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Meeting opened by the chair (unnamed in transcript); chair read the date and called roll, listing board members Jasmine Pressey, Ashley Gullans, Cara Bakey, Sherry McCready Pritchett, Mary Ellen Flaherty Ludwig, Howard White and Janine Randolph (virtual).
Norwalk Board of Education held a workshop on Nov. 12 to review three topics: recent legislative requirements and community partnerships, workforce-development programs and internships, and FY27 budget planning — with a focused presentation and demo of a new district AI guidebook, family hub and teacher supports. Presenters described partnerships (Carver, Stepping Stones, Mid Fairfield, Norwalk Community Health Center, Human Services Council, Maritime Aquarium, Norwalk Education Foundation), outlined paid internship and trade-pathway programs, and warned of food-service revenue losses that create an approximately $800,000 funding gap the district must address while beginning FY27 budget development.
