North Miami school board holds executive session on safety plans and personnel evaluation

The Board of School Trustees for North Miami Community Schools met in a closed executive session on Dec. 16, 2025, under Indiana Code IC 5-14-1.5-6.1 to discuss school safety measures and a job performance evaluation of an individual employee. Mrs. Sturch called the meeting to order at 7:48 p.m., and the session was adjourned at 8:56 p.m.

The meeting notice and minutes record that the session was convened for two specific, statutorily permitted purposes: "to discuss the assessment, design, and implementation of school safety and security measures, plans, and systems" under IC 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(3) and "to discuss a job performance evaluation of individual employees" under IC 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(9). The document does not disclose substantive details from either discussion, consistent with the closed-session exemptions cited.

The minutes list members present as .ryn Sturch, Stan Hudson, David Floyd, Sam Finnegan and Jeff Working, and members absent as Mark Deardorff and Amy Eckrote. The record also contains a signature line reading "AmyEchrote President Secretary," which conflicts with the attendance list; the minutes do not resolve that inconsistency. The transcript does not record any motions, votes, public directives, or final actions taken during the session.

Because the session was held under the specified provisions of Indiana's open-meetings statute, substantive deliberations and any personnel evaluations discussed are not in the public record. The minutes provide the statutory authority for the closed session and the start and end times but do not report outcomes or staff directions. No follow-up public action or date for returning to open session was recorded in the document provided.