Gadsden Independent Schools board enters closed session for superintendents interim evaluation

The Gadsden Independent Schools Board of Education voted during a special meeting to enter a closed session to discuss and prepare the superintendents interim evaluation, citing Section 10-15-1 of the New Mexico Open Meetings Act.

The board announced the closed session as a limited personnel matter, saying it would use the legal exception in the state open-meetings law to discuss and prepare the superintendents interim review. An unnamed board member moved to go into closed session; the motion was carried on a roll call in which Board member Morales, Board member Lida (spelling unclear in transcript), Board member Rodriguez and Board member Es Flores recorded "yes." The transcript records the board going into closed session "at 503." The board asked the secretary to take roll call before entering the closed session.

Before the board voted to go into closed session, members recited the pledge of allegiance and Mr. Lita read the district mission statement: "The Gadsden Independent School District will provide diverse education opportunities that empower students to be successful in an ever changing world." The presiding official summarized the legal basis for the closed session on the record, saying the meeting would cover "limited personnel matters as permitted under Section 10-15-1 of the New Mexico Open Meetings Act, specifically for the board to discuss and prepare the superintendent's evaluation. It's the interim review." The transcript does not disclose any further public details of the superintendents evaluation or any decisions made in closed session.

No additional public actions or votes were recorded in the supplied transcript excerpt after the board moved into closed session.