Salina Board holds nearly four-hour executive session on superintendent; no hiring action taken

The Salina Board of Education recessed into executive session at 6:01 p.m. on April 23, 2025 to discuss the employment of a superintendent, a motion moved by Board President Leroy Monk and seconded by Clerk Jackie Ball "pursuant to Okla. Stat. Title 25, § 307 (B) (1) for the purpose of discussing the employment of a superintendent." The motion passed unanimously.

The board remained in executive session until 9:46 p.m. Board members recorded as present during the closed session were Casey McWhirt, Jarred Sorum, Jackie Ball, Greg Rice and Leroy Monk; Superintendent Earl Dalke and two other attendees, Alfred Gaches and Shannon Grimes, were also listed as present. The minutes state that "no votes were taken during executive session" and that there was "no action on agenda item #5 (employing a superintendent)."

After returning to open session, President Monk moved to adjourn at 9:47 p.m.; the motion, seconded by Member Casey McWhirt, passed unanimously. The special meeting record lists the roll call and final votes as Yes from Casey McWhirt, Jarred Sorum, Jackie Ball, Greg Rice and Leroy Monk.

The board did not announce any next steps or a timeline for follow-up on the superintendent position in the public record for this meeting. The official meeting minutes include the statutory citation used to authorize the closed session (Okla. Stat. Title 25, § 307 (B)(1)) and a clerical signature block for the president and clerk.