March 5, 2014 at 8:30 AM - Regular Meeting

Discussion:  Recess at 8:32 AM for eMeetings training. Reconvene at 9:00 AM.

Discussion:  Freida Lange present for NDE. LB 438 - Discussions continue on Bill regarding waiver. Bob Uhing's letter to NDE regarding NWEA is being reviewed by NDE.

Discussion:  No report.

Discussion:  Audit work is wrapping up. Onsite work finished and onsite exit interview went well. June/July will continue to be the review period. Planning is in progress for the April Planning session with NDE. Committee meetings will be held on April 2 with short board meeting on April 3 prior to planning session at 10:00. ESUCC will meet on May 6 with committee meetings in the morning and conduct the business meetings in the afternoon. Administrators are invited to join PDO on May 7/8. May 2015, PDO would like to meet the same time as ESUCC again. Currently they are scheduled for the second week of May. Process of how to added agenda items for information/recommendations. Affiliates/NDE/other entities will need to report to Executive Director and they will assign to appropriate committee chair, committee reviews, and bring forth to ESUCC Board. Review at committee meeting and bring forth as action the following month. A written practice will be written for committees to follow.

Discussion:  All applicants were considered finalist for position. All fourteen were reviewed by committee.

Discussion:  Marge Beatty read the letter of resignation to the Board.

Discussion:  Scott reported staff is doing a great job keeping things running, solving problems and improving processes.

Discussion:  ESUCC projects have each invented their own system for tracking support issues, questions and problems. It will benefit all projects to participate in the IssueView ticketing system for this purpose. We also recognize that not just technology, but the responsiveness of people and processes is important to provide the support users expect. Scott reported his excellent experience with the IssueView system and support processes at ESU 3.

Discussion:  We will continue to work on coordination of projects at all levels. Working with NDE on how they can help us in legislation and coordinating efforts between ESUCC and NDE through a Master Services Agreement or similar. We also will continue to examine coordination of statewide projects and ways they involve individual ESUs, affiliate groups and departments.

Discussion:  Scott will be working to gather additional information to inform decision-making and planning efforts. His current focus is on budget and financial details.

Discussion:  Dennis Radford reviewed the January finances and Project Summary report. We will be sending invoices in regards to those in the Master Service Agreement. Concerns around myElearning continue to be discussed.

Discussion:  There were no requests to be heard from the public at this time.

Discussion:  Audit exit conference was held at ESU 17, and the auditors are finalizing audit and will be holding the formal exit conference. Starting to review of expense/revenue tracking, will continue to work on updating process. ESU vs ESU personnel - The committee recommends to use the 140% rule, which would cover their daily rate plus expenses and benefits. Billed through the ESU and not the individual.

Discussion:  BlackBoard discussions with OPS regarding LMS. Working to find a solution to tech support/training component of contract. Looking at moving towards a training contract with BlackBoard VS license contract in hopes to help with deficit. There will be a new model for BlackBoard in the future. Work through solutions in committee. Need to gather input from affiliates on their recommendations of LMS. Bob Uhing reviewed other discussions on Tech Committee ie: Renovo, Zoom, Safari, single sign on, etc.

Discussion:  Share the cost (.5 FTE) of an individual with Network Nebraska financially and through other projects ie: identity management. Proposal will need to go through two more committees at statewide level through Network Nebraska and NITC. By approving, we move our support forward with proposal.

Discussion:  Schools may not all be live, Coop staff working to upload catalogs for each schools. Training has finished but will repeat training at ESU 6 due to weather related issues.

Discussion:  Agenda for May PDO has been in progress to be posted today. Agenda to include continued work within the three state wide initiative. Culmination of action plans will come out of May PDO. It is recommended that administrators stay for PDO work to support PDO process. NMPDS Grant - Discussions were held with Deb Romanek and Jan Handa at NDE to update on grant. Budget protocol - Do we need to up on the onsite registration or go to a flat fee to include those registration costs? Continue discussions on how to update Master Service Agreement. Continue to discuss budget items/PDO requests and decide budget for upcoming year. Letter to NDE regarding NWEA - Discussions continue with NDE to figure out resolution.

Discussion:  Marge reviewed reports from SRS, Project Para, AAP, ILCD. Committee suggests the administrators forward information out to their schools for Project Para. Wade Fruhling is looking at Infinite Campus to see if SRS can work jointly with SMS (Student Management System.) He will also look at PowerSchool to see how they would interact with SRS. Marge Beatty will be talking with Rose Dymacek to see if there are funds available to have the second part of IEP training.

Discussion:  Continued work on action plans for the ESUCC positions for legislative work. Work session included discussions with the BlendEd Chairs and Technology Chair to share what is already being done towards Action Plan 4 - Lottery Funds/Distance Ed Funds as the current funding sunsets this year. Dave Ludwig reviewed the status of the other action plans. There was a Facility Study done prior (2005) that should be reviewed. Reviewed LB 1095 and LB 1060.

Discussion:  Additional information under the Coop Committee report - NCSA would like to participate in Coop Purchasing. Do we want to open up Coop Purchasing for other entities? Recommend to put on next agenda for committee meetings.

Discussion:  There were no requests to be heard from the public at this time