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Board enters nonpublic sessions under RSA 91-A and approves sealing of the minutes
Summary
The Rochester School Board entered nonpublic sessions under RSA 91-A provisions during the April 10 meeting and later voted to seal the minutes; the board also considered authorizing an interim superintendent to sign a federal funding certification before a deadline.
During its April 10 meeting the Rochester School Board entered several nonpublic sessions under RSA 91-A provisions. The board cited RSA 91-A:3II(a), (c) and (e) for the closed sessions and later voted to seal the nonpublic minutes.
After returning to public session, the board voted to seal minutes from the nonpublic sessions. The board also discussed a motion to authorize an interim superintendent to sign a required letter certifying eligibility for federal funding; the board debated whether to permit that signature while an appeal process or hearing was pending. A motion to allow the interim superintendent to sign the federal funding letter if the district could verify the form's accuracy passed, with some members recording opposition during the voice vote.
Board members followed the statutory process to move into nonpublic session, held the closed deliberations, and then voted in public to seal those nonpublic minutes as permitted under RSA 91-A. The board did not release specifics of the nonpublic discussions in open session.
