Superintendent evaluation committee votes 5-0 to close meeting for private review

The Prince George’s County Board of Education superintendent evaluation committee voted unanimously on Nov. 3, 2025, to close its meeting and move into a private session to discuss the superintendent evaluation. Committee Chair Zakiya Goins McCanche read the statutory rationale and the committee took a roll-call vote that registered five affirmative votes and no opposition.

“This meeting will be closed under the following provisions from General Provisions Article 3-305(b)(1) and (2),” Chair Zakiya Goins McCanche said, reading the statement into the record. “We will discuss the following matters, superintendent evaluation, and we are closing the meeting to discuss these matters because publicly disclosing information before it is finalized may result in lawsuits and fines.”

The clerk called the roll before the vote and confirmed that five members were present and a quorum existed. The clerk then recorded the roll-call votes: Miss Gomez (Aye), Dr. Moss (Aye), Mrs. Brown (Aye), Mr. Jackson (Aye) and Mr. Bridal (Aye). The clerk announced, “We have 5 in the affirmative,” and the chair said the motion to close the Nov. 3, 2025 superintendent evaluation committee meeting was adopted.

After the vote, members were asked to exit the public meeting and immediately enter the closed session via a calendar link; board staff was to admit members from a virtual waiting room. No further public action or debate on the superintendent evaluation was recorded in the open session.

The committee’s use of a closed session to discuss personnel matters follows the statutory citation read into the record; the committee did not provide additional detail in open session about the substance of the evaluation or any next public steps.