Warren County board hires Dr. Carol Montague Davis as superintendent after closed-session personnel vote

The Warren County Board of Education on March 3 approved a contract hiring Dr. Carol Montague Davis as the district's next superintendent, the board announced after returning from a closed session.

Board member Long moved "to approve the contract between doctor Carol Montague Davis and the Warren County Board of Education dated today, 03/03/2025, for doctor Montague Davis to serve as the next superintendent of Warren County Schools," and board member Tali Braem seconded, according to the public record. The chair then called for a vote; after the ayes were recorded the chair said, "That is a unanimous vote, and that motion carries."

The chair restated a correction to a typographical error in the initial motion and confirmed the contract term is effective June 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028. The chair also noted that Dr. Montague Davis will remain interim through May 31 and assume the superintendent role on June 1.

The appointment followed a closed-session personnel discussion. During the motion to enter closed session, the board cited state statutes in the meeting record as the basis for closing the session and noted it would consult with the board attorney to preserve attorney-client privilege; the transcript included the statutes read aloud in the meeting but did not include further detail about closed-session deliberations.

Board members offered brief congratulatory remarks after the vote. In the meeting record a board member said, "So I can see nothing but us just eagle flying high," expressing support for the appointment. The chair closed the brief special-called meeting after a final motion to adjourn carried.

The board did not read a line-by-line, public accounting of the closed-session discussion in the open meeting record; the contract was approved by the board in open session after the closed discussion and a formal vote. The contract date on the board action was recorded as March 3, 2025.