David Childress was elected chair of the Amherst County School Board at the board's organizational meeting. Speaker 6 nominated Childress and the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote; Childress thanked the board and said he would “do my best to represent our community and this board and all of our actions.”

The board also elected Erica Rossi as vice chair. Rossi, who accepted the position, said she felt honored and “will do my best” in the role. The board then approved a series of routine appointments and reappointments: Miss Ligon and Miss Justice will continue representing the division on the Laurel Regional Board and the Virginia School Boards Association delegation, Missus Justice and Missus Saunders will remain on the Central Virginia Governor's School governing board, and Jason Childress was named representative to the regional STEM Academy with Terry as the alternate.

Members voted to continue the school board policy committee for another year and appointed Jason Childress and Miss Justice to serve on it. Board members discussed how the policy committee provides deeper review of policy language and expressed appreciation for the time committee members invest in reviewing policy “in the weeds.”

Procedural votes included omnibus approval of items 5.01(a–g) that cover administrative roles and support and formal adoption of the consent agenda. All motions recorded in the meeting were carried by voice vote unless otherwise noted.

The board signaled readiness to proceed with standard committee work and requested the newly constituted policy committee and administration schedule follow-up meetings to review referred policy items.

The board adjourned the reorganization portion and moved on to regular agenda items before convening a closed session later in the night.