April 13, 2026 at 5:30 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. Date Public Notice appeared in the Norfolk Daily News:
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2. Call to Order
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The Norfolk Public School District's Board of Education meeting is called to order.
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2.1. Roll Call
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If any board member is absent, there will need to be a motion to excuse the absence.
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2.2. Declaration of a Legal Meeting
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This is a legal meeting of the board of education, as advertised by the means specified in board policy. A complete copy of the Open Meetings Act is posted in the board room for your review. A copy of the agenda is available at the desk of the recording secretary.
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3. Pledge of Allegiance
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Please stand and join us in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.
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4. Presentations & Special Recognition
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4.1. Focus on the Students
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Norfolk High School
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5. Public Comments & Communication
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This is the time during the meeting when the public may request to address the Board. According to state law, if you wish to comment you must identify yourself, including your address, the name of the organization you represent and the topic that you wish to address. "Public Comment" cards are located at the Media table, in the back of the room. Please pick up a card and provide the required information, if you plan to speak. Each individual’s comments will be limited to five minutes.
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6. Information and Discussion Items
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6.1. Finance & Facilities Report
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General Fund = $737,255.32 Nutrition Fund = $282,440.90 Subsidiary Fund = $106,385.98 Special Building Fund = $19,926.00 Senior High Activity Fund = $60,035.99 March 2026 Senior High Activity Fund = $12,880.00 Junior High Activity Fund = $7,639.05 March 2026 Junior High Activity Fund = $800.00 Student Fee Fund = $2,159.77 All of these claims were reviewed earlier today by the Finance and Facilities Committee.
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6.2. Teaching & Learning Report
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6.3. Student Programs Report
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6.4. Student Services Report
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6.5. Human Resources & Accreditation Report
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6.6. Superintendent's Report
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6.7. Foreign Exchange Student Policy Discussion
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Policy 5007 - Foreign Exchange Students, attached.
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7. Committee Reports
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7.1. Finance & Facilities Committee Report
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The Finance and Facilities Committee met on April 13th. The committee discussed and reviewed:
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7.2. Policy Committee Report
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Policy Committee meeting minutes from March 16, attached.
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7.3. Government Relations Committee Report
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Minutes from the Committee’s March 30 visit to Lincoln.
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7.4. Activities Committee Report
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Activities committee meeting minutes from April 7, 2026.
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7.5. Norfolk Public Schools Foundation Committee Report
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The Norfolk Public Schools Foundation Board of Directors met March 16th. During the meeting, the board identified a project for the 2026 Norfolk Area Big Give, discussed the status of both the Junior High Auditorium and the Bel Air Elementary School Inclusive Playground projects, and received updates concerning the 2026 Scholarship Program for students. Additionally, the 2027 Norfolk Area United Way Grant Application was approved.
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8. Approve Consent Agenda
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the consent agenda passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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8.1. Minutes of Previous Meetings
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Minutes from the meeting on March 23, 2026 are attached for review.
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8.2. Personnel
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8.2.1. Contract Approval
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Nelson, Cameron
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8.3. Claims
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Attached are the claims. These claims were reviewed earlier by our Finance and Facilities Committee. There are 4 conflict statements that will need to be read prior to voting.
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9. Action Items
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9.1. Discuss, consider and take action to approve the resignation of Charles Hamilton pending the hiring of a suitable replacement
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Charles Hamilton - Social Studies Teacher, Norfolk Senior High
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the resignation of Charles Hamilton pending the hiring of a suitable replacement passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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9.2. Discuss, consider and take action to approve the purchase of K-6 Music Programs
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The music teachers requested purchase of materials that provide a coherent scope and sequence for music classrooms in grades K-6. The teachers engaged in a process of reviewing materials. Quaver was identified as the best program to use in the classroom. Essential Elements was also reviewed and while this program didn’t have resources necessary to use in the classroom it is a great resource for concert music. Currently concert music is purchased individually. A 7 year purchase of Essential Elements will be a net savings to the district compared to purchasing materials individually. The combined cost of purchasing both programs for 7 year subscriptions is $3.00 per student per year. The funds for this purchase will come from the general curriculum budget.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the purchase of K-6 Music Programs - Quaver and Essential Elements Music Programs at a total cost of $51,460.50 passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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9.3. Discuss, consider and take action to approve the purchase of Guidance Curriculum
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K-6 Guidance is in need of a new curriculum resource. Guidance is a special that every student takes in grade K-6. The course focuses on preparing students for success in school and life by teaching them things like working with others, overcoming barriers, time management, organizational and study skills. After a review and pilot process the guidance counselors identified Everyday Speech as the best program to meet their needs. Little Panthers also teaches these skills and they would like to align what is taught at the Preschool with what is taught in K-6. Every teacher at Little Panthers uses this curriculum so a site license will be required to meet the needs of that building. In K-6 individual teacher licenses can be purchased to meet their needs. The average cost in the K-6 is $2.16 per student per year. At Little Panthers the cost is $20.92 per student per year. The higher cost at Little Panthers reflects the number of teachers who use the resource and the amount of time they spend teaching it. Because we are purchasing individual teacher licenses, Everyday Speech will only do a 2 year purchase term. We intend to keep use the program for longer but the Motion will state the cost per year rather than the total cost.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the purchase of Everyday Speech for K-6 Guidance and Little Panthers for a 2 year term at a total cost of $10,253.89 per year passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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9.4. Discuss, consider and take action to approve the bid for the Middle School Cooling Tower Replacement
Rationale:
We received 4 proposals for the Middle School Cooling Tower Replacement. Rasmussen Mechanical provided the low bid $522,880. We will not be needing to add the Alternate, which provided for dehumidification of the gym for the summer as we will handle that ourselves. We have had a great relationship with Rasmussen in the past and they are very familiar with the needs of that Middle School system as it also has a geothermal tie-in that is a bit tricky. Our engineer for this project is confident in Rasmussen's ability to complete this project and so am I. If approved tonight, they will order equipment tomorrow. They hope to start as soon as school gets out and have it up and running by the time school starts in August.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the bid from Rasmussen mechanical for $522,880 for the Middle School Cooling Tower Replacement passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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9.5. Discuss, consider and take action to approve the second and final reading of the reaffirmed 9000's policies - Bylaws of the Board
Rationale:
No changes were made to the following Bylaws of the Board policies. The Policy Committee recommends that they be reaffirmed.
