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Richland 1 board adopts agenda, approves consent and HR items; votes to enter executive session
Summary
The Richland 1 board unanimously adopted the meeting agenda, approved five consent items 7–0, passed motions to enter executive session (6–1) and exit (unanimous), and approved administrative appointments, leaves and hires unanimously.
The Richland 1 School Board conducted several formal actions on Sept. 9, 2025.
Adopt agenda: Chair called for adoption of the meeting agenda. Commissioner Wesson moved to adopt and Commissioner Clyburn seconded. The motion "carries with the unanimous vote," the chair said.
Consent agenda: The chair read five consent items — minutes from the Aug. 19 regular meeting; a request for fund reallocation; contract extensions for evaluation services and trunking/tower services; and approval of a W.J. Kenan High School athletic storage building contract. Commissioner Devine moved and Commissioner Weston seconded; the board approved the consent agenda unanimously, 7–0.
Executive session: Commissioner Hersey moved and Commissioner Moore seconded a motion to enter executive session. The chair read agenda items to be discussed in executive session, including legal advice related to a settlement agreement, evaluations, legal advice on the Early Learning Center construction project, contractual matters (a lease and superintendent contract) and personnel items (appointments, leaves, hiring). The motion to enter executive session passed with six yays and one no.
Exit executive session: After reconvening, Commissioner Moore moved and Commissioner Weston seconded to exit executive session; that motion passed unanimously.
Human resources actions: The administration recommended and the board approved the appointment of an assistant principal at Carver Lyon School for the 2025–26 school year; multiple leaves of absence without pay under policy GCC/GDC (educational and family responsibilities); and the hiring of nine teachers listed in an attachment. All HR motions passed unanimously.
No roll‑call vote tally with member‑by‑member votes for each motion was recorded in the public transcript for the consent and HR approvals beyond the stated tallies and unanimous language.
