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Pendleton School District board authorizes negotiations with preferred candidate
Summary
After an executive session March 10, 2025, the Pendleton School District 16R board directed the executive team to negotiate with a preferred candidate and, if needed, an alternate, adding phase 5 support and mentoring; the motion was moved by Director Mason Murphy, seconded by Director Anne Keeler, and carried unanimously.
At a special session on March 10, 2025, the Pendleton School District 16R Board of Directors authorized the district executive team to enter into negotiations with a preferred candidate for an unspecified position. The board’s action directed that if the preferred candidate declines, the executive team should negotiate with an alternate candidate and include "phase 5 support and mentoring" as the executive deems necessary.
Director Mason Murphy moved the motion, and Director Anne Keeler seconded. The minutes record that the motion "carried unanimously." The board’s attendance list in the minutes shows seven board members present—Patrick Gregg (chair), Beth Harrison (vice-chair), Ryan Lehnert, Jill Pace, Preston Eagleheart, Mason Murphy and Anne Keeler—so the unanimous result indicates all members present supported the motion. The minutes do not name the candidate or specify the position under negotiation.
The motion followed an executive session convened under ORS 192.660(2)(a) to consider employment matters; the public session was reconvened at 7:20 p.m. before the board took the motion. No public comments were recorded before adjournment at 7:21 p.m.
Next steps recorded in the minutes are procedural: the executive team is to proceed with negotiations per the board’s direction. The minutes do not provide further timeline, candidate identity, salary range, or contract terms.
