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Central Falls School Board approves three executive-session recommendations, seals minutes
Summary
At its Sept. 23 meeting, the Central Falls School Board voted to (1) terminate a non‑certified employee, (2) suspend a certified employee through June 30 with a planned termination thereafter, and (3) accept a superintendent‑recommended settlement to resolve potential litigation. The board also voted to seal the executive session minutes.
The Central Falls School Board voted on three items arising from its closed executive session at the Sept. 23 meeting at Calcutt Middle School, approving personnel actions and a recommendation to resolve potential litigation, and then voted to seal the executive‑session minutes.
The board voted to accept the superintendent’s recommendation to terminate the employment relationship with a non‑certified employee pursuant to Rhode Island General Law 42‑46‑5(a)(1). The motion was made by Board member Tom Evans and seconded by Board member Martinez and carried after a voice vote.
The board then voted to accept the superintendent’s recommendation to suspend a certified employee through June 30 and to move to terminate that employee following the suspension. The motion was made by Board member (Google) Figueroa and seconded by Board member Martinez. The board recorded one abstention; the chair announced the motion carried "4 to nothing." The board did not provide further public details about the individuals involved during the meeting.
The board also voted to accept the superintendent’s recommendation to resolve a potential litigation matter as discussed in executive session. That motion was made by Board member Carol Pagan and seconded by Board member Martinez; the chair announced the motion carried "5 to nothing."
After those votes, the board voted to seal the minutes of the executive session. The motion to seal was made by Board member Martinez and seconded by Board member (Google) Figueroa; the board voted in favor.
All of the personnel and settlement items were introduced and decided in open session after a closed executive session held under Rhode Island General Law 42‑46‑5(a). The board did not provide names of the employees or settlement amounts during the public session. Copies of the sealed executive‑session minutes are not publicly available under the terms of the board’s vote.
The board proceeded to the consent agenda and other public business after the actions and the vote to seal the minutes.
