Orange County School Board approves agenda changes, personnel actions and pupil waivers

The Orange County School Board voted to approve routine and personnel business during its meeting. After amending the agenda to add consideration of a contract with SBMA for policy services, the board approved the amended agenda by voice vote. The board then convened a closed meeting under Virginia Code §2.2‑3711(A) to discuss personnel and pupil personnel matters and later certified the closed meeting by roll call, recording four yes votes and zero no votes.

Superintendent Dr. Hornick recommended approval of personnel actions presented in closed session. An unidentified board member moved "I move to approve the personnel agenda to include resignation, employment, termination, retirement, salary adjustment, and transfer of staff, and coaching and extracurricular appointments." The motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.

The board also approved a motion to grant waivers of compulsory attendance under the religious exemption for pupil personnel case numbers PP2025‑13 through PP2025‑19. That motion was moved and seconded and carried by voice vote.

Other procedural business approved included the consent agenda—minutes, financial reports and monthly operating bills—which the board approved on a motion and voice vote.

The meeting record shows the closed‑session certification was approved on a recorded roll‑call vote (4‑0). Several motions in the transcript were stated without a recorded roll‑call tally; those motions were recorded as carried following the customary "all those in favor say 'aye'" voice votes.

What the board did not do at this meeting was finalize a contract with SBMA; a board member requested that consideration of a contract with SBMA for policy services be added to the next agenda for fuller discussion.