July 9, 2025 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.

• Wednesday, August 13, 2025 - Regular Board Meeting @ 6:00 PM
• Monday, August 25, 2025 - Budget Workshop and Goals @ 6:00 PM
• Tuesday, August 26, 2025 - Area Membership Meeting (York) 
• Wednesday, September 10, 2025 - Regular Board Meeting @ 6:00 PM 

• Monday August 25, 2025 @ 6:00 PM
  • Budget Workshop and Goals 
• Wednesday, September 10, 2025 @ 6:00 PM 
  • Tax Request Hearing and Budget Hearing
  • Regular Board Meeting 

• Policies 1200, 4003, and 5401 - AM 1617 to LB 150 updates Nebraska's Fair Employment Practice Act to add "military or veteran status" as a protected class. As a result, our nondiscrimination policies have been updated to add this new protected class. 
• Policies 3131 ("Procurement Plan") & 3132 ("Internal Controls) - Several bidding references were updated in the federal regulations governing grants and federal audit requirement these policies have been updated to reflect these changes, as well as adding  new preference for veteran-owned businesses. 
• Policy 3410 ("Safe Driving Record for Drivers") - NDE Rule 91 requires a medical exam for drivers of small vehicles (vans and cars with 10 passengers or less) when driving routes, but not for activities-only drivers. In other words, a small vehicle driver of a regular pick-up/drop-off route must have a medical exam; but a coach that drives a small vehicle only to activities does not. Policy 3410 has been updated to clarify Rule 91's requirements. 
• Policy 4009 ("Drug and Substance Use and Abuse")  - Updates in federal driving requirements (relating to alcohol and drug reporting to the federal Clearinghouse) require adding language to this policy for bus drivers. 
• Policy 5001 ("Admission") - LB 143 tweaked the student admission statutes for military families. Neb. Rev. Stat. 79-215 now requires a school to provisionally enroll a student if the student's family resides on a federally owned facility within the District. Policy 5001 has been updated to make this clearer. 
• Policy 5101 ("Student Discipline") - There are three main changes to this policy. 
  • New Dress Code: Two years ago, LB 298 imposed a new dress code policy requirement. However, an analysis of the text of this new statutory mandate shows how contradictory and convoluted the statutory directives appear to encompass.  With all of this confusion in mind, Perry has updated the "dress code" component of our Student Discipline Act to try and keep the required changes as straightforward as possible, while complying with the law that dictates that a school dress code cannot be used to discriminate against any student. 
  • Cell phones: LB 140 requires all schools to adopt a "cell phone" policy before the beginning of the 2025-26 school year. (The new, required policy is listed as Policy 6113.) Policy 5101 has been updated to clearly reference the new cell phone law and student disciplinary consequences. 
  • Added Language About "Deep Fakes": Finally, in light of the increase in "deep fakes," this Policy has been updated to add language that students can be disciplined for deep fake images of students or staff. As noted below, LB 383 criminalizes "deep fakes" in certain situations, but having clear language in board policy can help school administrators better address concerns within the school setting. 
• Policy 5004 ("Full-time and Part-time Enrollment")  - LB 306 updates the part-time enrollment statutes to provide more options for non-public schools to participate in extracurricular activities. LB 306's language is subject to differing interpretations, especially after the Legislature changed the part-time statutes to address these same concerns two years ago. School administrators will need to familiarize themselves with these new rules before the 2025-26 school year. 
• Policy 5103 ("Extracurricular Activity Discipline") - For the same reasons listed in the changes to Policy 5101, the reference to dress code violations have been removed. 
• Policy 5201 ("Promotion and Retention") and (New ) Policy 5201x ("Request to Repeat Grade Form") - Last year, the Legislature adopted a new law that allows parents to require their student to repeat a grade if the student qualifies under the statutory criteria. To apply to repeat a grade, a parent must submit a form prescribed by NDE. We have updated the new statutory reference to Policy 5201 and added that form as Policy 5201x. 
• Policy 5202z ("Notification of Rights Under FERPA") - Within the past year, the U.S. Department of Education issued a "Model Notice" to update parents' rights under FERPA. To remain consistent with DOE's guidance, we have updated this policy. 
• Policy 5301 ("Association Activities") - LB 89 requires each school board to adopt a policy designating each school-sponsored interscholastic athletic team or sport as either biologically male, female, or co-ed. The bill does not require each sport or team listed in the Policy. In turn, we added language to Policy 5301 to authorize the Superintendent to make the required designations. 
• Policy 5414 ("Identification of Learners with High Ability") - We realized this Policy may no longer be accurate or current with your district's practices. As a result, we revised the Policy to give school administrators more discretion in developing criteria to identify high-ability learners. 
• (New) Policy 5507 ("Foster Care Student Transportation") - NDE audits have frequently requested information about the District's foster care transportation. The Every Student Succeeds Act only requires a school district to have "procedures" (not requiring board approval). Policy 5507 memorializes our foster care transportation requirements. 
• (New) Policy 6113 ("Electronic Communication Devices and Cell Phones") - For the same reasons listed in the changes to Policy 5101, LB 140's cell phone requirements have been added to this new policy. 
• (New) Policy 6931 ("Behavioral Intervention and Classroom Management") - Two years ago, the Legislature passed LB 1329, which in part required each school to adopt a policy on "behavioral intervention management, classroom management, and removal of a student from a classroom in school." By August 1st, 2025, each school must adopt a policy "consistent with or comparable to the model policy." To ensure compliance with this new accreditation requirement, Policy 6931 largely mirrors the State Board's model policy.