School Board Retreat to include Closed Session, Wednesday, Feb 18, 2026

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) Feb 18, 2026 BoardDocs minutes
• 5.02 Motion to Adjourn Closed Meeting: That the Loudoun County School Board adjourn this closed meeting. · 8-0 (Approved: Kari LaBell, April Chandler, Anne Donohue, Sumera Rashid, Lauren Shernoff, Amy Riccardi, Jon Pepper, Ross Svenson; Not Present at Vote: Deana Griffiths) Feb 18, 2026 BoardDocs minutes
• 5.03 Motion to Certify Closed Meeting: That the Loudoun County School Board certify this closed meeting. · 8-0 (Approved: Kari LaBell, April Chandler, Anne Donohue, Sumera Rashid, Lauren Shernoff, Amy Riccardi, Jon Pepper, Ross Svenson; Not Present at Vote: Deana Griffiths) Feb 18, 2026 BoardDocs minutes
• 5.04 Motion Required by Closed Meeting: That the Loudoun County School Board authorize counsel for the school board to take the action as discussed in the closed session. · 7-0-1 (Approved: Kari LaBell, April Chandler, Sumera Rashid, Lauren Shernoff, Amy Riccardi, Jon Pepper, Ross Svenson; Abstained: Anne Donohue; Not Present at Vote: Deana Griffiths) Feb 18, 2026 BoardDocs minutes

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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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• 00:00:33

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• 01:05:40

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• 01:43:46

  Motion to enter closed session.Copy link𝕏 Post

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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.