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Board approves WCT services, donations, personnel and several superintendent items; treasury updates reported
Summary
The Norwalk City School District board approved an owner drug services agreement with WCT, accepted donations, approved personnel actions, and approved superintendent recommendations including LED lighting upgrades, E-Rate network switch purchases, a calendar change and continuation of a shared driver's-ed service.
At its meeting the Norwalk City School District Board of Education approved a package of routine business items including a contract for owner drug services, donations, personnel changes and a set of superintendent recommendations on facilities and programs.
Votes at a glance
- Agreement with WCT for owner drug services: approved (roll call recorded as: Mrs. Burkett —Yes; Mr. Norris —Yes; Mrs. Crawford —Yes; Mr. Gonzales —Yes; Mr. Winston Fowler —Yes). Motion and second stated; mover/second not specified in the record.
- February 2025 financial/treasury reports and appropriations changes (including certificate of deposit and cafeteria fund adjustments): approved (roll call recorded; tally reflected unanimous or majority approval).
- Donations: one 2011 Chevy Impala from EOB/EVOBI and a $100 donation to the high school book club: approved (roll call recorded; tally reflected in meeting record).
- Personnel actions: resignations, appointments and supplemental contracts (including Spanish teacher resignation, hiring of special needs aide, classification changes and coaching contracts): approved (roll call recorded).
- Superintendent items: approval of energy-optimized LED lighting project for multiple district spaces, participation in an electric consortium, a five-year license/support contract for network switches using E-Rate funding, a calendar change (replacing three two-hour delays with one full day and adding staff days at start of year), continuation of shared services for driving/driver training, and routine policy updates: approved (roll call recorded).
Meeting minutes and disposal requests for obsolete library books and wrestling clocks were also approved. Several items were discussed briefly in public session before the board voted. Where roll-call names were read, votes were recorded as yes by board members present.
Board members directed staff to continue outreach related to calendar and kindergarten screening logistics and to report on the pilot kindergarten screening after implementation.
