1. Call to Order -- 4:00 PM
Subject
1.01 Call to Order
Meeting
Dec 16, 2020 - School Board Business Meeting
Category
1. Call to Order -- 4:00 PM
Type
Information, Procedural

The School Board Business Meeting on Wednesday, December 16, 2020, at 4 p.m., can be viewed via the Norfolk Public Schools’ YouTube Channel (npsk12va or search “Norfolk Public Schools”) or please click on this link to watch: https://youtu.be/YSVnF0R0yXQ or tune in to WNPS Ch. 47.
 

 

PUBLIC COMMENTS: 

 

PUBLIC COMMENTS SUBMITTED:

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We cannot guarantee anonymity for those submitting public comments. You are required to note "Please post for Public Comment” or “Do not post for Public Comment” in the subject line or within your e-mail message. All comments will be provided to board members for that meeting.


SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS ARCHIVES: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJkCBujRQwOFwHwxEET-2POv3Qq0OG_91
For School Board Business Meetings prior to January 2016, please call WNPS Channel 47 at 757-628-3459 to purchase a DVD copy for a nominal fee.

 

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Please print the agenda using the print icon at the top of the panel on the left side of the screen or print the agenda from the Active Meetings home page.

 

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5-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN STRATEGIES:
 

We will promote NPS as the cornerstone of our community’s well-being.

*Big ideas: Technology, Facilities, Competition, Alumni, Early Learning/Literacy

We will empower and facilitate meaningful family and community partnerships.
*Big ideas: Family dynamics, Poverty, Wrap-around Services, Crisis Interventions, Support Systems, Neighborhood Hubs, Community/Family/Parent Engagement, Volunteer Pathways

We will relentlessly pursue engaged learning through high-quality instruction.
*Big ideas: Highly qualified AND highly effective staff, Professional Learning, Closing the GAP, Funding/Grants; Accountability, College and Career Readiness, Human Resources

We will host environments in which all individuals feel safe and secure.
*Big ideas: Cultural Proficiency, Safety, Climate, Relationships, External Influences, Eco-friendly buildings, Alternative Programs, Facilities

We will nurture a culture of excellence, equity and justice through continuous improvement.
*Big ideas: Cultural Proficiency, Closing the GAP, Increasing Resources, Program Evaluation, Early Learning/Literacy, Zoning, School Choice/Open Enrollment, Accountability, Disproportionate populations, Technology, College and Career Readiness

 

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Board and Division Priorities:

1. Increase the percentage of schools earning full accreditation (100% fully accredited by 2022)
2. Increase the percentage of VDOE Continuous Improvement Schools and NPS High Academic Performing Schools
3. Decrease all subgroup achievement gaps (5% or less by 2024)
4. Increase the On-Time graduation (85% by 2024)
5. Provide Educational Equity, Options, and Opportunities
6. Attract and retain highly qualified & effective staff (fully staffed at start of school)
7. Expand Educational Planning and create a Five Year Capital Improvement Plan for facilities and technology
8. Promote a culture of safety, high attendance rates, decreased dropout rate, positive organizational culture, and student behavior
9. Attract and retain community partnerships and strengthen family engagements
10. Strive to Improve Relationships and Increase Governance Capacity (School Board only)

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NOTE:

  • 100% IDENTIFICATION VERIFICATION IS IN FORCE...Please remember to bring proper identification (PICTURE ID) to enter the School Administration Building.
  • The Central Administration Building and all Norfolk Public School facilities are NO SMOKING zones.
Subject
1.02 Roll Call
Meeting
Dec 16, 2020 - School Board Business Meeting
Category
1. Call to Order -- 4:00 PM
Type
Information, Procedural

The School Board Business Meeting on Wednesday, December 16, 2020, at 4 p.m., can be viewed via the Norfolk Public Schools’ YouTube Channel (npsk12va or search “Norfolk Public Schools”) or please click on this link to watch: https://youtu.be/YSVnF0R0yXQ or tune in to WNPS Ch. 47.

SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS ARCHIVES: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJkCBujRQwOFwHwxEET-2POv3Qq0OG_91
For School Board Business Meetings prior to January 2016, please call WNPS Channel 47 at 757-628-3459 to purchase a DVD copy for a nominal fee.

 

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Please print the agenda using the print icon at the top of the panel on the left side of the screen or print the agenda from the Active Meetings home page.

 

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5-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN STRATEGIES:
 

We will promote NPS as the cornerstone of our community’s well-being.

*Big ideas: Technology, Facilities, Competition, Alumni, Early Learning/Literacy

We will empower and facilitate meaningful family and community partnerships.
*Big ideas: Family dynamics, Poverty, Wrap-around Services, Crisis Interventions, Support Systems, Neighborhood Hubs, Community/Family/Parent Engagement, Volunteer Pathways

We will relentlessly pursue engaged learning through high-quality instruction.
*Big ideas: Highly qualified AND highly effective staff, Professional Learning, Closing the GAP, Funding/Grants; Accountability, College and Career Readiness, Human Resources

We will host environments in which all individuals feel safe and secure.
*Big ideas: Cultural Proficiency, Safety, Climate, Relationships, External Influences, Eco-friendly buildings, Alternative Programs, Facilities

We will nurture a culture of excellence, equity and justice through continuous improvement.
*Big ideas: Cultural Proficiency, Closing the GAP, Increasing Resources, Program Evaluation, Early Learning/Literacy, Zoning, School Choice/Open Enrollment, Accountability, Disproportionate populations, Technology, College and Career Readiness

 

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Board and Division Priorities:

1. Increase the percentage of schools earning full accreditation (100% fully accredited by 2022)
2. Increase the percentage of VDOE Continuous Improvement Schools and NPS High Academic Performing Schools
3. Decrease all subgroup achievement gaps (5% or less by 2024)
4. Increase the On-Time graduation (85% by 2024)
5. Provide Educational Equity, Options, and Opportunities
6. Attract and retain highly qualified & effective staff (fully staffed at start of school)
7. Expand Educational Planning and create a Five Year Capital Improvement Plan for facilities and technology
8. Promote a culture of safety, high attendance rates, decreased dropout rate, positive organizational culture, and student behavior
9. Attract and retain community partnerships and strengthen family engagements
10. Strive to Improve Relationships and Increase Governance Capacity (School Board only)

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NOTE:

  • 100% IDENTIFICATION VERIFICATION IS IN FORCE...Please remember to bring proper identification (PICTURE ID) to enter the School Administration Building.
  • The Central Administration Building and all Norfolk Public School facilities are NO SMOKING zones.
2. School Board Workshop
Subject
2.01 Motion to Enter Into Closed Executive Session
Meeting
Dec 16, 2020 - School Board Business Meeting
Category
2. School Board Workshop
Type
Action, Action (Consent), Discussion
Recommended Action
MOTION TO ENTER EXECUTIVE SESSION
DECEMBER 16, 2020
Move that the members of the School Board go into a closed session for the purposes which are set out in subsection (A) of section 2.2-3711 of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, as amended for:
(a) Discussion or consideration of prospective candidates for employment, assignment, appointment, promotion, performance, demotion, salaries, disciplining, or resignation of specific officers, appointees, or employees of the Norfolk Public Schools, pursuant to subsection (1) of the above-cited Code section. The subjects of this portion of the session are the discussion of today’s regular personnel agenda and the discussion of the merits of specific candidates for appointments to various school board committees.
(b) Consultation with legal counsel and briefing by staff members concerning actual or probable litigation or specific legal matters requiring the provision of legal advice by counsel pursuant to subsections (7) and (8) of the above-cited Code section. The subjects of this section of the motion are consultation and briefing regarding the matters set out in section (a) of this motion.

