Kris Morrison has been selected as the next principal of Norris Intermediate School.

Morrison is a longtime Lincoln Public Schools educator who began her teaching career as a special education teacher in 1996. For the last seven years, she has been the Special Education Coordinator at Irving Middle School in Lincoln, where she has fulfilled a wide variety of leadership team duties from School Improvement planning and implementation to student discipline and staff appraisal.

Morrison majored in Elementary Education at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and earned a Master of Educational Leadership and administrative endorsement via Doane College.

"As a product of the Norris School District, I am excited to return in this new role," Morrison said. "I look forward to utilizing my teaching and leadership experiences as I begin working with the outstanding students, staff and entire Norris community."

“Kris comes to us with a tremendous experience base in a diverse setting in Lincoln where she acquired practical leadership know-how,” said Norris Superintendent Dr. John Skretta. "We are thrilled to welcome Kris to the Norris District as one of our building principals.”

Morrison is a Norris parent with four children in the school system. Morrison and her husband Jeff and children reside in Firth. She is a member of the Council for Exceptional Children and the Association for Supervison and Curriculum Development.

Morrison’s official duties begin July 1. She will succeed Mike Wentz.