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Votes at a glance: Lawrence Board of Education, June 23, 2025
Summary
A summary of recorded motions and votes at the June 23 board meeting, including approval of the agenda, approval of the consent agenda, multiple executive-session motions and the final adjournment.
This "Votes at a glance" roundup lists recorded motions and vote tallies from the Lawrence Board of Education meeting on June 23, 2025. All motions and tallies below are taken from the meeting record.
1) Approval of agenda Motion: "I move the Board of Education approve the agenda for the 06/23/2025 board meeting." Outcome: Motion passes, 7-0.
2) Approval of the consent agenda Motion: "I move the Board of Education approve the items listed on the Consent Agenda." Outcome: Motion passes, 7-0.
3) Personnel announcement (consent) Note: The superintendent publicly welcomed Cole Amaya as Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning, effective July 1. Swift stated the announcement followed the board vote on the consent agenda. No separate recorded roll-call was reported for the appointment beyond its inclusion in the consent agenda.
4) Recess to executive session (first instance recorded) Motion: Recess to executive session "for the purpose of discussing personnel matters pursuant to the non-elected personnel exception under KOMA" with Superintendent named to be present; return time specified in the motion. Outcome recorded in meeting minutes: motion passed (recorded votes indicate unanimous approval among present members).
5) Extension of executive session (30 minutes) Motion: Extend executive session for 30 minutes; board to return at specified time with no action to follow. Outcome: Motion passes, 7-0.
6) Subsequent executive session motion (later in meeting) Motion: Recess to executive session for the purpose of discussing personnel matters with a return time specified. Outcome recorded as motion passes 5-0 in the late-evening roll call (some members absent for this vote as reflected in the meeting record).
7) Adjournment Motion: Motion to adjourn. Outcome: Unanimous "Aye" recorded; meeting adjourned.
Notes: The board recorded that it returned from executive session with "no action to follow." The meeting transcript records the motions and vote tallies listed above, but does not disclose the contents of the executive-session discussions because they were held under the KOMA non-elected personnel exception.
