So far, the committee has developed drafts of a vision statement, mission statement and three general goals.

In late May, Sullivan sent out an email asking Nebraskans to respond to an online survey about the draft statements. She encouraged people to forward the email to friends, neighbors and colleagues.

“We want all Nebraskans to be part of a thoughtful conversation about education,” she said.

Education groups are helping distribute the survey. The Lincoln Public Schools forwarded the email to parents of district students. OPS posted the email on its district website.

The process also will include three public hearings across the state. The hearings, which have yet to be scheduled, are to be in a variety of educational situations, such as large school districts and smaller, rural ones.

State Sen. Al Davis of Hyannis, a committee member, said the critical parts of the process will come as the committee works on more specific goals, objectives, priorities and strategies.

“All of us on the committee recognize there are things that need to be modified in the way we educate people,” he said. “When we are talking about pre-K to age 90, we’re talking about a huge scope.”