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Copier contract: The board approved a renewal with Capital Business Solutions for district copiers at an annual contract price of $63,055.32. District staff said the renewed agreement locks page costs and hourly service rates and delivers one-year newer Canon equipment; staff estimated the arrangement will save roughly $8,000 in the first year versus staying in the current contract. A board member moved to approve and a second was recorded; the motion passed on a voice vote. (Motion language in packet: approve contract with Capital Business Solutions per attached quote.)

Facilities/supplies procurement: The board authorized routine annual purchasing of custodial paper supplies. Staff reported Egan (Eagan) offered the lowest price for paper towels and large toilet rolls at a total of $18,904.50 for the coming year; smaller toilet-paper rolls were approved from EECS Office Solutions based on lowest bid. Motions were moved, seconded and approved.

Hail damage and roof upgrades: The district reported Allied Capital (insurer) will contribute about $297,771 toward storm-related repairs (skylights, HVAC and other items). Allied Capital capped roofing/gutter contributions around $88,029; to obtain the district’s preferred 26-gauge metal roof upgrade rather than a lower-grade option, staff requested board approval to use $26,500 from the district depreciation fund. Board members moved and seconded the measure and approved it by voice vote; staff said the district’s remaining financial obligation would be the $2,500 insurance deductible outside the depreciation draw.

Why it matters: Locking copier rates reduces an operational budget variable; the supply contracts secure routine consumables at the lowest bid; the hail-related roofing upgrade uses insurance proceeds plus a modest depreciation draw to obtain a longer-lasting metal roof rather than a lower-grade replacement.

Votes at a glance: Copier contract with Capital Business Solutions — approved (motion moved and seconded; voice vote). Paper-supply purchases (Egan/EECS) — approved (motion moved and seconded; voice vote). Roofing/Allied Capital insurance scope and district depreciation contribution of $26,500 — approved (motion moved and seconded; voice vote).","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","04/09/2025 - Norris School District Regular School Board Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The Norris School District board approved a copier contract renewal, annual custodial supply purchases and a $26,500 depreciation draw to upgrade roofs as part of hailstorm repairs.","taxTitle","NORRIS SCHOOL DIST 160, School Districts, Nebraska","taxId",76451,"location","Nebraska","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6077117,"Architects present campus facilities assessment; traffic congestion at elementary/middle drop-off flagged for study",2189,5048000,7237000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2965763-ce058652519aa3ef16f4728901196436&start=5048&end=7237","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2965763-ce058652519aa3ef16f4728901196436/thumbnail_5048000.jpg","/articles/6077117/Nebraska/Architects-present-campus-facilities-assessment-traffic-congestion-at-elementarymiddle-drop-off-flagged-for-study","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6077117-d5530cbede0032e5030e9a47611a005a/orig.mp4?Expires=1770622191&Signature=mWHRw-~uwhej3O8Vd7aRFivzbp8FPCtn3GJLiAix9p0JUvcZ1gRoWCskvIMh0Ehhw6F~8SsuYV~wpPP6hPauk~6K7vYPIVKWU~wU1B9RHW1xOpKv4KEDDAGRDpMpBAYhboOdKie7LfV6O9Qs~djlHYA3M0c2tOve8QgS35G5evI3Kr5KI9uqVd5ouX06nFGgxpO8H-dJoWJfWN~NcyHTLQqn-~e16bEb3t-UnEh5kZYEIJFFNd8dyp9YIbrXnJP1pMCtCOBetRQirvjNoD3LzprgMrqW0LbYpqHbjXMnfHi6QFJTuv3oa7t8o6oUbPrKktlkaQnjejhVm7uayhbYZA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","JEO project staff and consultants summarized an initial campus facilities assessment and outlined next steps toward prioritized capital projects.

Corey Brodersen, architect and project manager for the JEO team, told the Board the team completed interior and exterior assessments in February and March and is preparing a roughly 100-page report with narrative, photos and exhibits. \"This process is really just identifying the defining goals, the visions, the priorities for the project,\" Brodersen said. The assessment catalogues building-by-building needs including secure entry upgrades, interior finish and ADA restroom improvements, failing exterior cladding on older wings, and aging HVAC and mechanical systems in buildings that were largely repaired after the 2004 tornado.

