California / School Districts / Norris Elementary
District nurses proposed adding stock emergency albuterol inhalers under Ed. Code 49414.7 and a CDPH standing order; they cited local asthma prevalence, outlined implementation steps and estimated a modest startup cost; the board held a first read and will return for a vote later.
California / School Districts / Norris Elementary
Norris School District staff told trustees the district has regained students from county programs, added specialized staff and plans to open new classrooms at Norris Elementary for extensive support needs; the board received the update and praised staffing and facility investments.
California / School Districts / Norris Elementary
Trustees approved several routine items including Resolution 25-09 (local assignment), updates to safety plans, a piggyback diesel bus purchase, the 2026–27 school calendar, authorization to plan summer school and the consent agenda (with a transfer request item pulled).
California / School Districts / Norris Elementary
MOT director Ryan Carr and assistant Melissa Martin reported on Norris district maintenance projects including a nearly $1 million gym renovation, in-house LED retrofits expected to touch ~1,000 fixtures and rollout of Incident IQ (362 closed work orders), plus transportation staffing and fleet plans.
California / School Districts / Norris Elementary
At public comment a parent, Diana Smith, criticized the quality of school lunches as overly processed, raised concerns about pay-to-play registration and uniform fees, and said contacting administration is difficult; the superintendent offered to have staff follow up.
California / School Districts / Norris Elementary
At its organizational meeting the Norris School District Board approved the first interim budget, accepted a clean 2024-25 audit, adopted multiple policy updates and heard that construction at Norris Elementary (Elementary No. 5) is about 11% complete.
California / School Districts / Norris Elementary
District curriculum administrator Chantelle Mebane told the board the district outperformed county and state averages in ELA (55.44% meeting/exceeding) but said math and science require continued focus and targeted interventions.
California / School Districts / Norris Elementary
The Norris School District Board approved a set of routine and substantive items including adoption of a reading‑difficulties screener, two resolutions to pursue clean‑equipment grants, piggyback modular leases, and ratification of employee bargaining agreements.
California / School Districts / Norris Elementary
Norris Middle School principal Amy Spotsky told the board the school has expanded AVID strategies school‑wide to improve student organization and readiness, using binders, planners and regular checkpoints.
California / School Districts / Norris Elementary
A district subcommittee reported ongoing negotiations with Lennar to acquire a parcel in the Gossamer Grove development; an independent appraisal of the parcel was reported at $3,800,000 and the proposed purchase would use a promissory note structure that delays payment until state matching funds are available and CDE site approval is obtained.