The Wallingford Board of Education has called a special meeting for Wednesday at 6 p.m. at its South Turnpike Road offices.

.The meeting was scheduled late Tuesday afternoon, less than 24 hours after the board authorized Superintendent of Schools Salvatore Menzo to begin negotiations with an unnamed food service vendor. Menzo (shown at left) said the purpose of the meeting is to give the board an update on the negotiations.

"We want to proceed very carefully with this because it's the first time we're doing it," he said. "I want to keep the board as well informed as possible."

 

The board's authorization vote came just weeks after current Food Service Director Sharlene Wong informed the district she was leaving to take a similar job with the Bridgeport Public School system. Wong had been on medical leave for several months before her announcement that she was leaving to take another job.

The meeting agenda also includes a notification that the board could take action on what it discusses in the closed door session that is also part of the meeting . Menzo did not indicate whether a vote was likely to take place, saying only that the notification is included on the agenda to give the board the ability to vote based on what it hears during the executive session.