The Norfolk School Board voted to enter an executive closed session to continue discussing the qualifications of candidates for superintendent and to consult with legal counsel. An unidentified presiding official moved, "I move that we go into executive closed session," and another member seconded the motion.

The presiding speaker read the statutory basis for the closed session, citing the Virginia Freedom of Information Act and specifically referencing subsection 2.2-3711(a)(1) and (a)(8) of the Virginia Code. The speaker said the session would cover "a further discussion of the unique qualifications of specific individual candidates for appointment to the position of superintendent of Norfolk Public Schools" and would include confidential consultation with legal counsel about the board’s annual organizational meeting in January.

The board then took a roll-call vote. Board members Hassin, Buffalo, Martin, Olson, Thomas and Takalajero each responded, "Aye," and the motion passed. The public portion of the transcript ends with the recorded vote to enter the closed session.

No public discussion of applicant names, candidate evaluations or legal advice appears in the public transcript; the recorded action was limited to the motion, the statutory citation for a closed meeting, and the roll-call vote. The board’s next public procedural step, as recorded, was the approved transition into the executive closed session.