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Rockford board enters closed session for superintendent's mid-year review, returns to open session
Summary
On Jan. 22 the Rockford Area Schools board moved into closed session under Minnesota Statute 13D.05 for the mid-year superintendent review at 8:17 p.m. and returned to open session at 8:35 p.m.; both motions passed unanimously.
The Rockford Area Schools Board of Education entered a closed session at 8:17 p.m. on Jan. 22, 2025, to conduct the mid-year review of Superintendent Jeff Ridlehoover. The motion to enter closed session was made by board member Praska and seconded by Sjodin and was taken pursuant to Minnesota Statute 13D.05.
The board recorded a unanimous vote to enter closed session. Later in the meeting Johnson moved to return to open session; Gordee seconded and the motion passed unanimously, with the board noted as returning to open session at 8:35 p.m. The minutes do not record details of the closed-session discussion or outcomes beyond entry and return timestamps, consistent with statutory confidentiality rules for personnel reviews.
No further personnel actions were recorded in the public minutes at the meeting; the closed session pertained specifically to the mid-year superintendent review and no vote or change to contract terms was recorded in open session.
