Forest Hills board votes to enter closed session for superintendent evaluation

The Forest Hills Board of Education voted to enter a closed session on March 30 to conduct the superintendent's evaluation, the board chair said at the start of a special meeting.

Board Chair moved that the board "move into closed session pursuant to MCL 152681 A to conduct the superintendent's evaluation," and a second was recorded. The chair then called for a roll-call vote; members present responded in the affirmative and the chair said, "We are in closed session." The board later returned to open session and proceeded to the superintendent's report.

Why it matters: Closed sessions for personnel evaluations remove the discussion from public view under the statute cited in the motion; such sessions are a routine part of board oversight of district leadership. The board's action removed the superintendent's evaluation from the public record for discussion during that portion of the meeting.

What the transcript shows: The motion to move into closed session was made from the dais, followed by a roll-call in which only affirmative responses were recorded in the public transcript; the chair announced the board had entered closed session and later reconvened. The superintendent then delivered a brief report noting upcoming spring break and thanking members for their prior discussion.

No additional public decisions were reported after the board returned to open session in the provided transcript. The motion text and the statutory citation appear in the public meeting record as spoken; the transcript lists the citation as "MCL 152681 A," which is recorded here as quoted from the meeting audio.

The board did not announce any final public action on the superintendent's evaluation in the open portion of the meeting recorded in the transcript. The board proceeded with routine reports and communications after reconvening.