MOTION TO ENTER EXECUTIVE SESSION
DECEMBER 16, 2020

 

Move that the members of the School Board go into a closed session for the purposes which are set out in subsection (A) of section 2.2-3711 of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, as amended for:

(a) Discussion or consideration of prospective candidates for employment, assignment, appointment, promotion, performance, demotion, salaries, disciplining, or resignation of specific officers, appointees, or employees of the Norfolk Public Schools, pursuant to subsection (1) of the above-cited Code section.  The subjects of this portion of the session are the discussion of today’s regular personnel agenda and the discussion of the merits of specific candidates for appointments to various school board committees.

 

(b) Consultation with legal counsel and briefing by staff members concerning actual or probable litigation or specific legal matters requiring the provision of legal advice by counsel pursuant to subsections (7) and (8) of the above-cited Code section. The subjects of this section of the motion are consultation and briefing regarding the matters set out in section (a) of this motion.


 

Our adopted rules of Parliamentary Procedure, Robert's Rules of Order (newly revised 11th edition), provide for a consent agenda listing several items for approval of the Board by a single motion. Most of the items listed under the Consent Agenda have gone through Board subcommittee review and recommendation. Documentation concerning these items has been provided to all board members and the public in advance to assure an extensive and thorough review. Items may be removed from the Consent Agenda at the request of any board member.
3. Closed Executive Session
Subject
3.01 Personnel Matters
Meeting
Dec 16, 2020 - School Board Business Meeting
Category
3. Closed Executive Session
Type
Information, Discussion
Subject
3.02 Review School Board Advisory Committee Applications
Meeting
Dec 16, 2020 - School Board Business Meeting
Category
3. Closed Executive Session
Type
Information, Discussion
Subject
3.03 Legal Matters
Meeting
Dec 16, 2020 - School Board Business Meeting
Category
3. Closed Executive Session
Type
Information, Report
Subject
3.04 Resolution Certifying an Executive Closed Session (vote required)
Meeting
Dec 16, 2020 - School Board Business Meeting
Category
3. Closed Executive Session
Type
Action, Action (Consent), Information
Recommended Action
A RESOLUTION CERTIFYING AN EXECUTIVE MEETING OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OF THE CITY OF NORFOLK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE VIRGINIA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.
WHEREAS, the School Board of the City of Norfolk has convened a closed meeting on this date pursuant to an affirmative recorded vote and in accordance with the provisions of The Virginia Freedom of Information Act; and
WHEREAS, Section 2.2-3712 of the Code of Virginia requires a certification by the School Board of the City of Norfolk that such closed meeting was conducted in conformity with Virginia law;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the School Board of the City of Norfolk hereby certifies that, to the best of each member's knowledge, (i) only public business matters lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements by Virginia law were discussed in the executive meeting to which this certification resolution applies, and (ii) only such public business matters as were identified in the motion convening the executive meeting were heard, discussed, or considered by the School Board of the City of Norfolk.

A RESOLUTION CERTIFYING AN EXECUTIVE MEETING OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OF THE CITY OF NORFOLK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE VIRGINIA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.
WHEREAS, the School Board of the City of Norfolk has convened a closed meeting on this date pursuant to an affirmative recorded vote and in accordance with the provisions of The Virginia Freedom of Information Act; and
WHEREAS, Section 2.2-3712 of the Code of Virginia requires a certification by the School Board of the City of Norfolk that such closed meeting was conducted in conformity with Virginia law;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the School Board of the City of Norfolk hereby certifies that, to the best of each member's knowledge, (i) only public business matters lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements by Virginia law were discussed in the executive meeting to which this certification resolution applies, and (ii) only such public business matters as were identified in the motion convening the executive meeting were heard, discussed, or considered by the School Board of the City of Norfolk.

