Board leadership, clerk and designee appointments approved; closed session called
Summary
At the organizational meeting the board elected Miss Moorebuffalo as chair (4-3) and Miss De Calogero as vice chair (4-3), approved Karen Tanner as board clerk, approved superintendent designee arrangements (motion passed 7-0) and voted to enter a closed executive session under the Virginia FOIA for specified personnel and contract matters.
The Norfolk School Board completed its organizational actions at the start of the meeting. Nominations and roll-call votes produced these outcomes: Miss Moorebuffalo was elected chair by a 4-3 vote; Miss De Calogero was elected vice chair by a 4-3 vote. The superintendent recommended Karen Tanner continue as board clerk; the board approved the recommendation after a roll-call vote with one abstention (Colonel Paulson) recorded and the motion declared passed.
Separately, the board approved a motion to keep Dr. Michael Catato as the superintendent's designee until his retirement and then to designate Dr. Sherry Agnew Scott (chief human resources officer) and Mr. Richard Veil (chief operations officer) as designees following that retirement; the motion passed by a 7-0 roll-call vote. Later in the meeting the board voted to move into a closed executive session under subsection(s) of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act to discuss personnel matters, possible superintendent contract details, contract award terms and to consult legal counsel on specific legal matters. The motion passed on a roll-call and the board entered closed session.
Votes and outcomes recorded in the meeting transcript: chair election 4-3 (Miss Moorebuffalo over Miss Thomas), vice chair election 4-3 (Miss De Calogero over Miss Slaughter), board clerk recommendation passed (Aye majority; one abstain), superintendent-designee motion passed 7-0, and a motion to convene closed session adopted by roll call.
