February 5, 2021 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
Executive Order 20-36 has been extended to expire on 5/1/21 (Executive Order 21-02)
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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2.3. Written Public Comment
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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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3.4. Nebraska History Teacher of the Year Recognition
Speaker(s):
Ebony McKiver
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3.5. Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month Recognition
Speaker(s):
Sydney Kobza
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3.6. Information on Nebraska’s Framework for School Renewal and Acceleration
Speaker(s):
Cory Epler and Shirley Vargas
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3.7. Provide an overview of the current AQuESTT System of Support – Accountability and School Improvement. Outline current supports and share 2020-21 updates
Speaker(s):
Shirley Vargas and Lane Carr
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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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5.3. Contract Approvals
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5.3.A. Authorize the Commissioner to contract with Zearn to make available the "Zearn Math K-5 Summer Intensive Series" to public and non-public schools
Speaker(s):
Cory Epler and Shirley Vargas
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5.3.B. Authorize the Commissioner to enter into new contracts for staff augmentation services in support of the NDE project and technology efforts
Speaker(s):
Dean Folkers
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5.3.C. Authorize the Commissioner to contract with the Johns Hopkins University Institute for Education Policy to administer the “Teacher Survey of Curriculum Use” to Nebraska social studies teachers
Speaker(s):
Cory Epler
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5.3.D. Authorize the Commissioner to amend the contract with the Nebraska Children and Families Foundation to provide communication materials to parents, families, and communities to underscore healthy habits and work towards the mitigation of community spread of COVID-19
Speaker(s):
Commissioner Blomstedt
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5.3.E. Authorize the Commissioner to amend the current contract with TNTP
Speaker(s):
Cory Epler
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5.3.F. Authorize the Commissioner to contract with Gregory Newport Architect, LLC, for the purpose of office space planning
Speaker(s):
Ryan Foor
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5.3.G. Authorize the Commissioner to contract with a third party vendor for distribution and handling of federal Emergency Aids to Nonpublic Schools
Speaker(s):
Commissioner Blomstedt and Jen Utemark
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5.4. Grant Approvals
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5.5. Lease Approvals
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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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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: Proposed revisions to State Board Bylaw B2, Board Committees
Speaker(s):
Patricia Timm
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6.1.B. Discussion Item: Proposed revisions to State Board Bylaw B16, Board Member Expenses
Speaker(s):
Patricia Timm
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6.2. Legislative Committee
Speaker(s):
Robin Stevens
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6.2.A. Review 2021 Proposed State Legislation and Take Action on Board Positions
Speaker(s):
Deputy Commissioner Halstead
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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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6.4.A. Discussion Item: Content Area Standards Revision Update and Information
Speaker(s):
Cory Epler
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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. Approve the Rule11 waiver request from Santee Community Schools
Speaker(s):
Melody Hobson
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6.5.B. Discussion Item: Leading for Equity and Excellence Program (LEEP)
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6.6. Budget and Finance Committee
Speaker(s):
Patricia Timm
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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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6.7. Strategic Planning, Performance, and Improvement Committee
Speaker(s):
Deborah Neary
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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. Gubbels
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9.1.C. Koch Johns
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9.1.D. Morrison
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9.1.E. Neary
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9.1.F. Nickels
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9.1.G. Stevens
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9.1.H. Timm
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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
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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 Nickels
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11. ADJOURNMENT
Speaker(s):
President Nickels
Rationale:
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the State Board of Education will be held on Friday, March 5, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. at a time and location to be determined . A work session will be held as needed on Thursday, March 4, 2021 at a time and location to be determined. The agenda contains a list of subjects known at the time of its distribution on January 28, 2021. 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. |
