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Votes at a glance: State Board approves attendance resolution, McKinney-Vento grants, rule changes and several contracts
Summary
At its Sept. 5 meeting the Nebraska State Board of Education approved a set of resolutions, grants, rule revisions and contract authorizations, including a proclamation for Attendance Awareness Month and funding approvals for literacy, homeless-student services and SLDS activities.
What the board approved (select actions from the Sept. 5 meeting)
- Attendance awareness resolution (Agenda item 2.2): The board adopted a resolution proclaiming September as Attendance Awareness Month and commencing the Nebraska Every Day Counts campaign. The motion passed on a roll call vote with seven affirmative votes and one absence. The resolution cites chronic absenteeism as missing 10% of membership time and noted the Department’s commitment to halving chronic absenteeism by 2030.
- McKinney-Vento grants (Agenda item 7.2.d): The board authorized the commissioner to approve McKinney-Vento grant allocations for the 2025–26 school year. NDE’s McKinney-Vento state coordinator, Anne Carmoney, explained districts commonly use funds for a dedicated liaison for homeless students and for transportation;…
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