Our adopted rules of Parliamentary Procedure, Robert's Rules of Order (newly revised 11th edition), provide for a consent agenda listing several items for approval of the Board by a single motion. Most of the items listed under the Consent Agenda have gone through Board subcommittee review and recommendation. Documentation concerning these items has been provided to all board members and the public in advance to assure an extensive and thorough review. Items may be removed from the Consent Agenda at the request of any board member.
4. Business Meeting -- 7:00 PM
Subject
4.01 Call to Order and Welcome
Meeting
Dec 16, 2020 - School Board Business Meeting
Category
4. Business Meeting -- 7:00 PM
Type
Procedural

SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS LIVE STREAMING: http://www.npsk12.com/live-streaming
SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS ARCHIVES: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJkCBujRQwOFwHwxEET-2POv3Qq0OG_91
For School Board Business Meetings prior to January 2016, please call WNPS Channel 47 at 757-628-3459 to purchase a DVD copy for a nominal fee.

 

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Please print the agenda using the print icon at the top of the panel on the left side of the screen or print the agenda from the Active Meetings home page.

 

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5-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN STRATEGIES:
 

We will promote NPS as the cornerstone of our community’s well-being.

*Big ideas: Technology, Facilities, Competition, Alumni, Early Learning/Literacy

We will empower and facilitate meaningful family and community partnerships.
*Big ideas: Family dynamics, Poverty, Wrap-around Services, Crisis Interventions, Support Systems, Neighborhood Hubs, Community/Family/Parent Engagement, Volunteer Pathways

We will relentlessly pursue engaged learning through high-quality instruction.
*Big ideas: Highly qualified AND highly effective staff, Professional Learning, Closing the GAP, Funding/Grants; Accountability, College and Career Readiness, Human Resources

We will host environments in which all individuals feel safe and secure.
*Big ideas: Cultural Proficiency, Safety, Climate, Relationships, External Influences, Eco-friendly buildings, Alternative Programs, Facilities

We will nurture a culture of excellence, equity and justice through continuous improvement.
*Big ideas: Cultural Proficiency, Closing the GAP, Increasing Resources, Program Evaluation, Early Learning/Literacy, Zoning, School Choice/Open Enrollment, Accountability, Disproportionate populations, Technology, College and Career Readiness

 

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Board and Division Priorities:

1. Increase the percentage of schools earning full accreditation (100% fully accredited by 2022)
2. Increase the percentage of VDOE Continuous Improvement Schools and NPS High Academic Performing Schools
3. Decrease all subgroup achievement gaps (5% or less by 2024)
4. Increase the On-Time graduation (85% by 2024)
5. Provide Educational Equity, Options, and Opportunities
6. Attract and retain highly qualified & effective staff (fully staffed at start of school)
7. Expand Educational Planning and create a Five Year Capital Improvement Plan for facilities and technology
8. Promote a culture of safety, high attendance rates, decreased dropout rate, positive organizational culture, and student behavior
9. Attract and retain community partnerships and strengthen family engagements
10. Strive to Improve Relationships and Increase Governance Capacity (School Board only)

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NOTE:

  • 100% IDENTIFICATION VERIFICATION IS IN FORCE...Please remember to bring proper identification (PICTURE ID) to enter the School Administration Building.
  • The Central Administration Building and all Norfolk Public School facilities are NO SMOKING zones.
Subject
4.02 Roll Call
Meeting
Dec 16, 2020 - School Board Business Meeting
Category
4. Business Meeting -- 7:00 PM
Type
Procedural

SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS LIVE STREAMING: http://www.npsk12.com/live-streaming
SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS ARCHIVES: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJkCBujRQwOFwHwxEET-2POv3Qq0OG_91
For School Board Business Meetings prior to January 2016, please call WNPS Channel 47 at 757-628-3459 to purchase a DVD copy for a nominal fee.

 

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Please print the agenda using the print icon at the top of the panel on the left side of the screen or print the agenda from the Active Meetings home page.

 

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5-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN STRATEGIES:
 

We will promote NPS as the cornerstone of our community’s well-being.

