[Board Open/Closed Session on May 19, 2026.]
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OPEN SESSION ON TUESDAY, MAY 19TH, 2026. AND AT THIS TIME I ASK THAT EVERYONE MUTE YOUR DEVICE TO AVOID INTERRUPTIONS UNTIL CALLED UPON. MISS ROLLO, IF YOU WILL, PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL. MRS. PERRY HERE, MISS NAKAI HERE. DOCTOR MUELLER PRESENT. MR. MCVICKER HERE.
MRS. HAHN PRESENT. MISS BRUCE HERE. MRS. ALVAREZ, PRESENT. MRS. MILLER, PRESENT. VICE PRESIDENT SEWELL HERE. PRESIDENT PAGE HERE. THIS COMPLETES THE ROLL CALL. THE BOARD IS NOW IN OPEN SESSION. THE PURPOSE OF THIS OPEN SESSION IS FOR THE BOARD TO CONSIDER ACTION REGARDING A POTENTIAL CLOSED SESSION. BEFORE THE BOARD CONSIDERS THIS ACTION, IT NEEDS TO DECIDE WHETHER TO PERMIT PUBLIC COMMENT. THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO WAIVE PUBLIC COMMENT IN ITS ENTIRETY. IN THE LIGHT OF THE LIMITED NATURE OF THIS OPEN SESSION, I MOVE TO WAIVE PUBLIC COMMENT. I SECOND THAT MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY YES. YES. ANY OPPOSED? YES. A POTENTIAL CLOSED SESSION IS BEFORE THIS BOARD TO CONSIDER. THE BASIS FOR THIS CLOSED SESSION IS TO CONSULT WITH COUNSEL TO OBTAIN LEGAL ADVICE AND A DISCUSSION REGARDING THE DECISION ON SUPERINTENDENT CANDIDATE PURSUANT TO SECTION 3-305B17 OF THE GENERAL PROVISIONS ARTICLE OF THE MARYLAND CODE. BEFORE WE GO INTO CLOSED SESSION, WE HAVE A STUDENT MEMBER HERE, SO THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ALLOW THE STUDENT TO ATTEND THE CLOSED SESSION. I MOVE THAT WE ALLOW MR. MCVICKERS TO TO ATTEND THE CLOSED SESSION. I CAN TALK SECOND MISS ROLE IF YOU WILL TAKE A ROLL CALL. VOTE TO ALLOW THE STUDENT TO ATTEND THE CLOSED SESSION. MRS. PERRY HERE. MRS. PERRY, THIS IS A VOTE TO ALLOW THE STUDENT TO ATTEND THE CLOSED SESSION. OKAY. I MEAN, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, YES. YES, MA'AM. CAN YOU HEAR US? YES. OKAY. I NEED YOU TO GIVE A YES OR A NO IF THE STUDENT CAN ATTEND THE CLOSED SESSION. YES, THE STUDENT CAN ATTEND THE CLOSED SESSION.
THANK YOU, MISS NAKATA. NO. DOCTOR. MUELLER. YES. MR. MCVICKER. YES. MISS MILLER, BEFORE I GIVE MY VOTE, I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT IN MY ROLE, PAST ROLE AS A COMPLIANCE AND STAFF LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALIST, WE'VE ALWAYS HAD PROVISIONS TO EXCLUDE FOR CERTAIN PORTIONS AND TOPICS. SO MY NOTE MY VOTE IS NO. MRS. HAHN, NO. MISS BRUCE? YES. MISS ALVAREZ, MRS. ALVAREZ, NO. VICE PRESIDENT SEWELL. YES. PRESIDENT PAGE. YES, WE ARE SIX FOUR, INCLUDING A PREFERENTIAL VOTE. THANK YOU. STUDENT. THE CHAIR WILL NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CLOSE THE SESSION. I MOVE TO CLOSE THE SESSION SECOND. ALL THOSE
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