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Loudoun County · School Board

FY27 Operating Budget School Board Work Session to include a Closed Session, Tuesday, Jan 20, 2026

School Board closed meeting (public portion) · video 3h 28m

What was decided · How each member voted

  • 5.01 Motion to Convene Closed Meeting: That the Loudoun County School Board Convene this closed meeting. · 9-0 (Approved: Kari LaBell, April Chandler, Anne Donohue, Deana Griffiths, Sumera Rashid, Lauren Shernoff, Amy Riccardi, Jon Pepper, Ross Svenson) Jan 20, 2026 BoardDocs minutes
  • 5.02 Motion to Adjourn Closed Meeting: That the Loudoun County School Board adjourn this closed meeting. · 9-0 (Approved: Kari LaBell, April Chandler, Anne Donohue, Deana Griffiths, Sumera Rashid, Lauren Shernoff, Amy Riccardi, Jon Pepper, Ross Svenson) Jan 20, 2026 BoardDocs minutes
  • 5.03 Motion to Certify Closed Meeting: That the Loudoun County School Board certify this closed meeting. · 9-0 (Approved: Kari LaBell, April Chandler, Anne Donohue, Deana Griffiths, Sumera Rashid, Lauren Shernoff, Amy Riccardi, Jon Pepper, Ross Svenson) Jan 20, 2026 BoardDocs minutes
  • 5.04 Motion Required by Closed Meeting: That the School Board authorize counsel for the School Board to proceed in the manner outlined in closed session. · 5-4 (Approved: April Chandler, Anne Donohue, Sumera Rashid, Jon Pepper, Ross Svenson; Opposed: Kari LaBell, Deana Griffiths, Lauren Shernoff, Amy Riccardi) Jan 20, 2026 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

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Machine transcript (speech-to-text) produced by Coraggio Consulting. Not an official county record. Names and numbers may be misspelled; check the video at the timestamp before quoting.

On the agenda

Items as listed by the county, with staff reports. Not results.