April 3, 2020 at 9:00 AM - State Board of Education Meeting Notification and Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER

1.1. Roll Call

1.2. Pledge of Allegiance

1.3. Announcement of the placement of the Open Meetings Act information

2. COMMISSIONER'S REPORT

2.1. Agenda Overview and Consent Agenda Process

2.1.A. Commissioner's recommendations and items to be removed from consent agenda

2.2. Report on Rules

3. PRESIDENT'S REPORT

4. CONSENT AGENDA

4.1. Board Member Out-of-State Travel Approval

4.2. Committee Appointments

4.3. Contract Approvals

4.3.A. Consent Item:  Grant the Commissioner the authority to continue to contract with John M. Ferrone Management Consulting, Inc.

4.3.B. Consent Item:  Authorize the Commissioner to contract with the Nebraska Council of School Administrators to assist with conference logistics and support for multiple 2020 conferences

4.4. Grant Approvals

4.4.A. Consent Item:  Authorize the Commissioner to approve Grants for the federally-funded 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) Grant Program

4.5. Lease Approvals (NONE)

4.6. Minutes of the Previous State Board of Education Meeting

4.7. Miscellaneous Approvals

4.7.A. Consent Item:  Approve funding to Parent Training and Information (PTI) to create Parents Rights Manual

4.7.B. Consent Item: Approve the Nebraska State Plan for the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V)

4.7.C. Consent Item: Approve the nonpublic schools appearing on the accompanying list to operate for the 2020-2021 school year under Rule 14 (92 NAC 14), Regulations & Procedures for the Legal Operation of Approved Nonpublic Schools

4.7.D. Consent Item:  Approve the update to the Nebraska Teacher and Principal Performance Standards

4.7.E. Consent Item:  Consider the Hearing Officer's Recommendation to Dismiss NDE Case No. 20-02, In the Matter of the Appeal of Denise Dory

5. RESOLUTION ON THE EFFECTS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON NEBRASKA SCHOOLS

6. INFORMATION ITEMS AND REPORTS

6.1. Monthly Board Reports

6.1.A. Fricke

6.1.B. Koch Johns

6.1.C. Neary

6.1.D. Nickels

6.1.E. Stevens

6.1.F. Timm

6.1.G. Wise

6.1.H. Witzel

6.2. Contracts Approved by Commissioner

6.3. Grants Approved by Commissioner

6.4. Contested Case Update

6.5. Monthly Board Travel Expense Report

6.6. In-State Travel Authorization Reports

7. ADJOURNMENT