April 14, 2025 at 9:30 AM - Educational Resources Committee Meeting
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1. Call to Order
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Committee Chair(s)
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Discussion:
The Educational Resources Committee Meeting was called to order at 9:31am.
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1.1. Roll Call
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Committee Chair(s)
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2. Children's Nebraska Virtual School Health Program
Speaker(s):
Katie Thompson, School Health Manager, and Holly Dingman, Director of Community Health & Advocacy
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Discussion:
Holly Dingman, Director of Community Health & Advocacy for Children's Nebraska and Katie Thompson, School Health Manager, reviewed the attached Virtual School Health (VSH) Presentation for schools.
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3. SIMPLy SMART Manual Subcommittee Discussion
Speaker(s):
CEO Polk
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Discussion:
Dr. Wheelock, ESU 10 Administrator, provided the rationale to the questions included in the agenda item.
Monthly SMART Advisory Committee Meetings will continue with CEO Polk coordinating the agenda with participating ESUs facilitating the meetings. The advisory will be responsible for providing feedback to the SMART Leadership group for programming related and procedural questions. SMART Workgroup meetings will become SMART Leadership meetings with CEO coordinating the agenda. SMART Leadership are responsible for forwarding any programming decisions on to Nathan McClenahan as long as the programming is within the agreed to amount on the MSA. Any requests beyond the $1,500 must be taken to Ed Resources Committee and then approved by the ESUCC board. CEO Polk will act as Project Manager facilitating and coordinating the project. She will reach out to ESUs to support the curation of materials or trainings. |
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4. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Report
Speaker(s):
CEO Polk
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Discussion:
ESUCC CEO Dr. Larianne Polk reviewed the linked CEO Report to the Board - April 2025.
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4.1. Tech Support (SRS and Project Para) Update
Speaker(s):
Scott Isaacson
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Discussion:
CIO, Scott Isaacson, reviewed the attached SRS Report.
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4.2. Distance Learning, Training Support, and Instructional Materials
Speaker(s):
Andrew Easton
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Discussion:
CLO, Andrew Easton, reviewed the attached Teaching & Learning ESUCC Ed Resources Committee Report.
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5. ESU Professional Development Organization (PDO) and Affiliate Reports
Speaker(s):
Affiliate Chairs
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5.1. Staff Development Affiliate (SDA) Report
Speaker(s):
Amy Schultz
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Action Item
Discussion:
Amy Schultz, SDA Co-Chair, reviewed the linked SDA Report.
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5.2. ESU Special Education Director (ESPD) Affiliate Report
Speaker(s):
Tami Clay
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Discussion:
ESPD was not present.
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5.3. Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT) Affiliate
Speaker(s):
Otis Pierce and/or Lynne Herr
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Discussion:
Otis Pierce, Co-Chair, provided a quick update and noted he would send the TLT Training recordings to the committee members.
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6. Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) Updates
Speaker(s):
Shirley Vargas, NDE
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Discussion:
Dr. Shirley Vargas, reviewed the linked NDE Updates.
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6.1. Special Education Update
Speaker(s):
Amy Rhone
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6.2. NDE Office of Teaching, Learning, and Assessment
Speaker(s):
Allyson DenBeste
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Discussion:
Allyson DenBeste, reviewed her portion of the linked NDE Updates.
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7. Next Meeting Agenda Items
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Committee Chair(s)
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8. Adjournment
Speaker(s):
Committee Chair(s)
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Procedural Item
Discussion:
The meeting adjourned at 10:34am.
Minutes respectfully submitted by ESUCC Executive Secretary, Mindy Reed. |
