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Board moves to closed session amid dispute over superintendent-evaluation process
Summary
Board selected an evaluation instrument and then voted to convene a closed session after members raised procedural concerns about compliance with evaluation policy and lack of prior meetings with the superintendent.
During the action-item portion of the meeting, the board selected a sample superintendent-evaluation instrument (Sample 3). Several members protested that prior procedures had not been followed: they said the board had not met with the superintendent as required by policy to review expectations and to prepare unified goals, that prior closed-session discussions had constrained open discussion, and that follow-up communications promised earlier had not occurred.
Citing statutes governing closed sessions and attorney-client privilege, the chair moved that the board convene in closed session to protect confidential personnel information and consult with counsel. The motion was seconded and the board approved going into closed session; the public transcript records the motion and the vote to convene closed session but contains no details of what was discussed there.
Board members also raised concerns about internal follow-up and responsiveness from leadership, requested transcripts or records to substantiate earlier closed-session votes, and asked that the superintendent receive clear, unified goals and timely feedback.
