Chair calls Battle Ground School District Board into executive session under RCW 42.30.110(1)(g); no action planned

The Chair called the Battle Ground School District Board into a special executive session at 4:30 p.m., citing RCW 42.30.110(1)(g) and saying, "There will be no action." The chair confirmed the board planned to conclude the closed session at 5:30 p.m.

The meeting began with a brief acknowledgement of the agenda before the Chair announced the special executive session for the board and read the statutory authority on the record. The Chair asked whether the end time should be 5:30 or 5:45 and then said, "So we will be out of session at 05:30 then," settling the timeframe.

The Chair also stated, "So we're gonna recuse ourselves now," indicating board members would recuse themselves before proceeding. The transcript does not specify the date of this meeting nor the substantive topics to be discussed in the executive session; the Chair also said explicitly that no formal action would be taken during the session.

Under Washington law cited by the Chair (RCW 42.30.110(1)(g)), certain matters may be discussed in closed session; the board did not state the specific subject matter on the public record. The board then moved into the executive session as announced.