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During a discussion on the personnel report, a board member said they could not support the entire personal docket as presented and asked that the supplemental docket be separated for a standalone vote. The board amended the motion to separate the supplemental docket, then voted to approve the main personnel docket and later voted down the supplemental docket.

Board members and district staff discussed the practical consequences of the supplemental vote, with staff asking for clarification because some personnel actions require telephone calls or immediate processing. Board members clarified on the record that the supplemental docket items that did not receive board approval will not be implemented.

The main personnel docket was approved by roll call after the amendment; the supplemental docket did not receive the required majority and was not approved. The board did not describe individual supplemental docket items in public debate; the vote result means the actions listed only on the supplemental docket will not proceed unless reintroduced.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","School Board Business Meeting: 5-21-25","oneSentenceSummary","After debate, the board approved the main personnel docket but did not approve the supplemental personnel docket; the outcome means actions listed only on the supplemental docket will not occur.","taxTitle","NORFOLK CITY PBLC SCHS, School Districts, Virginia","taxId",14513,"location","Virginia","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_46":81,"_48":82,"_50":83,"_52":84,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":85,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":86,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6227549,"Board adopts change to agenda-preparation policy; one member warns it could marginalize minority viewpoints",201,3952000,4153000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3490428-115cfae1544ec74df47378739e9952b1&start=3952&end=4153","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3490428-115cfae1544ec74df47378739e9952b1/thumbnail_3952000.jpg","/articles/6227549/Virginia/Board-adopts-change-to-agenda-preparation-policy-one-member-warns-it-could-marginalize-minority-viewpoints","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6227549-d4c96b98afa831c611a67cc6e120e8cc/orig.mp4?Expires=1770973328&Signature=PB0gnfq5RRKfmaDiErMdYR7hNwoMLQKQWZaXkwaeBq7Qt86suUo4uLvGECU9K0YrzH8QTxEQqxvAo6mSDdTXVcYEVxFanwMJCoRJKZlDUhzLFfC4buCzyf55srsXNE9fs0FrUyaGk5-NzyZF1FkYE~TInjfHXfh43X1h-50pbRIV7mv~g5BYjxLK3I3ElJdj~Y7y~3ALwOgr31Ie1ZJTllZXiBD~u3M95n6pHGvZq-qarCKiqqDY69ZunHy9fdQrrvDTvCI5wMbH~CINJEHRILzNry5b4uZapQf1uWO1iUgC5B-qtjzGh-OB1VMQ0mkQ15NTxE8SU4Jo7C1IElWcXA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Norfolk School Board on May 21 adopted a revision to policy BDDC, which governs agenda preparation and dissemination, after debate about how a small wording change could affect which member concerns appear on the board agenda.

During discussion, Colonel Paulson spoke against the revision, saying the change \"will allow the majority to determine what is presented, thus marginalizing the minority's opinions.\" Paulson urged the board to reject the change; other members moved and seconded the motion to accept the policy change and the motion passed by roll call with one member recorded as voting no.

The policy change had been removed from the consent agenda earlier in the meeting and placed on the discussion agenda; the board voted to adopt the revised policy during the business session. The roll call shows one dissenting vote (Olson) while other members voted to approve.

The board did not detail specific procedural safeguards or examples in the public comment on the motion. Members opposing the change raised concerns about board minority rights and the potential for the majority to control what items appear for consideration. The policy text as adopted was not amended on the floor in public discussion.

The newly adopted policy governs internal agenda procedures and the dissemination of meeting materials; the board did not adopt any additional rules or immediate operational changes beyond approving the policy text.","The school board voted to accept a one-word change to policy BDDC (agenda preparation and dissemination). One board member argued the change gives the majority new discretion to exclude some members' concerns; the policy passed on a roll call with one recorded no vote.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_46":93,"_48":94,"_50":95,"_52":96,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":97,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":98,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6227554,"Norfolk board approves April financial report; CFO flags transfers, $93M unexpended balance",990,2710000,3700000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3490428-115cfae1544ec74df47378739e9952b1&start=2710&end=3700","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3490428-115cfae1544ec74df47378739e9952b1/thumbnail_2710000.jpg","/articles/6227554/Virginia/Norfolk-board-approves-April-financial-report-CFO-flags-transfers-93M-unexpended-balance","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6227554-ebfe1693b08e987171fdbdbb8f1c7105/orig.mp4?Expires=1770973328&Signature=LtDrbs~EIBT0VNYuqRUuR00BG5lb61T4WZD1jUsOvL3sCdNSRA7pOrHCQFuz43cTgVZc4DkSdJj36~27QiJyxsmBNRwH67UhPOfa~UnYnJMyxJHj6U1~dEeLFEn6OAtU~zqVytsmlPNKW-gPdZHWC11m~4gWL-JmLcRq8YO~p5aBcyU26A-obsjv4lqhj6-mTe5lpm72BLbUzzn7r8JTRQxTMY5gqOe0PQiAhf3LGbhFYMqx8f617g3neACLXIODy45ukE7xKsJmWqjb2Lt7UwsCgSWUTj8mvBB6~MsF3AbjahbIhowY23odlWKwIF~AdQVdKUuWoAPSdpGHWM6gmQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Norfolk School Board on May 21 approved the division's monthly financial report for the 10 months ending April 30, subject to audit, after a presentation by Chief Finance Officer Steve Jenkins.

