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Board member raises concern about president running meetings remotely; superintendent schedules executive session
Summary
A board member expressed concern about the board president operating the meeting remotely and urged more in-person leadership; the board also scheduled an executive session for legal and personnel matters.
Board member Missus Stewart raised a procedural concern about the board president running meetings remotely from offsite, saying it can make participation and timely intervention difficult and that she prefers the president be physically present for voting meetings.
President Harshbarger (identified in the record as running the meeting) responded that board policy allows the president to run the meeting when not physically present and said he aims to attend every voting meeting in person when possible. Missus Stewart emphasized that her comments were not personal and said they reflected a preference for in‑person leadership to improve meeting flow.
Separately, Superintendent Varner announced that the board would adjourn into an executive session at the end of the meeting to discuss legal and personnel matters; the board recorded the intent to go into executive session on the public record.
Chief Academic Officer DeArmond also reminded the board that Policy 100 requires an annual written report on the comprehensive plan and that he had distributed the report to board members and placed copies in the mailboxes for those not present.
No formal action was taken on the remote‑participation discussion; it was recorded as board member comment and preference. The executive session was scheduled as a board action for legal and personnel reasons.
