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Duplin County Board of Education meets remotely, approves consent agenda and personnel actions
Summary
The Duplin County Board of Education held a remote Feb. 3 business session because of winter weather, approved the agenda and a consent package, entered an executive session on personnel and confidential student information, and later approved personnel recommendations; Superintendent Tindle praised remote instruction for preserving instructional time.
The Duplin County Board of Education met by conference call on Feb. 3 because of winter weather and road conditions, approving the agenda and a broad consent package and taking personnel matters into executive session before approving recommended personnel actions.
Chair Grama Davis opened the business session and called the roll. She announced that, because the meeting was a conference call, public comments had to be submitted in advance and that none had been received. Miss Edwards moved to approve the meeting agenda; Mister Cannon seconded. The board voted unanimously, with members answering 'aye,' and Chair Davis said the motion carried.
The board then approved the consent agenda by motion of Mister Jones, seconded by Miss Edwards. Again, members present voted 'aye' and the motion carried. Later in the meeting the board voted to enter an executive session "for general statutes for personnel" to discuss personnel matters and to prevent disclosure of confidential student information under attorney-client/privilege protections; the motion to enter executive session passed on a unanimous voice vote.
After returning to open session, the board considered personnel recommendations submitted by the superintendent. Miss Edwards moved to approve the superintendent's personnel recommendations and Mister Jones seconded; the board approved the recommendations on a roll-call vote with all members present voting 'aye.'
Superintendent Tindle thanked board members, school staff and families for their work enabling remote instruction during the storm. "It's just a great opportunity to be able to have the remote instruction to be able to save that instructional time," Tindle said, expressing gratitude for teachers, parents and students who adapted to the virtual format.
With routine business complete and no outstanding public comments, Mister Jones moved to adjourn, Mister Keenan seconded and the board voted to adjourn. Chair Davis closed the session by thanking listeners and participants for joining the remote call.
Votes at a glance • Approval of agenda — mover: Miss Edwards; seconder: Mister Cannon; outcome: approved (ayes recorded by Chair; members named in roll call answered 'aye'). • Consent agenda — mover: Mister Jones; seconder: Miss Edwards; outcome: approved (unanimous 'aye'). • Enter executive session (personnel/confidential student information) — outcome: approved (unanimous 'aye'). • Approval of superintendent's personnel recommendations — mover: Miss Edwards; seconder: Mister Jones; outcome: approved (unanimous 'aye').
What it means The board used remote procedures to maintain operations during winter weather and took confidential personnel matters into a closed session as permitted under statutes cited at the meeting; it approved routine consent items and personnel recommendations, and the superintendent said remote instruction helped preserve instructional time during the storm.