Forest Hills board discusses addendum to allow payout of superintendent’s unused vacation days; minutes approved

Unidentified Speaker 1, a board member at the Forest Hills Board of Education meeting, moved to approve the minutes from the May 20 regular meeting; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.

During the special session, Unidentified Speaker 1 introduced an addendum to the superintendent’s contract addressing payout of unused vacation days at the end of the superintendent’s tenure. Speaker 1 said the current contract lacked such a payout and argued the superintendent "is entitled to those personal, to those vacation days," adding that they would not want the superintendent to use June leave during a busy period for contract negotiations and principal and assistant principal searches.

The transcript records discussion of the proposed addendum but does not show a formal motion, second, or vote on the contract change. The superintendent was asked for a report but declined, saying they were "pretty tapped out." Board communications were called and none were offered. The meeting concluded after a motion and second to adjourn.

The transcript includes multiple segments of unintelligible audio attributed to an unidentified speaker; those passages were not clear enough to provide additional factual detail about the addendum or related terms. The record does not specify the dollar value of any payout, the precise contractual language proposed, or whether the addendum would apply retroactively or only upon future departures. No statutory or policy citations were referenced in the transcript.