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Loudoun County · School Board

2nd Tuesday School Board Meeting, Tuesday, Feb 10, 2026

School Board meeting · video 5h 44m

What was decided · How each member voted

  • 3.01–3.14 Items 3.01–3.14 (adopted together): That the Loudoun County School Board adopt the February 10, 2026, Consent Agenda. · 8-0-1 (Approved: Kari LaBell, April Chandler, Anne Donohue, Sumera Rashid, Lauren Shernoff, Amy Riccardi, Jon Pepper, Ross Svenson; Abstained: Deana Griffiths) Feb 10, 2026 BoardDocs minutes
  • 13.01 Finance & Operations Committee: Approval of Capital Improvement Fund Transfer to the Waterford Elementary School Renovation & Addition, the Valley Service Center/Woodgrove Bus Parking Lot, and the Banneker Elementary School Renovation & Addition Projects: That the Loudoun County School Board request the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors transfer $4,800,000 from the Park View High Replacement to the Banneker Elementary Renovation and Addition project. A transfer of a total of $11,305,290 from the Henrietta Lacks, Watson Mountain, Security Vestibule, Fields Farm Road, and Park View Replacement projects to the Waterford Renovation and Addition… · 9-0 (Approved: Kari LaBell, April Chandler, Anne Donohue, Deana Griffiths, Sumera Rashid, Lauren Shernoff, Amy Riccardi, Jon Pepper, Ross Svenson) Feb 10, 2026 BoardDocs minutes
  • 15.01 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) Feb 10, 2026 BoardDocs minutes
  • 15.02 Motion to Adjourn Closed Meeting: That the Loudoun County School Board adjourn this closed meeting. · 8-0-1 (Approved: Kari LaBell, April Chandler, Anne Donohue, Sumera Rashid, Lauren Shernoff, Amy Riccardi, Jon Pepper, Ross Svenson; Abstained: Deana Griffiths) Feb 10, 2026 BoardDocs minutes
  • 15.03 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) Feb 10, 2026 BoardDocs minutes
  • 15.04 Motion Required by Closed Meeting: That the Loudoun County School Board authorize counsel for the school board to proceed in the manner outlined in the closed session. · 8-1 (Approved: Kari LaBell, April Chandler, Anne Donohue, Sumera Rashid, Lauren Shernoff, Amy Riccardi, Jon Pepper, Ross Svenson; Opposed: Deana Griffiths) Feb 10, 2026 BoardDocs minutes
  • 17.01 New Business: To suspend the rules. · 7-2 (Approved: Kari LaBell, April Chandler, Anne Donohue, Sumera Rashid, Lauren Shernoff, Jon Pepper, Ross Svenson; Opposed: Deana Griffiths, Amy Riccardi) Feb 10, 2026 BoardDocs minutes
  • 17.01 New Business: That the Loudoun County School Board approve the proclamation for Crossing Guard Appreciation and Safe Passages Day. · 8-0-1 (Approved: Kari LaBell, April Chandler, Anne Donohue, Sumera Rashid, Lauren Shernoff, Amy Riccardi, Jon Pepper, Ross Svenson; Abstained: Deana Griffiths) Feb 10, 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.

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On the agenda

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Agenda items as published (BoardDocs)

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  • 1.01Attendance
  • 2.01Disclosures
  • 3.01Minutes of the January 15, 2026, Presentation of the FY27 Superintendent's Estimate of Needs to Include a Closed Session
  • 3.02Minutes of the January 20, 2026, FY27 Operating Budget School Board Work Session to Include a Closed Session
  • 3.03Minutes of the January 22, 2026, FY27 Operating Budget School Board Work Session and Public Hearing
  • 3.04Minutes of the January 28, 2026, 4th Tuesday School Board Meeting
  • 3.05Minutes of the January 29, 2026, FY27 Operating Budget School Board Work Session and Public Hearing
  • 3.06Personnel Actions
  • 3.07Finance & Operations Committee: Easements for Route 15 Widening at Tuscarora HS, Smart’s Mill MS and Richard and Mildred Loving ES
  • 3.08Finance & Operations Committee: IFB #I23321 HVAC Filters for Ongoing Needs, Renewal
  • 3.09Finance & Operations Committee: IFB #I26506 Secondary Music Instruments and Furniture for Ongoing Needs
  • 3.10Finance & Operations Committee: RFP #R23251 Building Commissioning Services, Renewal
  • 3.11Finance & Operations Committee: RFP #R24253 Benefits Consulting and Actuarial Services, Renewal
  • 3.12Finance & Operations Committee: RFP #R24254 American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreter Services, Renewal
  • 3.13Office of the Superintendent: Black History Month Proclamation
  • 3.14Department of Teaching and Learning: Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Week Proclamation
  • 4.01Administrative: Loudoun Education Foundation (LEF) Annual Update
  • 5.01Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Project Update
  • 6.01The School Board will recess for dinner and reconvene at 6:30 p.m.
  • 8.01Tuscarora High School Chorus
  • 9.01Department of School Leadership - LCPS Middle School Intramural Flag Football Champions Recognition
  • 9.02Department of School Leadership – VHSL State Champions Recognition
  • 9.03One LCPS Spotlight: Work-Based Learning at Heritage High School
  • 10.01Bella Towe, Woodgrove High School
  • 11.01Superintendent's Report
  • 12.01Procedures for Public Comment
  • 14.01Department of Academics: Action Plans to Support Targeted Support Schools
  • 14.02Department of Business and Financial Services: FY26 2nd Quarter Financial Review
  • 14.03Department of Support Services: Naming a New High School (HS-14)
  • 14.04Policy 2310, Committees of the School Board
  • 14.05Policy 3410, Office of the Auditor General
  • 15.01Motion to Convene Closed Meeting
  • 15.02Motion to Adjourn Closed Meeting
  • 15.03Motion to Certify Closed Meeting
  • 15.04Motion Required by Closed Meeting
  • 16.01Board Members' Comments and Committee Reports (3 minutes each)
  • 17.01New Business