NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A week after the Norfolk School Board fired her, City Council will honor former Norfolk Public Schools Superintendent Sharon I. Byrdsong at its Tuesday meeting.

Mayor Kenny Alexander will recognize Byrdsong for her 27 years of service, and she will be presented with a resolution for her dedication to NPS, according to a release.

The announcement of the honor arrives a week following Byrdsong’s contract being terminated by a 4-3 vote of the School Board.

A five-page letter Byrdsong sent to the board May 22 may have played a part in her subsequent termination, with the last sentence, in particular, seemingly sums up Byrdsong’s feelings.

“The treatment my staff and I have endured from a contingent of the School Board is unacceptable — pure and simple,” Byrdsong wrote.

And while we haven’t heard yet from Byrdsong since she was fired last week, we do know what she had to say in the weeks leading up to the vote.

“On the 22nd of May, Dr. Byrdsong sent the board a detailed memo outlining her concerns about the failing governance and loss of trust,” said Norfolk School Board member Kenneth Paulson.

Specifically, she said some board members have engaged in continuous operational overreach, with the “straw that broke the camel’s back” happening the day before she sent the letter, when principal promotions at Granby Elementary School and Booker T. Washington High School were voted down by the board, 4-3, with little warning.

“I wasn’t expecting this at all, so I would like information when appropriate regarding these … personnel actions and why they weren’t approved,” Byrdsong said.

She said board members who voted against the appointments said nothing during discussions in executive sessions, and Byrdsong alleged the move was “clearly aimed at blindsiding or embarrassing me.”

10 On Your Side reached out to board members who voted to terminate the superintendent. Only Jason Inge responded, saying his vote was because of persistent achievement gaps.

However, now, councilmembers have begun to weigh in on the decision, with Vice Mayor Martin Thomas asking about people’s thoughts about going back to a council-appointed school board. Prior to 2018, council appointed the city’s School Board.

There is no timeline on the search for a new superintendent.

The meeting will be held at City Hall at 6 p.m. To livestream the forthcoming City Council meeting, click here.