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Loudoun County · School Board
2nd Tuesday School Board Meeting, Tuesday, Apr 8, 2025
School Board meeting · video 4h 19m
What was decided · How each member voted
- 3.01–3.08 Items 3.01–3.08 (adopted together): That the Loudoun County School Board adopt the April 8, 2025, Consent Agenda. · 7-0 (Approved: Kari LaBell, April Chandler, Linda Deans, Arben Istrefi, Melinda Mansfield, Sumera Rashid, Lauren Shernoff; Not Present at Vote: Anne Donohue, Deana Griffiths) Apr 8, 2025 BoardDocs minutes
- 13.01 Curriculum & Instruction Committee: Revisions to Policy 5030 (Assessment and Grading): That the Loudoun County School Board adopt the Curriculum & Instruction Committee’s approved revisions of Policy 5030, Assessment and Grading, for implementation on August 21, 2025, as amended. · 7-2 (Approved: Kari LaBell, April Chandler, Anne Donohue, Deana Griffiths, Arben Istrefi, Melinda Mansfield, Lauren Shernoff; Opposed: Linda Deans, Sumera Rashid) Apr 8, 2025 BoardDocs minutes
School Board: Donohue, Chandler, Griffiths, Svenson, LaBell, Pepper, Shernoff, Rashid, Riccardi. Member-by-member votes will be listed here from the official record.
Moments worth watching
- 00:00:58
Meeting called to order. Post
- 00:35:36
Item 13.01 Curriculum & Instruction Committee: Revisions to Policy 5030 (Assessment and Grading). Post
- 00:38:44
Item 5.01 Department of Business and Financial Services: FY26 Budget Update. Post
- 00:50:39
Item 5.02 Department of Student Services: Special Education Annual Plan Application Approval for 2025-2026. Post
- 04:19:14
Adjournment. Post
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On the agenda
Items as listed by the county, with staff reports. Not results.
Agenda items as published (BoardDocs)
Listed as published; these are agenda items, not results.
- 1.01Attendance
- 2.01Disclosures
- 3.01Personnel Actions
- 3.02Finance & Operations Committee: Fourth Amendment Lease for 741 Miller Drive S. E. Leesburg, Virginia, Renewal
- 3.03Finance & Operations Committee: RFP #R23252 Geotechnical And Construction Testing Service, Renewal
- 3.04Finance & Operations Committee: RFP #R25315 Architectural/Engineering Services for Miscellaneous Projects
- 3.05Finance & Operations Committee: Revision of Policy 4020, Student Fees and Charges
- 3.06Legislative, Audit & Policy Committee: Policy 2510, School - Community Communications and Community Involvement
- 3.07Specialized Programs & Centers Committee: Charter School SY2025-2026 Student Calendars
- 3.08Office of the Superintendent: National Arab American Heritage Month Proclamation
- 4.01Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) Quarterly Update
- 5.01Department of Business and Financial Services: FY26 Budget Update
- 5.02Department of Student Services: Special Education Annual Plan Application Approval for 2025-2026
- 5.03Office of the Superintendent: Third Quarter Board Forecast
- 6.01The School Board will recess for dinner and reconvene at 6:30 p.m.
- 8.01Brambleton Middle School and Independence High School Brass Musicians
- 9.01One LCPS Spotlight: Harmony Middle School Library Student Advisory Group (LIAM)
- 9.02Department of Teaching and Learning: Recognition for Independence High School Marching Band
- 10.01Lindsay Kim, Academies of Loudoun
- 11.01Superintendent's Report
- 12.01Procedures for Public Comment
- 13.01Curriculum & Instruction Committee: Revisions to Policy 5030 (Assessment and Grading)
- 14.01Human Resources and Talent Development (HRTD) Committee: Revisions to Policy 7020, Employment or Supervision of Family Members
- 14.02Human Resources and Talent Development (HRTD) Committee: Revisions to Policy 7520, Non-School Employment
- 14.03Human Resources and Talent Development (HRTD) Committee: Revisions to Policy 7612, Experience Credit for Teacher, Licensed and Auxiliary New Hires
- 14.04Student Services Committee: Revision of Policy 8450, Student Lactation Support
- 14.05Joint Committee of the Loudoun County School Board and Loudoun County Board of Supervisors: 2025-2026 Work Plan
- 14.06Student Behavior and Accountability Committee: Revised Policy 8280, Corporal Punishment Prohibited
- 14.07Department of Teaching and Learning: Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education (CTE) Grant Funding Application
- 14.08Finance & Operations Committee: Revision of Policy 6530, Changing School Attendance Zones
- 14.10Department of Support Services: School Name Review – Mercer Middle School
- 14.11Department of Support Services: School Name Review – Frances Hazel Reid Elementary School
- 15.01Board Members' Comments and Committee Reports (3 minutes each)
- 16.01New Business