Chesterfield County · School Board
Chesterfield County School Board Business Meeting, Tuesday, January 6, 2026
Chesterfield County School Board meeting · video 29m
What was decided · How each member voted
- Closed Session Mr. Paranto moved to enter into closed session. Upon a second from Mrs. Hudgins. · Carried 5-0 Official minutes (Chesterfield County Public Schools, BoardDocs)
- Closed Session Mr. Paranto moved to adopt the resolution. Upon a second from Mrs. Hudgins. · Carried 5-0 Official minutes (Chesterfield County Public Schools, BoardDocs)
- Closed Session Mrs. Hudgins moved to uphold the Superintendent’s recommendation in the first personnel case number 2025-26/43-HR. Upon a second from Mr. Paranto. · Carried 5-0 Official minutes (Chesterfield County Public Schools, BoardDocs)
- Closed Session Mrs. Hudgins moved to uphold the Superintendent’s recommendation in personnel case number 2025-26/44-HR. Upon a second from Mr. Paranto. · Carried 5-0 Official minutes (Chesterfield County Public Schools, BoardDocs)
- Closed Session Mrs. Hudgins moved to uphold the Superintendent’s recommendation in personnel case number 2025-26/45-HR. Upon a second from Mr. Paranto. · Carried 5-0 Official minutes (Chesterfield County Public Schools, BoardDocs)
- Closed Session Mrs. Hudgins moved to uphold the Superintendent’s recommendation in personnel case number 2025-26/46-HR. Upon a second from Mr. Paranto. · Carried 5-0 Official minutes (Chesterfield County Public Schools, BoardDocs)
- Closed Session Mrs. Hudgins moved to uphold the Superintendent’s recommendation in personnel case number 2025-26/47-HR. Upon a second from Mr. Paranto. · Carried 5-0 Official minutes (Chesterfield County Public Schools, BoardDocs)
- Closed Session Mrs. Hudgins moved to uphold the Superintendent’s recommendation in personnel case number 2025-26/48-HR. Upon a second from Mr. Paranto. · Carried 5-0 Official minutes (Chesterfield County Public Schools, BoardDocs)
- Election Of Chair Mrs. Coker nominated Lisa Hudgins and Mrs. Chatters nominated herself for Chair for the 2026 term. On the roll call on the first nomination, the Board appointed Lisa Hudgins as Chair. · Carried 4-1 (Nay: Chatters) Official minutes (Chesterfield County Public Schools, BoardDocs)
- Election Of Vice Chair Mrs. Hudgins nominated Steven Paranto to serve as Vice Chair for the 2026 term. On a roll call, the Board appointed Steven Paranto as Vice Chair. · Carried 4-1 (Nay: Chatters) Official minutes (Chesterfield County Public Schools, BoardDocs)
- Consent Agenda Mrs. Coker moved to approve the Consent Agenda as presented, and the motion was seconded by Mr. Paranto. · Carried 5-0 Official minutes (Chesterfield County Public Schools, BoardDocs)
- Adjournment Mrs. Coker moved to adjourn the meeting. 7. · Carried 5-0 Official minutes (Chesterfield County Public Schools, BoardDocs)
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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
- 00:06:35
Pledge of Allegiance. Post
- 00:16:29
Public comment / public hearing begins. Post
- 00:29:14
Adjournment. Post
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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.