BOE Meeting and Political Nominations Fill Week

Even though we are in the dog days of summer, this is a big week for Norwalk public schools.

Tomorrow (7/21), there is a Board of Education meeting. The agenda is a hefty one. It includes the approval of the interim superintendent, William Papallo, the approval of Whitsons Culinary Group (after a couple food poisoning incidents) and the approval of the 2009-2010 contracts for Human Resource Officer, Fay Ruotolo, and Assistant Superintendent, Anthony Daddona. I'm also curious about the "BOE/city cooperative efforts" items on the agenda.

The Board of Education meetings which are held twice a month are open to the public. Come to see the BOE members in action, especially since several of them are up for reelection.

Then on Wednesday (7/22), election season officially begins. Norwalk's Democrats and Republicans will be nominating their candidates for municipal elections in November, including four members-at-large for the Board of Education. It will be a busy night, especially for the press who will have to be in two places at one time.

Here are the details about the nominating conventions:

Republican convention: July 22 at 6:30 pm, the Norwalk Inn
Democratic convention: July 22nd, 7:30 pm City Hall Community Room

I plan on interviewing all the candidates for BOE elections in the next few weeks. Please let me know if you have any specific questions you'd like me to ask them.