School Board 2nd Tuesday Meeting, Tuesday, Sep 8, 2026

What was decided · How each member voted

• 3 Consent agenda adopted as amended. Minutes record that Items 3.09 through 3.15 were removed from consent (Riccardi), with Item 3.13 (LGBTQ+ History Month Proclamation) and the Constitution Week Proclamation set for separate consideration (Griffiths; LaBell). Remaining consent items as recorded under 3.01–3.08 include prior meeting minutes, personnel actions, Fiscal Impact Committee appointee (Adnan Mamoon), RFP awards, easement authorizations, and religious attendance exemption. · 7-0-1 (Approved: Chandler, Griffiths, Rashid, Shernoff, Riccardi, Pepper, Svenson; Abstained: LaBell; Not present at vote: Donohue) Sep 8, 2026 BoardDocs minutes
• 12.01 Adopted National Arts in Education Week, High School Voter Registration Week, National Hispanic Heritage Month, Dyslexia Awareness Month, and Bullying Prevention Month proclamations. · 6-0-3 (Approved: LaBell, Chandler, Donohue, Rashid, Pepper, Svenson; Abstained: Griffiths, Shernoff, Riccardi) Sep 8, 2026 BoardDocs minutes
• 12.02 Adopted the proclamation recognizing September 17–23, 2026 as Constitution Week. · 7-0-2 (Approved: LaBell, Chandler, Donohue, Rashid, Riccardi, Pepper, Svenson; Abstained: Griffiths, Shernoff) Sep 8, 2026 BoardDocs minutes
• 12.03 Adopted the LGBTQ+ History Month Proclamation recognizing October 2026 as LGBTQ+ History Month in Loudoun County Public Schools. · 5-1-3 (Approved: Chandler, Donohue, Rashid, Pepper, Svenson; Opposed: Griffiths; Abstained: LaBell, Shernoff, Riccardi) Sep 8, 2026 BoardDocs minutes
• 12.04 FY27 Budget Final Alignment: aligned the FY27 Adopted Budget with the state’s final FY26–28 biennium budget, recognizing an additional $14,000,000 of state revenue in the School Operating Fund and corresponding expenses as outlined in the staff plan as amended; further requested the Board of Supervisors appropriate and increase the FY27 School Operating Fund accordingly. · 9-0 (Approved: LaBell, Chandler, Donohue, Griffiths, Rashid, Shernoff, Riccardi, Pepper, Svenson) Sep 8, 2026 BoardDocs minutes
• 12.04 (amendment) Amended the recommended action to strike $1,880,000 for Delayed Procurement of Panic Buttons and $120,000 for Unanticipated budget needs or overages from the staff plan, and to reallocate that $2,000,000 to Title I and English Learner purposes set forth in the schedule in the minutes. Total appropriation of $14,000,000 unchanged. · 8-0-1 (Approved: LaBell, Chandler, Griffiths, Rashid, Shernoff, Riccardi, Pepper, Svenson; Abstained: Donohue) Sep 8, 2026 BoardDocs minutes
• 12.05 Approved the proposed changes to Policy 2420 (Meeting Procedures) as amended. · 9-0 (Approved: LaBell, Chandler, Donohue, Griffiths, Rashid, Shernoff, Riccardi, Pepper, Svenson) Sep 8, 2026 BoardDocs minutes
• 12.05 (amendment) Amended the proposed redline of Policy 2420 to replace "shall" on Line 72 with "may", and to strike the sentence on Lines 73–75 that reads: "If a member's remote participation is challenged, the School Board shall vote on whether to allow such participation." · 9-0 (Approved: LaBell, Chandler, Donohue, Griffiths, Rashid, Shernoff, Riccardi, Pepper, Svenson) Sep 8, 2026 BoardDocs minutes
• 12.06 Adopted new Policy 5340, Safe and Supportive Removal of Students in the Educational Setting, as amended. · 9-0 (Approved: LaBell, Chandler, Donohue, Griffiths, Rashid, Shernoff, Riccardi, Pepper, Svenson) Sep 8, 2026 BoardDocs minutes
• 12.06 (amendment) Amended proposed Policy 5340, Section B(1), by inserting after "designated supportive area" on line 17 (clean version): ", or the removal of other students from the instructional setting to allow a student to remain in the instructional setting, for the purpose of de-escalation or regulation of a student or students." · 9-0 (Approved: LaBell, Chandler, Donohue, Griffiths, Rashid, Shernoff, Riccardi, Pepper, Svenson) Sep 8, 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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