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BMAT Elementary’s staff and Associated Student Body members delivered a short presentation framed as a themed “flight” to showcase instructional planning, teacher–student connection, integration of special education students in general classrooms and instructional strategies used across the site. Multiple students offered brief comments about teachers and classroom experiences. Board members thanked students and staff for the presentation.

In a separate report, district staff reported enrollment as of the prior Friday at 4,203 students, an increase of six from the prior month and 49 students above the first day of the school year. Staff noted the district was tracking new transitional-kindergarten (TK) enrollments for the 2025–26 school year, and that current packet-in/out tracking suggested TK and kindergarten numbers could shift before the next school year. The staff presentation said the district has 18 weeks until the first day of school and provided an example projection of about 270 new enrollments if the district averaged 15 new students per week.

Trustees and administrators said they will discuss construction updates at future meetings tied to the TK expansion projects approved by the board earlier in the agenda.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Norris Board Meeting April 9 , 2025","oneSentenceSummary","BMAT Elementary students and staff presented classroom practices to trustees and the board was updated that district enrollment rose slightly to 4,203, offering context for upcoming TK planning and site construction.","taxTitle","Norris Elementary, School Districts, California","taxId",56526,"location","California","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_46":81,"_48":82,"_50":83,"_52":84,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":85,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":86,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6608364,"Board approves a cluster of policy and regulation updates and adopts declaration of need for fully qualified educators",882,2332000,3214000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2939582-9d19ba9d3ece82ae036e198d431eeb47&start=2332&end=3214","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2939582-9d19ba9d3ece82ae036e198d431eeb47/thumbnail_2332000.jpg","/articles/6608364/California/Board-approves-a-cluster-of-policy-and-regulation-updates-and-adopts-declaration-of-need-for-fully-qualified-educators","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6608364-6012450132020792b9285b9de360a2ac/orig.mp4?Expires=1771011246&Signature=Glnzu-iBZ1dtGgtzVxvZFeWLVi-hdkE2~~chAp5i9PtcNgnxj1Mp58QXK5axlScjCU0a7yvZ37ipgOb4yvdPBNwkmSzkMtOdGs7zmP9lw7EBnyF0oZ4dwlfExPfXwjVCNTaI6KSwym~4BPCkTDouEsYDWKuLK45USh~0V8vZSNYkxwqU2oAeIBkE05olQgC7H1VA7Lgf567n9a14i8nNQx1up~hLYf-GELCh5wkCRkyjLKCWNV61vWxX28ZH9ROuz1~QutmZAJP3iNghjBEHkMIAlvlyWJZmP1VgAIJLGYcXs3U7cCZsjBk~3HOqQ2wz6S4RnR0A-OhcoADTTwKUkg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The North School District Board on Wednesday approved a bundle of policy and administrative-regulation updates covering student services, awards, discipline, health and safety, and adopted the district’s annual declaration of need for fully qualified educators.

Rusty Sullivan presented the declaration of need, which the board approved by voice vote. The item allows the district to seek emergency or limited-assignment teaching permits if fully credentialed candidates cannot be found; staff said the declaration is a projection based on prior-year need and current enrollment and that the district has advertised positions and maintains memoranda of understanding with some universities for intern placements.

Trustees also approved updates and adoptions of several board policies and administrative regulations that staff said modernize language and align with current Education Code and practice. Approved items included an update to Administrative Regulation 5.111 (dates and enrollment language for transitional kindergarten), revisions to Board Policy 51.26 (awards for achievement) and BP 51.27 (graduation ceremonies and activities), and a set of student conduct and health-related policies covering bullying, campus disturbances, vandalism, alcohol and other drugs, anabolic steroids and academic honesty.

The board took first readings — to be considered for approval at a later meeting — on several other policies and regulations, including updates to weapons and dangerous instruments policy, gang-related policy, infectious-disease and asthma-management policies, health examinations, child abuse and neglect reporting procedures, school health services (replacement of an older air-quality policy), and insurance coverage for athletics and field trips. District staff told trustees the first-read items contain substantial updates to align with recent statutory changes and contemporary practice and that several old policies have been retitled or repurposed (for example, an older “air pollution” policy now sits under school health services).

Each approved policy item passed on a voice vote. For the declaration of need, staff emphasized that projections are used to determine how many emergency permits to request and that the district has conducted a diligent search for qualified candidates before seeking permit authority.","Trustees approved multiple policy and administrative regulation updates, adopted a declaration of need allowing emergency teaching permits if fully credentialed candidates are unavailable, and took first reads on several health and safety policies.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_46":93,"_48":94,"_50":95,"_52":96,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":97,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":98,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6608369,"Board authorizes superintendent to award low bids for two TK classroom expansions",229,2170000,2399000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2939582-9d19ba9d3ece82ae036e198d431eeb47&start=2170&end=2399","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2939582-9d19ba9d3ece82ae036e198d431eeb47/thumbnail_2170000.jpg","/articles/6608369/California/Board-authorizes-superintendent-to-award-low-bids-for-two-TK-classroom-expansions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6608369-9f878484980998975307c1577e2012e1/orig.mp4?Expires=1771011246&Signature=W3sKn6WIhfvbblmPnHcLTZCWjG5MaCK0fxt18VZzyCC3DSq0mRsdveD1YNqUIPaulLvPOIrkV3Vj90TjxRGyGc~x5plfQ7eO0lxVCUEgovV8VFqmCA~L8H2ALKvyHrBWW5rn3evzPb2WzWr-1LNyRZJrM-jwfd3~FiUf1FB1-gxofIE30NgNhsU3uKbS73TyNwqeM5SDRiEUJnCsQieWGbJzrlMizHOoN4h0kU3R3TkSnT35l0P7aEYHpmd80VSJuplBtq88fmcbcTcrKY1i9EyZYY7hN9YzEDLEL2Oc7qNfViwoLWZFXgiUnYEQWaaGedtamkU4v4HXfPYKDs1elA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The North School District Board on Wednesday authorized Superintendent Sai to award the low bids for transitional-kindergarten classroom expansion projects at Olive Drive Elementary and Veterans Elementary, with a 72-hour bid–protest review period required before contracts are executed.

