001Welcome to the Barbour County Board of Education special called meeting Thursday, April 2nd, 2026. Now, I ask Mr. Thompson, please lead us in prayer. Let us pray. God, we thank you for coming on today giving us thanks. Thank you yet for another day. And now, God, we ask that you be with us as we prepare to do the business of the Barbour County Board of Education. Guide our thoughts and guide our words that whatever we do will still be for the betterment of this county and to give your name glory. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. We
002must call the meeting to order. Mr. Chairman, I move that we call this meeting to order. I have a second. Second. All in favor, let it be known by raising right hand. Barbour County Board of Education special called meeting is now called to order. There's been notification of the news media. Welcome. Now, I need the approval of the agenda. Mr. Chairman, I make a motion that we approve the agenda. Do I have a second? I second. All in favor, let it be known by raising right hand. The agenda has been approved. Now, I need a motion to go into executive session to discuss superintendent's search. Mr. Chairman, I move that we go into executive session to discuss the superintendent's search. Second. Motion is second. All in favor, All in favor by raising right hand. We're
003now in executive session. We're going to discuss superintendent search. All right. Need a motion to go back to open session. Mr. Chair, I motion we go back to open session. Motion to go back to open session. Do I have a second? Second. All in favor let it be known by raising your hand. We're now back in open session. Executive session, no decision was made. No action was taken. So, I'd like to make an announcement. We have three candidates to nominate for our finalists for the superintendent of Marion County School District. Dr. Carla Carlisle Matthews, Dr. Elizabeth McDonald, and Mr. Sterling Mosley. Those are our three finalists. Mr. Chair, I'd like to make a motion that we approve those three finalists for our superintendent search. Do I hear a second? I'll second. Any discussion? If there
004isn't any, all in favor let it be known by raising your right hand. All in favor raised hand. It's okay. Well, we got five raised hands. Mr. Sweat has abstained. Okay. All right. It's 7-1. 7-1 abstained. All right. Any other action of the board tonight? Are there any? I motion to adjourn. I'll second. Let me give Let me give a little information. >> No, more information uh on April the 13th, uh regular scheduled board member meeting, we'll be sending out more information. We're working with this Matt and the state department and the superintendent to uh bring the candidates to the public and to the community and at our regular scheduled board meeting and to give the public and the community input on the superintendents that we are preparing to to hire. All right. With that
005this that being said, I'll make a motion to adjourn this meeting. Do I have a second? Second. All in favor of the motion to adjourn raise your right hand. The meeting is now adjourned.