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Board adopts 2026–27 calendar tweaks, approves contracts and directs MOU implementation after executive session
Summary
The Norwalk City School Board approved calendar changes that move commencement to Sunday, June 6, approved contracts including special-education tuition and nursing services, then convened an executive session and directed implementation of an MOU concerning teacher salary-schedule placement.
The Norwalk City School Board approved several superintendent-recommended items including changes to the 2026–27 academic calendar, handbook submissions and contracts for student services, and directed implementation of a memorandum of understanding with the teachers association after returning from executive session.
Superintendent (speaker 2) told the board that the calendar will shift quarter 4 interim grades one week later to even out the number of days in the quarter, clarified that pre-K ends the same day as K–11 (finish on May 28), and recommended moving commencement from Saturday, June 5 to Sunday, June 6 to avoid scheduling conflicts for families and staff. "We think Sunday and holding a similar outside event at night is something that we can pull off," the superintendent said, citing travel and work schedules.
The board approved a consistent elementary student handbook submitted by the lower three buildings and noted that intermediate and high-school handbooks are forthcoming. The superintendent also presented a contract for tuition and special-education services for three students attending New Story School and described an existing contract with Fisher-Titus to provide two full-time nurses through that vendor.
A motion to approve items 8.1 through 8.4 was made and seconded. Roll-call votes recorded 'Yes' from Mr. Norris, Mr. Gonzales, Mrs. Burkett, Mrs. Crawford and Mr. Ethan Thalack and the items were approved.
The board then moved into executive session to prepare for or review negotiations with public employees about compensation and other terms of employment. After returning at 09:10, the chair presented a memorandum of understanding between the Norwalk City School District and the Norwalk Teachers Association regarding placement advancement on the salary schedule and directed the treasurer to implement the MOU. The transcript contains garbled language concerning indemnification and recovery; the article does not reproduce unclear language and notes that the indemnification text was not clear on the record.
Next steps: implementation responsibilities were assigned to the treasurer and Human Resources for the MOU; no additional public dates for further action were announced on the record.
