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Board approves minutes, administrative, finance and personnel items; ratifies suspension and terminates service employee Amber Browning
Summary
At its March 4 meeting the Lincoln County Board of Education approved consent and administrative items unanimously, scheduled an athletics work session and, following an executive session, ratified a 10‑day unpaid suspension and approved termination of a probationary service employee, Amber Browning.
The Lincoln County Board of Education on March 4 approved routine minutes and administrative, finance and personnel items and, after an executive session, ratified disciplinary actions involving a service employee, board records show.
Minutes and consent items Wilson moved to approve the minutes of the Feb. 25 meeting; Cartwright seconded the motion and the board voted 5–0 to approve. The board then approved administrative items, including scheduling a separate work session to discuss countywide athletics; Barnett will schedule the session after Thursday's meeting, the board said.
Finance and personnel Wilson moved to approve the finance report; Burns seconded and the motion passed 5–0. Cartwright moved to approve the personnel report; Mosteller seconded and the motion passed 5–0.
Employee discipline — executive session and ratified actions The superintendent requested an executive session to discuss an employee matter; Burns moved and Wilson seconded. The board entered executive session at about 6:25 p.m. and returned at about 6:32 p.m., the minutes state.
Following the executive session, the board voted to ratify a previously imposed 10‑day suspension without pay for a service employee for the period Feb. 19–March 4. Cartwright moved to ratify the suspension; Wilson seconded and the motion passed 5–0. The board then voted to approve the superintendent's recommendation to terminate the probationary contract of the same service employee, effective March 5, 2025; Wilson moved, Cartwright seconded and the motion passed 5–0. The employee named in the record is Amber Browning.
The board adjourned to a March 6 work session at 4 p.m. at the central office in Hamlin. All formal motions recorded in the transcript were unanimous 5–0 votes unless otherwise noted.
