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Board enters closed session to discuss superintendent search; consents and personnel motions approved by roll call
Summary
Board members moved into a closed session to discuss next steps in the superintendent search after Superintendent Brian Gaines began a medical leave; the board carried consent‑agenda and personnel motions by roll call before and after closed session, and adjourned at the meeting's end.
Board members voted to approve the consent agenda and then later approved personnel motions after a closed‑session deliberation that the board said would focus on next steps for the superintendent search.
At the start of the meeting the board noted its assistant superintendent, Dr. Pamela Karamanos, will serve as acting superintendent while Superintendent Brian Gaines is on medical leave. Board members publicly wished Gaines a speedy recovery and also discussed his upcoming retirement timeline.
Before the planned closed session the board approved the consent agenda. President (board chair) called for the motion; the motion passed on roll call and the chair said, "Motion carries on consent and done items." (Roll‑call responses are recorded in the meeting minutes.)
Later in the meeting the board moved into closed session to discuss the superintendent search and other personnel matters. The chair described the closed‑session topic as selecting a search firm and future advertising and screening steps using the superintendent profile adopted roughly two years earlier. The board stated it expected an extended closed session (approximately an hour) and that it would return to the public meeting to take final personnel votes.
Following closed session the board held a roll‑call vote to approve personnel items; the chair announced, "Motion carries on personnel." The meeting concluded with an adjournment motion that carried.
Motion record (as recorded in the public transcript): - Consent agenda: motion and second called at the consent portion; roll call vote passed (announced: "Motion carries on consent and done items"). - New business (personnel): motion and second called for personnel approvals; roll call vote passed (announced: "Motion carries on new business/personnel"). - Motion to enter closed session: motion by Thompson, second by Park; chair announced "Motion carries" and the board entered closed session at 7:47 p.m. - Adjournment: motion by Clark, second by Thompson; chair called the motion carried and adjourned the meeting.
No substantive policy votes or ordinance adoptions were taken in open session on the topics discussed; the search‑firm selection and specific personnel actions were handled in closed session and recorded as personnel approvals afterward.
