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Board approves agenda and consent items; two executive sessions held, no formal action taken
Summary
The Lawrence Board of Education approved the meeting agenda and the consent agenda (with one item removed), recessed twice for executive sessions (labor negotiations and potential litigation) and returned with no action reported; consent bids for facility work were discussed.
The Lawrence Board of Education on Feb. 23 approved the meeting agenda and later approved the consent agenda with one item removed from the consent vote.
Early in the meeting the board moved, seconded and approved an agenda modification swapping two executive-session items; roll call recorded a 7-0 vote. The board recessed twice to executive session: first to discuss employer-employee contract negotiations (the motion invited Superintendent Dr. Janice Kerswift, Deputy Superintendent Larry Engelbrecht and Assistant Superintendent Kristen Ryan and said the board would return at 6:21 p.m. with no action to follow), and second to discuss potential litigation with legal counsel (the motion invited the same administrators and counsel Greg Goheen, specified a 6:53 p.m. return and stated action would follow). On returning from the sessions the board announced that there was no action to follow.
On the consent agenda the board approved routine items by a single motion while removing item 2.2 from the consent vote; the consent motion passed 7-0. During the president’s oral summary the board identified facility bids to accept: press box work (transcript contains an unclear reference to a press-box bid amount), theater safety upgrades accepted at $522,100, and playground equipment procurement discussed.
What’s next: No formal board action followed either executive session; the board adjourned after routine announcements.
