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Votes at a glance: State Board of Education, Jan. 9, 2026
Summary
Board approved the consent agenda (without item 6.3a), authorized multiple contracts and budgets, adopted revisions to rules 13 and 51, and approved an amendment to expand a school improvement contract (5–2).
Key formal actions taken by the State Board of Education on Jan. 9, 2026:
- Consent agenda adopted without item 6.3a (motion carried; roll call 7 yes, 1 absent).
- Motion adopted to authorize the commissioner to contract for federal IDEA and early childhood data application development (roll call 7 yes, 1 absent).
- Motion adopted to authorize the commissioner to contract for the Nebraska Inclusive Systems capacity project (7 yes, 1 absent).
- Motion adopted to approve the 2025–26 trust fund budget for the Nebraska Center for the Education of Children Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired (NCECBVI) (7 yes, 1 absent).
- Motion adopted to adopt proposed revisions to rule 13 (exempting certain schools where parents choose alternatives) (7 yes, 1 absent).
- Motion adopted to adopt proposed revisions to rule 51 (special education regulations; revisions prompted by a federal report) (7 yes, 1 absent).
- Motion adopted to amend and expand a contract to support teams for improvement to increase math and literacy outcomes (roll call 5 yes, 2 no, 1 absent). The two recorded no votes were Kirk Penner and Lisa Schonhoff.
Notes: Roll‑call tallies and the names associated with recorded votes were read into the record for each motion where the recording secretary completed the roll. Where the transcript did not present a mover or second by name, the motion text and roll calls are presented as recorded in meeting minutes.
