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Board approves calendar, personnel actions, policy consolidation and appointment of safety supervisor
Summary
At its Nov. 18 meeting the Norwalk Board of Education added and approved the 2026'27 school calendar, approved personnel and routine consent items, consolidated library policies, and appointed Vidal Gunez as school preparedness and safety supervisor; all votes were recorded as unanimous.
The Norwalk Board of Education recorded several formal actions at its Nov. 18 meeting, most approved on unanimous voice votes.
- Motion to add the 2026'27 school calendar to tonight's action items: moved by the chair and seconded by Mary Ellen Clarity Ludwig; action added for vote (motion recorded in meeting minutes).
- Consent agenda (personnel approvals, budget transfers, trips and minutes): motion by Jasmine Preci, seconded by Mary Ellen Clarity Ludwig; board members voted aye and the chair characterized the result as unanimous.
- Appointment of School Preparedness and Safety Supervisor (Vidal Gunez): Superintendent nominated Vidal Gunez, cited his years as an SRO with the Norwalk Police Department and prior work with Norwalk High; the board moved (motion by Howard White) and unanimously approved the appointment; board noted Mr. Gunez's start date as the following day.
- Approval of 2026'27 board meeting dates and formal approval of the 2026'27 school calendar: motions were made and the board voted unanimous approval.
- Policy consolidation for library materials (Policy 60-13 series): board voted to combine and remove policies 60-13 and its subparts and adopt the revised policy language as presented; motion by Ashley Goulaz, seconded by Janine Randolph; recorded unanimous approval.
Several other routine matters and committee reports were presented without separate roll-call tallies. The meeting adjourned following board member announcements.
Where the transcript records an individual aye, the speaker is noted (for example, Howard White verbally said "Aye" during a consent vote). The minutes do not contain full roll-call tally names for every vote; outcomes were presented by the chair as unanimous in each listed instance.
