November 8, 2019 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. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA

2.1. Identify items for separate vote

2.2. Approve consent agenda

2.3. Minutes of the previous State Board of Education meeting as published

2.4. Personnel Report

2.5. Miscellaneous

2.5.A. Approve school districts’ requests for exclusions to the budget limitation in accordance with the provisions of the Tax Equity & Educational Opportunities Support Act

2.5.B. Approve the listed estimated dollar allocations for payment of special education programs, transportation, residential services and Interim School Programs in 2019-20

2.5.C. Authorize the Commissioner to approve of NDE staff’s model MOUs between school districts and law enforcement and school districts and security agencies

2.6. Grants (NONE)

2.7. Contracts

2.7.A. Grant the Commissioner the authority to approve an amendment to the contract with ESU #10 to update and correct the way the website/database tracks data so that the data is in line with the Administration for Community Living’s (ACL) reporting requirements

2.7.B. Grant the commissioner the authority to contract with ESU 2 to oversee the development of the framework for Computer Science and Technology Youth Registered Apprenticeships in the state

2.8. Leases (NONE)

2.9. Committees (NONE)

3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

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

4. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD

4.1. Request for 10-Minute Special Appearance

4.1.A. Social Studies Standards (10 minutes)

4.2. Public Comment (5 Minutes)

5. HEARINGS (NONE)

6. ACTION ITEMS

6.1. EXECUTIVE SESSION (10:00 a.m.)

6.2. Consider the Hearing Officer's Proposed Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Recommended Decision affirming the Respondent School District's decision to NDE Enrollment Option Case No. 19-19, Fuller v. Deshler Public Schools 

6.3. Consider the Hearing Officer’s Recommended Decision In the Matter of the Appeal of Benjamin Coleman, NDE Case No. 19-18

6.4. Policy Committee

6.4.A. Reaffirm State Board Policy P1, Political Activities/Use of Resources

6.4.B. Adopt 2020 State Board of Education meeting schedule

6.5. Legislative Committee (NONE)

6.6. Commissioner's Appraisal Committee (NONE)

6.7. AQuESTT - Teaching and Learning Domain Committee

6.7.A. Nebraska Social Studies Standards

6.8. AQuESTT - Student Success and Access Domain Committee (NONE)

6.9. Budget and Finance Committee (NONE)

6.10. Strategic Planning, Performance, and Improvement Committee

6.10.A. Approve the waiver request from North Platte Public Schools to waive the requirements found in Rule 10, Section 007.04A

7. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS

7.1. State Leadership Playbook Discussion (Conference Room B)

8. BOARD REPORTS, DATES AND DISCUSSION ITEMS

8.1. Meetings that took place in the past and were not previously approved

8.1.A. Fricke

8.1.B. Koch Johns

8.1.C. Neary (NONE)

8.1.D. Nickels

8.1.E. Stevens

8.1.F. Timm (NONE)

8.1.G. Wise

8.1.H. Witzel

8.2. Future Meeting participation

9. INFORMATION ITEMS/WRITTEN REPORTS

9.1. Contracts approved by Commissioner

9.2. Grants approved by Commissioner

9.3. Updated Contested Cases

9.4. Special Education Advisory Council (SEAC) Annual Report

10. ADJOURNMENT