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Albemarle County · School Board
Albemarle County School Board Regular Meeting, Thursday, March 27, 2025
Albemarle County School Board meeting · video 1h 38m
What was decided · How each member voted
- 1.0 Mr. Paige offered a motion that the Albemarle County Public School Board go into a closed meeting as authorized by the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, section 2.2-3711(A) of the Code of Virginia under Subsection 3 for discussion or consideration of the acquisition of real property for a public purpose or the disposition of publicly held real property, where discussion in an open meeting would adversely affect the bargaining position or negotiating strategy of the public body. The purpose of this item is to discuss the potential purchase of a parcel of land adjacent to an ACPS school. M… · Unanimous, 7-0 Adopted minutes (ACPS ElectronicSchoolBoard)
- 2.2 Mr. Paige offered a motion that the Board certify by recorded vote that to the best of each Board member’s knowledge, only public business matters lawfully exempted from the open meeting requirements of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act and identified in the motion authorizing the Closed Meeting were heard, discussed, or considered in the Closed Meeting. Ms. Le seconded the motion. A voice vote was taken, and the motion passed by the following recorded votes: · Unanimous, 7-0 Adopted minutes (ACPS ElectronicSchoolBoard)
- 2.2 Ms. Spillman offered a motion that the Board pursue the land purchase of parcels A, B, and C, as discussed in closed session. Ms. Le seconded the motion. A voice vote was taken, and the motion passed by the following recorded votes: · Unanimous, 7-0 Adopted minutes (ACPS ElectronicSchoolBoard)
- 3.1 Dr. Berlin offered a motion to approve the agenda. Ms. Le seconded the motion. A voice vote was taken, and the motion passed with the following recorded votes: · Unanimous, 7-0 Adopted minutes (ACPS ElectronicSchoolBoard)
- 4.1 Ms. Le offered a motion to approve the Consent Agenda. Ms. Spillman seconded the motion. A voice vote was taken, and the motion passed with the following recorded votes: · Unanimous, 7-0 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
- 00:01:57
Pledge of Allegiance. Post
- 00:03:12
Public comment / public hearing begins. Post
- 01:37:57
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 WORK SESSION
- 8.1Ending the Predictive Value: Building a System Where Every Student Succeeds (7:10-7:40) Ms. Ayanna Mitchell, Director of Equity Education Equity Coordinators: Dr. Melissa Hairston, Mr. Steven Turner, and Ms. Megan Washburn
- 8.2Break (7:40-7:55) The School Board will take a 15-minute recess before reconvening in Conference Room 241 for the continuation of the work session.