District staff said Miller Construction served as the district’s construction manager and ran a widely attended bid walk. The board’s motion authorized the superintendent to execute contracts with the low bidders once the statutory protest window passed; trustees approved both authorizations by voice vote.

During the presentation, staff said the bids came in “right on target” with the district’s budget projections and that, barring any protests, construction is expected to begin around May and be completed before the start of the next school year. The superintendent asked trustees to authorize his office to award the low bid so the district could avoid calling a special meeting in the event no protests are filed.

The district did not read low-bidder company names or contract dollar amounts during the meeting. Staff noted that vendors who were not the apparent low bidder have a short period to request to review submitted bid documents and the subcontractor lists prior to awarding contracts.

The board voted separately to authorize the superintendent for each project; both motions passed with the chair’s announcement, “Motion carries.”","Trustees gave the superintendent authority to award the low bids for transitional kindergarten classroom expansion projects at Olive Drive and Veterans elementary schools after the mandatory 72-hour bid-review period; staff said construction should start in May and finish before the next school year.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_46":105,"_48":106,"_50":107,"_52":108,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":109,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":110,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6608375,"Board ratifies reorganization, appoints special education, student-support and summer-school leaders",423,1645000,2068000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2939582-9d19ba9d3ece82ae036e198d431eeb47&start=1645&end=2068","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2939582-9d19ba9d3ece82ae036e198d431eeb47/thumbnail_1645000.jpg","/articles/6608375/California/Board-ratifies-reorganization-appoints-special-education-student-support-and-summer-school-leaders","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6608375-78fd7c78ee9a3c18df050b9a9139f04f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771011246&Signature=Rh1XD7E~7ouW8cQTOpqGNvQxsICW6Osy5SKexmVxPEDUYp~9T0UFAFXWy9vgck2NkKmhdcLCh6BBJeXBPSM8vQjCO97N~PzV64UN9a2CKFNtBvUhPQk5Kr08luGqd6ApG-SECDRVG61aDQfYQvN-OFAvgglG77gv4L~4upEj33bfp7tIZU91qNrLIdtdaGKYOb-aisouaivqekFXoeWu6-1UXNUPWUrWA2Xw36k59lIpVbZAHy1hVsNDLRbo3tjrpsqDZ85dExIJqAbZShcV0aq1jh4SzjCg1VdO~1fEVX6IId0qOaC5SpGWWqyeTdcWc2SFG4trJT0vtS5WIzW9Og__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The North School District Board of Trustees on Wednesday ratified multiple personnel actions from Superintendent Sai, approving a reorganization that separates student supports from human resources and confirming several administrative appointments.

The board voted to ratify the superintendent’s appointments of Randy Rosander to the newly defined administrator of student supports, Mary D’Amato as director of special education (effective July 1), Naomi (last name not specified) as dean at Veterans Elementary, and Melissa Simo and Dan Paquette as principals for the district’s 2025 summer school program. Each item was presented by district staff and approved by voice vote; the board chair called for the ayes and then said, “Motion carries.”

The personnel changes follow an internal realignment the district described as necessary to manage growing special-education needs. Superintendent Sai and district staff told trustees they are separating the student-supports functions from human resources so that Rusty Sullivan, who has been overseeing both areas, will remain focused on human resources while the student-supports work becomes its own division. Brandy (last name not specified), who has served as director of special education, was described in the meeting as taking broader responsibility in the student-supports division after the reorganization.

Mary D’Amato was described in the presentation as the district’s coordinator for student supports and the “resident expert” on special education matters; district staff said she will move into the director role on July 1 with transition time planned for both incoming and outgoing administrators. The board approved the motion to ratify D’Amato’s appointment by voice vote.

The board also approved the superintendent’s appointment of Naomi to the dean position at Veterans Elementary after a hiring process described as compressed by timing. Trustees approved Melissa Simo and Dan Paquette to serve as principals of the 2025 summer school program; presenters noted the summer program overlaps the end of the regular school year and thanked both administrators for taking on the work.

Board members asked clarifying questions during discussion, including about job-title changes and transition timing. No board member recorded a public dissent during the motions for the ratifications.

The personnel approvals were presented during agenda section 5 and recorded as individual motions and votes in the meeting minutes.","The North School District Board ratified several of Superintendent Sai’s staffing decisions, creating a separate student-supports division and approving appointments including Mary D’Amato as director of special education and Randy Rosander to an administrator role. The board also approved summer-school principals and a dean appointment.","actionData","errors"]

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Students, staff showcase classroom work; board hears enrollment uptick

Board approves a cluster of policy and regulation updates and adopts declaration of need for fully qualified educators

Board authorizes superintendent to award low bids for two TK classroom expansions

Board ratifies reorganization, appoints special education, student-support and summer-school leaders