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Board approves textbooks sufficiency resolution, bus piggyback and a slate of policy updates

October 09, 2025 | Norris Elementary, School Districts, California


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Board approves textbooks sufficiency resolution, bus piggyback and a slate of policy updates
The Norris School District Board of Trustees opened and closed a public hearing on the sufficiency of textbooks and instructional materials and then approved Resolution 25‑03 confirming that sites have sufficient materials consistent with state frameworks.

Staff member Shanta opened the hearing and explained the annual requirement: "This is something that we have to do every year where we confirm with the sites that all students have access to all curriculum, and they confirm that they do," she said during the hearing. After taking no public testimony on that item, the board moved to adopt Resolution 25‑03; the motion passed.

During the meeting the board also approved several administrative and procurement items:
- Approved a piggyback purchase using Clovis Unified School District Bid No. 2963 for school buses from AZ Bus Sales (item described as the acquisition route for electric buses discussed at prior meetings). The board moved, seconded and the motion carried.
- Approved the 2025–26 SELPA agreement with the Kern County Superintendent of Schools to maintain participation in the county SELPA.
- Ratified proposal No. 25‑5‑82 for soils engineering and materials testing for the Norris Elementary classroom addition (see separate construction item).

The board approved an extensive package of policy and regulation revisions on first or second reading. Items adopted or revised included policies and regulations on supplementary instructional materials, overdue/damaged instructional materials, identification of individuals with exceptional needs, services for children with disabilities enrolled by their parents in private school, 504 processes, education of homeless children, education for English learners, weekend/Saturday classes, facilities master planning (policy moved into new numbering), and several new policies such as career technical education and supplemental instruction. Several older policies were obsoleted and new administrative regulations were adopted to reflect Education Code changes. Each policy item was presented as a first read or final adoption per the agenda and the board approved them by motion; the transcript records the motions as carried.

Consent items approved during the meeting included financial warrants; personnel items; interdistrict transfer requests; memoranda of understanding with Kern County Superintendent of Schools on teacher credentialing and placement of expelled K–6 students; out‑of‑town field trips; and a memorandum of understanding with Sylvan Learning for the district’s Expanded Learning Program.

For most actions the transcript records the board confirming approval with a voice vote (“All in favor? Aye. Opposed? Motion carries.”). The meeting record does not include roll‑call tallies for each action in the public transcript.

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