Kensington board approves up to $21,000 for elementary-school safety work after nonpublic session

The Kensington School District Board voted to authorize up to $21,000 in expenses for safety work at Kensington Elementary School after discussing the matter in a nonpublic session under Chapter 91‑A.

Board members said the matter was discussed in nonpublic so staff could present rationale and purpose before the board acted publicly. A board member moved to approve the expense authorization and the motion passed in roll call; Wendy Larson and Cheryl McDonough were recorded saying “aye.”

The motion, as stated at the public meeting, authorized expenses “related to safety or freeze of the Kensington Elementary School building as discussed during the non public session up to $21,000.” The board did not discuss line‑item details of the work in public during the vote; those details were discussed during the nonpublic session that preceded the motion.

The public action followed a request earlier in the meeting to go into nonpublic “under chapter 91 a 3 2 I,” which board members cited when asking to consider security and safety rationale outside the open meeting. The board returned to public session and moved to approve the expenditure cap the same evening.

The board did not specify funding source or a contractor at the public meeting. The authorization places a dollar limit on work discussed in nonpublic; any procurement steps, funding code assignments and scheduling were not described in the public record.