The Providence School Board will vote Nov. 12 on how it will choose an interim superintendent, and on changes to its own bylaws and its superintendent recruitment policy. Those items are in open session on the special-meeting agenda for 5:30 p.m. in Board Rooms B and C on the third floor at 797 Westminster St.
The agenda lists the process vote as "voting and related processes to be followed by Board in selection of Interim Superintendent." It does not say what voting rules the board is considering, how many votes an appointment would need, or whether it is choosing among named candidates.
Closed-session items
Before the open session, the board may meet privately on three subjects. One is litigation in workers' compensation court involving a district employee. The other two are the job performance of candidates for interim superintendent and the job performance of Superintendent Montanez. The agenda cites state open-meetings exemptions for each, and it names no candidates.
The open-session part begins with a report on any votes taken in closed session. The agenda does not say what the board will disclose from the closed session.
Other votes
The board will also vote on selecting vendors to run a board "restorative practice meeting" and approving spending for it. The agenda does not describe what that meeting is, who the vendors are or how much is proposed.
The agenda lists no vote appointing an interim superintendent. The packet posted on the city's legislative portal is a single page and does not include the text of the proposed bylaw and policy amendments.
