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Taos board extends superintendent contract one year after closed session
Summary
After an executive session on April 8 the Taos Municipal Schools board voted to extend Superintendent Leighton’s contract for one year with no changes to the terms. The motion passed 3–2 on a roll-call vote; two members voted no.
The Taos Municipal Schools Board voted April 8 to extend Superintendent Leighton’s contract for one additional year with no changes to the existing terms.
The board entered executive session under the New Mexico Open Meetings Act provision for limited personnel matters to discuss the superintendent contract. After returning to open session, President Flores moved to extend the contract one year beginning at the end of the current term; the motion specified there would be no changes to contract terms.
Vote: The motion passed on roll call with President Flores, Board member King and Secretary Triill voting yes; Board member Koncha and Vice President Spray voted no. The board publicly stated for the record that the executive-session discussion was limited to personnel matters as permitted by state law.
Context and next steps: Board members did not detail contract terms in open session; the board said the contract extension would be executed consistent with existing terms and that the extension was effective at the end of the current contract period. No further personnel actions were announced publicly at the meeting.
