Votes at a glance: Lawrence Board approves agenda, recesses to executive session twice and passes consent agenda

The Lawrence Board of Education held several procedural votes at its March 24 meeting. The following motions and outcomes were recorded in the public minutes and on the meeting record:

- Approval of agenda: Motion to approve the March 24, 2025 agenda was adopted, roll‑call vote recorded as 7–0. Individual yes votes recorded for Kadu Blackwood; Costello; Franklin; Gordon Ross; Jones; Kimball; Byers.

- Recess to executive session (first): The board voted to recess to executive session to discuss matters privileged under the attorney‑client relationship; invited attendees included Dr. Janice Swift (superintendent), Dr. Larry Engelbrecht (deputy superintendent), Christian Ryan (assistant superintendent of human resources and employee relations) and Brad Finkelstein (district counsel). The board set a return time and stated no action would follow; vote 7–0.

- Recess to executive session (second): Later the board moved a second recess to executive session with similar attendees and explicit return time set; the board recorded the motion as passing 7–0 and noted no action would follow.

- Approval of consent agenda: The board moved and approved the consent agenda as presented. The roll call recorded the motion passing 7–0 (individual yes votes recorded for Gordon Ross; Jones; Kimball; Byers; Kadu Blackwood; Costello; Franklin).

- Adjournment: The board approved a motion to adjourn at the meeting’s close.

No substantive ordinances, individual bills or policy adoptions were voted on during the meeting’s public portion; consent‑agenda items (which included building projects, maintenance contracts, vehicle purchasing authority and technology leases as noted in committee reports) were approved collectively on the consent agenda and were not debated individually on the public record at this meeting.

Below are the motions and recorded tallies as they appeared in the meeting record.