*Big ideas: Technology, Facilities, Competition, Alumni, Early Learning/Literacy

We will empower and facilitate meaningful family and community partnerships.
*Big ideas: Family dynamics, Poverty, Wrap-around Services, Crisis Interventions, Support Systems, Neighborhood Hubs, Community/Family/Parent Engagement, Volunteer Pathways

We will relentlessly pursue engaged learning through high-quality instruction.
*Big ideas: Highly qualified AND highly effective staff, Professional Learning, Closing the GAP, Funding/Grants; Accountability, College and Career Readiness, Human Resources

We will host environments in which all individuals feel safe and secure.
*Big ideas: Cultural Proficiency, Safety, Climate, Relationships, External Influences, Eco-friendly buildings, Alternative Programs, Facilities

We will nurture a culture of excellence, equity and justice through continuous improvement.
*Big ideas: Cultural Proficiency, Closing the GAP, Increasing Resources, Program Evaluation, Early Learning/Literacy, Zoning, School Choice/Open Enrollment, Accountability, Disproportionate populations, Technology, College and Career Readiness

 

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Board and Division Priorities:

1. Increase the percentage of schools earning full accreditation (100% fully accredited by 2022)
2. Increase the percentage of VDOE Continuous Improvement Schools and NPS High Academic Performing Schools
3. Decrease all subgroup achievement gaps (5% or less by 2024)
4. Increase the On-Time graduation (85% by 2024)
5. Provide Educational Equity, Options, and Opportunities
6. Attract and retain highly qualified & effective staff (fully staffed at start of school)
7. Expand Educational Planning and create a Five Year Capital Improvement Plan for facilities and technology
8. Promote a culture of safety, high attendance rates, decreased dropout rate, positive organizational culture, and student behavior
9. Attract and retain community partnerships and strengthen family engagements
10. Strive to Improve Relationships and Increase Governance Capacity (School Board only)

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NOTE:

  • 100% IDENTIFICATION VERIFICATION IS IN FORCE...Please remember to bring proper identification (PICTURE ID) to enter the School Administration Building.
  • The Central Administration Building and all Norfolk Public School facilities are NO SMOKING zones.
Subject
4.03 Pledge of Allegiance (Georgia Simpson)
Meeting
Dec 16, 2020 - School Board Business Meeting
Category
4. Business Meeting -- 7:00 PM
Type
Subject
4.04 Student Musical Performance: Strolling Silver Strings under the direction of Jay Larkin
Meeting
Dec 16, 2020 - School Board Business Meeting
Category
4. Business Meeting -- 7:00 PM
Type

Student Musical Performance: Introduction by Danielle Roby (Sr. Coordinator of Music) of the Strolling Silver Strings under the direction of Jay Larkin.

Subject
4.05 Superintendent's Report
Meeting
Dec 16, 2020 - School Board Business Meeting
Category
4. Business Meeting -- 7:00 PM
Type
Subject
4.06 Approval of Consent Agenda (vote required)
Meeting
Dec 16, 2020 - School Board Business Meeting
Category
4. Business Meeting -- 7:00 PM
Type
Action (Consent), Information
Recommended Action
Approval of Consent Agenda (vote required)
Our adopted rules of Parliamentary Procedure, Robert's Rules of Order (newly revised 11th edition), provide for a consent agenda listing several items for approval of the Board by a single motion. Most of the items listed under the Consent Agenda have gone through Board subcommittee review and recommendation. Documentation concerning these items has been provided to all board members and the public in advance to assure an extensive and thorough review. Items may be removed from the Consent Agenda at the request of any board member.
5. Consent Agenda
Subject
5.01 Personnel Report
Meeting
Dec 16, 2020 - School Board Business Meeting
Category
5. Consent Agenda
Type
Subject
5.02 Bills and Payroll Report
Meeting
Dec 16, 2020 - School Board Business Meeting
Category
5. Consent Agenda
Type

Bills and Payroll Report

Subject
5.03 Approval of Minutes (Nov. 4 & 18, 2020)
Meeting
Dec 16, 2020 - School Board Business Meeting
Category
5. Consent Agenda
Type
Action, Information, Discussion
Recommended Action
Approval of Minutes for Nov. 4 & Nov. 18, 2020.

Approval of Minutes for Nov. 4 & Nov. 18, 2020.

