Pomona Unified public questions whether superintendent evaluation will be discussed in open session

During public comment at a regular Pomona Unified School District Board of Education meeting, a resident said the public did not understand whether the superintendent’s performance review would be discussed in open session and referenced “Section 2557.”

The comment came during the meeting’s public-comment period, when members of the public may address the board on agenda items and other matters. The resident said, “We the public don't understand whether there needs to be discussions on superintendent performance reviews,” and asked for clarification about how the district would handle that review.

The resident also referenced “Section 3 Open” or “Open oral communication” while asking for clarity about where such discussions would occur. Earlier in the meeting, speakers raised proposed corrections and additions to the agenda; the transcript provided does not record a board response to the resident’s question about the superintendent review or a formal ruling on the agenda changes.

No formal motion, direction to staff, or vote about the superintendent’s evaluation appears in the provided transcript excerpts. The record available to this article does not show the board discussing or taking action on the superintendent’s performance review during the portions transcribed here.

The matter raised affects transparency about whether evaluation discussion will occur in public or in closed session; the transcript excerpt supplied did not include a board clarification or reference to a statute beyond the resident’s citation of “Section 2557.”