Pat Bird, the team’s senior traffic engineer, highlighted site circulation problems: the combined elementary and middle school curb-storage/drop-off area is short and has multiple conflict points, creating backups and pedestrians crossing multiple aisles. \"One of the rules of parent drop-off and pickup operations is we'd like to minimize the choices that they have, and we want to minimize conflict,\" Bird said. He recommended a formal traffic impact study that would gather turning-movement counts, crash data and on-site queuing to size recommended improvements and confirmed that some fixes may require additional site connectivity on the south side of campus.

Architects and engineers also noted where systems are at or beyond typical service life: domestic-water pumps dating from 2004, sanitary piping corrosion that may be related to grease in kitchen lines, and undersized heat-rejection well fields that caused high loop temperatures in a heat-pump system last summer. The assessment recommends prioritizing infrastructure (life-safety, roofing, mechanical) and producing cost estimates to inform a capital improvement plan or a potential bond.

Board discussion: Superintendent Dr. Joel and directors asked for a timeline. JEO staff recommended continuing concept and prioritization work over the summer and fall and suggested the earliest realistic timeline for a bond could be spring 2026; staff said a traffic study may be scheduled when school is in session so counts reflect typical peak conditions.

Why it matters: The assessment will feed a multi-year capital plan for safety, code, mechanical replacement and site circulation; the traffic study is intended to ground any circulation or intersection changes in data before committing to design or bond language.

Next steps: JEO will deliver the full assessment report to the superintendent and the board; staff will schedule follow-up prioritization sessions with the board and hold a joint meeting with Northland to refine scope. The consultants recommended a traffic impact study (possible scheduling in fall), prioritized concepts and project budgets to support bond planning.","JEO architects and engineers gave the Board an initial, near-complete facilities assessment covering building envelopes, HVAC, plumbing and site circulation; engineers recommended a traffic impact study for Princeton/60th Street and a prioritized capital plan with a target bond discussion in spring 2026.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6077122,"Norris schools recommend continuing Character Strong social-emotional curriculum, seek one-year funding",1789,1570000,3359000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2965763-ce058652519aa3ef16f4728901196436&start=1570&end=3359","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2965763-ce058652519aa3ef16f4728901196436/thumbnail_1570000.jpg","/articles/6077122/Nebraska/Norris-schools-recommend-continuing-Character-Strong-social-emotional-curriculum-seek-one-year-funding","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6077122-611b79bc9cb000102808f9c5f722e77c/orig.mp4?Expires=1770622191&Signature=jNRaUcLvtdmaJqS~opO0YSr5Sl8u3bYYB9mijJfhizZ1dlO3rskq4ImEKzIfz~i9BIaPzkKiaBBiap4vdvI7a3QdpF0uRd-AV9Hzs82k0TLvOlQ~vEzNGxnphECR8MTSjnf36Tj7-POLpuvlA-fn7DzKzLUy-N-G1cfn2ylIGDWSpfANfAhadN-ygZGzcXVUUIsrSgAIbsheQNK9ceVf-PWLukxDVU0a2OGEhqdDHan~CzZxGXXnat6vbz5LekmwQirCwLgmorjxh9vJVJSeU03nKTgF5EDTnRyUQ~koKuKMkSvRNg13l7csuvABZs9mC2a~1d4xPgMEZP3nurIBxg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Norris School District 160 counselors and school psychologists presented an update on Character Strong implementation and recommended the district continue using the program for another year.

The presentation, led by school counselors and the district’s director of student services, described how counselors and classroom teachers across elementary, intermediate, middle and high schools are using Character Strong lessons to teach monthly themes such as courage and empathy and to build classroom routines. \"The kids really look forward to it,\" said Jill Berenson, elementary school counselor. \"It has provided just a really solid foundation for us to build from.\" The presenters said teachers are incorporating short games and circle activities and that the curriculum has given staff a common language for addressing problems in class.

