Thursday, March
10, 2011; 1:30PM CT
Technology Park
Auditorium, 4701 Innovation Drive, Lincoln
VOTING MEMBERS/ALTERNATES PRESENT:
Dr. Michael Chipps, Mid-Plains Community College
Mr. Ron Cone, ESU 10
Mr. Stephen Hamersky,
Omaha Gross High School
Mr. Ed Hoffman, Nebraska State College System
Ms. Yvette Holly, University of Nebraska
Medical Center
Mr. Jeff Johnson, Centennial Public Schools
Mr. Ken Clipperton, Alt. for Chuck Lenosky, Creighton University
Mr. Jeff Stanley, Conestoga Public Schools
Dr. Bob Uhing, ESU 1
LIAISONS/ALTERNATE MEMBERS PRESENT: Mr. Gary Targoff,
NET; Ms. SuAnn Witt, Alt. for Mike Kozak, NDE; Ms. Kathleen Fimple, Alt. for
Marshall Hill, Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education; Ms. Lois Dietsch, Seward Public Schools; and John Stritt, ESU 10
MEMBERS/LIAISONS ABSENT: Mr. Arnold Bateman, University of Nebraska;
Mr. Clark Chandler, Nebraska Wesleyan; Ms. Brenda Decker, DAS-CIO; Dr. Terry Haack,
Bennington Public Schools; Mr. Leonard Hartman, Alliance Public Schools; Mr. John
Dunning, Wayne State College; Mr. Craig Pease, Ashland-Greenwood Public
Schools; and Mr. Randy Schmailzl, Metropolitan
Community College
CALL
TO ORDER, ELECTRONIC POSTING, LOCATION OF OPEN MEETING LAW DOCUMENTS, ROLL
CALL, INTRODUCTIONS
Co-Chair, Dr. Chipps, called the
meeting to order at 1:44. There were 8
members present at the time of roll call.
A quorum existed to conduct official business. The meeting notice was posted
to the Nebraska Public Meeting Calendar on February 24, 2011.
The meeting agenda was posted to the NITC Web site March 7, 2011. A copy
of the Nebraska Open Meetings Laws was at the head table.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA FOR
THE MARCH 10, 2011 MEETING
Dr.
Uhing moved to approve the March 10, 2010 agenda as presented. Mr. Hoffman
seconded. Roll call vote: Chipps-Yes, Hamersky-Yes,
Hoffman-Yes, Holly-Yes, Johnson-Yes, Clipperton-Yes, Stanley-Yes, and Uhing-Yes.
Results: Yes-8, No-0,
Abstained-0. Motion carried.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MINUTES
FROM THE JANUARY 14, 2011 MEETING
Mr.
Johnson moved to approve the January 14, 2011 minutes as presented. Mr. Hamersky seconded. Roll call vote: Uhing-Yes, Stanley-Yes, Clipperton-Yes,
Johnson-Yes, Holly-Yes, Hoffman-Yes, Hamersky-Yes, and
Chipps-Yes.
Results: Yes-8, No-0, Abstained-0. Motion carried.
PUBLIC
COMMENT
There was no public comment.
Mr. Cone and Mr. Stritt
arrived at the meeting at 1:58pm.
VIRTUAL
SCHOOL UPDATE
In the January State of State
address, Governor Heineman proposed the formation of
a virtual school for Nebraska to be implemented by Fall
2011. The Nebraska Department of Education
(NDE) has been designated to spearhead this initiative. NDE has been holding meetings with
stakeholders. At the initial January 27 meeting,
it was decided to form a task force to discuss the development of a virtual
school and to develop a white paper. The
draft white paper will be presented at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow at the meeting of the
Task Force to be held at the NET Board Room.
Some of the issues, concerns and
questions from Council members included the following:
·
The creation of a new entity rather
than expand on what is currently in existence.
·
Possible tuition costs to schools
·
Possible effects on dual enrollment
·
Determining the unmet curriculum and
course needs, how those needs are to be identified and by whom
·
Race-to-the-Top grant
The states of Alabama and Florida,
as well as the City of Las Vegas, have virtual schools. Mr. Targoff stated that it is his impression
that the Task Force does not want to reinvent the wheel. Mr. Rolfes indicated it is too early to tell
how much, or if, the NITC or the NITC Education Council will be involved.
Virtual school development will affect the Education Council goals and action
items.
It was suggested to invite Mike
Kozak from NDE to the next meeting to provide a more detailed update of Virtual
School.
LEGISLATIVE
UPDATE - 2011 INTRODUCED BILLS (UPDATED
REPORT)
The following bills passed on final reading:
·
LB 331, Change provisions relating to an educational
telecommunications network, Introduced by the Education Committee to
amend N.R.S. 79-1316(1), Hearing Date:
Monday January 24, 2011; Location: Room 1525; Time: 1:30 PM, [Passed on final
reading 46-0-3 on March 4, 2011]
·
LB 333, Change allocation provisions relating to the
Education Innovation Fund Introduced by the Education Committee to amend N.R.S.
