Stanwood-Camano board calls special meeting, moves into executive session on potential litigation and personnel review

The board chair called the May 11, 2026 special meeting of the Stanwood-Camano School District Board of Directors to order and said the board would move into an executive session to discuss the district’s legal counsel for potential litigation and to review the performance of a district employee.

The executive session was announced to run “until 6 p.m.,” the chair said, and the meeting briefly recessed. The chair later noted that Director Russell had joined the meeting shortly after the board entered executive session. The chair announced an initial reconvene time of 6:20 p.m. and then said the board was extending the session by an additional 15 minutes, to 6:35 p.m.

No formal votes or public deliberations were recorded in the transcript. The chair closed the executive session and adjourned the special meeting.

Executive sessions, including ones for discussions of potential litigation and employee performance, are closed to the public under state law; the meeting transcript provides only procedural details and the reasons the board cited for moving behind closed doors, not the confidential substance of those discussions.

Attendance at the start of the meeting, according to the chair’s remarks, included the chair, Director Olson and Director King. The chair stated that Directors Murray and Russell were absent and excused at the outset; the chair later reported that Director Russell joined after the session began. The transcript does not include first names, nor does it record any motions or votes during the special meeting.