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Meridian board holds closed superintendent interviews, unanimously authorizes talks with selected candidate
Summary
At a Nov. 12 special meeting the Meridian Board of Education adjourned to closed session for final superintendent interviews and, after reconvening, voted unanimously to authorize staff to enter conversations with the candidate the board selected; the minutes do not name the candidate or list terms.
The Board of Education of Meridian Community Unit School District #223 adjourned to closed session on Nov. 12 to conduct final interviews in its search for a new superintendent.
According to the meeting minutes, "A motion was made by DeVries and seconded by Rhodes to adjourn into closed session to conduct final interviews for the superintendent position." The motion carried unanimously; the minutes record the ayes as "Youman, Huber, Collins, Welden, DeVries, Rhodes and Smith." The minutes list a closed-session time of 5:38 p.m., which is earlier than the meeting's recorded call-to-order time of 6:00 p.m. (the minutes also note that the meeting reconvened in open session at 10:08 p.m.).
After reconvening, the board voted to authorize staff to begin conversations with the candidate the board selected. "A motion was made by Youman and seconded by Huber to enter into conversations with the candidate who was selected by a unanimous concession by the board," the minutes state. The motion was recorded as carrying unanimously, and no candidate name or details of any offer or timeline appear in the minutes.
President John Smith presided over the meeting; the minutes were submitted by Elaine Nicholson, recorded as the district recording secretary. The minutes do not record any community input or identify any public comments on the superintendent search.
The board's actions—adjournment to closed session for final interviews and a unanimous vote to authorize conversations with the selected candidate—advance the district's hiring process but leave open key details. The minutes do not specify the candidate's identity, the terms to be discussed, or a timetable for board action on a final employment agreement.
