Board votes to add date-certain to finish investigative report after failed censure amendment

The Robbinsdale Public School District board voted to add a date-certain discussion to a work session to complete review of an investigative report the board had begun at an earlier meeting. Chair Renee Bowman called for the roll call after debate and the motion to add a date-certain follow-up passed in the roll call recorded at the meeting.

The meeting opened with a contentious exchange when a motion to amend the agenda to include a censure item related to Director Vento was proposed but failed to receive the necessary support. "Motion does not prevail," the chair ruled after the roll-call tally on the proposed amendment. Board members then focused on the practical question of when and how to finish the investigative report discussion; several directors said they wanted the original investigator and counsel available if the board reconvened that discussion. Superintendent Stallo and the chair agreed to coordinate availability and logistics before setting the exact date for the follow-up.