Committee of Practitioners Agenda

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Fairfield Inn Conference Room - Kearney

Welcome

Nebraska Open Meetings Act Reminder

Public Comment

Approval of Minutes from June 21, 2016 meeting (Handout)

Member Updates

  • Welcome Kris Schneider & Anne Caruso

Membership Needs (Handout)

  • Ad Hoc Committee – new member selection

Process Rules Review (Handout)

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)

  • Available USDE Guidance (
  • ESSA Schoolwide Guidance (9/29/16)
  • ESSA Title II, Part A Guidance – Supporting Educators (9/27/16)
  • ESSA Dear Colleague Letter on Tribal Consultation (9/26/16)
  • ESSA Title III Guidance – English Learners (9/23/16)
  • Evidence Guidance (9/16/16)
  • Homeless Student Guidance (9/27/16)
  • Foster Care Guidance (6/23/16)
  • Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)
  • Supplement Not Supplant
  • Comments accepted thru November 7, 2016
  • Transition to ESSA (2016-17)
  • Highly Qualified paraprofessionals
  • Foster Care (Handout)

ESEA/NCLB Information

  • NCLB Consolidated Application for 2016-17 – New GMS site(Open 10/14/16 and due 11/30/16)
  • Accountability Application for 2016-17 (Open 10/14/16 and due 11/30/16)
  • Migrant Application for 2016-17 (In final testing)

ESEA State Plan – Matt Heusman & Ron Azoulay

ESEA/NCLB Program Updates

  • Educator Equity Plan Update
  • Title I-A: Educationally Disadvantaged
  • Distinguished Schools Update
  • Schoolwide changes with latest “Supporting Schools Reform by Leveraging Federal Funds in a Schoolwide Program” – Non-Regulatory Guidance September 2016
  • National Title I Conference will be held in Long Beach, CA – February 22-25, 2017. Registration is Open
  • Conference information:

WORKING LUNCH WILL BE SERVED AT 11:30

Discussion on locations for future meetings

ESEA/NCLB Program Updates Continued

  • School Improvement Grant (SIG)
  • Final grant competitionrecipients
  • Title I, Part C: Migrant
  • Title III: Language Acquisition
  • ELPA21 - Language assessment update
  • Title VI: REAP – Rural Education Achievement Program
  • SRSA – Small Rural School Achievement Program
  • RLIS – Rural Low-Income School Program
  • Title X, Part C: Education of Homeless Children and Youth
  • Title I, Part D: Delinquent
  • Title II-A: Improving Teacher Quality
  • Title IV, Part B: 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC)
  • Title II, Part B: Math and Science Partnerships

LB 519, the Expanded Learning Opportunity Grant Program Act

Hispanic/Latino Summit – October 24, 2016 in Kearney

  • 82 – Gallery of Stars Nominations and
  • 35 – Scholarship Applications

Other

  • Please make sure your reimbursement sheets are completed and signed & put back in your folder along with your name plate – please give to Edy before leaving.

Next Meetings

  • Tuesday, March 21, 2017in Hastings
  • @ Hastings College - Daugherty Center Conference Room
  • Tuesday, June 20, 2017 in Lincoln
  • @ LPSDO Board Room

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