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Pennfield Schools board votes to enter closed session for superintendent evaluation and property purchase
Summary
On May 12, 2026, the Pennfield Schools Board of Education voted 6-0 (one absence) to enter a closed session under the Open Meetings Act to conduct the superintendent evaluation and to consider a property purchase; the board entered closed session at 6:08 p.m. and returned to open session at 7:34 p.m.
The Pennfield Schools Board of Education voted 6-0, with one absence, on May 12 to enter a closed session under the Open Meetings Act to conduct the superintendent evaluation and to consider the purchase of property.
"Motion to enter closed session for the purposes of 8a and 8d under the open meetings act," moved Austin Brown and seconded by Sarah Jones; the motion carried and the board entered closed session at 6:08 p.m., according to the meeting record. Dawn Forton was recorded absent for the vote.
The board returned to open session at 7:34 p.m.; the return-to-open motion was made by Austin Brown and seconded by Brad Crandall and carried by the same 6-0 tally. Meeting minutes note that the closed session topics were the superintendent evaluation and consideration of a property purchase, but the minutes do not disclose any discussion or decisions from the closed session itself.
No public comments were made during the meeting. The district followed the procedural citation of the Open Meetings Act when moving into closed session, as reflected in the board motion language.