Jenkins told the board that general fund collections and available balances through the period totaled about $377.7 million, representing roughly 79.5% of the $475 million general fund budget, and that spending or encumbrances totaled roughly $382 million, or 80.4% of the annual budget. \"The general fund collections during the 10 months and available balances from the previous year totaled 377,700,000.0 and represent 79 and a half percent of the $475,000,000 budget for the general fund,\" Jenkins said.

Jenkins reported three budget entries recorded this month that exceeded $50,000: a transfer within preschool budgets moving funds for employee benefits; a transfer of tuition payments for students with disabilities from the summer program to the regular term; and a transportation transfer moving funds from contracted services for transporting students experiencing homelessness to fuel accounts. He said the fuel transfer will likely require an additional transfer to cover costs through June.

When asked about reporting and transfers, Jenkins said some transfers have been deferred in prior years and that transfers are sometimes needed to enable payment when specific accounts are short. He reported that, on an accounting basis, the district has approximately $93 million that is unspent or unencumbered, roughly just under 20% of the budget.

Board members pressed staff for details on high purchase-service line items and for the timing of the annual audit and the final operating budget; staff said the audit and the operating budget are scheduled for the board's June meeting. Jenkins and others told the board that timing differences (sales tax and state payments) account for some of the revenue/expenditure timing gaps and that cash-flow practices (including withholding teacher pay for summer release) affect reported balances.

The motion to adopt the April financial report subject to audit was moved and seconded; the board approved it by roll call.","Chief Finance Officer Steve Jenkins presented the April monthly financial report, noting budget transfers exceeding $50,000 in three areas and an unexpended general fund balance of about $93 million; the board approved the report subject to audit.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_46":105,"_48":106,"_50":107,"_52":108,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":109,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":110,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6227559,"Norfolk school board adopts hearing officer's findings in employee grievance",226,556000,782000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3490428-115cfae1544ec74df47378739e9952b1&start=556&end=782","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3490428-115cfae1544ec74df47378739e9952b1/thumbnail_556000.jpg","/articles/6227559/Virginia/Norfolk-school-board-adopts-hearing-officers-findings-in-employee-grievance","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6227559-6526049821d95a72bc0946cd505be73f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770973328&Signature=Q4yJzPuerDR1t~ZSs8DIjDrvGDagXUPBHSl07Z6e-OFsmsnAb9YgfPdO0U-0hFpXaPMw~vkdZAKtZkv78G1~tb4PNS8eGHxeHMvuG5dsSttNKVtf~PNKJWzyXU03kDlfln0dT0SsDpsPwY3n-wAy2dGYhu0lYSxdRsSpqUygQEit8jFYlRBeMSm96sZHs~N7BcumsVvZDlHPHUUQjqoYAmSkJHXmHoqxyCKUL9INA6uZQL468mT8yCNcdTV5tHQvakU7tidg1GzSjIss1nzc9JuM9vPPOMJEzuvqA6Id5B~tnaEqV~CQxAlCKKrBCuONrgbwLpZ8Dbnk0pezoQng-A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Norfolk School Board on May 21 adopted a resolution that accepts the findings, conclusions and recommendations of an appointed hearing officer in employee grievance number 20205-01.

The resolution, read aloud by Miss Tanner, the school board clerk, states that the board \"adopts the hearing officer's April 20, 2025 findings, review and recommendations report\" and directs the clerk to provide copies to the employee, the employee's attorney, the deputy city attorney and the chief human resources officer and to place the documents in the employee's personnel file.

The action follows a March 24, 2025 hearing and an April 22, 2025 report from the hearing officer. The board moved the matter into closed executive session earlier in the meeting under exemptions in the Virginia Freedom of Information Act to discuss personnel and student records, and later certified that the closed meeting complied with state law.

Members debated the procedural scope of the resolution during public action. One board member said they supported adopting the report but objected to the language directing details of reinstatement placement, arguing the superintendent should make reinstatement-location decisions; the board nevertheless voted to adopt the hearing officer's report.

The resolution was adopted by roll call and the clerk and the district's HR office were assigned to carry out the distribution and file placement specified in the resolution. The resolution is dated May 21, 2025.

The board's actions on this item resolve the formal grievance process under the hearing officer's recommendation; any further personnel steps (reinstatement logistics, appeals) were not detailed in the public motion and were not decided in public text beyond the adoption and record placement.

Copies of the hearing officer's report and the board's resolution are to be placed in the employee's personnel file as directed by the resolution.","The Norfolk School Board voted to adopt an appointed hearing officer's findings and recommendations in a personnel grievance, and directed the clerk and human-resources office to place the materials in the employee's personnel file.","actionData","errors"]

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