Education Council Archived Meeting

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October 13, 2021 Meeting Agenda

Wednesday, October 13, 2021, at 1:00 PM CT
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Time Subject Speaker
1:00 PM 1. Call to Order, Electronic Posting, Location of Open Meeting Law Documents, Roll Call, Introductions Co-Chair
1:05 PM 2. Consider approval of the Agenda for the October 13, 2021, meeting* Co-Chair
1:08 PM 3. Consider approval of the Minutes from the 9/1/2021 meeting* Co-Chair
1:10 PM 4. Public Comment 1:15 PM
1:15PM 5. Nebraska Broadband Bridge Program
A. Applications
B. Procedural Schedule
C. Robbins
1:30 PM 6. U.S. Treasury Capital Projects Funding for Nebraska
A. U.S. Treasury Guidance--a Summary
B. U.S. Treasury Capital Projects Guidance
T. Rolfes
1:45 PM 7. Network Nebraska and Digital Education Action Items (pp 23-32)
A. Network Nebraska Update: 1) Future Network; 2) Communications; 3) Advanced Services
B. Digital Education Update: 1) Disseminate Information; 2) Equity of Access
Co-Chairs
2:15 PM 8. Subsector Reports--Infrastructure and/or application adjustments in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
A. University of Nebraska
B. Nebraska State Colleges
C. Nebraska Community Colleges
D. Nebraska Independent Colleges and Universities
E. Public K-12 and ESUs
F. Private/Denominational K-12
G. Nebraska Public Media
H. Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education
I. Nebraska Department of Education
Co-Chair
2:45 PM 9. Other Business/Announcements
A. Rural Broadband Task Force Meeting on 10/18/2021 at Varner Hall in Lincoln
B. NITC Meeting on 11/4/2021 in Lincoln
C. Other
Co-Chair
2:50 PM 10. Agenda Items for the 12/15/2021 Meeting Co-Chair
2:55 PM 11. Consider location(s) for the 12/15/2021 Meeting Co-Chair
3:00 PM 12. Adjournment Co-Chair

* Indicates an expected action item.

The Council will attempt to adhere to the sequence of the published agenda, but reserves the right to adjust the order of items as necessary and may elect to take action on any of the listed items.

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