NORWICH – During the Norwich City School District Board of Education meeting on Sept. 12, Superintendent Gerard O’Sullivan presented board members with a preliminary draft focusing on three key areas: academics, finance and students. Last night’s meeting, held in the district office conference room, found board members hearing and discussing the new format for the first time.

Norwich High School seniors Ian Weaver and Patrick Taylor’s presentation on the Student Government’s Leadership Project kicked-off the new discussion agenda. Their approximately 15-minute presentation included information on last year’s trip, which featured stops at Lake Placid and Giant Mountain.

Weaver said there are “not many other experiences you can have in life” that compare with the annual leadership trip, which he called “a great success.”