February 3, 2021 at 1:45 PM - Educational Resources Committee Meeting
| Educational Resources Committee | |
| Attendance Taken on 2/3/2021 at 1:45 PM | |
| Greg Barnes | Present |
| Ted DeTurk | Present |
| Geraldine Erickson | Present |
| Drew Harris | Present |
| Dr. Brenda McNiff | Present |
| Deb Paulman | Present |
| Sarah Salem | Absent |
| Constance Wickham | Present |
| Present: 7, Absent: 1 | |
| Educational Resources Committee | |
| Attendance Taken on 2/3/2021 at 2:10 PM | |
| Greg Barnes | Present |
| Ted DeTurk | Present |
| Geraldine Erickson | Present |
| Drew Harris | Present |
| Dr. Brenda McNiff | Present |
| Deb Paulman | Present |
| Sarah Salem | Present |
| Constance Wickham | Present |
| Present: 8, Absent: 0 | |
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1. Call to Order
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
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Procedural Item
Discussion:
Meeting called to order at 1:45 PM.
Staff: Kraig Lofquist, Deb Hericks, Scott Isaacson, Priscilla Quintana
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2. Roll Call
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
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3. Agenda Item
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
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Information Item
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3.1. Special Populations
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
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3.1.1. NDE Special Education Update
Speaker(s):
Amy Rhone
Agenda Item Type:
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Discussion:
Committee discussed the NDE updates on verification guidelines in al disability areas that have changed. https://www.education.ne.gov/sped/
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3.1.2. ESPD Report
Speaker(s):
Ruth Miller
Agenda Item Type:
Information Item
Discussion:
Not present.
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3.1.3. Mental Health and Wellness
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
Agenda Item Type:
Information Item
Discussion:
Monday Motivation has begun and it every other Monday. Executive Director shared updates on mental health legislation. There are several bills on this year. The Executive Director and some administrators have already testified at hearings.
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3.1.4. SRS Staff Report
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Discussion:
Mike Danahy will retire in May, 2021. Anthony Maggio has been on our staff for 13 months and will take Mike’s place when he retires. We have hired Ryan Mueller to replace Anthony’s position and he will start February 8th. Dan Bombeck at ESU 2 along with others submitted a proposal for refining and tightening the functions of the Advisory team. These will be discussed and processed at a future advisory team meeting. It mainly involves better tracking and documentation of decisions, reviews, and approval of changes.
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3.2. PDO (Professional Development Organization)
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
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3.2.1. High Quality Instructional Materials Support (HQ-IM)
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
Agenda Item Type:
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Discussion:
The High Quality Instructional Materials group will be meeting again soon. NDE was not able to be preset.
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3.2.2. PDO Meetings
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
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Discussion:
Executive Director gave an update on the January PDO meetings. PDO discussion have begun and Leadership and Effectiveness will be a theme for May.
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3.2.3. NDE Updates
Speaker(s):
Russ Masco
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3.2.4. Monthly Talking Points
Speaker(s):
Executive Director
Agenda Item Type:
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Discussion:
Russ Masco reviewed the February Talking Points several topics of discussion from NDE.
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3.3. Draft MSA 2021-2022
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
Agenda Item Type:
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3.3.1. SRS Fees - Review - to be approved in March
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
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3.3.2. PDO Fees
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
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3.3.2.1. ESPD Budget Requests
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
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3.3.2.2. SDA Budget Requests
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
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4. Next Meeting Agenda Items
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
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5. Adjournment
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
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