Normandy Schools Collaborative special meeting, Jul 28, 2026

34 min · 0 public speakers

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Normandy school board reorganizes officers and approves consent agenda including science curriculum 11:10

  • One board member asked whether board reorganization had been on the agenda and said it should have been discussed among all board members first. 7:36
  • The superintendent gave a community update on a regional task force created to explore long-term solutions for public education in North St. Louis County, and Deonna Davis Day asked whether the listed school districts were part of the task force. 17:20
  • After a staff member announced that the nos had it and the consent agenda would be voted on all at once, a staff member announced that the motion to approve the consent agenda passed. 32:17

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Item by item (5)
  1. Opening and agenda changes 2:43
    • A speaker said the board wanted to remove item 6.01, landscape bids, move it to the next meeting and replace it with a community update from the superintendent. 3:34
    • A motion was made and seconded to amend the agenda by moving the landscape bids item to the next regular scheduled board meeting and adding a community update from the superintendent. 5:02
    • A staff member announced that both the agenda motion and the amendment passed. 4:53
  2. Board reorganization 6:02
    • Violet Taylor said the agenda information arrived the day before and did not recall seeing board reorganization on it, and asked who had discussed the reorganization and why it was happening. 7:52
    • Monica Jefferson said the agenda was posted yesterday, 24 hours in advance of the meeting. 9:17
    • A staff member took nominations for president, and the new president then took nominations for vice president and a Special School District alternate. 9:58
    • A staff member announced that the votes for president and vice president passed. 11:10
  3. Public comment 15:29
    • A staff member reviewed rules for public comment, including that speakers may not identify staff or students by name. 16:20
    • A staff member said there were no public comments. ~17:15
  4. Superintendent update on regional task force 17:20
    • The superintendent said the St. Louis region has over 30,000 fewer children in its public school pipeline than it did since 2020 and that 8 school districts have been impacted, and that a task force was created to explore long-term solutions for public education in North St. Louis County. 17:20
    • Deonna Davis Day asked whether the listed districts were part of the task force and said community members invited last month had declined, and the superintendent said district members had been invited and that the meeting had been canceled. 23:17
    • Theresa Pearson asked whether the previous administration and board chairs knew about the task force, and the superintendent said both were notified and that the task force began in February. 28:31
  5. Consent agenda and adjournment 29:44
    • The consent agenda included the science curriculum, the Synergy proposal, the reworked Transpar contract, the personnel report and the LDR contract. 30:32
    • Violet Taylor moved that the board vote individually on each item, and a staff member announced the nos had it and the items would be voted on all at once. 30:56
    • A staff member announced that the motion to approve the consent agenda passed. 33:06

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Video: posted by the district as “Special Called Regular Meeting - Jul 28 2026”