February 7, 2025 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. CTE Month Recognition
Speaker(s):
Katie Graham and Sydney Kobza
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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. Agency Budget Overview
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3.3. National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Results
Speaker(s):
Polly Bowhay
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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 amend a contract to add the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer program
Speaker(s):
Kayte Partch
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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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6.7.A. Approve the 2025-2027 NDE-NAPE/AFSCME Bargaining Agreement (EX.022025.005)
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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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7.1.A. Discussion Item: Review 2025 Proposed State Legislation (EX.022025.001)
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7.2. Budget and Finance Committee
Speaker(s):
Kristin Christensen
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7.2.A. Monthly Board Travel Expense Reports (BF.022025.004)
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7.2.B. Action Item: Amend the Previously Adopted Motion to Accept the Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLSD) Grant Funds and authorize the Commissioner to enter into contracts and subawards to carry out grant activities (BF.022025.001)
Speaker(s):
Kirk Penner
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7.2.C. Action Item: Authorize the Commissioner to approve funding recommendations for school districts and educational service units to support schools in delivering mental health training for staff (BF.022025.002)
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7.2.D. Action Item: Authorize the Commissioner to contract for the Computer Science & Technology Education Fund training and support expansion program (BF.022025.003)
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7.3. Planning and Evaluation Committee
Speaker(s):
Lisa Schonhoff
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7.3.A. Action Item: Approve the Nebraska Literacy Project Plan (PE.022025.001)
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7.3.B. Discussion Item: Waiver request from the Nebraska Correctional Youth Facility (NCYF) regarding media specialist requirements (PE.022025.004).
Speaker(s):
Decua Jean-Baptiste
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7.3.C. Discussion Item: Rule 11 teacher waiver request from Schuyler Public Schools (PE.022025.005)
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7.3.D. Discussion Item: Pilot Process for conducting clinical observations for Speech Language Pathology virtually for the University of Nebraska Kearney (PE.022025.006)
Speaker(s):
Brad Dirksen and Jim Kent
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7.3.E. Discussion Item: Pilot Process for conducting clinical observations for School Psychology virtually for the University of Nebraska Kearney (PE.022025.007)
Speaker(s):
Brad Dirksen and Jim Kent
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7.3.F. Discussion Item: NCTE Organizational Policies (PE.0220205.015)
Speaker(s):
Sherry Jones
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7.4. Rules and Regulations Committee
Speaker(s):
Maggie Douglas
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7.4.A. Report On Rules
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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, March 7, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. in Lincoln, Nebraska. As needed, a work session will be held on Thursday, March 6, 2025 in Lincoln, Nebraska. The agenda contains a list of subjects known at the time of its distribution on January 30, 2025. 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. |
