November 18, 2020 at 8:30 AM - Regular Meeting
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1. ESU Coordinating Council Information
Speaker(s):
Board President
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2. Call to Order
Speaker(s):
Board President
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Procedural Item
Discussion:
Call to order at 8:30 AM.
Staff: Kraig Lofquist, Deb Hericks, Priscilla Quintana, Andrew Easton
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3. Roll Call
Speaker(s):
Board President
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4. Approval of Minutes
Speaker(s):
Board President
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Action Item
Discussion:
Review/approve of previous minutes.
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5. ESU Share Out Topics
Speaker(s):
Board President
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Discussion:
Reminder to save the date for the Mental Health Conference next summer. Discussion on what has been done for retiring ESU Board members. Discussion on training for HR personnel. Dr. Polk will look into some options for training. Discussing FFCRA leave and extensions if not extended on Federal Government.
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6. Petitions and Communications to the Board
Speaker(s):
Board President
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6.1. State Board of Education and Nebraska Department of Education Report
Speaker(s):
Nebraska Department of Education
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Discussion:
Russ Masco was present to share NDE Updates. He is working on the Talking Points out sometime prior to holiday break.
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6.2. Association of Education Service Agency's Report
Speaker(s):
AESA Representative
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Discussion:
Executive Director shared that the AESA Annual Conference will be held virtually. Dr. Lofquist, Dr. Polk, Dr. Schnoes did a presentation for the conference.
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6.3. Learning Community Update
Speaker(s):
Bradley Ekwerekwu
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Discussion:
Not present.
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7. Executive Reports
Speaker(s):
Board President
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7.1. Executive Director Report
Speaker(s):
Executive Director Lofquist
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Discussion:
Executive Director reviewed his marketing goals from this past year. He discussed the SDA possibilit of renaming their affiliate. It was deicded by the Executive Committee to save this for a later conversation.
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7.1.1. ESUCC Redesign: Update
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
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7.1.1.1. ESU Standards
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
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Discussion:
The Chair of Committee shared that they have begun to meet to work on crosswalk with standards of Cognia with our standards. They have begun work on rubrics. They wil create templates throughout this process.
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7.1.1.2. Joint Decision Making Parameters
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
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Discussion:
Executive Director share that they have been working on communication with NDE and our own groups. Created a list of concerns on communication.
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7.1.1.3. SIMPL Inventory
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
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Discussion:
Committee Chair gave an update on the work for SIMPL. A small committee met to work on implementation objects to help districts identify their needs/goals. These objectives have been deployed on the SIMPL website. SIMPL Advisory Committee consists of people who are users of the SIMPL. The bold step committee will be the authortative group. Review od some of the new updates on SIMPL site.
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7.1.1.4. Value-Add Metric
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
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Discussion:
Nothing new to report.
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7.1.1.5. Value Proposition
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
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Discussion:
No report given.
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7.2. Executive Committee Report
Speaker(s):
Board President
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Discussion:
Board President gave updates from committee. Discussion of the NSEA Rule 62 petition to NDE. If an executive committee meeting requires board action an special board meeting will be held to bring forth recommendation. President shared details of the Executive Director evaluation.
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7.2.1. Approve Claims, Financials Statements, and Assets for Month of September
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
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Action Item
Discussion:
Treasurer reviewed the claims, financials statements, and assets for September.
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7.2.2. Approval of October Expenses to be paid in November.
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
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Action Item
Discussion:
Treasurer reviewed the October expenses to be paid in November.
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7.2.3. Recommend approval of December Claims as approved by Executive Director
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Discussion:
recommend approval of claims
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7.2.4. Grant the authority to the ESUCC Executive Director to approve equipment purchases and reimbursement requests related to the Governor's Emergency Educational Relief fund (GEER).
Speaker(s):
Board President
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Action Item
Discussion:
Discussion to grant the authority to the ESUCC Executive Director to approve equipment purchases and reimbursement requests related to the Governor's Emergency Educational Relief fund (GEER).
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8. Public Comment
Speaker(s):
Board President
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9. Recommendations from Standing Committees and Project Reports
Speaker(s):
Board President
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9.1. Information Services Committee
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
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Discussion:
Committee Chair gave updates from committee. Discussion regarding the Software Innovation Network Grant and the four areas of work. Canvas discussion regarding trust relationships with schools, ESUs, ESUCC, NDE. Updates were given on the GEERS funding, devices to be ordered soon. Committee also discussed the TLT Special Project for Summer 2021.
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9.1.1. Approve TLT Bylaws
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
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Action Item
Discussion:
Committee chair gave updates of the TLT ByLaws.
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9.2. Education Resources
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
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Discussion:
Committee Co-Chair shared discussions in committee. They had reports from NDE on talking points. The committee had a presentation on the TLT Special Project for Summer 2021.
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9.3. Legal Committee
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
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Discussion:
Committee Chair shared conversations in committee. Reviewed COOP contracts for approval by Board. COOP dates for annual buy and others. COOP Quarter 3 data was also shared. The committee discussed legislative issues and newly elected senators. Discussions regarding the Open Meetings Act and possible legislation along with other entities. Continues discussions on PPE equipment. Continued work the Article 5000's including the Title IX policy.
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9.3.1. Approve Amendment to Master Licenses with Equal Level
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
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Action Item
Discussion:
Committee Chair shared information regarding Equal Level contract for approval
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9.3.2. Approve Amendment 2 to Agreement with ION Wave Technologies.
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
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Action Item
Discussion:
Committee Chair shared information regarding Ion Wave contract for approval.
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9.3.3. Approve Amendment to Special Buy with CrisisGo
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
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Action Item
Discussion:
Committee Chair shared information regarding CrisisGo contract for approval
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9.3.4. Approve Special Buy Agreement with Sanitizing Solutions
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
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Action Item
Discussion:
Committee Chair shared information regarding Sanitizing Solutions contract for approval
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9.3.5. Approve Addendum with Schoology dba PowerSchool Group LLC.
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
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Action Item
Discussion:
Committee Chair shared information regarding Schoology dba Powerschool contract for approval
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10. NEW ESU Chief Administrators
Speaker(s):
Executive Director Lofquist
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Discussion:
Discussions on addressing digital equity for students with no connectivity.
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11. Leadership and Learning
Speaker(s):
Sarah Salem
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Discussion:
Executive Director shared the possibility of sharing leadership and learning amongst the administrators.
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12. Adjournment
Speaker(s):
Board President
Agenda Item Type:
Procedural Item
Discussion:
Meeting adjourned at 11:23AM
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