The Lexington County School District Five board recorded the following formal actions on Oct. 27, 2025. Vote tallies are given where the minutes recorded counts; individual member votes were not recorded in the transcript for each motion.

- Approve agenda: motion carried, 6–0.
- Enter executive session (selected employment items Exhibits A–C and legal advice regarding a civil action): motion carried, 6–0.
- Adjourn to executive session; later reconvened for the Finance 101 workshop and the regular meeting.
- Approve minutes (Oct. 6, 2025 regular meeting): motion carried, 7–0.
- Approve selected employment items (Exhibit A): motion carried, 7–0.
- Deny request for employee compensation shown in item 3c (Exhibit C): motion carried, 7–0.
- Approve second and final reading of Board Policy JICG (Tobacco Use by Students): motion carried, 7–0.
- Approve proposed 2026–2028 school calendars (Exhibit F): motion carried, 7–0.
- Approve Siemens Engineering I–IV courses (Exhibit G): motion carried, 7–0.
- Deny parent complaint under KEC (request to remove contested web search results on district‑managed Chromebooks, Exhibit H): motion carried 4–3.
- Adjourn meeting: motion carried, 7–0.

Several items that received unanimous approval were routine personnel and policy actions; the closest and most consequential vote for families and staff was the 4–3 denial of the KEC complaint about Chromebook search previews. The superintendent and district counsel confirmed the required written findings will be prepared within the regulatory timeframe to document the board’s decision, and the superintendent outlined immediate administrative steps (limited AI vendor, support for opt‑outs and teacher discretion for k–5 device home vs. school storage) pending any further policy work.