September 5, 2025 at 9:00 AM - State Board of Education Meeting Notification and Agenda
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1. CALL TO ORDER (The Board may take a recess)
Speaker(s):
President Tegtmeier
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1.1. Roll Call
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President Tegtmeier
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1.2. Pledge of Allegiance
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President Tegtmeier
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1.3. Announcement of the placement of the Open Meetings Act information
Speaker(s):
President Tegtmeier
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2. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
Speaker(s):
President Tegtmeier
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2.1. Annual Presentation from the Nebraska Council on Teacher Education (NCTE)
Speaker(s):
Susan Stake
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2.2. Adopt the Resolution to Recognize September as Attendance Awareness Month and Commence the “Nebraska Every Day Counts!” Campaign
Speaker(s):
Shirley Vargas, Zainab Rida, and Lane Carr
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3. COMMISSIONER'S REPORT
Speaker(s):
Commissioner Maher
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3.1. Agenda Overview and Consent Agenda Process
Speaker(s):
Commissioner Maher
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3.1.A. Commissioner's recommendations and items to be removed from consent agenda
Speaker(s):
Commissioner Maher
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4. PRESIDENT'S REPORT
Speaker(s):
President Tegtmeier
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5. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
Speaker(s):
President Tegtmeier
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5.1. Public Comment
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5.2. Written Public Comment
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6. CONSENT AGENDA
Speaker(s):
President Tegtmeier
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6.1. Board Member Out-of-State Travel Approval
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6.2. Committee Appointments
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6.2.A. Appoint Recommended Individual(s) to Fill Vacancies on the Special Education Advisory Council (SEAC) (PE.062025.004)
Speaker(s):
Amy Rhone
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6.2.B. Appoint Recommended Individual(s) to Fill Vacancies on the Nebraska Assistive Technology Partnership Advisory Council (EX.082025.002)
Speaker(s):
Tobias Orr and Lindy Foley
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6.3. Contract Approvals
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6.3.A. Renew Contract for Providing Host Services and Maintenance for the AT4ALL.com Website (BF.092025.005)
Speaker(s):
Tobias Orr and Lindy Foley
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6.3.B. Contract for Repair and Maintenance Expenses at the Nebraska Center for the Education of Children who are Blind or Visually Impaired (NCECBVI) (BF.042025.001)
Speaker(s):
Amy Rhone
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6.3.C. Contract for Nebraska Career Connections 2025-2026 Statewide License (BF.082025.012)
Speaker(s):
Katie Graham
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6.4. Grant Approvals
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6.5. Lease Approvals
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6.6. Minutes of the Previous State Board of Education Meeting
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6.7. Miscellaneous Approvals
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6.7.A. Approve Renewal of Rule 11 Teacher Waivers (PE.092025.003)
Speaker(s):
Melody Hobson
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6.7.B. Approve Veteran Education Cooperative Agreement for Fiscal Year 2026 (BF.092025.006)
Speaker(s):
Marisol Birth and Brad Dirksen
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6.7.C. Approve School Districts’ Requests for Exclusions to the Budget Limitation in Accordance with the Provisions of the Tax Equity & Educational Opportunities Support Act (TEEOSA) (BF.082025.005)
Speaker(s):
Bryce Wilson
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6.7.D. Approve Request from School Districts for Payment of Half Their Total 2025/26 State Aid (BF.092025.007)
Speaker(s):
Bryce Wilson
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7. STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS
Speaker(s):
President Tegtmeier
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7.1. Executive Committee
Speaker(s):
President Tegtmeier
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7.2. Budget and Finance Committee
Speaker(s):
Kristin Christensen
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7.2.A. Monthly Board Travel Expense Reports
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7.2.B. Action Item: Nebraska Improvement Grant Projects (BF.032025.003)
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7.2.C. Action Item: Approve the Contract for the Nebraska Literacy Leadership Network (BF.082025.001)
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7.2.D. Action Item: McKinney-Vento Grant Proposed Funds for the 2025-2026 School Year (BF.082025.009)
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7.2.E. Action Item: Approve Contracts for SLDS Grant Activities (BF.092025.001)
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7.2.F. Discussion Item: 2025-2026 Deficit Budget Request (BF.082025.002)
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7.3. Planning and Evaluation Committee
Speaker(s):
Lisa Schonhoff
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7.3.A. Action Item: Approve Rule 11 Teacher Waiver Requests (PE.092025.001)
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7.3.B. Action Item: Pilot Process for Clinical Practice at the University of Nebraska Kearney (PE.062025.001)
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7.3.C. Discussion Item: Subject Area Examinations and Passing Scores for Temporary Certificates (PE.082025.001)
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7.4. Rules and Regulations Committee
Speaker(s):
Maggie Douglas
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7.4.A. Report On Rules
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7.4.B. Action Item: Proposed Revision of Rule 8 (92 NAC 8) Regulations for School Finance and Budgeting/State Funding of Educational Service Units and Learning Communities (RR.032025.001)
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7.4.C. Action Item: Proposed Revision of Rule 86 (92 NAC 86) Regulations and Procedures for Public School Breakfast Program Reimbursement (RR.042025.003)
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8. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
Speaker(s):
President Tegtmeier
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9. INFORMATION ITEMS AND REPORTS
Speaker(s):
President Tegtmeier
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9.1. Contracts Approved by Commissioner
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9.2. Grants Approved by Commissioner
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9.3. 2024-2025 Special Education Advisory Council (SEAC) Annual Report
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10. GOOD OF THE ORDER
This section of the agenda is intended for Board members to offer informal observations of the work of the State Board. Board members may make brief announcements about attendance at future events for the purpose of informing other Board members. No business or motions, or suggested actions of the Board may be offered at this point in the agenda; nor should Board members engage in substantive discussion about other agenda items or introduce new agenda items.
Speaker(s):
President Tegtmeier
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11. ADJOURNMENT
Speaker(s):
President Tegtmeier
Rationale:
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the State Board of Education will be held on Friday, October 3, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. in Fremont, Nebraska. As needed, a work session will be held on Thursday, October 2, 2025 in Fremont, Nebraska. The agenda contains a list of subjects known at the time of its distribution on August 28, 2025. A copy of the agenda reflecting any changes will be available for public inspection during the normal business hours in the Office of the Commissioner of Education and on the State Board of Education's Agenda page: www.education.ne.gov/stateboard/state-board-agendas/. Except for items of an emergency nature, the agenda will not be changed later than 24 hours before the scheduled commencement of the meeting. |
