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Board adds resolution on teacher-evaluation reductions to consent agenda; consent agenda approved
Summary
The board amended the published agenda to add Resolution 25/905 — supporting reduction in the number of evaluations for teachers rated significantly above expectations — and approved the amended consent agenda by voice vote.
The Lakeland School System Board of Education voted to amend its agenda to add Resolution 25/905 and then approved the consent agenda containing the resolution.
Nut graf: Board members agreed to add a late resolution on teacher evaluations to the consent agenda; the amended consent agenda and the consent agenda itself were approved by voice votes during the meeting.
During a discussion about the agenda, a board member asked to add an item that had been shared with the board earlier but was not on the published agenda. The item was described in open session as "resolution 25/905, a resolution supporting a reduction in the number of evaluations required in the team evaluation system for teachers rated significantly above expectations based on either composite scores or TVOS scores." A motion was made to amend the consent agenda to add the resolution as item 11; the board took a voice vote and the motion passed.
Later the board considered the consent agenda, now containing 12 items. A motion to approve the consent agenda carried on a voice vote: "All in favor of approving the consent agenda, say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Motion passes." There were no roll-call tallies recorded in the meeting transcript.
Ending: The transcript does not show individual roll-call votes or recorded nay votes; the minutes indicate the resolution was added to and approved on the consent agenda. Any further details on the contents of the other consent items were described as posted to the agenda and not read aloud during the meeting.
