Board enters unanimous executive session on personnel; affirms superintendent’s vision and directs attorney to draft response

The Barre Unified Union School District #97 board voted unanimously to enter executive session on personnel at its meeting and, after returning, moved to affirm the superintendent’s vision and directed the board’s attorney to draft a letter responding on the matter.

Board Chair Michael Bouton called the roll of participants before executive session. The motion to enter executive session cited personnel exceptions under state law and was moved by Alice Farrell and seconded on the record by Jackie Brewer. The chair recorded that the motion passed by a unanimous vote to go into executive session at about 6:29 p.m.

After the executive session, the board considered a motion “to affirm the superintendent’s vision and instruct our attorney to draft a letter of response.” That motion was moved by Alice Farrell and seconded by Ian (surname not specified in the transcript). The board voted; the meeting record shows vocal responses of “Aye” when the chair called for the vote. The transcript does not contain a formal roll-call tally in names and numbers on the public record; meeting minutes should be consulted for the official recorded vote.

Procedural notes: The meeting opened with and approved the agenda by motion (moved by Alice Farrell, seconded by Ian). The meeting adjourned at approximately 6:31 p.m.

No details of the personnel matter discussed in executive session were disclosed in the public record. The board instructed its counsel to prepare a draft letter following the executive session; the transcript records the instruction but not the draft’s content or intended recipient.