9-812 (4c, 4d, 4e) Hearing Date: Monday
January 24, 2011; Location: Room 1525; Time: 1:30 PM, [Amended by AM
261, AM 367, AM 497; Passed on final reading 44-0-5 on March 9, 2011]
The following bill is scheduled for Hearing:
·
LB 58, Provide for a study of dual-enrollment courses and
career academies, Introduced
by Senator Adams to amend N.R.S. 85-1412(16), Hearing Date: Tuesday March 15, 2011; Location: Room 1525; Time: 1:30 PM
The following bills are still in the Education
Committee:
·
LB 123, Provide for disciplinary actions and policies
relating to cyber-bullying, Introduced by Senator Heidemann
to amend N.R.S. 79-2,137(2)Hearing
Date: Tuesday January 18, 2011; Location: Room 1525; Time: 1:30 PM
·
LB 381, Change provisions relating to educational service
units, Introduced
by Speaker Flood, on behalf of the Governor, to amend N.R.S. 79-1202 (Section
7), Hearing Date: Monday February 7,
2011; Location: Room 1524; Time: 1:30 PM
·
LB 446, Change duties and funding provisions relating to
educational service units Introduced by Senator Adams to amend N.R.S. 79-1217(7),
79-1243.01(2i), 79-1243.01(8) Hearing
Date: Monday February 14, 2011; Location: Room 1525; Time: 1:30 PM
·
LB 403, Change allocation of the Excellence in Teaching
Cash Fund Introduced
by Senator Council to amend N.R.S. 9-812 (4h), Hearing Date: Monday February 14, 2011; Location: Room 1525; Time: 1:30
PM
The following bill is still in the Government
Committee:
·
LB 444, Provide methods for notice under the Open
Meetings Act, Introduced
by Senator Avery to amend N.R.S. 84-1411(1), Hearing Date: Wednesday January 26, 2011; Location: Room 1507; Time: 1:30
PM,
The following bill is still in the Appropriations
Committee:
·
LB 378, Provide for fund transfers and change provisions
relating to various funds, Introduced by Speaker Flood, on behalf of the Governor, Hearing Date: Monday February 7, 2011;
Location: Room 1524; Time: 1:30 PM, [Still in Appropriations Committee]
The following bill is indefinitely postponed:
·
LB 150, Provide for posting of notices for public
meetings, Introduced
by Senator Lathrop to amend N.R.S. 84-1411(1), Hearing Date: Wednesday January 26, 2011; Location: Room 1507; Time: 1:30
PM
NETWORK
NEBRASKA ADVISORY GROUP, John Stritt
(February 2, 2011 Meeting Notes and March 1, 2011 Meeting Notes)
Since the last Education Council
meeting, the NNAG has created the following subcommittees:
·
2011-12 Network Nebraska Budget. Deb
Schroeder will chair this group. Discussions
have been occurring and will continue.
·
SNDLC Pilot Project. John Stritt will
chair this group. Mr. Stritt and Rick Golden have been in communications with
SNDLC regarding the possibility of conducting a pilot project. Mr. Rolfes reported that the CIO has sent the
SNDLC school districts and ESUs an invitation to participate in Network
Nebraska. Grand Island Public Library
has expressed interest in participating in Network Nebraska.
·
IPv6. John Dunning will chair this group. The group is determining what needs to be
done to prepare for IPv6 conversion as a statewide group and as end users.
·
Web Review. Charles Osteen will
chair this group. The group is doing
research on other statewide networks.
·
Membership of Network Nebraska. Mr. Stritt has
requested that a Network Nebraska membership profile template be created that
would describes the guidelines for membership with detailed expectations for
bandwidth, costs, etc.
The next Network Nebraska Advisory
Group meeting will be held in April.
Network Planning for 2011-12. At the CAP
meeting held this Thursday, Ms. Schroeder provided an update on the
budget. For 2011-12, a total of $298,417.20
will be expended for the statewide backbone. E-rate will be filed by March 24, the
nationwide deadline. It is projected that
approximately $191,000 will be received back from E-rate discounts which will lower
the net cost of the backbone to K-12 entities.
The final membership numbers are not in and the Participation Fee budget
has not been developed for 2011-12. All current
partners are returning for another year of Network Nebraska services. Other entities that have expressed interest
are:
·
Hastings College
·
Doane College
·
Metro Community College
Monday, March 21 is the deadline for
entities to declare interest in Network Nebraska membership and return their
Letters of Agency. The current fees are expected
to stay pretty much the same unless a sudden influx of new members happens. By the end of 2011, providers will be bidding
for over 120 WAN circuits and the entire backbone. Council members asked to receive a copy of letter
of invitation that was sent to SNDLC.
