May 5, 2023 at 9:00 AM - State Board of Education Meeting Notification and Agenda
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1. CALL TO ORDER (The Board may take a 45 minute recess at or after 12:00 p.m.)
Speaker(s):
President Gubbels
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1.1. Roll Call
Speaker(s):
President Gubbels
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1.2. Pledge of Allegiance
Speaker(s):
President Gubbels
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1.3. Announcement of the placement of the Open Meetings Act information
Speaker(s):
President Gubbels
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2. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
Speaker(s):
President Gubbels
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2.1. Special Presentation and Resolution to Recognize Nebraska PK-12 Educators for Teacher Appreciation Month
Speaker(s):
Nebraska Educators
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3. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER'S REPORT
Speaker(s):
Deputy Commissioner Frison
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3.1. Agenda Overview and Consent Agenda Process
Speaker(s):
Deputy Commissioner Frison
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3.1.A. Deputy Commissioner's recommendations and items to be removed from consent agenda
Speaker(s):
Deputy Commissioner Frison
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3.2. The NeMTSS Coherence Project
Speaker(s):
Amy Rhone, Shirley Vargas, Zainab Rida, and Marissa Payzant
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4. PRESIDENT'S REPORT
Speaker(s):
President Gubbels
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5. CONSENT AGENDA
Speaker(s):
President Gubbels
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5.1. Board Member Out-of-State Travel Approval
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5.2. Committee Appointments
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5.2.A. Authorize the Deputy Commissioner to reappoint a member to the State Committee for the Reorganization of School Districts
Speaker(s):
Bryce Wilson
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5.3. Contract Approvals
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5.3.A. Authorize the Deputy Commissioner to approve a continuation contract with Traci Strazdas
Speaker(s):
Melody Hobson
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5.4. Grant Approvals
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5.4.A. Authorize the Deputy Commissioner to approve continuation grants to the specified Educational Service Units (ESUs) for early childhood coach consultation
Speaker(s):
Melody Hobson
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5.4.B. Authorize the Deputy Commissioner to approve awards to the specified Educational Service Units (ESUs) for continuation of the Early Learning Connection Partnership Grants
Speaker(s):
Melody Hobson
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5.4.C. Authorize the Deputy Commissioner to approve a continuation grant to the Nebraska association for the Education of Young Children (NeAEYC) to operate the T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood Nebraska® Scholarship program
Speaker(s):
Melody Hobson
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5.4.D. Authorize the Deputy Commissioner to approve a renewal grant to the Nebraska Association for the Education of Young Children (NeAEYC) for the Child Care WAGE$ program
Speaker(s):
Melody Hobson
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5.4.E. Authorize the Deputy Commissioner to continue to fund a grant with Educational Service Unit #1 for the purposes of funding the position and activities of the NeMTSS Regional Lead for Region 3
Speaker(s):
Amy Rhone
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5.4.F. Authorize the Deputy Commissioner to continue to fund a grant with Educational Service Unit #1 for the purposes of funding the position and activities of the NeMTSS State Leadership of NeMTSS
Speaker(s):
Amy Rhone
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5.4.G. Authorize the Deputy Commissioner to continue to fund a grant with Nebraska’s Hands and Voices
Speaker(s):
Amy Rhone
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5.4.H. Authorize the Deputy Commissioner to continue to fund a grant with The University of Nebraska-Lincoln for the purposes of funding the Para educator Self-Study Program, Project PARA, content development and support
Speaker(s):
Amy Rhone
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5.4.I. Authorize the Deputy Commissioner to continue to fund a grant with The Educational Service Unit Coordinating Council (ESUCC) for the purposes of funding the Para educator Self-Study Program, Project PARA, web development and support
Speaker(s):
Amy Rhone
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5.4.J. Authorize the Deputy Commissioner to approve a reallocation of funds to federally funded expanded learning collaborative sites for summer school programming
Speaker(s):
Lane Carr and Zainab Rida
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5.5. Lease Approvals
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5.6. Minutes of the Previous State Board of Education Meeting
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5.7. Miscellaneous Approvals
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5.7.A. Approve spending authority to the Deputy Commissioner for annual replacement of technology and renewal of software licenses
Speaker(s):
Tibor Moldovan
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6. STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS
Speaker(s):
President Gubbels
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6.1. Executive Committee
Speaker(s):
President Gubbels
