October 4, 2024 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 recess)
Speaker(s):
President Tegtmeier
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1.1. Roll Call
Speaker(s):
President Tegtmeier
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1.2. Pledge of Allegiance
Speaker(s):
President Tegtmeier
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1.3. Announcement of the placement of the Open Meetings Act information
Speaker(s):
President Tegtmeier
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2. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
Speaker(s):
President Tegtmeier
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3. COMMISSIONER'S REPORT
Speaker(s):
Commissioner Maher
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3.1. Agenda Overview and Consent Agenda Process
Speaker(s):
Commissioner Maher
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3.1.A. Commissioner's recommendations and items to be removed from consent agenda
Speaker(s):
Commissioner Maher
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3.2. Presentation on the Nebraska Literacy Project
Speaker(s):
Commissioner Maher
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4. PRESIDENT'S REPORT
Speaker(s):
President Tegtmeier
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5. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
Speaker(s):
President Tegtmeier
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5.1. Public Comment
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5.2. Written Public Comment (None Submitted)
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6. CONSENT AGENDA
Speaker(s):
President Tegtmeier
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6.1. Board Member Out-of-State Travel Approval
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6.2. Committee Appointments
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6.2.A. Authorize the Commissioner to Appoint the Recommended Individual(s) to Fill Vacancies on the Special Education Advisory Council (SEAC)
Speaker(s):
Amy Rhone
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6.3. Contract Approvals
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6.3.A. Authorize the Commissioner to Continue to Contract to Support School Mental Health Efforts
Speaker(s):
Zainab Rida
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6.3.B. Authorize the Commissioner to Approve the Renewal of the Contract for ADVISER System Advanced Technical Support
Speaker(s):
Kristin Yates
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6.4. Grant Approvals
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6.5. Lease Approvals
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6.6. Minutes of the Previous State Board of Education Meeting
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6.7. Miscellaneous Approvals
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6.7.A. Accept the Resignation of Jacquelyn Morrison from the State Board of Education
Speaker(s):
President Tegtmeier
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6.7.B. Authorize the Commissioner to Issue Subawards and Contracts to carry out Federal IDEA Part D Activities
Speaker(s):
Amy Rhone
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6.7.C. Approve the Renewal of the Grand Island Public Schools Rule 11 Teacher Waiver
Speaker(s):
Melody Hobson
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6.7.D. Approve School Districts’ Requests for Exclusions to the Budget Limitation in Accordance with the Provisions of the Tax Equity & Educational Opportunities Support Act (TEEOSA)
Speaker(s):
Bryce Wilson
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6.7.E. Consider the Hearing Officer's Dismissal of Enrollment Option Case No. 24-23, Cusatis vs. Doniphan-Trumbull Public Schools
Speaker(s):
President Tegtmeier
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6.7.F. Consider the Hearing Officer's Dismissal of Enrollment Option Case No. 24-24, Lieb vs. Gibbon Public Schools
Speaker(s):
President Tegtmeier
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7. STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS
Speaker(s):
President Tegtmeier
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7.1. Executive Committee
Speaker(s):
President Tegtmeier
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7.2. Budget and Finance Committee
Speaker(s):
Patsy Koch Johns
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7.2.A. Monthly Board Travel Expense Reports
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7.2.B. Action Item: Approve the Dyslexia Research Grant
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7.2.C. Action Item: Accept the Improving Adolescent Health and Well-Being Through School-Based Surveillance Grant and Authorize the Commissioner to Enter into Contracts and Subawards to Carry out Grant Activities
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7.2.D. Action Item: Authorize the Commissioner to Contract with Additional State Complaint Investigators
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7.2.E. Action Item: Authorize the Commissioner to Expend Funding Through the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds (CSFRF) for Multiple Purchases
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7.2.F. Action Item: Authorize the Commissioner to Submit the 2024-2025 Deficit Budget Request Submission
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7.3. Planning and Evaluation Committee
Speaker(s):
Sherry Jones
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7.3.A. Action Item: Accept Competitive Grants for State Assessments (CGSA) Award and Authorize the Commissioner to Include the Tasks and Activities in the Scope of Work with NWEA
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7.3.B. Discussion Item: Nebraska Literacy Project State Plan
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7.3.C. Discussion Item: Approve Rule 11 Teacher Waiver Request for Weeping Water Public Schools
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7.3.D. Discussion Item: Approve the Pilot Process for Conducting Clinical Observations Virtually for the University of Nebraska Kearney
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7.3.E. Discussion Item: Discussion on Model Policy Development for Authorized Security Personnel Carrying Firearms
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7.4. Rules and Regulations Committee
Speaker(s):
Lisa Fricke
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7.4.A. Report On Rules
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7.4.B. Action Item: Approve Proposed Revisions to Rule 4
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7.4.C. Discussion Item: Approve Revisions to Rule 21 (Certification) and Rule 24 (Endorsements)
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Rules and Regulations Committee
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8. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
Speaker(s):
President Tegtmeier
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9. INFORMATION ITEMS AND REPORTS
Speaker(s):
President Tegtmeier
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9.1. Contracts Approved by Commissioner
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9.2. Grants Approved by Commissioner
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10. 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 Tegtmeier
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11. ADJOURNMENT
Speaker(s):
President Tegtmeier
Rationale:
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the State Board of Education will be held on Friday, December 6, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. in Lincoln, Nebraska. As needed, a work session will be held on Thursday, December 5, 2024 in Lincoln, Nebraska. The agenda contains a list of subjects known at the time of its distribution on September 26, 2024. 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. |
