November 17, 2021 at 8:00 AM - Regular Meeting
| Regular Board | |
| Attendance Taken on 11/17/2021 at 12:59 AM | |
| Greg Barnes | Absent |
| Dr. Laura Barrett | Present |
| Paul Calvert | Present |
| Corey Dahl | Present |
| Ted DeTurk | Absent |
| Geraldine Erickson | Present |
| Fateama Fulmore | Present |
| Drew Harris | Present |
| Dr. Bill Heimann | Present |
| Dr. Brenda McNiff | Present |
| Deb Paulman | Present |
| Dr Larianne Polk | Absent |
| Gregg Robke | Present |
| Sarah Salem | Present |
| Dr. Dan Schnoes (NE) | Present |
| Dr John Skretta | Present |
| Dr. Melissa Wheelock | Present |
| Present: 14, Absent: 3 | |
| Regular Board | |
| Attendance Taken on 11/17/2021 at 7:54 AM | |
| Greg Barnes | Present |
| Dr. Laura Barrett | Present |
| Paul Calvert | Present |
| Corey Dahl | Present |
| Ted DeTurk | Present |
| Geraldine Erickson | Present |
| Fateama Fulmore | Present |
| Drew Harris | Present |
| Dr. Bill Heimann | Present |
| Dr. Brenda McNiff | Present |
| Deb Paulman | Present |
| Dr Larianne Polk | Present |
| Gregg Robke | Present |
| Sarah Salem | Absent |
| Dr. Dan Schnoes (NE) | Present |
| Dr John Skretta | Present |
| Dr. Melissa Wheelock | Present |
| Present: 16, Absent: 1 | |
| Regular Board | |
| Attendance Taken on 11/17/2021 at 8:41 AM | |
| Greg Barnes | Present |
| Dr. Laura Barrett | Present |
| Paul Calvert | Present |
| Corey Dahl | Present |
| Ted DeTurk | Present |
| Geraldine Erickson | Present |
| Fateama Fulmore | Present |
| Drew Harris | Present |
| Dr. Bill Heimann | Present |
| Dr. Brenda McNiff | Present |
| Deb Paulman | Present |
| Dr Larianne Polk | Present |
| Gregg Robke | Present |
| Sarah Salem | Present |
| Dr. Dan Schnoes (NE) | Present |
| Dr John Skretta | Present |
| Dr. Melissa Wheelock | Present |
| Present: 17, Absent: 0 | |
| Regular Board | |
| Attendance Taken on 11/17/2021 at 9:30 AM | |
| Greg Barnes | Present |
| Dr. Laura Barrett | Present |
| Paul Calvert | Present |
| Corey Dahl | Present |
| Ted DeTurk | Present |
| Geraldine Erickson | Present |
| Fateama Fulmore | Absent |
| Drew Harris | Present |
| Dr. Bill Heimann | Present |
| Dr. Brenda McNiff | Present |
| Deb Paulman | Present |
| Dr Larianne Polk | Present |
| Gregg Robke | Present |
| Sarah Salem | Present |
| Dr. Dan Schnoes (NE) | Present |
| Dr John Skretta | Present |
| Dr. Melissa Wheelock | Present |
| Present: 16, Absent: 1 | |
| Regular Board | |
| Attendance Taken on 11/17/2021 at 11:00 AM | |
| Greg Barnes | Present |
| Dr. Laura Barrett | Present |
| Paul Calvert | Present |
| Corey Dahl | Present |
| Ted DeTurk | Present |
| Geraldine Erickson | Present |
| Fateama Fulmore | Present |
| Drew Harris | Present |
| Dr. Bill Heimann | Present |
| Dr. Brenda McNiff | Present |
| Deb Paulman | Present |
| Dr Larianne Polk | Present |
| Gregg Robke | Present |
| Sarah Salem | Present |
| Dr. Dan Schnoes (NE) | Present |
| Dr John Skretta | Present |
| Dr. Melissa Wheelock | Present |
| Present: 17, Absent: 0 | |
| Minutes | |
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1. ESU Coordinating Council Information
Speaker(s):
Board President
Agenda Item Type:
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2. Call to Order
Speaker(s):
Board President
Agenda Item Type:
Procedural Item
Discussion:
CAll to order at 8:00 AM.
Staff: Kraig Lofquist, Deb Hericks, Prisiclla Quintana, Scott Isaacson, Andrew Easton
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3. Roll Call
Speaker(s):
Board President
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Procedural Item
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4. Approval of Minutes
Speaker(s):
Board President
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
President review minutes from October meeting.
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5. ESU Share Out Topics
Speaker(s):
Board President
Agenda Item Type:
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Discussion:
ESU 5 entered into an agreement with BPS to form the Southeast Nebraska Education Agency (SNEA) to build a new elementary building in the Beatrice Public School district. Shared discussion on other similar projects with other ESUs. Discussion on SLP shortage and limits put on colleges/ASHA. Texas created SLPA Master Degree Program to help create a solution. Discussion on ESU maps and has everyone received their maps?
