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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  

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:

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

NCTE Organizational Policies

Standing Committee Roster

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

Updated January 24, 2023 12:33pm