February 16, 2022 Education Council Meeting Agenda
February 16, 2022 Education Council Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, February 16, 2022, at 9:00 AM CT
Host Locations:
ESU 9, 5807 Osborne Drive West, Hastings, NE;
Wayne State College CB 142, 704 Lindahl Drive, Wayne, NE
A Zoom link will be provided to members of the public upon request to tom.rolfes@nebraska.gov.
Nebraska Open Meetings Act
Meeting Documents
| Time | Agenda Item | Presented By |
| 9:00 AM | 1. Call to Order, Electronic Posting, Location of Open Meeting Law Documents, Roll Call, Introductions | Co-Chair |
| 9:05 AM | 2. Consider approval of the Agenda for the February 16, 2022 meeting* | Co-Chair |
| 9:08 AM | 3. Consider approval of the Minutes from the 12/15/2021 meeting* | Co-Chair |
| 9:10 AM | 4. Public Comment | Co-Chair |
| 9:15 AM | 5. Legislative Update | T. Rolfes/B. Brown |
| 9:30 AM | 6. Federal funding update | T. Rolfes |
| 9:40 AM | 7. NITC Action Items A. Action Item Update B. Discussion-Member/Alternate/Liaison Engagement |
Co-Chairs |
| 10:00 AM | 8. Network Nebraska Update A. ConnectED Nebraska, powered by eduroam B. Cybersecurity Awareness and Training C. RFP 6616 D. U.S. Treasury Capital Projects Funding |
T. Rolfes, Co-Chairs |
| 10:20 AM | 9. Digital Education Update A. Speed Test and Mapping Initiative B. Equity of Internet Access C. Cybersecurity Awareness and Training |
T. Rolfes, Co-Chairs |
| 10:40 AM | 10. Subsector Reports 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 |
| 11:00 AM | 11. Other Business/Announcements A. NITC Meeting on 3/10/2022 at 10:00 AM B. Rural Broadband Task Force meeting on 3/18/2022 at 1:30 PM C. Other |
Co-Chair |
| 11:05 AM | 12. Agenda Items for the TUESDAY, 4/19/2022 Meeting | Co-Chair |
| 11:10 AM | 13. Consider location(s) for the 4/19/2022 Meeting | Co-Chair |
| 11:15 AM | 14. 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.
The NITC Education Council wishes to thank staff of the NITC for helping to arrange the December 15, 2021 meeting.
NITC Education Council Homepage
Meeting Notice Posted to the Nebraska Public Meeting Calendar 2/11/2022
Agenda Posted to the NITC Website 2/11/2022