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6. Petitions and Communications to the Board
Speaker(s):
Board President
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6.1. Nebraska ICAP
Speaker(s):
Chris Cashatt-RN
Agenda Item Type:
Information Item
Discussion:
Ne ICAP (Infection Control Assessment Promotion Program) was established in 2015 as a joint effort of UNMC, Nebraska Medicine and NE DHHS. They are creating an assessment tool for schools. Pilot voluntary general IPC assessments of schools IPC. They will validate, share and integrate best practices from successful school IPC programs. There will be a certificate for school leads. There are 10 domains for these assessments. They shared the benefits for the schools. They are not a reporting structure. The Public Health Department will be getting information out to the schools.
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6.2. Learning Community Update
Speaker(s):
Bradley Ekwerekwu
Agenda Item Type:
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Discussion:
Not present.
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6.3. State Board of Education and Nebraska Department of Education Report
Speaker(s):
Nebraska Department of Education
Agenda Item Type:
Information Item
Discussion:
Shirley Vargas was present to share updates from NDE. She will now be our NDE representative. The November Talking Points
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6.4. Association of Education Service Agency's Report
Speaker(s):
AESA Representative
Agenda Item Type:
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Discussion:
Dr. Schnoes will be running for a position on the AESA Board.
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7. Executive Reports
Speaker(s):
Board President
Agenda Item Type:
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7.1. Executive Director Report
Speaker(s):
Executive Director Lofquist
Agenda Item Type:
Information Item
Discussion:
The Executive Director shared some updates. He shared his goals for the year. He continues to work to get Susan Leddick to come back and help evaluate/update our Bold Steps. We will currently be holding April 8th meeting. He gave updates on audit work. GEER update on devices. We will be reporting to the Governor's office in December.
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7.1.1. ESUCC Redesign: Update
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
Agenda Item Type:
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Goals:
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7.1.1.1. ESU Standards
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
Agenda Item Type:
Information Item
Discussion:
ESU Standards Chair gave an update on the standards process. Standards and rubrics have been established. Next step, we will create documents to help support the process.
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7.1.1.1.1. External Team Report Template
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
Agenda Item Type:
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Links:
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7.1.1.2. Joint Decision Making Parameters
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
Agenda Item Type:
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Discussion:
Nothing to report.
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7.1.1.3. SIMPL Inventory
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
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Discussion:
Joint Inventory Value Add Committee. They have combined SIMPL and Value Add Committees into this committee. Discussion/concerns on the SIMPL process and adding consistent value add to the system.
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7.1.1.4. Value-Add Metric
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
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7.1.1.5. Value Proposition
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
Agenda Item Type:
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Discussion:
Nothing to report.
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7.2. Executive Committee Report
Speaker(s):
Board President
Agenda Item Type:
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Discussion:
The President shared that the Executive Director evaluation had been completed. National Insurance gave a presentation to the Executive Committee on possibly creating a consortium. Beginning work on MSA, we discussed SIMPL and the possible addition of a grant writer.
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7.2.1. Approve Claims, Financials Statements, and Assets for Month of September and October
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Treasurer reviewed the claims, financial statements, and assets for the months of September and October.
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7.2.2. Approval of October Expenses to be paid in November.
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Treasurer reviewed the October expenses to be paid in November.
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7.2.3. Recommend approval of December Claims as approved by Executive Director
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
President reviewed motion to approve December claims to be paid by Executive Director since there is no December meeting.
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8. Public Comment
Speaker(s):
Board President
Agenda Item Type:
Information Item
Discussion:
There was no public comment.
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9. Recommendations from Standing Committees and Project Reports
Speaker(s):
Board President
Agenda Item Type:
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9.1. Information Services Committee
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
Agenda Item Type:
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Discussion:
The Committee Chair shared discussion with the committee.
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9.1.1. Approve TLT Special Project and Social Studies Cadre
Speaker(s):
Hicks and McKiver
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
The TLT Special Project along with the Social Studies Cadre are requesting approval of the special project for this year to work on Social Studies.
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9.2. Education Resources
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
Agenda Item Type:
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Discussion:
The Committee Chair shared discussion with the committee.
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9.3. Legal Committee
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
Agenda Item Type:
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Discussion:
The Committee Chair shared discussion with the committee.
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9.3.1. Approve Special Buy agreement with B&H Photo
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
The Committee Chair reviewed the contract with B&H Photo to be approved.
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9.3.2. Approve Special Buy agreement with Backupify
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
The Committee Chair reviewed the Backupify contract to be approved.
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9.3.3. Approve Addendum to contract with Scholastic Inc.
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
The Committee Chair reviewed the Scholastic contract to be approved.
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9.3.4. Approve Amendment to Agreement with Staples Contract & Commercial
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
The Committee Chair reviewed the Staples contract to be approved.
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9.3.5. Approve Special Buy Agreement with Noodletools
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
The Committee Chair reviewed the Noodletools contract to be approved.
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9.3.6. Approve Extension to 2015-2018 Special Buy agreement with hand2mind
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
The Committee Chair reviewed the Hand2mind contract to be approved.
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10. NEW ESU Chief Administrators
Speaker(s):
Executive Director Lofquist
Agenda Item Type:
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11. Leadership and Learning
Speaker(s):
Sarah Salem
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12. Rule 84 Meeting
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Action Item
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13. Adjournment
Speaker(s):
Board President
Agenda Item Type:
Procedural Item
Discussion:
Meet\ting adjourned at 1:11PM
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