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Norfolk Public Schools board approves personnel contracts, appoints secretary and adopts multiple policies
Summary
The Norfolk Public Schools Board of Education approved consent items including two special education contracts and claims, appointed Bill McAllister as board secretary effective July 1, 2025, and adopted multiple revised and second‑reading policies in unanimous votes.
The Norfolk Public Schools Board of Education voted unanimously on a series of consent and action items at its regular meeting, approving personnel contracts, claims, an appointment to board secretary and second readings of several board policies.
The board approved the consent agenda, which included minutes from the June 9 meeting, personnel items and claims across several funds. Eric Wilson, presenting the finance and facilities report, summarized the claims by fund: general fund $272,757.86; nutrition fund $253,757.47; subsidiaries fund $4,472.61; depreciation fund $16.97; special building fund $51,315; senior high activity fund $59,535.27; junior high activity fund $8,867.22; and student fee fund $4,876.96. The consent agenda passed 6-0.
The board approved two personnel contracts on the consent agenda: Lindsay Figner, special education teacher at Jefferson Elementary for the 2025–26 school year, and Kelsey Schnoor, special education teacher at Grant Elementary for the 2025–26 school year. Wilson said Figner worked in the district as a reading paraprofessional and is completing a paraprofessional-to-teacher certification program; Schnoor has experience in early childhood education and is finishing a provisional endorsement for Little Panthers Preschool.
A board member declared a potential conflict of interest and abstained from voting on claim 591 for June; the disclosure was filed and read during the meeting. The board then carried the consent agenda with a 6-0 vote.
The board appointed Bill McAllister as board secretary effective July 1, 2025, for the remainder of the year. The motion was made by Cindy Booth and seconded by Steve McNally; the motion passed 6-0.
On policy matters, the board approved second readings of multiple policies, each by unanimous vote (6-0): Board Policy 54-23, Student Searches and Handheld Devices (motion by Patty Goebbels, second by Tom Stanton); Board Policy 55-07, Foster Care Student Transportation (motion by Steve McNally, second by Patty Goebbels); Board Policy 61-13, Electronic Communication Devices and Cell Phones (motion by Patty Goebbels, second by Tom Stanton); Board Policy 69-31, Behavior Intervention and Classroom Management (motion by Cindy Booth; second not specified in transcript); and a package of revised policies (including but not limited to policy 1,200 Anti-Harassment; 3,131 Procurement Plan; 34-10 Safe Driving Record; 4,003 Employee Anti-Discrimination; 5,001 Admission Requirements; 5,004 Part-Time Enrollment; 52-02 Notification of Rights under FERPA; 54-01 Equal Opportunity; 54-14 Identification of Gifted; 6,400 Parent Involvement), approved on second reading as presented. Board members noted that completing legislative changes to policies earlier in the year helped prepare handbooks for the start of the school year; Justin Knight was named by a board member as staff who helped expedite policy distribution.
All recorded formal votes on the items listed above were 6-0 in favor. The board announced its next regular meetings for July 14, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. and July 28, 2025, at noon, to be held at the MPS Central Administration offices unless an executive session is needed.
Ending: The meeting closed after announcing future meeting dates; no additional formal actions were recorded in the transcript provided.
