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Board tables vote on new assistant superintendent positions after members ask for more time
Summary
The Woodland Hills board considered creating two new assistant superintendent positions but voted to table the motion after members requested more information; the tabling motion passed 6–3 at the Aug. 13 agenda-setting meeting.
The Woodland Hills School District board on Aug. 13 debated whether to create two new assistant superintendent positions — one for academics and operations and another for personnel and online learning — and ultimately voted to table the measure pending more information.
The board considered a motion to create the positions as part of the superintendent’s recommendations. After brief discussion about timing and the need for more details, a board member asked that the item be delayed for further review. The board’s tabling motion carried, 6–3; meeting minutes record the outcome as “Motion passes 6 to 3.”
Board members said they supported the superintendent’s overall authority to shape administrative staffing but several members asked for additional documentation before final approval. One board member told colleagues the request to table was rooted in a desire to “dig a little bit deeper so we can fairly evaluate” the proposed jobs and their responsibilities.
Public comment before and during board business included criticism of prior staffing changes. A public speaker who identified himself as Robert Flanagan (registered as Robert Flanagan Bay in the record) urged the board to seek outside review of earlier promotions and questioned whether evaluations were completed prior to past promotions; his remarks were delivered during the public-comment portion of the meeting and were not part of the board’s personnel deliberation.
What happened: the item was presented during the agenda-setting session and moved to be tabled; the board will revisit the positions at a later meeting after members receive additional information. The transcript does not record a named mover or seconder for the tabling motion; the board used electronic voting and the chair read the tally after online voting closed.
Why it matters: creating senior administrative roles can affect district budgets, reporting lines and implementation of district priorities. Board members said they wanted more time to review duties, costs and evaluation criteria before approving new senior-level hires.
