Education Council

Agenda

February 16, 2022 Meeting Agenda

Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at 9:00AM 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.

Open Meetings Act (PDF - 11 pgs, 234KB)

Meeting Documents (PDF)


9:00AM	1. Call to Order, Electronic Posting, Location of Open Meeting Law Documents, Roll Call, Introductions	Co-Chair
9:05AM	2. Consider approval of the Agenda for the February 16, 2022 meeting*	Co-Chair
9:08AM	3. Consider approval of the Minutes from the 12/15/2021 meeting*	Co-Chair
9:10AM	4. Public Comment	Co-Chair
9:15AM	5. Legislative Update	T. Rolfes/B. Brown
9:30AM	6. Federal funding update	T. Rolfes
9:40AM	7. NITC Action Items A. Action Item Update B. Discussion-Member/Alternate/Liaison Engagement	Co-Chairs
10:00AM	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
10:20AM	9. Digital Education Update A. Speed Test and Mapping Initiative B. Equity of Internet Access C. Cybersecurity Awareness and Training	T. Rolfes, Co-Chairs
10:40AM	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 10:00am B. Rural Broadband Task Force meeting on 3/18/2022 at 1:30pm 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 if necessary and may elect to take action on any of the items listed.

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 Web site 2/11/2022

February 16, 2022 Meeting Agenda

9:00AM

1. Call to Order, Electronic Posting, Location of Open Meeting Law Documents, Roll Call, Introductions

Co-Chair

9:05AM

2. Consider approval of the Agenda for the February 16, 2022 meeting*

Co-Chair

9:08AM

3. Consider approval of the Minutes from the 12/15/2021 meeting*

Co-Chair

9:10AM

4. Public Comment

Co-Chair

9:15AM

5. Legislative Update

T. Rolfes/B. Brown

9:30AM

6. Federal funding update

T. Rolfes

9:40AM

7. NITC Action Items

A. Action Item Update

B. Discussion-Member/Alternate/Liaison Engagement

Co-Chairs

10:00AM

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

10:20AM

9. Digital Education Update

A. Speed Test and Mapping Initiative

B. Equity of Internet Access

C. Cybersecurity Awareness and Training

T. Rolfes, Co-Chairs

10:40AM

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 10:00am

B. Rural Broadband Task Force meeting on 3/18/2022 at 1:30pm

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