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Shawnee school board votes to enter executive session to discuss employment of Dr. Aaron Espolt
Summary
The Board of Education of Independent School District No. 93 voted 5-0 (two members absent) on Nov. 22, 2024 to convene an executive session to discuss the employment of Dr. Aaron Espolt and to consult with legal counsel under cited Oklahoma statutes.
Jeanne Swinney, a board member, moved that the Board of Education of Independent School District No. 93 "approve to convene to Executive Session at 8:01AM." Mandy Hillhouse seconded the motion, which the board carried 5-0 with Turner Bass and Russ Oliver recorded as absent.
The motion listed two statutory bases for the closed session: 25 O.S. § 307(B)(1) to discuss the employment of Dr. Aaron Espolt and 25 O.S. § 307(B)(4) to hold confidential communications with the district's legal counsel regarding a pending investigation, claim, or action where disclosure would impair the public body's ability to process the claim. Attendance for the special session had been recorded at 8:00 a.m. and the meeting location was the Board of Education Administration Building, 326 N. Union Ave., Shawnee.
The agenda later acknowledged the board's return to open session and included an item for "Discussion and possible vote(s) regarding the matters discussed in executive session," but the transcript supplied does not record any specific open-session votes or details about decisions reached after the closed meeting. The minutes include a certification noting compliance with the 1977 Open Meeting Law (Title 25, Section 201-314 of Oklahoma Statutes).
