March 5, 2025 at 10:30 AM - Educational Resources Committee Meeting
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1. Call to Order
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Committee Chair(s)
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Procedural Item
Discussion:
The meeting was called to order at 10:30am.
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1.1. Roll Call
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Committee Chair(s)
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2. Nebraska Collaborative Learning Network
Speaker(s):
Dr. Troy Loeffelholz
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Information Item
Discussion:
Dr. Troy Loeffelholz, NCSA, and Courtney Matulka, UNO, attended the Educational Resources Committee and reviewed the attached NCLN one pager. NCLN is the Nebraska Collaborative & Credentialed Learning Network. There is a wonderful synergy happening in the ESUs. NCLN created a platform to host first-year administrators.
The committee would suggest sharing this information with the board meeting at large. Dr. Loeffelholz will be invited to the ESUCC Board Meeting on March 12, 2025.
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3. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Report
Speaker(s):
CEO Polk
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Information Item
Discussion:
ESUCC CEO Dr. Polk reviewed the linked CEO Report to the Board - March 2025. Children's Nebraska requested someone attend one of the two meeting dates listed in the report. Amy Rhone, NDE, will put the Literacy information on the NDE letterhead and send it out again.
July PDO Rule 84 Meeting, roles into a reception. Every ESU must be represented at the meeting. There are a couple of administrators who will need to send someone in their place. ESUCC CEO Dr. Polk reviewed the Service Agreement. The ESUCC is working on streamlining billing by having services on the service agreement. ESUCC would like to have a more formalized contract instead of just a verbal agreement. The Service Contract has the same structure as the MSA. Per ESUCC Business Manager, Priscilla Quintana, the ESUCC bills the ESUs for their school’s SRS Tiers, then the ESUs bill their schools if that is their process.
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3.1. Tech Support (SRS and Project Para) Update
Speaker(s):
Scott Isaacson
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Discussion:
CIO, Scott Isaacson, reviewed the attached SRS Report.
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3.2. Distance Learning, Training Support, and Instructional Materials
Speaker(s):
Andrew Easton
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Discussion:
CLO, Andrew Easton, reviewed the attached Teaching & Learning ESUCC Ed Resources Committee Report.
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4. ESU Professional Development Organization (PDO) and Affiliate Reports
Speaker(s):
Affiliate Chairs
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4.1. Staff Development Affiliate (SDA) Report
Speaker(s):
Amy Schultz
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Action Item
Discussion:
Amy Schultz, SDA Co-Chair, attended to present the SDA Budget Requests. Amy Schultz also reviewed the linked SDA Report.
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4.2. ESU Special Education Director (ESPD) Affiliate Report
Speaker(s):
Tami Clay
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Discussion:
ESU 7 Special Education Director, Tami Clay, attended to review the budget request for ESPD.
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5. Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) Updates
Speaker(s):
Shirley Vargas, NDE
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Discussion:
Dr. Vargas, NDE, reviewed the linked NDE Updates starting with the NDE Updates section.
Amy Rhone, NDE, reviewed the NDE Updates document starting at the March 5th heading. Geraldine Erickson, ESU 17 Administrator, would like to have the ESPD meetings at a different time than the ESUCC meetings as she cannot attend both.
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5.1. Special Education Update
Speaker(s):
Amy Rhone
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5.2. NDE Office of Teaching, Learning, and Assessment
Speaker(s):
Allyson DenBeste
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Discussion:
Allyson DenBeste, NDE, was unable to attend the meeting today but her report was shared by Dr. Vargas.
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6. Next Meeting Agenda Items
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Committee Chair(s)
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7. Adjournment
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Committee Chair(s)
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Procedural Item
Discussion:
The Educational Resources Committee Meeting adjourned at 11:54am.
Minutes respectfully submitted by the Executive Secretary to the ESUCC CEO, Mindy Reed. |
