Nantucket school subcommittee moves into executive session for teacher contract talks

The Nantucket School Committee negotiation subcommittee voted Jan. 8 to adjourn into an executive session to conduct collective bargaining with the Nantucket Teachers Association and not return to open session, an unidentified speaker announced at the start of a brief, recorded meeting.

Unidentified Speaker introduced the motion, saying, "I'd like to entertain a motion to adjourn to executive session, not to return to open session, for the purpose to conduct a collective bargaining session with the Nantucket Teachers Association." A motion and a second were made and the panel approved the motion by roll call.

Roll call was taken during the meeting. When asked, "Vince Murphy?" the record shows "Aye." When asked for Shanta Blaise Murphy, the record shows "Aye." After the roll call the chair stated the meeting would adjourn and move into the executive session.

The subcommittee did not state any additional public discussion, record further votes on contract terms, or provide a timeline for returning to open session in the public record. Because the session was recessed to an executive session for collective bargaining, details of the bargaining discussion and any proposed contract terms were not part of the public meeting transcript.

The public portion of the meeting concluded shortly after the vote and the subcommittee proceeded into executive session.