June 10, 2026 at 6:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

The formation of public policy is public business and may not be conducted in secret.  Every meeting of the Norris Board shall be open to the public and abide by the Nebraska Open Meetings Act, a copy of which is available for inspection at our meeting site.

The Norris School District, in collaboration with our communities and families, provides a safe, positive environment that empowers students to grow, explore, and engage into lifelong learners and responsible, productive citizens.

• June 11th - NASB School Law Seminar (Jim, Gary, Rhonda and Steph) 

• June 29th - Norris Education Foundation Golf Tournament 

• June 15th - 24th - Board of Education Self Assessment Window 

• July 8th - Board Retreat + Regular Board of Education Meeting

• July 9th - ALICAP Summer Workshop (Gary, Rhonda and Sean) 

• August 13th - First Day of School

National Speech & Debate Association Student Achievements: Members earn recognition through points and degrees in the NSDA Honor Society. Each new degree represents hours of learning, practice, and improvement. Congratulations to Ash Lau, Sydnee Patras, and Audrey Davis on earning Superior Distinction!

• Member - Less than 25 pints
• Merid - 25 points
• Honor - 75 points
• Excellence - 150 points
• Distinction - 250 points
• Special Distrinction - 500 points
• Superior Distinction - 750 points
• Outstanding Distinction - 1,000 points
• Premier Distinction - 1,500 points

State Tennis: Congratulations to the Girls Tennis Team, which finished 6th at State! Single/double accomplishments include:

• #2 Doubles - Claire Oelke & Macie Wiles - 3rd Place
• #2 Singles - Shaylee Fix - 6th Place
• #1 Doubles - Myra Carlow & Kylie Rowland - 4th Place

• Landri Gates - 2nd Place Long Jump, 3rd Place 200M Dash, 5th Place 100m Dash
• Kade Foust - 6th PlaceTriple Jump
• Preston Ozenbaugh - 6th Place Shot Put
• Eleanor Stump - 8th Place High Jump
• Beckett Behrens - 7th Place High Jump
• Boys 4x8 7th Place (Michael Voss, Myles Hernandez, Hunter Dilley, Sam Robinson)
• Luke Findley - 5th Place 100M Dash, 7th, 200M Dash
• Noah Waddell - 8th Place 100M Dash, 8th 200M Dash 
• 4x100 3rd Place (Noah Waddel, Chris Garner Jr., Beckett Behrens, Luke Findley)

• Peggy Onwiler - Kindergarten (1 Year Only)

• Lisa Carlson - Kindergarten 

• Policy 1110 (Bulletin Boards): LB 429 added new requirements for "equal access" to teachers by professional organizations and teacher associations. Policy 1110 has been updated to ensure that qualifying organizations and associations are granted such access under the new law. 
• Policy 3560 (Records Management and Disposition): LB 596 updated references in the record retention laws to better reflect current technology and electronic storage capabilities. Policy 3560 has been updated to reflect these changes. 
• Policy 5004 (Full-time and Part-time Enrollment): LB 937 refined the part-time enrollment statutes to provide greater flexibility for students participating in national and state activities such as FFA.
• Policy 5005 (Student Residence, Admission and Contracting for Educational Services): LB 937 imposes a new requirement that school districts may not disenroll a student who is the subject of a DHHS investigation. Under this new law, if DHHS notifies a school district that a student may be the victim of abuse or neglect, the district cannot facilitate a student's withdrawal or transfer to a different school. If a parent or guardian attempts to withdraw or transfer the student during this period, the district must notify DHHS. 
• Policy 5006 (Option Enrollment): LB 653 amended the option enrollment statutes by requiring the "automatic" acceptance of siblings of option students currently enrolled in a district. Policy 5006 has been updated to reflect this new requirement.
• Appendix to Policy 5006 (Option Resolution): Similar to the changes made in Policy 5006, the Option Resolution has been updated to reflect the change in LB 653 that removes capacity limitations for option siblings. 
• Policy 5008 (Attendance): LB 937 amended the student attendance laws to provide that a documented absence from a credentialed health professional shall excuse a student's absence for that day and not count toward a student's truancy accumulation. 
• Policy 5101 (Student Discipline): LB 653 amended the Student Discipline Act and requires two changes to board policy. First, LB 653 created an exception to the prohibition on suspending young students. Previously, PK-2 students could only be suspended for bringing a firearm or deadly weapon to school. Now, a PK-2 student can be suspended for violent behavior. In addition, LB 653 amends the notice requirements for student discipline letters.
• Policy 5209 (School Library Materials and Parent Access): Under the new law, before the 2026-27 school year begins, every public school district must adopt a Board Policy that: 
  • Requires a "catalog" of all books in the school district's library. The "catalog" must be categorized by school building and accessible for viewing by a student's educational decision maker; and 
  • Allows educational decision makers to be notified when their student checks out a book from the school library, including the book's name, author, and due date. 
• Policy 5671 (Graduation): Last year, LB 296 amended Nebraska's graduation statute to provide an exception for students who, at some point during their high school career, were under the supervision of a juvenile court. 
• Policy 7001 (Annual Organizational Meeting): LB 596 allows each board to designate the method by which they will give advanced public notice of board meetings. The method must be noted in the meeting minutes. At the annual organizational meeting, each board should approve (and note in the minutes) the designated method of giving notice, such as on the district's website or posting in conspicuous places within the district. 
• Policy 7021 (Designated Method of Giving Notice of Meetings): LB 596 amends the Open Meetings Act's notice requirements. Previously, notices of board meetings were required to be published in the newspaper, with several exceptions. Now, notices of regular meetings only need to be published four times per year. Schools that wish to continue publishing monthly notices in the newspaper are free to continue doing so.

• Policy 3130 (Purchasing Policy): The Purchasing Policy is important to ensure that Boards have oversight of large purchases in the District, while affording the administration the flexibility to make smaller purchases when needed. However, Policy 3130 does not delineate between purchasing products and expending district funds for ongoing service or renewals previously approved (such as utility bills, insurance renewals, and so forth). To better address the distinctions between these scenarios, each Board may consider updating Policy 3130.

For the 2026-2027 school year, we are recommending no increase to breakfast and lunch prices. This decision is recommended based on the conversation Mr. Molloy had with representatives from Lunchtime Solutions. In speaking to Lunchtime Solutions, Mr. Molloy learned that with no increase, Lunchtime Solutions projects a minimal district outcome next school year, based on the Paid Lunch Equity Tool. Due to our lunch fund having a higher than acceptable balance, Mr. Molloy submitted a "spend down plan" to NDE. Included in the plan is that the district will offset meal prices using excess funds. 

• Breakfast - $2.40
• Lunch
  • K-5 - $3.20
  • 6-12 - $3.40

• Breakfast - $2.80
• Lunch - $4.75

• Breakfast - $2.40
• Lunch
  • K-5 - $3.20
  • 6-12 - $3.40

• Breakfast - $2.80
• Lunch - $4.75