Taos board enters executive session on superintendent evaluation; work left unfinished and items tabled

The Taos Municipal School Board entered executive session at 6:04 p.m. on Jan. 8 under Section 10-15-1(H)(2) of the New Mexico Open Meetings Act to discuss limited personnel matters related to the superintendent's midyear evaluation.

President Mark T. Flores made the motion to enter executive session and the motion was seconded. A roll call recorded affirmative votes from Board member King, Vice President Cynthia J. Spray and President Flores; the motion carried and the board moved into closed session.

The board exited executive session at 8:19 p.m. Flores reported that the executive session had been limited to preparation of the superintendent's midyear evaluation and that no other items were discussed. He said the evaluation was not completed and that the board will reconvene at a later meeting to continue the work.

As a result of the incomplete evaluation, the board moved to table agenda item 10.1 (board approval of the superintendent's midyear evaluation) to a future meeting; that motion passed by roll call. Separately, the board had earlier moved agenda item 8.1 (reorganization of the school board) to the end of the agenda and then ultimately voted to table 8.1 to a special meeting pending full board attendance. The board asked Superintendent Lang to schedule a special meeting on Jan. 23 at 4 p.m. at the Administration Building to continue the evaluation; the next regular meeting was announced for Jan. 21 at 6 p.m. at the Taos Pueblo Butterfly Center.

No formal evaluation document or approval was completed or adopted during the Jan. 8 meeting; the motions to enter executive session, to table the approval item and to table the reorganization were all approved by roll call votes.