December 6, 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. Nebraska Teacher of the Year Final Report
Speaker(s):
Scott Phillips, 2024 Nebraska Teacher of the Year, Math teacher, Aurora Middle School, Aurora, Nebraska
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3.3. ESSER Achievements and Next Steps
Speaker(s):
Commissioner Maher and Lane Carr
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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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6.3. Contract Approvals
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6.3.A. Authorize the Commissioner to Amend the Contract to Complete Administrative Reviews of Schools Operating the USDA's National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs and the Summer Food Service Program
Speaker(s):
Zainab Rida and Kayte Partch
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6.3.B. Authorize the Commissioner to Amend the Contract for the Application and Claims Management Functions and Requirements of the USDA’s Child Nutrition Programs (CNPs)
Speaker(s):
Kayte Partch and Zainab Rida
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6.3.C. Authorize the Commissioner to Contract for Agreements to Complete the Agreed Upon Audit Procedures for For-Profit Institutions Participating in the USDA’s Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
Speaker(s):
Kayte Partch and Zainab Rida
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6.4. Grant Approvals
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6.4.A. Authorize the Commissioner to Approve the Renewal of the Nurturing Healthy Behaviors Grant
Speaker(s):
Melody Hobson
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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. Approve the Hearing Officer's Recommendation for Order of Dismissal in NDE Case No. 24-27, Brittney Bost v. Brian L. Maher
Speaker(s):
President Tegtmeier
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6.7.B. Authorize the Commissioner to Approve the 2024-25 Trust Fund Budget for The Nebraska Center for the Education of Children who are Blind or Visually Impaired (NCECBVI)
Speaker(s):
Amy Rhone
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6.7.C. 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.D. Accept Funding for the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) Pilot program, and Authorize the Commissioner to Enter Into Contracts and Subawards to Carry Out Grant Activities
Speaker(s):
Lane Carr
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6.7.E. Authorize the Commissioner to Approve the Interagency Agreement with the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Division of Medicaid and Long-Term Care, Home and Community Based Services
Speaker(s):
Tobias Orr and Lindy Foley
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6.7.F. Approve the Renewal of Rule 11 Teacher Waiver Request for Creek Valley
Speaker(s):
Melody Hobson
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6.7.G. Authorize the Commissioner to Award Funds to Administer the Nebraska Teacher Apprenticeship Program
Speaker(s):
Brad Dirksen
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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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7.1.A. Action Item: Approve a Contract for State Board Team Building Training
Speaker(s):
Chair Elizabeth 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: Authorize the Commissioner to Enter into Contracts Using US Department of Education Competitive Grants for Statewide Assessment (CGSA) Funds to Carry Out Grant Activities
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7.2.C. Discussion Item: Authorize the Commissioner to Contract for the Improvement Grant Learning Platform
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7.3. Planning and Evaluation Committee
Speaker(s):
Sherry Jones
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7.3.A. Action Item: Approve Rule 11 Teacher Waiver Request for Weeping Water Public Schools
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7.3.B. Action Item: Adopt the Assessment and Reporting Plan and Assessment Technical Report for 2024-2025
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7.3.C. Action Item: Approve the Nebraska Literacy Project Plan
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7.3.D. Action Item: Approve Model Policy for Authorized Security Personnel Carrying Firearms in accordance with Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-1204.04
Speaker(s):
Zainab Rida and Jay Martin
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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 Revisions to Rule 21 (Certification)
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7.4.C. Action Item: Approve Revisions to Rule 24 (Endorsements)
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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 business meetings of the State Board of Education will be held on Thursday, January 9 and Friday, January 10, 2025, in Lincoln, Nebraska. Board Training work sessions will be held on Wednesday, January 8 and Thursday, January 9, 2025 in Lincoln, Nebraska. The agenda contains a list of subjects known at the time of its distribution on November 27, 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. |
