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Norfolk Board elects officers, approves bus routes and adjusts meeting schedule
Summary
At its Aug. 20 meeting the Norfolk Board of Education elected Virginia Coleman‑Prisco chair, named John DeShazo vice chair and Janet Byrne secretary; the board unanimously approved 2024–25 bus routes and changed the Sept. 3 meeting to 5:00 p.m.
Norfolk Board of Education members met Aug. 20 and unanimously approved several procedural and operational items, including board leadership and the district’s 2024–25 bus routes.
Board member Walter Godlewski moved and Amy Bennett seconded a motion to approve the minutes of the June 4, 2024, regular meeting; three members — Janet Byrne, Virginia Coleman‑Prisco and Donna Rubin — abstained and the motion carried. Board Chair Virginia Coleman‑Prisco requested moving the election of officers earlier in the agenda; the board voted to reorder the agenda unanimously.
During the reconfigured portion of the meeting, the board conducted nominations and votes. Walter Godlewski nominated Virginia Coleman‑Prisco for board chair, seconded by Janet Byrne; the nomination was approved unanimously. Donna Rubin nominated John DeShazo for vice chair; after Amy Bennett declined the vice‑chair nomination, the nomination of John DeShazo (seconded by Walter Godlewski) was approved unanimously. Janet Byrne nominated herself for secretary; John DeShazo seconded and the board approved the nomination unanimously.
Under new business the board voted unanimously to approve the 2024–2025 bus routes on a motion by Donna Rubin, seconded by Janet Byrne. The superintendent said she will contact Johnathan Costa to schedule a required board workshop; Board Chair Coleman‑Prisco asked that the Sept. 3 regular meeting be moved to 5:00 p.m. A motion by Donna Rubin, seconded by Janet Byrne, converted the Sept. 3 regular meeting to a special meeting because of the time change; that motion was approved unanimously.
The meeting adjourned at 4:45 p.m. on a motion by John DeShazo, seconded by Janet Byrne. Recording Secretary Kathy Lippincott submitted the minutes as prepared; they remain subject to approval at the next meeting.
