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Board extends superintendent’s contract in 4–3 vote after closed session
Summary
Following a closed session citing personnel and student privacy statutes, the Martin County Board of Education voted 4–3 to extend the superintendent's contract through June 2028.
The Martin County Board of Education voted 4–3 on Oct. 7 to extend the superintendent’s contract through the end of June 2028, after meeting in closed session.
A board member moved to enter closed session to discuss confidential personnel and student matters and to consult with the board attorney; the motion cited North Carolina statutes and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. The board voted to enter closed session and discussed personnel in private as permitted by statute.
After returning to open session, a motion to extend the superintendent's contract was made and seconded. The chair asked for a show of hands after an initial voice call for ayes; the meeting recorded a 4–3 vote in favor and the motion passed.
The board did not place details of the personnel discussion on the public record at the meeting; the transcript records the extension motion, the vote count and that closed-session minutes were approved to remain closed.
