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Board holds closed session for superintendent evaluation, later cancels Dec. 23 meeting
Summary
Under Section 8(a) of the Open Meetings Act the board went into closed session to conduct the superintendent's periodic evaluation, reconvened, and then unanimously voted to cancel the Dec. 23, 2024 meeting.
The New Buffalo Area Schools Board of Education convened into closed session on Nov. 11 under Section 8(a) of the Open Meetings Act to conduct the superintendent's periodic evaluation; minutes record the motion to enter closed session (motion by Denise Churchill, second by John Haskins) was passed by a unanimous vote at 6:12 p.m.
The board later reconvened into open session and took "other business," during which Denise Churchill moved to cancel the Dec. 23, 2024 Board of Education meeting; Vanessa Thun seconded and the motion carried with all ayes. A subsequent motion to the same effect (Haskins moved, Thun seconded) was recorded in the minutes. The meeting adjourned at 6:53 p.m.
Why it matters: closed sessions for evaluations are routine personnel procedures permitted by the Open Meetings Act; the board used that authority and then adjusted its meeting schedule by canceling the Dec. 23 meeting. The minutes do not record details of the evaluation itself, consistent with the closed-session nature of the item.