Mr. Rolfes will follow-up with this request.
Equipment Reporting. Nebraska Revised Statute 86-520.01 regarding information
technology purchases and reporting requirements was passed in the 2010
legislative session. Below is an excerpt
from the bill:
86-520.01.
Information technology purchases; standards; use of Network Nebraska; notice
required; when (excerpt… An education-related political
subdivision shall provide notice in writing, if required by guidelines
established by the University of Nebraska and the Chief Information Officer for
participation in Network Nebraska, to the distance education director of the
Educational Service Unit Coordinating Council, the University of Nebraska, and
the Chief Information Officer prior to the use of any new or additional
equipment that will impact the use of Network Nebraska by such
education-related political subdivision or other education-related political
subdivisions.
This list of items to be reported was
taken to the Network Nebraska Advisory Group and to the ESU-NOC for their input
and recommendations prior to implementation. New, Additional, or Replaced Equipment or network
changes that need to be reported:
All information submitted will go
into a database. Non-public schools and
independent colleges were also encouraged to use the online reporting form,
although they are not specifically required according to the statute. The question was raised as to when
information should be submitted – at the pre-planning phase, at the time of purchase,
or at the time of implementation. It was
recommended to submit information at pre-planning so that verification of the effect
of the network can be determined.
TASK
GROUP WORK SESSION and
NITC ACTION ITEMS
(Task Group Membership, Action Item Matrix of assignments,
and Action Item Listing)
Emerging Educational Technologies Task Group. Jeff Johnson will co-chair the new task group
with Steve Hamersky.
Mr. Hamersky reported back to the
Council. The Task Group will focus on
two tasks:
·
Review and research how other states
are using emerging technologies in the classroom
·
Research cloud computing and mobile
devices
Other topics and discussed in the
work session were as follows:
·
With all the vast amount of
information available to students via emerging technologies, what is the
“purpose” of schools?
·
Coordinating and sharing resources
to save money for school districts
·
Possibly conduct a survey to solicit
ideas and needs for emerging technologies.
The group will continue working on a
collaborative document to propose goals and new action items.
Governance
Task Group.
Dr. Uhing reported back to the Council. Both goals N2a and N4h have been
met for current year and should continue as is.
The group would like to add two new action items:
·
Support the Network Nebraska
Advisory Group and the Emerging Technologies Task Group
·
Develop benchmarks to evaluate the
effectiveness of the new Virtual School initiative in Nebraska.
Network
Nebraska Services Task Group. Mr. Clipperton reported to the Council.
N2a: This action item has been
completed for current year and should continue as is.
N3a; This action
item should continue as is. Group would
like to see if Network Nebraska can address the last mile for cost
effectiveness to participants.
N4a: This action item should
continue. The Task Group recommended
changing the wording “catalog of services” to “catalog of current services” and
recommended completion by June 2011 to be shared with all Network Nebraska
participants. This goal should continue
as is.
N4b: This action item should
continue as is. The group recommended contacting
the participants to get feedback as to what advanced services they would like
Network Nebraska to provide, as well as to determine what current services they
don’t utilize.
N4h: This action item has been met for
current year and should continue as is.
N4i: This action item has been met for
current year but should continue as is.
D2a: The group recommended that this
action item should be transferred to the Marketing Task Group.
D5: This action item should continue
as is. This will be important to the Virtual
School initiative. The group felt it was
vital to address authentication and identity management.
D6: This action item should continue
as is.
D7: The group recommended that this
action item should be merged with N4b.
Marketing Task Group. Ms. Witt reported to the Council. The group recommended that all five action
items should continue as is: N4e, N4f, N4i, D7, and E1. The marketing survey data has been received
and is currently being analyzed. It is
anticipated that a final draft report will be available by the end of March. Education Council members will receive a copy
of the draft for review prior to the next meeting.
Dr. Chipps asked that council
members get their task group notes to Mr. Rolfes by Tuesday, March 10th,
for inclusion in the minutes.
OTHER/ANNOUNCEMENTS
Nebraska Regional
Broadband Forums. Mr. Rolfes provided
Nebraska Regional Broadband Forum information and dates to the Council members. He encouraged members to attend and share
information from an education perspective.
AGENDA
ITEMS FOR THE 5/XX/2011 MEETING, CONSIDER LOCATION FOR THE 5/XX/2011 MEETING,
AND ADJOURNMENT
The next meeting of the NITC
Education Council will be held May 10th, 1-3:30 p.m. The location will be determined. Agenda items will include:
·
Virtual School Report
·
Google Applications
·
Network Nebraska
·
Postsecondary Student Information
System
Mr.
Johnson moved to adjourn. Mr. Clipperton
seconded. All were in favor. Motion
carried.
Meeting minutes were taken by Lori
Lopez Urdiales and reviewed by Tom Rolfes, Office of the CIO/NITC.