Oh, we're starting? Good evening. I call to order this special school board meeting, closed session only, on Monday, May 11th, 2026. Ms. Labelle, do you have a motion? I certainly do, Madam Chair. I move that the Loudoun County School Board recess this public meeting and enter into a closed meeting pursuant to 2.2-3712 of the Code of Virginia for the following: Discussion and consideration of the assignment, appointment, promotion, performance, demotion, salary, disciplining, or resignation of a
specific public employee as authorized by Section 2.2-3711 (1) of the Virginia Code. Thank you, Ms. Labelle. Ms. Labelle has made a motion. Is there a second? Second. Thank you, Mr. Pepper. It has been properly moved and seconded. Is there any discussion? Nope. Seeing no discussion, clerk, please open the vote. Board members, please record your vote. Clerk, please close and display the vote. That motion passes unanimously with all seven school board members present and Vice Chair Donahue and Mrs. Griffiths absent for the vote. The board is now in closed session.
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school board is now coming out of closed session. Ms. Labelle, do you have a motion? Yes, I do, Madam Chair. I move that the closed meeting be adjourned, that the Loudoun County School Board reconvene its public meeting, and that the minutes of the public meeting reflect that no formal action was taken in the closed meeting. Thank you. Ms. Labelle has made a motion. Is there a second? Second. Thank you, Dr. Rashid. It has been properly moved and seconded that the school board convene their closed meeting.
Please record your vote. Clerk, please close and display the vote. That motion passes with all school board members present voting yes, including Ms. Ricardi, Mr. Svendsen, Ms. Chernov, myself, Mr. Pepper, Dr. Rashid, and Ms. Labelle. Ms. Labelle, do you have another motion? Yes, I do, Madam Chair. I move that the following resolution certifying the closed meeting be adopted and reflected in the minutes of this public meeting, Resolution 39-25/26. Whereas the Loudoun County School Board has convened a closed meeting on
this date pursuant to an affirmative recorded vote and in accordance with the provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, and whereas 2.2-3712D of the Code of Virginia requires certification by the school board that such closed meeting was conducted in conformity with Virginia law. Now therefore, be it resolved that the Loudoun County School Board hereby certifies that to the best of each member's knowledge, one, only public business matters lawfully exempted from the open meeting
requirements by the Virginia law were discussed in the closed meeting to which this certification applies, and two, only such public business matters as were identified in the motion convening the closed meeting were heard, discussed, or considered by the Loudoun County School Board Thank you. Ms. Labelle has made a motion to certify the closed meeting. Is there a second? Second. Thank you, Dr. Rashid. It has been properly moved and seconded. Is there any discussion? Let's move forward with the vote. Clerk, please open the vote. Board members, please record your vote. Clerk, please close and display the vote.
That motion passes unanimously with all seven members present voting yes, and Vice Chair Donahue and Mrs. Griffiths absent for the vote. Ms. Labelle, do you have another motion? Yes, I do, Madam Chair. I move that the Loudoun County School Board approve the 25-26 evaluation of division council as presented in closed session and authorize the chair to sign the summative evaluation. Thank you. Ms. Labelle has made a motion. Is there a second? Second. Thank you. Is there any discussion?
Let's move forward with the vote. Please record your vote. All right. Clerk, please close and display the vote. The motion passes with all seven school board members present voting yes, and two school board members absent for the vote, including Vice Chair Donahue and Mrs. Griffiths. Ms. Labelle, do you have another motion? Yes, Madam Chair. I move that the Loudoun County School Board execute an amendment to the division council's employment agreement in conformity with the terms approved in closed session. Thank you. Ms. Labelle has made a motion. Is there a second?
Second. Thank you, Dr. Rashid. It has been properly moved and seconded. Is there any discussion? All right. Seeing no discussion, let's move forward with the electronic vote. School board members, please record your vote. Clerk, please close and display the vote. That motion passes with six school board members voting yes, including Mr. Svendsen, Ms. Chernov, myself, Mr. Pepper, and Dr. Rashid, and Ms. Labelle, one school board member voting no, Ms. Ricardi, and two school board members absent for the vote, Vice Chair Donahue and Mrs. Griffiths. With that, we have concluded the business of our special school board
meeting, closed session only, and this meeting is now adjourned.