October 4, 2016 at 12:00 PM - Executive Committee Meeting

Discussion: 

Call to order 12:00 PM.

Staff  David Ludwig, Deb Hericks, Priscilla Quintana, Beth Kabes

Discussion:  Executive Director reviewed the NCSA ESU Administrator Standards and Evaluation tool that was created by Rachel Wise, NDE.  

Discussion:  Executive Director and Steve Williams, KSB School Law reviewed the Late Fee Policy.  Do we want this as a policy or include in the MSA agreement?  Late Fee needs to be included in all contracts/agreement.  Consider advice of the Attorney General of what is consider statewide participation per statute.  

Discussion: 

Executive Director discussed the Innovative Grants that was released last Friday, September 30, 2016, a proposed project could include a Priority Consideration of Leveraging Technology.  Other priority considerations include High Needs Students, Students in "Needs Improvement" Schools, and Focus on AQuESTT Tenets.  Within the NDE protocol, leveraging technology refers to the innovative use of technology in the classroom to support student learning...  In addition, this consideration provides for an innovative process, product, strategy or intervention that uses data platforms or technological tools to enable the development, integration, visualization and rapid analysis of data to inform instructional practice and improve education outcomes.  

Based upon this definition or description, the work designed for this project through ESUCC would provide for the continued support and development of the ADVISER and all components that are included within the infrastructure.  Key components include security/backup/portal development as well as policy/procedure development.  This provides the data platforms and technological tools such as SRS and implementation of Service Planning Software to enable the development, integration, visualization and rapid analysis of data to inform instructional practice.  The innovative use of technology in the classroom to support student learning would include the ongoing development and deployment of the BlendED Pilot as well as the scale-up of the NROC/EdReady project.  

This proposed project (Teaching and Learning:  Infrastructure and Instructional Support) would support the ongoing development of the technology infrastructure as well as support for students with high needs (SRS), general classroom support through BlendED, as well as support for college and career readiness through NROC/EdReady.  

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Discussion:  During conversations with Superintendents during meetings at ESU 13, 3 and 5, a concern was expressed regarding the limited amount of time available for local area substitute teachers.  A recommendation provided by a superintendent within  ESU 13 is to have NDE revise the definition of "school" to "school building" to provide an expansion of days available for the district.  

Discussion:  NE Statehood 150 materials are available for advertising.  Can they send materials be sent to the ESU and then they distribute to schools.  

Discussion:  Meeting adjourn 1:01 PM.