November 16, 2021 at 1:45 PM - Educational Resources Committee Meeting
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| Attendance Taken on 11/16/2021 at 1:45 PM | |
| Greg Barnes | Present |
| Dr. Laura Barrett | Present |
| Corey Dahl | Present |
| Geraldine Erickson | Present |
| Fateama Fulmore | Absent |
| Deb Paulman | Present |
| Gregg Robke | Present |
| Sarah Salem | Present |
| Present: 7, Absent: 1 | |
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1. Call to Order
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Committee Chair
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Call to order 1:45 PM.
Staff: Kraig Lofquist, Deb Hericks, Priscilla Quintana, Scott Isaacson
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2. Roll Call
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3.1. JAG Nebraska Presentation
Speaker(s):
Nick Wolff
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Nick Wolff and Shauna were present to share information on United Way of the Midlands - Jobs for America's Graduates Nebraska (JAG/NE). Non-profit organizations and they help support and empower young people to succeed in both school and on-the-job experience. JAG National is evidence-based, data driven, 40+ affiliated and accredited states. The JAG Advantage - Employer Engagement, Project Based Learning and Trauma Informed Care are the major components of the program.
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3.2. Special Populations
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3.2.1. NDE Special Education Update
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Amy Rhone
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Amy Rhone was present to give updates. COVID update - NDE is continuing to see homeschool filings. Special Education provides education to help schools with those students in need. Preschool students have to be enrolled in a school to meet the compulsory attendance law. She gave a staff update. Currently there are currently 23 employees. They have three new positions open for hire. Integrated Monitoring - closing out 2021. The risk analysis will be in December for 2022 year. They continue to train for IEP facilitation. There is a recent release for the family guide to special education and other guidance documentation on the NDE website.
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3.2.2. ESPD Report
Speaker(s):
Ruth Miller
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ESU 17 administrators shared that final financials have been submitted.
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3.2.3. Mental Health and Wellness
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Committee Chair
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3.2.3.1. Mental Health Conference
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Committee Chair
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3.2.4. SPED Teacher Retention Project
Speaker(s):
Laura Barrett
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ESU 13 shared the SPED teacher retention program. They will be doing an administrator academy to build support for them to understand the compliance. They are also going to provide some teacher support. They will also offer mentoring for new teachers entering the SPED field. They are looking for a project coordinator for this program.
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3.2.5. SRS Staff Report
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Technology Director gave updates from SRS. Mihn Vu is no longer with ESUCC and they have hired Rita McKinney who will begin December 6. Staff are covering the helpdesk during this transition. The development team continues to work on the 504 plan. They should be ready for testing in December. They are looking for software development to help bring it current and make it easy to update and eventually add new features.
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3.3. PDO (Professional Development Organization)
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3.3.1. High Quality Instructional Materials Support (HQ-IM)
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Committee Chair
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Cory Epler was present to give updates for HQIM. K-8 Math Acceleration Project - focusing on acceleration vs mediation. This project is co-designed and will be three years in length. Six ESUs ESUs 2,7,10,13,16,17) will be partners in this program. They are helping to create materials using MTSS framework and HQIM. NE College and Career Ready Standards for ELA Standards rollout resources. Did a training with SDA on the ELA standards.
K-8 Math Acceleration Project In the next three years, there is a continued need and opportunity to strengthen the way our educational system supports instruction and attends to unfinished learning using the NeMTSS framework. State and national data have highlighted that student learning in mathematics has been particularly affected this past year, particularly for Students with Disabilities (SWDs) and English Learners (ELs). In particular, we know that missing early foundations in math will compound future learning challenges for students in mathematics. As a result, districts, schools and educators can support unfinished learning and acceleration in mathematics so that grade-level instruction can occur while targeting support for historically underserved students through a multi-tiered system of support. While the NDE can ensure efforts are aligned and marshal state energy and resources to provide support, our ESUs have a unique perspective on what districts truly need and how to facilitate that support. With that in mind, the NDE is seeking working with a set of ESU and district partners to co-create, test, and continuously improve a set of approaches to strengthen K-8 mathematics instruction through a multi-tiered system of support. This work builds on high-quality instructional materials for core mathematics instruction while attending to unfinished learning so districts are equipped with individualized supports and levers to improve instruction in mathematics for all students. The participating ESUs and districts include:
Nebraska’s College and Career Ready Standards for ELA: Standards Rollout Resources The NDE, in partnership with ESUs, has developed a 4-session, turnkey professional learning series that can be used by ESUs, districts, and schools to support exploration of the revised ELA standards. Materials include slide presentations, note catchers, and other resources needed to facilitate the sessions. The purpose of the sessions is to articulate a shared, statewide vision of excellent ELA and literacy instruction for all Nebraska students. Session participants will gain understanding of the major standards revisions and how they contribute to the instructional vision and will be equipped with resources as districts move into initial implementation of the standards. Session 1: The Standards in Instruction and Session 2: The 2021 ELA Standards and Shifts, are now available at https://www.education.ne.gov/ela/. Session 3: The Standards and Materials and Session 4: Preparing to Implement will be available in December, as well as pre-recorded presentations to be used by individual teachers or other school leaders. The sessions are designed to be customized by individual ESUs or districts to reflect the teachers participating in the professional learning. Additional resources including the implementation overview and 2014/2021 ELA standards crosswalk is located here. For more information, contact Dr. Marissa Payzant (marissa.payzant@nebraska.gov). |
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3.3.2. PDO Workgroups Rule 84 Updates
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
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The Continuous Improvement Work Group was present to give updates on their work. They shared their action plan. They added new goals at the September PDO. They are working with the NE framework, CIP, CNA to help build a continuous growth improvement process. The Data Cadre will begin looking at the standards to help support. They are going to work on PD for team leads.
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3.3.3. SDA Report
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SDA Affiliate Chair
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SDA chair gave updates from SDA. He shared updates from the SDA training from the SEED team on Teacher/Principal and the Marissa Pazzant on the ELA Standards. Discussed their needs assessment on their training for next year. Spring training will be focused on Facilitation with Kendall Zoller.
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3.3.4. TLT Special Project and Social Studies Cadre
Speaker(s):
Hicks and McKiver
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The Committee Chair shared an update that the TLT Special Project has moved forward to the ESUCC Board tomorrow for final approval.
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3.3.5. PDO Meetings
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3.3.6. NDE Updates
Speaker(s):
Russ Masco
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Shirley Vargus was present to share updates from NDE. She shared that tomorrow is the Rule 84 meeting tomorrow. There will be a call for administrators to attend the leadership academy (NAESP)
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3.3.7. Monthly Talking Points
Speaker(s):
Executive Director
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The Committee Chair shared the talking points for November. She encourages us to participate in the communication tool.
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4. Next Meeting Agenda Items
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5. Adjournment
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Meeting adjourned at 2:47 PM.
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