State Board votes unanimously to enter executive session on superintendent search

The State Board of Education voted unanimously Friday to adjourn into an executive session to consider personnel matters related to the search for a new superintendent, citing the Annotated Code of Maryland.

An unidentified speaker at the meeting read a statement invoking the Annotated Code of Maryland, General Provisions Article (cited in the transcript as “section three-three 0 5 b 1”), saying the Board would move into an executive session to discuss personnel matters tied to the superintendent search. The floor was opened for a motion to adjourn to executive session; the transcript records Miss McCusker as the member making the motion and Mr. Paul as the member who seconded it.

There was no discussion after the motion. The Board was asked to indicate its vote by saying “aye” and raising hands; the meeting host stated the vote was unanimous and moved the Board to executive session. The public portion of the meeting then concluded with brief thanks to attendees and a closing wish for a good weekend.

The Board cited state statute as the legal authority allowing the closed session; the transcript language mirrors the standard statutory invocation for personnel discussions. No further details about the superintendent search were discussed in public before the Board adjourned to the closed session. The meeting’s livestream and agenda materials were noted as being available on the State Board website and YouTube.

The public record for this meeting ends with the Board’s adjournment to executive session; any substantive decisions or discussions about personnel will not be part of the open transcript unless reported later in public session.