October 2, 2020 at 9:00 AM - State Board of Education Meeting Notification and Agenda
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1. CALL TO ORDER
Speaker(s):
President Nickels
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1.1. Roll Call
Speaker(s):
President Nickels
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1.2. Pledge of Allegiance
Speaker(s):
President Nickels
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1.3. Announcement of the placement of the Open Meetings Act information
Speaker(s):
President Nickels
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1.4. COVID-19 Meeting Protocol
Speaker(s):
Ryan Foor
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2. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
Speaker(s):
President Nickels
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2.1. Request for 10-Minute Special Appearance
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2.2. Public Comment (5 Minutes)
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2.2.A. TJ Vacura
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2.2.B. Marian Holstein
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3. COMMISSIONER'S REPORT
Speaker(s):
Commissioner Blomstedt
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3.1. Agenda Overview and Consent Agenda Process
Speaker(s):
Commissioner Blomstedt
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3.1.A. Commissioner's recommendations and items to be removed from consent agenda
Speaker(s):
Commissioner Blomstedt
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3.2. Report On Rules
Speaker(s):
Commissioner Blomstedt
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3.3. Board Operations Information
Speaker(s):
Ryan Foor
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4. PRESIDENT'S REPORT
Speaker(s):
President Nickels
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5. CONSENT AGENDA
Speaker(s):
President Nickels
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5.1. Board Member Out-of-State Travel Approval
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5.2. Committee Appointments
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5.2.A. Appoint member to the Nebraska Assistive Technology Partnership Advisory Council
Speaker(s):
Tobias Orr and Lindy Foley
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5.2.B. Grant the Commissioner the authority to contract with TNTP to provide professional learning aligned to the Nebraska Reading Improvement Act and to conduct a statewide academic diagnostic
Speaker(s):
Cory Epler and Shirley Vargas
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5.3. Contract Approvals
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5.3.A. Grant the Commissioner the authority to renew the contract with Borgworks to conduct work in systems of support for Education for Systems Involved Students
Speaker(s):
Zainab Rida
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5.3.B. Grant the Commissioner the authority to approve a contract with the National Association of Elementary School Principals for the NAESP Leadership Academy
Speaker(s):
Melody Hobson
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5.3.C. Grant the Commissioner the authority to contract with Kuder, Inc. for the continuation of providing Nebraska Career Connections to Nebraska School Districts
Speaker(s):
Katie Graham
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5.3.D. Grant the Commissioner the authority to contract with Northeast Community College to oversee the development of the Nebraska Apprenticeship Collaborative for Computer Science and Technology Youth Registered Apprenticeships in the state through the Pathways to STEM Apprenticeship for High School Career & Technical Education Students grant
Speaker(s):
Katie Graham
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5.3.E. Grant the Commissioner the authority to contract with Educational Service Unit 2 to oversee the development of the framework for Computer Science and Technology Youth Registered Apprenticeships in the state
Speaker(s):
Katie Graham
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5.3.F. Grant the Commissioner the authority to obligate up to $300,000 for purposes of purchasing licenses for the Microsoft Imagine Academy
Speaker(s):
Dean Folkers and Tibor Moldovan
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5.4. Grant Approvals
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5.4.A. Grant the Commissioner the authority to approve the reVISION Action Grants for 2020-2021
Speaker(s):
Katie Graham
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5.4.B. Grant the Commissioner the authority to approve a continuation grant to the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska to assist the School Safety and Security Director to build the capacity of Nebraska public schools in the area of emergency management
Speaker(s):
Zainab Rida and Jolene Palmer
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5.5. Lease Approvals (NONE)
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5.6. Minutes of the Previous State Board of Education Meeting
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5.7. Miscellaneous Approvals
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5.7.A. Authorize the Commissioner to approve school districts’ requests for exclusions to the budget limitation in accordance with the provisions of the Tax Equity & Educational Opportunities Support Act
Speaker(s):
Bryce Wilson
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5.7.B. Authorize the Commissioner to approve the listed estimated dollar allocations for payment of special education programs, transportation, residential services and Interim School Programs in 2020-21
Speaker(s):
Amy Rhone and Greg Prochazka
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6. STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS
Speaker(s):
President Nickels
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6.1. Policy Committee
Speaker(s):
Patricia Timm
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6.1.A. Discussion Item: Discuss State Board Bylaw B2, Board Committees
Speaker(s):
Patricia Timm
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6.1.B. Discussion Item: State Board Bylaw B9, Public Participation at Board Meetings
Speaker(s):
Patricia Timm
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6.1.C. Action Item: Adopt revisions to State Board Bylaw B5, Board Meeting Notification for Regular Meetings
Speaker(s):
Patricia Timm
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6.2. Legislative Committee
Speaker(s):
Robin Stevens
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6.2.A. Action Item: 2021-22 Legislative Priorities
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6.3. Commissioner's Appraisal Committee
Speaker(s):
Patricia Timm
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6.4. AQuESTT Teaching, Learning and Serving Domain Committee
Speaker(s):
Lisa Fricke
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6.5. AQuESTT Student Success, Access and Support Domain Committee
Speaker(s):
Patsy Koch Johns
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6.5.A. Leading for Equity and Excellence Program (LEEP)
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6.5.B. Discussion Item: Human Dignity Position Statement (Item referred from the Policy Committee)
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6.5.C. Discussion Item: Review State Board Position Statement S10, Coordinated School Health (Item referred from the Policy Committee)
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6.6. Budget and Finance Committee
Speaker(s):
John Witzel
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6.6.A. Monthly Board Travel Expense Report
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6.6.B. In-State Travel Authorization Reports
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6.6.C. Discussion Item: Review State Board Policy P8, Trust Funds (Item referred from the Policy Committee)
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6.6.D. Discussion Item: Review State Board Policy P10, Audits of the Nebraska Department of Education (Item referred from the Policy Committee)
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6.6.E. Action Item: Authorize the Commissioner to submit the Department's deficit budget request for Fiscal Year 2020-21 on behalf of the State Board of Education
Speaker(s):
Jen Utemark
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6.7. Strategic Planning, Performance, and Improvement Committee
Speaker(s):
Rachel Wise
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7. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
Speaker(s):
President Nickels
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8. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS
Speaker(s):
President Nickels
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9. INFORMATION ITEMS AND REPORTS
Speaker(s):
President Nickels
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9.1. Monthly Board Reports
Speaker(s):
President Nickels
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9.1.A. Fricke
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9.1.B. Koch Johns
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9.1.C. Neary
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9.1.D. Nickels
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9.1.E. Stevens
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9.1.F. Timm
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9.1.G. Wise
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9.1.H. Witzel
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9.2. Contracts Approved by Commissioner
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9.3. Grants Approved by Commissioner
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9.4. Contested Case Update
Speaker(s):
Scott Summers
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10. ADJOURNMENT
Speaker(s):
President Nickels
Rationale:
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the State Board of Education will be held on Friday, November 13, 2020, at 9:00 a.m. at a location to be determined. A work session will be held as needed on Thursday, November 12, 2020 at a time and location to be determined. The agenda contains a list of subjects known at the time of its distribution on September 24, 2020. 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/Agendas.html. Except for items of an emergency nature, the agenda will not be changed later than 24 hours before the scheduled commencement of the meeting. |
