November 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM - ESUCC Regular Board Meeting
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1. Call to Order
Speaker(s):
Board President
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Procedural Item
Discussion:
The ESUCC Board Meeting was called to order at 8:01am.
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1.1. Roll Call
Speaker(s):
Board President
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Procedural Item
Discussion:
Dr. Laura Barrett, ESU 13 Administrator, was absent.
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2. Welcome Visitors
Speaker(s):
Board President
Agenda Item Type:
Information Item
Discussion:
No visitors present.
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3. Public Comment
Speaker(s):
Board President
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Information Item
Discussion:
No public comments provided.
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4. Consent Agenda Items
Speaker(s):
Board President
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Action Item
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4.1. Approval of Minutes
Speaker(s):
Board President
Agenda Item Type:
Consent Item
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4.2. Policy 1021. Legislative and Governmental Relations
Speaker(s):
Board President
Agenda Item Type:
Consent Item
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4.3. Policy 1022. Relation with Nebraska Legislature
Speaker(s):
Board President
Agenda Item Type:
Consent Item
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4.4. Policy 3008. Credit Card Purchasing Program
Speaker(s):
Board President
Agenda Item Type:
Consent Item
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4.5. Policy 3010. ESUPDO Affiliate Groups
Speaker(s):
Board President
Agenda Item Type:
Consent Item
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4.6. Policy 3024. Gifts
Speaker(s):
Board President
Agenda Item Type:
Consent Item
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4.7. Cooperative Contracts
Speaker(s):
Board President
Agenda Item Type:
Consent Item
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5. Audit Report
Speaker(s):
Darren Osten, Eide Bailly
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Discussion:
Darren Osten, partner with Eide Bailly, reviewed the attached 2025 ESUCC Board Presentation. ESUCC Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Polk thanked Business Manager Priscilla Quintana and Executive Secretary Mindy Reed for their work in assisting Eide Bailly.
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6. Distance Learning Project Profile
Speaker(s):
Project Leaders
Agenda Item Type:
Information Item
Discussion:
ESUCC Chief Learning Officer (CLO) Andrew Easton reviewed the linked Distance Learning (DL) Project Update.
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7. Petitions and Communications to the Board
Speaker(s):
Board President
Agenda Item Type:
Information Item
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7.1. Learning Community Update
Speaker(s):
Gerald Kuhn
Agenda Item Type:
Information Item
Discussion:
Gerald Kuhn joined to provide the Learning Community Update.
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7.2. NCSA - Ambassador Program Updates
Speaker(s):
Kevin Wingard, NCSA
Agenda Item Type:
Information Item
Discussion:
Kevin Wingard, Nebraska Council of School Administrators (NCSA) Ambassador, reviewed the attached Petition Measures 2025-26 Dr. Dulaney NCSA.
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7.3. State Board of Education and Nebraska Department of Education Report
Speaker(s):
Shirley Vargas, NDE
Agenda Item Type:
Information Item
Discussion:
Dr. Shirley Vargas, Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) School Transformation Officer & Officer Administrator, joined the board meeting to provide the NDE update. Gerald and the Learning Community will attend the NDE board meeting in December. Dr. Vargas reviewed the linked NDE Updates 2025-26. The accountability information will be available on Wednesday, November 26, 2025. Dr. Vargas shared the linked press release.
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7.4. Association of Education Service Agency (AESA) Report
Speaker(s):
AESA Representative
Agenda Item Type:
Information Item
Discussion:
Dr. Dan Schnoes, ESU 3 Administrator, provided the Association of Education Service Agency (AESA) update. The AESA National Conference is in Colorado Springs, Colorado on December 3–5, 2025. The opening session will have a special shout out to Nebraska. The National Conference currently has 950–1,000 people registered. AESA will have a book launch on STEM. There will be a chapter on Nebraska focusing on Gifford Farms. The global education partners are looking for opportunities to bring the program to Nebraska.
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8. Legislative Ad Hoc Committee
Speaker(s):
Dr. Melissa Wheelock
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Discussion:
Jason and Curt Bromm from Bromm and Associates attended to provide a legislative update. The upcoming legislative session will be a short session.
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9. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Report
Speaker(s):
CEO Polk
Agenda Item Type:
Information Item
Discussion:
ESUCC CEO Dr. Larianne Polk reviewed the attached CEO Report to the Board November 2025.
