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State Board approves dyslexia resolution, budget request and several contracts; votes at a glance
Summary
At its Oct. 3 meeting in Fremont the State Board of Education adopted a resolution recognizing October as Dyslexia Awareness Month, approved the 2025-26 deficit budget request, approved multiple contracts including a program-quality anchor and the eKIDS authorization, and approved subject-area exam score changes for temporary certificates.
The Nebraska State Board of Education adopted a set of motions on Oct. 3, 2025, settling a set of resolutions, budget authorization and contract approvals.
Dyslexia awareness resolution: Sherry Jones read a resolution recognizing October as Dyslexia Awareness Month, citing scientific understanding and prevalence estimates (the resolution references that dyslexia "affects 80 to 90 percent of all individuals with a learning disability" and "as many as 1 out of every 5 individuals"). A motion to adopt passed by roll call: 7 yes, 1 absent, and the resolution was adopted.
Consent agenda: The board moved and seconded adoption of the consent agenda; the motion passed by roll call (7 yes, 1 absent).
Budget request: The board authorized the commissioner to submit the 2025-26 deficit budget request on a motion that passed by roll call (7 yes, 1 absent).
Contracts: The board approved a contract for a program-quality anchor for Results Matter and Step Up To Quality (motion passed 7-0 with one absence). Separately, the board authorized the commissioner to contract for services for the early-childhood integrated data system (eKIDS); that motion passed 6 yes, 1 no, 1 absent after staff explained data sources and safeguards.
Certification changes: The planning and evaluation committee's recommendation to approve subject-area examinations and passing scores for temporary certificates was adopted by the full board (7 yes, 1 absent).
Vote record and implications: Where roll-call results were read, the recording secretary reported board member responses individually. The board's votes advance NDE staff authority to execute the authorized contracts and to proceed with budget submission steps; where the eKIDS vote passed, board members asked for follow-up reporting on data-sharing agreements and security measures. No ordinance numbers or contract dollar amounts were specified in meeting remarks; such details were not read into the record during the meeting.
Next steps: NDE staff will follow up with contract negotiations and are expected to report back to the board on details and security safeguards. Materials indicate an interim legislative study (LR205) may be scheduled by the Education Committee in the coming months; NDE staff said that scheduling is controlled by the committee chair.
