March 19, 2024 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting

Rationale:  Time limit for each person is three (3) minutes; no response or action taken by the Board.

Rationale:  Jessica Broderick and Tom Peacock will provide an update on our Strategic Priority 4: ESU 13 will expand collaborative relationships with community partners for the purpose of providing resources to students, families, and schools when they need it. 

Rationale:  Krystie Hohnstein will review the Early Head Start/Head Start Survey, and Early Head Start/Head Start Services Snapshot.

Rationale:  Our ESU 13 Safety Team has completed the training to use Safe2Help for anonymous reporting of threats or potential threats. This is provided for free through the Nebraska Department of Education in partnership with BoysTown. It is funded by the Nebraska Legislature. This is now live on our website and posted throughout our sites. 

Rationale:  In an effort to reduce costs to our member districts to access our mental health professionals for student support, we have started to bill insurance for therapy sessions. This is at no cost to families or districts. Families have to give consent to access their insurance and this is only for students not in special education. Dr. Carrizales has secured some funding so that the copay for insurance is covered as well. 

Rationale:  NCSA GRIT March 6, virtual
NRCSA - March 14-15, Kearney

Rationale:  We had training with the state on Identification and Recruitment March 12-14 and will be resuming recruiting for the program. We are having interviews for the Title IC Coordinator this week. 

Rationale:  ESUCC Executive Director, Kraig Lofquist, has submitted his retirement. ESUCC will be looking for candidates to replace him. 

Rationale:  An amendment to Article 2, Section 3 is being proposed to remove item #8 (Determine ESU #13's participation in providing supplementary educational services for the calendar year) and move it to Article 3, Section 1. The Policy Committee has reviewed this amendment.

Rationale:  Proposing an amendment to Article 3, Section 7-C, and Article 4, Section 5-C (Weapons) to add the paragraph below. The Policy Committee has reviewed the statement suggested by Justin Knight.
A law enforcement officer may carry and possess a firearm or weapon on ESU #13 property, in an ESU #13 vehicle, or at any ESU #13 activity or program while the officer is on duty or as part of the officer's job  responsibilities.

Rationale:  An amendment to Article 3, Section 8 (Disposal of Property) is being proposed to change NSBA and NCSA to NASB and NRCSA. The Policy Committee has reviewed this amendment.

Rationale:  As per the Performance Standards, we need Board approval of revised Policy and Procedures. The revised Head Start Program Management & Quality Improvement/Management Systems Written Plans need Board approval. The Policy Council approved this item at their meeting on February 27, 2024.