May 8, 2026 at 9:00 AM - State Board of Education Meeting Notification and Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER (The Board May Take a Recess)

1.1. Roll Call

1.2. Pledge of Allegiance

1.3. Announcement of the Placement of the Open Meetings Act Information

2. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

2.1. Apprenticeship Program

3. COMMISSIONER'S REPORT

3.1. Agenda Overview and Consent Agenda Process

3.1.A. Commissioner's Recommendations and Items to be Removed from Consent Agenda

3.2. Nebraska Teacher of the Year Quarterly Report

3.3. Information on NDE Artificial Intelligence (AI) Efforts

4. PRESIDENT'S REPORT

5. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD

5.1. Public Comment

5.2. Written Public Comment

6. CONSENT AGENDA

6.1. Board Member Out-of-State Travel Approval

6.2. Committee Appointments

6.3. Contract Approvals

6.3.A. Contract for an Educator Licensure System (BF.042025.004)

6.3.B. Nebraska Improvement Grant Projects (BF.032025.003)

6.3.C. Contract to Support Educational Services for Nebraska Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (BF.052026.012)

6.3.D. Amend Contract for Compliance Reviews of the National School Lunch Program and the Summer Food Service Program (BF.102025.004)

6.4. Grant Approvals

6.4.A. Approve Early Childhood Education Continuation Grants (BF.062025.008)

6.4.B. Subgrants for Promoting Engagement and Knowledge (PeaK) Projects (BF.042025.002)

6.5. Lease Approvals

6.6. Minutes of the Previous State Board of Education Meeting

6.7. Miscellaneous Approvals

6.7.A. Award Funding from the Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLSD) Grant to the Identified Subaward Grantees (BF.032025.007)

6.7.B. Special Grant Fund List for School District Budgeting (BF.062025.009)

6.7.C. Annual Replacement of Technology and Renewal of Software Licenses (BF.052026.013)

6.7.D. Provide Funds to the Nebraska Statewide Workforce and Education Reporting System (NSWERS) (BF.052026.014)

7. STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS

7.1. Executive Committee

7.1.A. Action Item: Revisions to the Nebraska Council on Teacher Education (NCTE) Organizational Policies (EX.022026.001)

7.2. Budget and Finance Committee

7.2.A. Monthly Board Travel Expense Reports

7.2.B. Action Item:  Allocation of 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) Grant Funds (BF.022026.001)

7.2.C. Action Item:  Rural Health Transformation Project Funds (BF.032026.001)

7.2.D. Action Item:  Contract for Safe2HelpNE Hotline (BF.032026.002)

7.2.E. Action Item: Nebraska Teacher Apprenticeship Program Funding (BF.032026.003)

7.2.F. Action Item: Approve New and Expansion Early Childhood Grants (BF.032026.004)

7.2.G. Action Item:  Contract for Professional Learning for Leaders Grounded in the Science of Reading (BF.032026.005)

7.2.H. Action Item:  Contract for the Career and Technical Education State Model Programs of Study and Standards Revision Project (BF.032026.006)

7.2.I. Action Item: Accept the 2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) Audit Report (BF.032026.009)

7.3. Planning and Evaluation Committee

7.3.A. Action Item: Approve the Rule 11 Teacher Waiver Request from Ord Public Schools (PE.022026.001)

7.3.B. Action Item:  Approval of Hyannis Public Schools Waiver Request (PE.022026.003)

7.3.C. Action Item: Approval of Plan(s) of Corrections for Rule 10, 14, and 18 School Systems and Interim Program Schools (PE.022026.004)

7.3.D. Action Item: Approval of Nonpublic Schools for the 2026-2027 School Year (PE.022026.005)

7.3.E. Action Item: Approval of Interim-Program Schools for 2026-2027 School Year (PE.022026.006)

7.3.F. Action Item: Priority School Designation (PE.122025.002)

7.3.G. Discussion Item: Accreditation of Public and Non-Public Rule 10 School Systems for 2026-2027 (PE.032026.002)

7.3.H. Discussion Item: Accreditation of Nebraska Educational Service Units for 2026-2027 (PE.032026.003)

7.4. Rules and Regulations Committee

7.4.A. Report On Rules

7.4.B. Action Item: Proposed Revision of Rule 11 (92 NAC 11), Regulations for the Approval of Prekindergarten Programs Established by School Boards or Educational Service Units and for the Issuance of Early Childhood Education Grants (RR.022025.002)

8. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS

9. INFORMATION ITEMS AND REPORTS

9.1. Contracts Approved by Commissioner

9.2. Grants Approved by Commissioner

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.

11. ADJOURNMENT