April 4, 2025 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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2.1. Special Presentation and Resolution to Proclaim April 2025 as the Month of the Military Child and April 23, 2025, as “Purple Up! For Military Kids Day”
Speaker(s):
Derek Ippensen
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2.2. Resolution Declaring April 30, 2025, “Apprenticeship Day"
Speaker(s):
Lane Carr and Jessica Javorsky
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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 Quarterly Report
Speaker(s):
Lindsey Wilson, 2025 Nebraska Teacher of the Year, Middle School Teacher at Bennington Middle School, Bennington, Nebraska
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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
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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. Contract and Lease for Operation of the Nebraska Center for the Education of Children Who are Blind or Visually Impaired (NCECBVI) (BF.042025.009)
Speaker(s):
Amy Rhone
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6.3.B. Contracts with IDEA and Rules 51 and 52 State Complaint Investigators (BF.042025.010)
Speaker(s):
Amy Rhone
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6.3.C. Contract for Microcredentialing Courses (BF.042025.011)
Speaker(s):
Shirley Vargas
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6.3.D. DDS Medical Contracts (BF.042025.012)
Speaker(s):
Brian Halstead
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6.3.E. Contract for Required Activities for the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs, and Summer Food Service Program (BF.042025.013)
Speaker(s):
Kayte Partch
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6.4. Grant Approvals
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6.4.A. Subaward to Carry Out the Federal IDEA Part B Grant Activities (BF.042025.014)
Speaker(s):
Amy Rhone
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6.4.B. Continuation Grant for Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential Navigator (BF.042025.015)
Speaker(s):
Melody Hobson
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6.5. Lease Approvals
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6.5.A. Lease Renewal for Nebraska VR for Office Space in North Platte (BF.042025.016)
Speaker(s):
Lindy Foley
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6.5.B. Lease Renewal for Nebraska VR for Office Space in Omaha (BF.042025.017)
Speaker(s):
Lindy Foley
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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. School Districts’ Requests for Exclusions to the Budget Limitation in Accordance with the Provisions of the Tax Equity & Educational Opportunities Support Act (TEEOSA) (BF.042025.018)
Speaker(s):
Bryce Wilson
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6.7.B. Teacher Apprenticeship Program Funding (BF.042025.020)
Speaker(s):
Lane Carr and Jessica Javorsky
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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. Discussion Item: Review 2025 Proposed State Legislation
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7.2. Budget and Finance Committee
Speaker(s):
Kristin Christensen
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7.2.A. Monthly Board Travel Expense Reports
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7.2.B. Action Item: School Emergency Response Mapping Grant (BF.032025.002)
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7.2.C. Action Item: Contract for Repair and Maintenance Expenses at the Nebraska Center for the Education of Children who are Blind or Visually Impaired (NCECBVI) (BF.042025.001)
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7.2.D. Action Item: Contracts and Grants to Carry Out the Nebraska Statewide Educational Programs and Support Services for Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (BF.032025.006)
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7.2.E. Action Item: Contract for the Child, Program, and Family Outcomes Measurement System (BF.032025.005)
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7.2.F. Action Item: University of Nebraska - Lincoln WORDS Project Funding (BF.042025.021)
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7.2.G. Action Item: 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) Audit (BF.032025.004)
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7.2.H. Discussion Item: Discuss Nebraska Improvement Grant (BF.032025.003)
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7.3. Planning and Evaluation Committee
Speaker(s):
Lisa Schonhoff
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7.3.A. Action Item: Nebraska Council on Teacher Education (NCTE) Organizational Policies (PE.022025.015)
Speaker(s):
Sherry Jones
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7.3.B. Action Item: Plans of Correction for Rule 10, 14, and 18 School Systems and Interim Program Schools (PE.022025.009)
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7.3.C. Action Item: Approve Nonpublic Schools for 2025-2026 (PE.022025.010)
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7.3.D. Action Item: Approve Interim-Program Schools for 2025-2026 (PE.022025.011)
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7.3.E. Action Item: Pilot Process for Cooperating Teacher Qualifications in the Area of World Language (PE.022025.008)
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7.3.F. Action Item: Model Behavioral Intervention Policy (PE.022025.013)
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7.3.G. Discussion Item: Rule 11 Teacher Waiver Request from Lincoln Public Schools (PE.042025.001)
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7.3.H. Discussion Item: Rule 11 Teacher Waiver Request from Fullerton Public Schools (PE.032025.001)
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7.3.I. Discussion Item: Accreditation of Public and Non-Public Rule 10 School Systems for 2025-2026 (PE.032025.003)
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7.3.J. Discussion Item: Accreditation of Nebraska Educational Service Units for 2025-2026 (PE.032025.004)
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7.3.K. Discussion Item: Priority School Designation Process (PE.042025.002)
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7.3.L. Discussion Item: Isanti Elementary School Priority School Status (PE.042025.003)
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7.4. Rules and Regulations Committee
Speaker(s):
Maggie Douglas
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7.4.A. Report On Rules
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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, June 6, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. in Lincoln, Nebraska. As needed, a work session will be held on Thursday, June 5, 2025 in Lincoln, Nebraska. The agenda contains a list of subjects known at the time of its distribution on March 27, 2025. 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. |
