Due to the resignation of Board Member Lindsay Dixon, effective April 22, 2024, the Norfolk Public Schools Board of Education is calling for applications for appointment to the vacant seat on the school board. The length of her unexpired term is until January 2027. The person appointed to the board of education will serve until the term expires.
Qualifications for the position:
1. The applicant must be a legally registered voter in the Norfolk Public School District.
2. They must have a sincere desire to serve the educational needs of the children of this district.
3. Members of the Board of Education shall be nonpartisan and non-geographical in dealing with all school matters and shall not subordinate the education of children and youth to any partisan principle, unrelated group interest, or personal ambition.
4. The applicant must submit an application for appointment to the Board of Education, to the board’s recording secretary, by Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 4:00 PM.
Process for Appointment:
1. The application may be obtained by contacting the recording secretary of the board, Callan Collins,
Norfolk Public Schools Central Office, 512 Philip Avenue, Norfolk, NE, by phone at 402-644-2500 ext. 8 or via email at callancollins@npsne.org
2. Submit the application by the deadline.
3. The Norfolk Board of Education will review all valid applications.
4. The finalists will be interviewed by the board of education at the May 13, 2024 regularly scheduled board meeting. The selection will be made after the interviews, during the meeting.
5. The board member will be seated at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Norfolk Public Schools Board of Education.
