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Norfolk Public Schools Board rescinds Lifetouch approval, selects Midwest School Services for five-year photography contract
Summary
The Norfolk Public Schools Board voted 4-0 to rescind its prior approval of Lifetouch and to select Midwest School Services (working with Michael's Photography of Norfolk) as the district's five-year photography vendor for 2026–27 after staff reported recent concerns about Lifetouch.
Baumann, a district staff member, told the Norfolk Public Schools Board of Education that staff recommend replacing the district's previously approved five-year photography vendor Lifetouch with Midwest School Services for the 2026–27 school year due to "recent concerns" about Lifetouch and to maintain student and family satisfaction.
The board first voted to rescind the prior Lifetouch approval and then voted to approve Midwest School Services as the new vendor. Both motions carried by voice vote, recorded as 4-0.
Board members asked staff for more information about the new vendor. Baumann said Midwest is local and that "Michael's Photography does the photography work under Midwest's name." The new contract remains a five-year agreement, Baumann confirmed.
The motions were made and seconded according to the meeting record and approved without recorded dissent. The board did not detail the specific concerns that prompted the change during the public session beyond Baumann's statement that new information prompted the switch.
The selection replaces the previously listed vendor Lifetouch with Midwest School Services for the districtwide photography contract beginning in the 2026–27 school year. The board's action was limited to vendor approval; no additional contract terms were discussed on the record.
