NCTE Full Council Meeting – February 17, 2023
NEBRASKA COUNCIL ON TEACHER EDUCATION (NCTE)
FULL COUNCIL MEETING
MEETING DATE: February 17, 2023 – Friday
MEETING TIME: 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
MEETING SITE:
The Country Inn and Suites – North Location
5353 N. 27th Street
Lincoln, NE 68521
402.403.1601
NCTE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:
Mark Lenihan – President
Susan Stake, Chair, Standing Committee A
Caroline Rice – Chair, Standing Committee B
Jenny Jansky – Chair, Standing Committee C
Brad Dirksen – NDE
Kelly Heineke – NDE
For additional information about the Nebraska Council on Teacher Education, please contact:
Brad Dirksen
402.430.0267
brad.dirksen@nebraska.gov
Kelly Heineke
402.314.4432
kelly.heineke@nebraska.gov
Marlene Beiermann
402.480.0036
marlene.beiermann@nebraska.gov
MEETING MATERIALS:
AGENDAS for February 17, 2023 Meeting: – Please Print
- NCTE Full Council Meeting Agenda
- NCTE Standing Committee A Agenda
- NCTE Standing Committee B Agenda
- NCTE Standing Committee C Agenda
SPECIAL EDUCATION ENDORSEMENTS REVIEW AD HOC COMMITTEE MEMBERS: SPED Ad Hoc Committee
NEW DEFINITION FOR ‘SPECIAL EDUCATION’ TO BE INSERTED IN THE DEFINITION SECTION OF RULE 24: (for Council approval)
Special education means specially designed instruction, at no cost to the parent, to meet the unique needs of a child with a verified disability, including classroom instruction, home instruction, instruction in hospitals and institutions and in other settings and instruction in physical education. The term includes travel training, vocational education, speech-language pathology, occupational therapy and physical therapy if the service consists of specially designed instruction, at no cost to the parents, to meet the unique needs of a child with a disability.
ENDORSEMENTS for FIRST and SECOND HEARINGS:
- Special Education Supervisor – redline and clean versions
- Special Education Generalist – redline and clean versions
- Special Education Deaf or Hard of Hearing Education – redline and clean versions
- Special Education Early Childhood Special Education – redline and clean versions
- Special Education Early Intervention Specialist – redline and clean versions
- Special Education Behavior Intervention Specialist – redline and clean versions
- Special Education Visual Impairment – redline and clean versions
- Audiologist – redline and clean versions (Grade Level Change Only)
- Orientation and Mobility Specialist – redline and clean versions (Grade Level Change Only)
- Speech – Language Pathologist – redline and clean versions (Grade Level Change Only)
- Speech Language Technician – redline and clean versions (Grade Level Change Only)
- School Psychologist – redline and clean versions (Grade Level Change Only)
ENDORSEMENTS for FINAL HEARING:
All Special Education Endorsements listed above
ENDORSEMENTS TO BE ELIMINATED:
- Special Education Functional Academic Skills and Independent Living Specialist
- Special Education Inclusion and Collaboration Specialist
- Secondary Transition Specialist
- Vocational Special Needs
- Adapted Physical Education
MINUTES FROM LAST FULL COUNCIL MEETING and LAST EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING – printing optional
NCTE Full Council Meeting Minutes – October 14, 2022 Meeting
Standing Committee Minutes from October 14, 2022 Meeting:
NCTE Executive Committee Minutes – December 9, 2022
MATERIALS FOR MEETING DISCUSSION and ACTIVITIES
Nebraska Ready: PK-12 Policy Priorities
MATERIALS FOR REVIEW – printing optional
Standing Committee Protocol Document
Rule 20 – Regulations for the Approval of Teacher Education Programs
Rule 21 – Issuance of Certificates and Permits to Teach, Provide Special Services, and Administer in Nebraska Schools
Rule 23 – Regulations for the Basic Skills Competency Testing of Teachers and Administrators
Rule 24 – Regulations for Certificate Endorsements
OPEN MEETINGS INFORMATION:
Open Meetings Act – 2019
Executive Order No. 20-03 on Public Meetings
Attorney General Guidance on Executive Order No. 20-03
NCTE MEETING DATES in 2022-2023:
NCTE Full Council Meetings — October 14, 2022 || February 17, 2023 || June 9, 2023
NCTE Executive Council Meetings — August 12, 2022 || December 9, 2022 || April 14, 2023