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Thompson School District board votes to enter executive session for superintendent evaluation
Summary
The Thompson School District R-2J Board of Education voted 5-0 to move into an executive session to discuss personnel matters, specifically the superintendent's evaluation, citing Colorado statute CRS 24-6-402(4)(f). The board said it would return by 6 p.m. and that no action would be taken during the session.
The Thompson School District R-2J Board of Education voted 5-0 on a motion to enter an executive session to discuss personnel matters, specifically the superintendent's evaluation.
The board chair announced the meeting would move into executive session under Colorado statute CRS 24-6-402(4)(f), which allows a public body to meet privately to discuss personnel matters. A board member moved the board into executive session and the motion was seconded. Laura Lee (the person the chair asked to call the roll) conducted a roll-call vote that resulted in five ayes and no nays.
Why it matters: Superintendent evaluations are personnel matters that school boards typically handle in private under state law. Moving into executive session means the board will discuss the evaluation out of public view; the board stated explicitly that no formal action would be taken during the executive session and said it would return to the public meeting by 6 p.m.
Details of the motion and vote: A board member moved that the board proceed into executive session for the purpose of discussing personnel matters, including the superintendent's evaluation, citing the statutory basis recited at the meeting. The motion received a second. In the roll-call vote, the board recorded the following: Stu Boyd, aye; Denise Chapman, aye; (Laurie/Lori) Goble, aye; Alexandra Lesson, aye; Nancy Rumpelt, aye. The chair announced the motion passed 5 to 0.
The chair also announced that the board would go into executive session with Dr. Heller, Tiffany Rogers, and Laura Lee Ehlers and reiterated that no action would be taken in executive session. The board said it would return by 6 p.m.
Next steps: The board moved into executive session; no public action was taken at the time of the motion. Any outcomes or formal actions resulting from discussions in executive session would be reported in accordance with Colorado open-meeting rules if and when the board chooses to act publicly.
