October 3, 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
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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. Adopt the Resolution to Recognize October as Dyslexia Awareness Month
Speaker(s):
Commissioner Maher
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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 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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6.2.A. Appoint the Recommended Individual(s) to Fill Vacancies on the Special Education Advisory Council (SEAC) (PE.062025.004)
Speaker(s):
Amy Rhone
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6.2.B. Appoint a Member to the State Committee for the Reorganization of School Districts (EX.062025.002)
Speaker(s):
Bryce Wilson
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6.3. Contract Approvals
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6.3.A. Contract Renewal for the Completion of Required Compliance Reviews of Schools Operating the National School Lunch Programs and the Summer Food Service Program (BF.102025.004)
Speaker(s):
Zainab Rida and Kayte Partch
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6.3.B. Contract Amendments for the SLDS Grant Activities (BF.102025.005)
Speaker(s):
Jill Aurand
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6.4. Grant Approvals
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6.4.A. Grant Renewal for the University of Nebraska Lincoln WORDS Project Funding (BF.042025.021)
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. Approve School Districts’ Requests for Exclusions to the Budget Limitation in Accordance with the Provisions of the Tax Equity & Educational Opportunities Support Act (TEEOSA) (BF.082025.005)
Speaker(s):
Bryce Wilson
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6.7.B. Approve Renewal of Rule 11 Waivers (PE.092025.003)
Speaker(s):
Melody Hobson
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6.7.C. Adopt List of Hearing Officers for Contested Cases and Authorize the Commissioner to Approve Contracts for Special Education (SPED) Hearing Officers (EX.102025.001)
Speaker(s):
Ami Huff
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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: Strategic Plan (EX.022025.003)
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7.1.B. Discussion Item: Board Bylaw and Policy Revisions (EX.062025.003)
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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
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7.2.B. Action Item: Authorize the Commissioner to Submit the 2025-26 Deficit Budget Request (BF.082025.002)
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7.2.C. Action Item: Contract for a Program Quality Anchor for Results Matter and Step Up to Quality (BF.092025.003)
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7.2.D. Action Item: Contract for Early Childhood Integrated Data System (ECIDS) (BF.092025.004)
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7.3. Planning and Evaluation Committee
Speaker(s):
Lisa Schonhoff
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7.3.A. Action Item: Subject Area Examinations and Passing Scores for Temporary Certificates (PE.082025.001)
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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, December 5, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. in Lincoln, Nebraska. As needed, a work session will be held on Thursday, December 4, 2025 in Lincoln, Nebraska. The agenda contains a list of subjects known at the time of its distribution on September 25, 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. |
