January 9, 2026 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
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1.1. Roll Call
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President
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1.2. Pledge of Allegiance
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President
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1.3. Announcement of the Placement of the Open Meetings Act Information
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President
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2. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
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President
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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. Introduction of Sarah Hardin, 2026 Nebraska Teacher of the Year, High School Science Teacher at Mullen High School, Mullen, Nebraska
Speaker(s):
Sarah Hardin, 2026 Nebraska Teacher of the Year, High School Science Teacher at Mullen High School, Mullen
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3.3. Nebraska Literacy and CLSD Update
Speaker(s):
Jamie Cook, Deputy Stavem, and Victoria Katzberg
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4. PRESIDENT'S REPORT
Speaker(s):
President
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5. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
Speaker(s):
President
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5.1. Public Comment
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5.2. Written Public Comment
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6. CONSENT AGENDA
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President
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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. Amend Contract to Support Teams for Improvement to Increase Math and Literacy Outcomes (BF.032025.003)
Speaker(s):
Shirley Vargas
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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
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7.1. Executive Committee
Speaker(s):
President
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7.2. Budget and Finance Committee
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
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7.2.A. Monthly Board Travel Expense Reports
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7.2.B. Action Item: Contract for Federal IDEA and Early Childhood Data Application Development (BF.102025.002)
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7.2.C. Action Item: Authorize the Commissioner to Contract for the Nebraska Inclusive Systems Capacity Project (BF.122025.002)
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7.2.D. Action Item: Authorize the Commissioner to Approve the 2025-26 Trust Fund Budget for the Nebraska Center for the Education of Children who are Blind or Visually Impaired (NCECBVI) (BF.122025.001)
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7.3. Planning and Evaluation Committee
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Committee Chair
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7.3.A. Action Item: Community Achievement Plan (CAP) Of The Learning Community Of Douglas And Sarpy Counties (PE.082025.003)
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7.4. Rules and Regulations Committee
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Committee Chair
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7.4.A. Report On Rules
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7.4.B. Action Item: Proposed Revision of Rule 13 (92 NAC 13) Regulations and Procedures for Exempting Schools For Which Parents Elect Not To Meet Legal Requirements for School Approval and Accreditation (RR.102025.001)
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7.4.C. Action Item: Proposed Revision of Rule 51 (92 NAC 51) Regulations and Standards for Special Education Programs (RR.092025.003)
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8. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
Speaker(s):
President
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9. INFORMATION ITEMS AND REPORTS
Speaker(s):
President
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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
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11. ADJOURNMENT
Speaker(s):
President
Rationale:
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the State Board of Education will be held on Friday, February 6, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. in Lincoln, Nebraska. As needed, a work session will be held on Thursday, February 5, 2026 in Lincoln, Nebraska. The agenda contains a list of subjects known at the time of its distribution on December 23, 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. |
