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Shawnee school board enters executive session to interview superintendent applicants
Summary
The Board of Education of Independent School District No. 93 met in special session April 8 and unanimously voted to enter executive session under 25 O.S. § 307(B)(1) to interview candidates for superintendent; the board returned to open session the same evening and the president said no votes were taken in executive session.
The Board of Education of Independent School District No. 93, Pottawatomie County, met in special session on April 8, 2025, at the Board of Education administration building in Shawnee and unanimously voted to enter executive session to interview applicants for the position of Superintendent of Schools.
"Motion was made by Turner Bass and seconded by Russ Oliver to enter executive session to interview applicants for the position of Superintendent of Schools, pursuant to 25 O.S. § 307(B)(1)," the minutes record. The motion carried by recorded vote: Clif Harden: Yes; Mandy Hillhouse: Yes; Casey White: Yes; Russ Oliver: Yes; Kristen Wilson: Yes; Jeanne Swinney: Yes; Turner Bass: Yes (Yes: 7, No: 0). The board entered executive session at approximately 5:30 p.m. and returned to open session at 8:05 p.m.
Board President Clif Harden stated on the record after the meeting that the matters discussed in executive session were the interviews identified under agenda item B and that no votes were taken during the executive session. The minutes do not record any formal action or decision taken while in executive session.
The meeting minutes include a certification of the minutes and an approval date of 5-5-25 in the attestation block; the attestation names the district secretary as Wendy Tucher in the transcript. The special session record identifies the board members present at roll call: Clif Harden (President), Russ Oliver (1st Vice President), Kristen Wilson (2nd Vice President), Jeanne Swinney (Clerk), Turner Bass (Member), Mandy Hillhouse (Member) and Casey White (Member).
