VA Cities/Albemarle County School Board/Meeting recap
Albemarle County · School Board
Albemarle County School Board Regular Meeting, Thursday, May 28, 2026
Albemarle County School Board meeting · video 3h 4m
What was decided · How each member voted
- 8.0 Dr. Acuff moved to table consideration of the proposed charter until the Board receives more information about current division efforts addressing achievement gaps and completes the professional development proposed by Dr. Haas. Ms. Le seconded the motion. During discussion on the motion, some Board members stated they were not opposed to the committee but did not believe the Board had enough information to act. Members noted that additional data, including SOL results expected later in the summer, could help inform the discussion. Concerns were also raised that the Board did not yet have a… The motion failed by a vote of 3-4, with Dr. · Failed, 3-4 — The motion failed by a vote of 3-4, with Dr Adopted minutes (ACPS ElectronicSchoolBoard)
- 8.0 Ms. Spillman moved to adopt the Achievement Gap Advisory Committee charter as presented with the current edits. Mr. Dillenbeck seconded the motion. The motion passed by a vote of 4-3, with Mr. · Passed, 4-3 — The motion passed by a vote of 4-3, with Mr Adopted minutes (ACPS ElectronicSchoolBoard)
Sources & downloads (3 + transcript)
- Meeting video (YouTube)
- Official agenda (ACPS ElectronicSchoolBoard)
- Adopted minutes (ACPS ElectronicSchoolBoard)
School Board: see the official minutes for the members present. Member-by-member votes will be listed here from the official record.
Moments worth watching
- 00:04:22
Pledge of Allegiance. Post
- 00:21:34
Public comment / public hearing begins. Post
- 00:51:08
Item 6.1 Approval of Consent Agenda Post
- 03:04:35
Adjournment. Post
Times are approximate and open the official meeting video (Albemarle County Public Schools YouTube channel) at that point. Search every spoken word in Find the Moment. Machine transcript (speech-to-text); check the video before quoting.
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About this transcript
Machine transcript (speech-to-text) produced by Coraggio Consulting. Not an official city record. Names and numbers may be misspelled; check the video at the timestamp before quoting.
On the agenda
Items as listed by the city, with staff reports. Not results.
1. CLOSED MEETING
2. OPENING ACTIVITIES
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
4. ANNOUNCEMENTS
5. PUBLIC COMMENT
6. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA
7. ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT AGENDA
8. SCHOOL DIVISION BUSINESS ITEM(S)
9. SCHOOL DIVISION WORK SESSION
- 9.1Break (7:25-7:35)
- 9.2The New Equity and Diversity Advisory Committee Structure for 26-27 (7:35-7:50) Ayanna Mitchell, Director of Equity Education
- 9.3The New ACPS Cultural Competency Framework Structure for 26-27 (7:50-8:05) Ayanna Mitchell, Director of Equity Education
- 9.4Research Practice Partnerships (RPPs) (8:05-9:05) Dr. Russell Carlock, Director of Educational Equity Data Scientist Dr. Nina Schoonover, Associate Director of Education Research The Center for Community Partnerships, The University of Virginia