobson and Kristine Luebbe
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6.3.D. Authorize the Commissioner to Renew the Contract for a Program Quality Assessment Anchor
Speaker(s):
Melody Hobson and Kristine Luebbe
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6.4. Grant Approvals
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6.4.A. Authorize the Commissioner to Approve Funding Recommendations for the Expanded Learning Opportunity (ELO) Grant Program
Speaker(s):
Zainab Rida
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6.4.B. Authorize the Commissioner to Approve McKinney-Vento Grants for the 2024-25 School Year
Speaker(s):
Ann Carmoney and Beth Wooster
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6.4.C. Authorize the Commissioner to Renew the Subaward to Carry Out the Federal IDEA Part B Grant Activities
Speaker(s):
Amy Rhone
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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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6.7.A. Authorize the Commissioner to Approve School Districts’ Requests for Exclusions to the Budget Limitation in Accordance with the Provisions of the Tax Equity & Educational Opportunities Support Act (TEEOSA)
Speaker(s):
Bryce Wilson
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6.7.B. Authorize the Commissioner to Approve Request from School Districts for Payment of Half Their Total 2024/25 State Aid
Speaker(s):
Michelle Cartwright and Bryce Wilson
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6.7.C. Authorize the Commissioner to Approve the Renewal of the Rule 11 Teacher Waiver Request for York Public Schools
Speaker(s):
Melody Hobson and Kristine Luebbe
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6.7.D. Authorize the Commissioner to Approve the Renewal of the Rule 11 Teacher Waiver Request for Educational Service Unit #3
Speaker(s):
Melody Hobson and Kristine Luebbe
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6.7.E. Authorize the Commissioner to Approve the Veterans Education Cooperative Agreement for Fiscal Year 2025
Speaker(s):
Brad Dirksen
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6.7.F. Appoint a Hearing Officer in NDE Case No. 24-21, In the Matter of the Appeal of Robin Hines
Speaker(s):
Leslie Donley
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6.7.G. Consider the Hearing Officer's Dismissal of Enrollment Option Case No. 24-22, Taylor v. Plattsmouth Community Schools
Speaker(s):
President Tegtmeier
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6.7.H. Consider the Hearing Officer's Dismissal of Enrollment Option Case No. 24-10, Bender v. Omaha Public Schools
Speaker(s):
President Tegtmeier
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7. STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS
Speaker(s):
President Tegtmeier
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7.1. Executive Committee
Speaker(s):
President Tegtmeier
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7.2. Budget and Finance Committee
Speaker(s):
Patsy Koch Johns
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7.2.A. Monthly Board Travel Expense Reports
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7.2.B. Action Item: Authorize the Commissioner to Approve the 2025-27 Biennial Budget Request Submission
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7.2.C. Action Item: Authorize the Commissioner to Contract for the System Used to Administer the USDA Child Nutrition Programs
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7.2.D. Action Item: Accept the Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLSD) Grant Funds and Authorize the Commissioner to Enter into Contracts and Subawards to Carry out Grant Activities
Speaker(s):
Lane Carr
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7.2.E. Discussion Item: Potential Deficit Budget Items for Fiscal Year 2024-25
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7.3. Planning and Evaluation Committee
Speaker(s):
Sherry Jones
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7.3.A. Action Item: Authorize the Commissioner to Approve the Nebraska College and Career Ready Standards for Science 2024
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7.3.B. Action Item: Authorize the Commissioner to Approve the Pilot Process for Conducting Clinical Observations Virtually for Nebraska State Colleges
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7.3.C. Action Item: Authorize the Commissioner to Approve the Rule 11 Teacher Waiver Request for Dundy County Stratton Schools
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7.3.D. Action Item: Authorize the Commissioner to Contract for the 2025-2026 Statewide Assessment
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7.4. Rules and Regulations Committee
Speaker(s):
Lisa Fricke
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7.4.A. Report On Rules
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7.4.B. Discussion Item: Review Proposed Repeal of Rule 25
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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, October 4, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. in Grand Island, Nebraska. As needed, a work session will be held on Thursday, October 3, 2024 in Grand Island, Nebraska. The agenda contains a list of subjects known at the time of its distribution on August 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. |
