Prince George's County Board of Education votes 7-0 to close June 11 meeting to an executive session

Prince George's County Board of Education Chair Brandon Jackson said the board voted 7-0 on June 11 to close its business meeting and move into an executive session to discuss personnel, legal and contract matters.

"This meeting will now be closed to discuss the following matters as permitted under General Provision Article 3-305B, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, and 8," Jackson read, listing the superintendent contract update; superintendent report updates on the school-naming process; personnel appointments and staffing matters; collective bargaining (SEIU); PGCPS legal matters and public charter school updates; the central office move; agenda item 19.1 (transportation bus patrol contract); agenda item 19.2 (RFP PUR 26-309); and the behavioral framework and interventions platform.

The board conducted a roll-call vote after the statement. The clerk recorded seven affirmative votes; the motion to close the meeting was adopted. The clerk then recessed the board to the executive room and paused the public recording.

Board Chair Brandon Jackson read the statutory basis for the closed session citing Maryland's General Provisions Article §3-305(b), which the board said applied because public discussion could compromise the district's negotiating or legal position, risk financial loss or otherwise expose personnel privacy interests. The board did not discuss the listed items on the public record after the motion was adopted.

The public meeting moved to a closed session; the June 11 public record ends with the recess. The board did not announce a date or time to return to open session in the public portion of the transcript.