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SCHOOL BOARD OF THE CITY OF NORFOLK

Minutes of the Monthly School Board Meeting
January 19, 2008

SCHOOL BOARD MID-YEAR EVALUATION OF THE SUPERINTENDENT

The School Board of the City of Norfolk convened the evaluation of the Superintendent at 10:30 a.m. in the Murray Center located at 455 E. Brambleton Avenue, in Norfolk, Virginia.

Present were: Mr. Bishop (Chair), Vice Chair Rhodes, Mr. Cook, Mr. Driggers, Dr. McCluney, Dr. Tonelson,  Dr. Wright and Superintendent Jones.

The School Board went into executive (closed) session at 10:30 a.m.

It was duly MOVED and seconded that the members of the School Board go into closed session for the purposes set out in clause 1 of subsection (A) of section 2.2-3711 of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, as amended:

(2)

Discussion or consideration of prospective candidates for employment, assignment, appointment, promotion, performance, demotion, salaries, discipline, or resignation of specific officers, appointees, or employees of the Norfolk Public Schools including consideration of the personnel docket of this date.

A roll call vote was taken on the motion and it was approved unanimously.

RESOLUTION CERTIFYING AN EXECUTIVE CLOSED SESSION

It was MOVED and seconded that whereas, the School Board of the City of Norfolk convened a closed meeting on this date pursuant to an affirmative recorded vote and in accordance with the provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act; and whereas, Section 2.2-3712 of the Code of Virginia requires a certification by the School Board of the City of Norfolk that such closed meeting was conducted in conformity with Virginia law; now, therefore, be it resolved by the School Board of the City of Norfolk:

That the School Board of the City of Norfolk hereby certifies that, to the best of each member’s knowledge, (i) only public business matters lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements by Virginia law were discussed in the closed meeting to which this certification resolution applies, and (ii) only such public business matters as were identified in the motion convening the closed meeting were heard, discussed, or considered by the Board.

A roll call vote was taken on the motion and it was approved unanimously.

The Board came out of closed session at 11:30 a.m. and adjourned.

Minutes approved by the School Board: February 20, 2008