School Board 4th Tuesday Meeting, Tuesday, Jun 23, 2026

What was decided · How each member voted

• 3 Consent agenda adopted (3.01–3.16 as recorded): minutes of June 8 special and June 9 meetings; personnel actions; Consolidated Grant Application; Policy 8655 revisions; Elaine E. Thompson ES easement authorization; RFP renewals/awards (property/casualty insurance, lease/purchase financing, pest management, elevators, agency nursing, groceries); Policy 4370 revision; charter school technology/support contracts; Disability Pride Month and America 250 proclamations. · 7-0-0 (Approved: LaBell, Chandler, Donohue, Rashid, Riccardi, Pepper, Svenson; Not present at vote: Griffiths, Shernoff) Jun 23, 2026 BoardDocs minutes
• 11.01 FY26 Year-End Budget Alignment: approved a $2,300,000 transfer within the School Operating Fund; supplemental increases of $900,000 (VLDP), $200,000 (WC), and $50,000 (STD) funded by transfers from the School Operating Fund; and a $33,000,000 supplemental increase for the Health Self Insurance Fund recognizing FY25 County Year-End support and above-budget revenues. · 8-0-0 (Approved: LaBell, Chandler, Donohue, Griffiths, Rashid, Riccardi, Pepper, Svenson; Not present at vote: Shernoff) Jun 23, 2026 BoardDocs minutes
• 11.02 Adopted revised Policy 4310 (Purchasing Authority) as amended. Amendment struck section C.4 and D.3.b (with renumbering) as recorded. · Policy as amended 6-2-0 (Approved: LaBell, Chandler, Donohue, Rashid, Pepper, Svenson; Opposed: Griffiths, Riccardi; Not present at vote: Shernoff). Amendment 5-3-0 (Approved: Chandler, Donohue, Rashid, Pepper, Svenson; Opposed: LaBell, Griffiths, Riccardi; Not present at vote: Shernoff). Jun 23, 2026 BoardDocs minutes
• 11.03 Approved LCPS Head Start Preschool Grant Continuation Application–Year 3 of 5 and Annual Governing Body Overview and Approvals; directed staff to consider expansion of STEP classrooms in staff plans for the upcoming Eastern Loudoun Elementary Boundary process. · 7-0-1 (Approved: LaBell, Chandler, Donohue, Rashid, Riccardi, Pepper, Svenson; Abstained: Griffiths; Not present at vote: Shernoff) Jun 23, 2026 BoardDocs minutes
• 11.04 Named the new high school at 41634 Steeplechase Loop Drive, Leesburg, Thornton Summit High School. A substitute motion to name it Red Hill High School failed; a motion to call the question also failed. · 6-2-0 (Approved: LaBell, Chandler, Donohue, Rashid, Pepper, Svenson; Opposed: Griffiths, Riccardi; Not present at vote: Shernoff). Red Hill substitute failed 2-6; call the question failed 5-3. Jun 23, 2026 BoardDocs minutes
• 11.05 Approved Policy 8210, Introduction to Student Discipline. · 7-0-1 (Approved: LaBell, Chandler, Griffiths, Rashid, Riccardi, Pepper, Svenson; Abstained: Donohue; Not present at vote: Shernoff) Jun 23, 2026 BoardDocs minutes
• 11.06 Approved Policy 8270, Student Dress Code, as amended (multiple amendments recorded in the minutes, including neckline language changes; a motion to return the policy to committee failed). · 5-2-1 (Approved: LaBell, Chandler, Donohue, Riccardi, Svenson; Opposed: Griffiths, Rashid; Abstained: Pepper; Not present at vote: Shernoff) Jun 23, 2026 BoardDocs minutes
• 11.07 Approved and adopted Revised Policy 8250, Bullying Prevention and Education, as amended. · 7-1-0 (Approved: Chandler, Donohue, Griffiths, Rashid, Riccardi, Pepper, Svenson; Opposed: LaBell; Not present at vote: Shernoff) Jun 23, 2026 BoardDocs minutes
• 16.04 Closed-meeting follow-on authorizations (as recorded): counsel actions on a former-employee legal matter (including filing an appeal); Chair/counsel resolution of a former-employee matter; staff/counsel actions on Loudoun County Circuit Court matter CL22-2964; and Chair/counsel/staff actions on real-property acquisition and PUR-2025-00056. · Each 7-0-0 (Approved: LaBell, Chandler, Donohue, Rashid, Riccardi, Pepper, Svenson; Not present at vote: Griffiths, Shernoff) Jun 23, 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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