Subject
5.04 Policy Discussion: EFBZ - Food Services GCBEBZ – Leaves of Absence, JFC - Student Conduct, KKAZ - Service Animals in Public Schools, KNAJ – Relations w/Law Enforcement Authorities (no vote) (2nd Reading) (vote required)
Meeting
Dec 16, 2020 - School Board Business Meeting
Category
5. Consent Agenda
Type
Information, Discussion

Policy Discussion:

EFBZ - Food Services

GCBEBZ – Leaves of Absence

KKAZ - Service Animals in Public Schools

KNAJ – Relations w/Law Enforcement Authorities (2nd Reading)

JFC - Student Conduct

 

6. Decision/Discussion Agenda
Subject
6.01 Monthly Financial Report (vote required)
Meeting
Dec 16, 2020 - School Board Business Meeting
Category
6. Decision/Discussion Agenda
Type
Subject
6.02 Poplar Halls Resolution (vote required)
Meeting
Dec 16, 2020 - School Board Business Meeting
Category
6. Decision/Discussion Agenda
Type
Subject
6.03 Return to In-Person Instruction (Hybrid Model). The following motions are for your consideration.
Meeting
Dec 16, 2020 - School Board Business Meeting
Category
6. Decision/Discussion Agenda
Type
Action, Information
Recommended Action
The following motions are for your consideration:
Motion to Replace 1: Move that the Board revise its decision from October 21st to support a return to school plan based on the status of the three core indictors recommended from the CDC's Indicators for Dynamic Decision Making, which includes case incidence per 100,000 persons within the past 14 days, percent positivity during the past 14 days, and district readiness to implement key mitigation strategies as outlined by the CDC.  
Motion to Replace 2: Move that the Board revise its decision from October 21st to direct the Superintendent to begin phasing in identified student groups when case incidence per 100,000 and percent positivity are in the moderate risk level (yellow and yellow, respectively) for Norfolk, within the context of the Eastern Region, and when NPS' district readiness indicator (implementation of all 5 mitigation strategies) is in the lower risk level (light green).  
Motion to Replace 3: Move that the Board revise its decision from October 21st to adopt a two-week transition time between the phases for returning identified student groups for in-person learning pending the status of core indicators. 

The following motions are for your consideration:

 

Motion to Replace 1: Move that the Board revise its decision from October 21st to support a return to school plan based on the status of the three core indictors recommended from the CDC's Indicators for Dynamic Decision Making, which includes case incidence per 100,000 persons within the past 14 days, percent positivity during the past 14 days, and district readiness to implement key mitigation strategies as outlined by the CDC.  

 

Motion to Replace 2: Move that the Board revise its decision from October 21st to direct the Superintendent to begin phasing in identified student groups when case incidence per 100,000 and percent positivity are in the moderate risk level (yellow and yellow, respectively) for Norfolk, within the context of the Eastern Region, and when NPS' district readiness indicator (implementation of all 5 mitigation strategies) is in the lower risk level (light green).  

 

Motion to Replace 3: Move that the Board revise its decision from October 21st to adopt a two-week transition time between the phases for returning identified student groups for in-person learning pending the status of core indicators. 

Subject
6.04 School Resource Officer Program MOU (Public Comments)
Meeting
Dec 16, 2020 - School Board Business Meeting
Category
6. Decision/Discussion Agenda
Type
Subject
6.05 School Board Advisory Committee Appointments (vote required)
Meeting
Dec 16, 2020 - School Board Business Meeting
Category
6. Decision/Discussion Agenda
Type
Subject
6.06 School Board Budget Priorities (vote required)
Meeting
Dec 16, 2020 - School Board Business Meeting
Category
6. Decision/Discussion Agenda
Type
Subject
6.07 Matters of the Board
Meeting
Dec 16, 2020 - School Board Business Meeting
Category
6. Decision/Discussion Agenda
Type
7. Adjournment
Subject
7.01 Business Meeting Adjourned
Meeting
Dec 16, 2020 - School Board Business Meeting
Category
7. Adjournment
Type