District staff framed the program as a tiered set of supports: a universal (tier 1) curriculum delivered to all students, and a suite of tier 2 interventions — check-in/check-out, coping-skills groups, executive-functioning lessons and other small-group work — for students needing extra support. Savannah Ingram, intermediate counselor, described the tier 2 “flowchart” tool that helps teachers identify the best intervention for an individual student. Maggie Tian, school psychologist, reported that classroom behavioral incidents at the secondary level had decreased about 25% compared with the previous year, noting that is a correlation and not proof of causation.

The presenters shared staff and student feedback collected at different buildings: middle school staff and students ranked empathy and community-building lessons as most meaningful; high school students said Wednesday lessons improved classroom community. District staff recommended continuing both tier 1 and tier 2 resources for all four buildings next year so teams can further evaluate tier 2 tools and scale interventions that work.

On cost, district staff said Region 5 has offered to cover $3,000 of the subscription; the district’s projected cost for full tier 1 and tier 2 access next year was presented as $11,293.60. The team said they will continue to evaluate the tier 2 offerings and may refine which components the district keeps long term.

Why it matters: Board members said they were encouraged by the early data and student anecdotes about improved classroom climate, and asked staff to continue refining tier 2 delivery, schedule small groups without repeatedly pulling students from critical instruction time, and quantify impacts in the coming year.

Next steps: Staff will finalize a cost quote and coordinate timing with Region 5’s funding window; the board will see a cost proposal in a forthcoming packet and will consider budget approval as part of next year’s planning.","District counselors and psychologists told the Norris School Board the Character Strong social-emotional curriculum helped build classroom community and reduced disciplinary incidents; staff recommended another year of tier 1 and tier 2 access at a projected cost of $11,293.60 with Region 5 covering $3,000.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6077109,"District and foundation report: Titan stadium soft opening, fundraising continues",309,3589000,3898000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2965763-ce058652519aa3ef16f4728901196436&start=3589&end=3898","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2965763-ce058652519aa3ef16f4728901196436/thumbnail_3589000.jpg","/articles/6077109/Nebraska/District-and-foundation-report-Titan-stadium-soft-opening-fundraising-continues","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6077109-9cf1b1cc4e8a42c399c53f9e367ccdc2/orig.mp4?Expires=1770622191&Signature=FmegMh8E16wZlsvQD-Hzo1NKzBtNy~t99kDJdupp26QbP9nmgB8XbpNBO0HAfD-Oh4sxRHayNx9lPcFqHcn3SHKTCUES8fOtfg90VAsl0FvcrXx6iItbdocZA9v8yfPkRaNpaq~3HoacNjkOAyFZRKzaWu4ECiq9SaSnQMxfzpMpPGq8iSBBjSsV7PiRuGcOl8dWsdZIroHozIg4DoaKXVe533PdDmiK9fkJ2iskloGnhGOPiYA8Q1EHZN76PXG8sC0olUV0DAz2JRusaK7p9AnUaQr0tKNMTbEapdml4-n2hHWfXncSUr86x-zZXv829JpqVNgrc8~HmhI7SxJ5EQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","District and foundation representatives updated the board on recent Titan activity and fundraising tied to the new athletic complex.

Corey Brodersen (presenting on behalf of the foundation) said the stadium hosted a soft opening baseball game that “went off nearly without a hitch” and that the lights and facility drew a positive response from students and attendees. The foundation reported $13,000 raised from a March casino-night fundraiser; details on exact allocation between eGrants and the stadium project were pending as foundation staff finalize disbursement.

Upcoming events: a pitch tournament is scheduled for Sunday at Patty Wieskamp’s event space; the foundation hopes smaller community events will broaden donor engagement. Brodersen said five new commemorative bricks sold in the days after the stadium game and the foundation continues outreach to youth groups (NBA Titans) and other community partners to support future fundraising.

Why it matters: The finished field gives residents a tangible demonstration of the project and supports a new fundraising push for remaining site work (concessions, bleachers, restrooms). Board members asked staff to keep communication frequent as subsequent phases of the athletic complex move forward.","District staff and foundation representatives reported a successful soft opening baseball game at the new Titan Stadium, ongoing fundraising events and $13,000 in recent revenue from a March fundraiser; foundation plans include pitch tournament and further outreach to sell commemorative bricks.","actionData","errors"]

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