May 2, 2017 at 12:00 PM - Regular Meeting

Discussion: 

Call to order at 12:00 PM

Staff:  David Ludwig, Deb Hericks, , Scott Isaacson, Priscilla Quintana, Craig Peterson

Guests:  russ Masco, Janine Theiler, NDE

Discussion:  Russ Masco, NDE discussed the Strategic Planning Talking Points.  They will get three talking points out a week prior to meetings for reviews and thoughts.  This will be one tool used to help with communications.  Strategic plan, ESSA, Innovation Grant, and Future Ready will all begin to align themselves together.  Outcomes Statements are the goals of the plan.  There will be a break out tomorrow on the Strategic Plan during the PDO.  NDE Departments have begun to have team meetings and beginning to identify strategies and activities.  Continue to use data to lead discussions.  ESUs will continue to work with schools on their goals and needs.   

Discussion: 

Discussion:  ESSA draft will go to a peer review in May.  Federal dollars are looking like they will be a little more flexible than NCLB dollars.  Consider creating health education/activities for students with federal funding.  ESU 9 will continue to research and bring possible pilot recommendations back to Board.   Could we align one of the tenets to this as well.  

Discussion:  President of Board read the retirement resolutions for each retiree.  

Discussion:  ESUCC formally acknowledges and extends its profound appreciation to Bob Uhing for his years of service to ESUCC and ESU 1 and his impact on education.

Discussion:  ESUCC formally acknowledges and extends its profound appreciation to Jon Fisher for his years of service to ESUCC and ESU 1 and his impact on education.

Discussion:  ESUCC formally acknowledges and extends its profound appreciation to Paul Tedesco for his years of service to ESUCC and ESU 11 and his impact on education.

Discussion:  ESUCC formally acknowledges and extends its profound appreciation to Marge Beatty for her years of service to ESUCC and ESU 16 and her impact on education.

Discussion:  Executive Director reviewed his report with the Board.  He shared the upcoming AESA meeting dates.  Biennial Budget review the legislative session should be a 3% decrease.  President and Executive Director serve on the Buffet Early childhood Institute Workforce.  Commissioner's Supt. Advisory Committee met, Executive Director shared the agendas with the group.  The ESUCC new mentoring program will continue to develop program.  Executive Director will meet with the new administrators along with NCSA and KSB hopefully sometime in June.  Legislative committee will work on June 12 to begin work on future legislation.  Dean Folkers has put together a Future Ready work group to begin the process of aligning that work with our statewide initiatives.  Executive Director is also working with some ESU staff to begin to work on a support system to help support the high needs schools.  Strategic Plan and Essa will continue to be on our agendas.  Executive Director and Technology Director/Grant Manager shared their presentation on the data ecosystem of the Innovation Grant.  They will continue to work with Data Cadre to link all areas together.  They will work with the Victoria Bernhardt materials to bring our work with the Innovation Grant together and align statewide.   NDE uses Qualtrix as a survey tool and we could utilize if we every need to survey a group.  EASOL is would be a possibility to help collect, present and analyze data as we move forward.  We will be working with different types and sources so we are looking at how to collectively gather and store that data.  

Discussion:  President reflected on the discussions held in committee.  Discussions with Omaha Archdioceses with NWEA trainings.  KSB trainings for 2016-2017 were discussed.  Funding continues to be a concern of the Executive Committee.  Continue to discuss having Perry Law Firm also providing some trainings or possibility of KSB and Perry doing some trainings together.  Conversation regarding the onsite at an ESU versus have several sites per ESU.  Executive Director evaluation has been finalized.  

Discussion:  There was no public comment.  

Discussion:  Committee Chair reviewed committee discussions.  The FAB Committee will continue to look at the sustainability of Coop.

Discussion:  Committee chair reviewed the resolution for pre-payments of bills prior to meetings.  

Discussion:  Committee Chair reviewed the claims, financials statements, and assets for the month of March.  

Discussion:  Committee chair reviewed April expenses to be paid in May.  

Discussion:  Committee chair discussed giving Executive Director authority to pay bills through summer months.  

Discussion:  Committee Chair discussed staff raises for 2017-2018.  It was suggested to stay in the range of 3.5% of all other ESUs.  

Discussion:  Committee Chair reviewed discussions in Tech Committee.  The Tech Committee directed the NOC Committee to create a plan on sustainability of equipment.

Discussion:  Committee Chair discussed the carry over item from April meeting on the digital rights to the renew some expiring titles.  

Discussion:  Committee Chair reviewed the discussion from NOC regarding the By-laws.  

Discussion:  Committee Chair reviewed NOCs decision to use their training funds for Safari Books Online.  

Discussion:  Committee Chair discussed the historical data of Coop and the future projected deficit.  How can we make this program sustainable?  Not in favor of charging a fee to school.  More in favor in charging the fee to ESUs for participation.  Continue to have the discussions on the future of Coop and it's sustainability.  

Discussion:  Committee Chair shared that PDO will be the next couple of events.  At September PDO in Omaha, Commissioner Blomstedt will be joining.  Russ Masco was present to present the Strategic Plan.  

Discussion:  ESU Administrator from ESU 3 was present to discuss the behavioral health survey report as well as the Mental Health Summit this summer.  Invitation were sent out last Friday.  Please register so that the committee can begin planning the site locations.  Sharon Hoover will be the presenter for the summit.  

Discussion:  Executive Director and ESU 3 Administrator discussed the behavioral health survey report and the school mental health summit.  Invitations were sent out for the summit last Friday.  Please RVSP so they can beginning planning at each site.  

Discussion:  Jason and Curt Bromm were present to give an update.  The legislative body is fully immersed into taxes and property taxes cut.  Each bill gets three hours and if non consensus reached it goes off the floor.  Forecast Board had another 55 million in shortfall.  Education funding bill is moving forward, went to final reading.  Senator Linehan filed a motion to pull her priority bill out of committee.  This will allow her to have floor discussion.  Late nights are scheduled for Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. The Legislative Committee is looking at June 12 for their legislative meeting to begin discussion for the next legislative session.  Possibility to look at dates prior to session ends.