9000 - General Statement 9010 - Limits of Authority 9100 - Legal Description 9110 - Number of Members, Terms of Office 9120 - Officers 9122 - Vice-President 9123 - Treasurer 9124 - Secretary 9125 - Attorney 9126 - Auditor 9127 - Individual Members 9140 - Removal From Office 9141 - Board Member Attendance 9200 - Formulation, Adoption, Amendment of Policies 9210 - Adoption and Amendment of Bylaws 9220 - Approval and Amendment of Administrative Regulations 9300 - Regular Meetings 9301 - Special Meetings 9330 - Parliamentary Procedure 9341 - Voting 9350 - Methods of Operation/Quorum 9360 - Board/School District Records 9370(b) - Closed Sessions
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the second and final reading of the reaffirmed 9000's policies - Bylaws of the Board as presented passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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9.6. Discuss, consider and take action to approve the second and final reading of the revised board policy, 9121 - President
Rationale:
There have been no revisions to the policy since the first reading on March 9th.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the second and final reading of the revised board policy, 9121 - President passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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9.7. Discuss, consider and take action to approve the second and final reading of the revised board policy, 9310 - Advance Delivery of Meeting Materials
Rationale:
There have been no revisions to the policy since the first reading on March 9th.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the second and final reading of the revised board policy, 9310 - Advance Delivery of Meeting Materials passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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9.8. Discuss, consider and take action to approve the second and final reading of the revised board policy, 9320 - Order of Business
Rationale:
There have been no revisions to the policy since the first reading on March 9th.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the second and final reading of the revised board policy, 9320 - Order of Business passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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9.9. Discuss, consider and take action to approve the second and final reading of the revised board policy, 9340 - Minutes
Rationale:
There have been no revisions to the policy since the first reading on March 9th.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the second and final reading of the revised board policy, 9340 - Minutes passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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9.10. Discuss, consider and take action to approve the second and final reading of the revised board policy, 9370(a) - Open Sessions
Rationale:
There have been no revisions to the policy since the first reading on March 9th.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the second and final reading of the revised board policy, 9370(a) - Open Sessions passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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9.11. Discuss, consider and take action to approve the first reading of the revised board policy, 1040 - Annual Report
Rationale:
The Policy Committee reviewed this policy and recommends the proposed revisions provided by the District’s legal counsel.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the first reading of the revised board policy, 1040 - Annual Report passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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9.12. Discuss, consider and take action to approve the first reading of the revised board policy, 3540 – Bidding Construction Projects
Rationale:
The Policy Committee reviewed this policy and recommends the proposed revisions provided by the District’s legal counsel.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the first reading of the revised board policy, 3540 - Bidding Construction Projects passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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9.13. Discuss, consider and take action to approve the first reading of the revised board policy, 5601 – Asthma, Anaphylaxis and Allergic Reaction Protocol
Rationale:
The Policy Committee reviewed this policy and recommends the proposed revisions provided by the District’s legal counsel.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the first reading of the revised board policy, 5601 - Asthma, Anaphylaxis and Allergic Reaction Protocol passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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9.14. Discuss, consider and take action to approve the first reading of the revised board policy, 7050 – Bids and Contracts
Rationale:
The Policy Committee reviewed this policy and recommends the proposed revisions provided by the District’s legal counsel.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the first reading of the revised board policy, 7050 - Bids and Contracts passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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9.15. Discuss, consider and take action to approve the first reading of the revised board policy, 6113 - Electronic Communication Devices & Cell Phones
Rationale:
The Policy Committee reviewed this policy and recommends the proposed revisions.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the first reading of the revised board policy, 6113 - Electronic Communication Devices & Cell Phones passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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10. Future Meetings
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The 2nd regular monthly meeting of the Board of Education is scheduled for Monday, April 27th, 2026 at Noon. The meeting will also include a Board Retreat. All components of these meetings will be held at the NPS Central Administration Offices and will be open to the public unless a Closed Session is needed in order to protect the interest of the district or the reputation of an individual. |
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11. Adjournment
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