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Topeka Board approves consent items, holds short executive session; all motions pass unanimously
Summary
At a Topeka Public Schools board meeting, trustees recessed briefly into an executive session under the Kansas Open Meetings Act and approved agenda and consent items (including personnel appointments) by unanimous roll call.
The Topeka Public Schools Board of Education recessed into a 30-minute executive session to discuss confidential personnel matters and later approved the meeting agenda and business-by-consent items, including several personnel appointments, all by unanimous vote.
The board voted to recess into executive session “pursuant to the personnel exception of the Kansas Open Meetings Act” for 30 minutes, specifying that the superintendent, executive staff and Angel Simmons were invited to attend and that the board would return to open session at 6:01 p.m. A second was recorded and the motion carried unanimously.
After returning to open session, the board adopted the evening’s agenda as presented and then approved the business-by-consent package, which included authorization for the board president or superintendent to sign special projects and purchasing contracts on behalf of the district. The consent vote also approved several personnel items noted in the superintendent’s report, including the permanent appointment of the Landon principal and the appointment of Eric Rodriguez as assistant principal at Landon; the board was informed that another internal promotion, Mr. Wilde, was approved as Cap City principal for next year.
Votes at a glance - Motion to recess into executive session for 30 minutes under the personnel exception of the Kansas Open Meetings Act; mover: (recorded in transcript as speaker a:6); second: Miss Boley; outcome: approved unanimously. Notes: superintendent, executive staff, Angel Simmons invited; return to open session at 6:01 p.m. - Motion to adopt the agenda as presented; mover: (recorded as speaker a:6); second: Miss Foley; outcome: approved unanimously. - Motion to approve business-by-consent items and authorize signature of contracts; mover: (recorded as speaker a:6); second: Mr. Tatum; outcome: approved unanimously. Notes: personnel approvals included (see actions list). - Motion to adjourn; mover: (recorded as speaker a:6); second: Miss Foley; outcome: approved unanimously.
The board did not take public votes on policy changes during the meeting; policy work and additional topics were scheduled for future work sessions.