The November board meeting coincides with the State Education Conference. Dr. Brenda McNiff, ESU 5 Administrator, suggests we have the committee meetings and board meeting all on the Tuesday before the State Education Conference going forward. The recommended change will be reflected on the 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 draft calendars. SPARQ Negotiations: Corey Dahl, ESU 8 Administrator, would like to know if he is seeing the psychologists pay information correctly when he runs the report. Dr. Brian Maschmann, ESU 6 Administrator, will get the answer and provide the information. Marci Ostmeyer, ESU 7 Administrator, asked if there is a list of positions that need to be entered into two different areas. Dr. Maschmann has created a document that will include this information. Reminder, the only benefit that truly goes into the negotiations is health insurance and dental insurance. NASB's Sparq Negotiations staff continue to work closely with ESUs for this software product.
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10. Bold Step Committee Reports
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair(s)
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Information Item
Discussion:
Dr. Schnoes reported on the Standards Review Committee. The committee will be sending out a survey. Please share the survey with those who use the standards the most. The 2.0 standards should be rolled out in 2027-2028. The first standard review was approximately six years ago.
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10.1. Lead
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair Dr. McNiff
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Discussion:
No report.
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10.2. Influence & Invest
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair Dr. Chism
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Discussion:
No report.
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10.3. Advocate
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair Harris
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Discussion:
No report.
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10.4. SMART
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair Picquet
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Discussion:
No report.
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11. Committee Reports
Speaker(s):
Board President
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11.1. Executive Committee Report
Speaker(s):
Board President
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11.1.1. Claims, Financial Statements, and Assets for the Month of October
Speaker(s):
ESUCC Treasurer
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Discussion:
ESUCC CEO Dr. Polk reviewed the attached Budget Summary October 2025 Updated document.
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11.1.2. October Expenses to be paid in November
Speaker(s):
ESUCC Treasurer
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11.1.3. Authorization for the CEO to pay the December bills in the absence of the December Board Meeting
Speaker(s):
ESUCC Treasurer
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Action Item
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11.1.4. CEO Evaluation 2025-2026
Speaker(s):
Committee President or President Elect
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Information Item
Discussion:
ESUCC Board President, Dr. Heimann and ESUCC Board Past President, Dr. McNiff will meet with ESUCC CEO Dr. Polk and discuss the CEO evaluation this afternoon after the board meeting. ESUCC Board President Dr. Heimann wanted to note ESUCC CEO Dr. Polk is very passionate about ESUs and ESUCC.
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11.2. Education Resources
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair(s)
Agenda Item Type:
Information Item
Discussion:
Geraldine Erickson, ESU 17 Administrator, provided the update to the board.
CEO Report Update: P2E Update, if there is an interest, CEO Dr. Polk needs to know as soon as possible. Millard is already working on P2E and is willing to share information. CEO Dr. Polk will follow up to gather further information for Elementary and Special Education. BITS Update: ESUCC CEO Dr. Polk reviewed the BITS Funding Chart. Assistant Technology Director, Todd Hatcher, conducted the SRS Board Presentation.
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11.2.1. PDO Reimagined Update
Speaker(s):
CEO Polk and CLO Easton
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Action Item
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11.3. Legal Committee
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair(s)
Agenda Item Type:
Information Item
Discussion:
Phillip Picquet, ESU 15 Administrator, provided the Legal Committee Update.
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11.3.1. Saint Francis Indian School Interlocal Agreement
Speaker(s):
Craig Peterson
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Action Item
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11.4. Information Services Committee
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair(s)
Agenda Item Type:
Information Item
Discussion:
Gregg Robke, ESU 4 Administrator, provided the Information Services Committee Meeting update.
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12. ESU Share Out and New Chief Administrator Topics
Speaker(s):
Board President
Agenda Item Type:
Information Item
Discussion:
Dr. Schnoes, ESU 3 Administrator, received a call from the Hampton Inn, Omaha. The Hampton Inn did a remodel and ESU 3 now has a partnership with them to get special pricing. Contact Dr. Schnoes to get more information if you are interested.
Dr. Melissa Wheelock, ESU 10 Administrator, noted to call hotels directly when making hotel reservations. Occasionally, third party sites will charge extra fees with no prior notification. Ashley Picquet, Art Teacher at Arapahoe-Holbrook Public Schools, will be sending an email out to schools requesting feedback on a survey. Grackle is in the Coop Marketplace. Grackle will help with accessibility compliance. There are two licensing options, one for unlimited users and one per user. |
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13. Adjournment
Speaker(s):
Board President
Agenda Item Type:
Procedural Item
Discussion:
The ESUCC Board Meeting adjourned at 11:36am.
Minutes respectfully submitted by the ESUCC Executive Secretary to the CEO, Mindy Reed. |
