Taos Municipal Schools board recesses into closed session to discuss superintendent evaluation

The Taos Municipal Schools board voted to enter an executive session to discuss the 2024–25 evaluation of its superintendent under the New Mexico Open Meetings Act, section 10-15-1(H)(2).

The board president called for public comment and, after no members of the public registered to speak, the board moved to a closed session. Executive Secretary Anna Rayell outlined the district's public-comment procedures before the session, saying speakers must register in advance, identify the subject of their remarks when registering, and are allotted three minutes unless the board president sets a different time. Rayell provided an email for written comments to the executive secretary.

A motion to go into executive session was made and seconded; the board recessed into executive session at 3:16 p.m. The motion cited limited personnel matters allowed under the New Mexico Open Meetings Act and the stated purpose — the superintendent's 2024–25 evaluation. Because the discussion took place in executive session, no additional details of the personnel discussion were disclosed on the public record during the portion of the meeting captured in the transcript.

Before the executive-session motion, the board approved the meeting agenda and completed a roll call with members confirming their presence. The public comment item produced no public speakers.

No public action related to the superintendent evaluation was recorded in the transcript excerpt prior to the recess into executive session. Any formal public votes or decisions specific to the superintendent that occur after the executive session would appear in the public minutes if and when the board chooses to take public action or report outcomes.