Duplin County Schools board elects Brent Davis chair and Reginald Keenan vice chair; personnel action approved after closed session

Brent Davis was elected chairman of the Duplin County Schools Board of Education for the 202526#8211;26 school year in a unanimous voice/hand vote at the board's Dec. 2 business meeting. The nomination closed with no further candidates and the board chair announced the vote was unanimous.

Reginald Keenan was nominated and elected vice chair after a separate nomination process; the motion to elect Keenan carried with no further nominations or recorded opposition. Chair Davis congratulated Keenan following the vote.

The board then approved a lengthy consent agenda by voice vote with no discussion. Later in the meeting the board entered an executive session citing general statutes for personnel matters, prevention of disclosure of confidential student information, and attorney-client privilege. After returning to open session the board took a motion on personnel discussed in executive session; the motion carried. The transcript records the outcome but provides no further public detail about the personnel action.

The meeting concluded with a short superintendent's report and seasonal remarks. Superintendent Darren Tindall noted an early release for students and 10-month staff on Dec. 19 and said the board's next scheduled meetings begin Jan. 6.

Votes at a glance

- Chair election: Motion to elect Brent Davis as chairman for the 202526#8211;26 school year; outcome: approved (vote recorded as unanimous). - Vice chair election: Motion to elect Reginald Keenan as vice chair for the 202526#8211;26 school year; outcome: approved. - Consent agenda: Motion to approve consent agenda; outcome: approved. - Personnel action (post-executive session): Motion considered and carried; details not specified in open session.

The board did not provide roll-call tallies in the public transcript for these motions; outcomes are recorded as voice votes or unanimous agreement.