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6.2. Budget and Finance Committee
Speaker(s):
Patsy Koch Johns
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6.2.A. Monthly Board Travel Expense Reports
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6.2.B. Action Item: Authorize the Deputy Commissioner to approve 2023-2024 medical consultant contracts for the Office of Disability Determinations
Speaker(s):
Krysti Michl
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6.2.C. Action Item: Authorize the Deputy Commissioner to contract with the University of Nebraska Omaha Center for Afghanistan Studies
Speaker(s):
Zainab Rida
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6.2.D. Action Item: Authorize the Deputy Commissioner to contract with Utah State University, The Center for Technical Assistance for Excellence in Special Education (TAESE)
Speaker(s):
Amy Rhone
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6.2.E. Action Item: Authorize the Deputy Commissioner to approve grants to selected Educational Service Units (ESUs) to provide identified trainings free to the early education and care field
Speaker(s):
Melody Hobson
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6.2.F. Action Item: Approve the proposed Innovation Grant networks for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years and authorize the Deputy Commissioner to enter into contracts with vendors to carry out the grants
Speaker(s):
Lane Carr and Deborah Dogba
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6.2.G. Action Item: Authorize the Deputy Commissioner to grant Support for Improvement (SFI) funding for Comprehensive Support for Improvement (CSI) schools
Speaker(s):
Shirley Vargas and Beth Wooster
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6.3. Planning and Evaluation Committee
Speaker(s):
Deborah Neary
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6.3.A. Action Item: Authorize the Deputy Commissioner to approve Rule 18 Interim-Program Schools appearing on the accompanying list to operate for the 2023-2024 school year under Rule 18 (92 NAC 18), Interim-Program Schools in County Detention Homes, Institutions, and Juvenile Emergency Shelters
Speaker(s):
Micki Charf and Brad Dirksen
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6.3.B. Action Item: Approve the accreditation of Education Service Units appearing on the accompanying list to operate for the 2023-2024 school year under Rule 84, Regulations for the Accreditation of Education Service Units
Speaker(s):
Micki Charf and Brad Dirksen
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6.3.C. Discussion Item: Discuss Rule 10 accreditation process for schools
Speaker(s):
Micki Charf and Brad Dirksen
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6.3.D. Discussion Item: Discuss the Rule 18 approval process for new interim-program schools, and Rule 14 approval process for new schools and schools adding grades
Speaker(s):
Micki Charf and Brad Dirksen
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6.3.E. Discussion Item: Discuss the Rule 20 approval process for educator preparation programs
Speaker(s):
Brad Dirksen
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6.3.F. Discussion Item: Discuss LB 154 (2021) and the provisions regarding student discipline
Speaker(s):
Vicky Munoz, Shirley Vargas, and Lane Carr
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6.3.G. Discussion Item: Discuss the amendment process for Section 4 of Nebraska’s Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Plan
Speaker(s):
Vicky Munoz, Shirley Vargas, and Lane Carr
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6.3.H. Discussion Item: Discuss approval of the Rule 11 teacher waiver request from Creek Valley Public Schools
Speaker(s):
Melody Hobson
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6.3.I. Discussion Item: Discuss approval of the Rule 11 teacher waiver request from Red Cloud Community Schools
Speaker(s):
Melody Hobson
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6.4. Rules and Regulations Committee
Speaker(s):
Elizabeth Tegtmeier
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6.4.A. Report On Rules
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6.4.B. Discussion Item: Discuss the potential adoption of content test scores related to Rule 24 revisions
Speaker(s):
Brad Dirksen
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7. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
Speaker(s):
President Gubbels
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8. INFORMATION ITEMS AND REPORTS
Speaker(s):
President Gubbels
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8.1. Contracts Approved by Commissioner
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8.2. Grants Approved by Commissioner
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8.3. Written Public Comment
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9. 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.
Speaker(s):
President Gubbels
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10. ADJOURNMENT
Speaker(s):
President Gubbels
Rationale:
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the State Board of Education will be held on Friday, June 2, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. in Lincoln, Nebraska. As needed, a work session will be held on Thursday, June 1, 2023 in Lincoln, Nebraska. The agenda contains a list of subjects known at the time of its distribution on April 27, 2023. A copy of the agenda reflecting any changes will be available for public inspection during the normal business hours in the Office of the Commissioner of Education and on the State Board of Education's Agenda page: www.education.ne.gov/stateboard/state-board-agendas/. Except for items of an emergency nature, the agenda will not be changed later than 24 hours before the scheduled commencement of the meeting. |
