Orange County School Board opens and closes public hearing on "2627 budget" with no public speakers

At a March 23 special-called meeting, the Orange County Public Schools Board opened a public hearing on the item identified in the transcript as the "2627 budget," heard no members of the public speak, and closed the hearing.

The chair called the meeting to order and asked Miss Byram to conduct roll call; Miss Byram, the clerk, certified the presence of a quorum. A board member moved to "approve as presented" the meeting agenda; the chair seconded the motion and the board adopted the agenda by voice vote.

The board then opened the scheduled public hearing on the "2627 budget." The clerk reported there were no public speakers "at this time," and the chair closed the hearing without public comment. The transcript does not specify further budget details or next procedural steps for the budget item; the year or scope referenced as "2627" is recorded in the transcript verbatim and is not clarified there.

After the public hearing, board members offered brief comments and announcements. Miss Whittington thanked the DECA program for inviting the board to a job fair and said she and other board members enjoyed interviewing students. The chair highlighted the Virginia Department of Education listening tour, noting a Region 4 in-person session scheduled for Wednesday, April 8 at 6:00 p.m. and that virtual sessions and written comment options were posted on the VDOE website. Board members also mentioned an upcoming fine arts festival and the Orange County NAACP dinner, and several said they planned to attend.

The meeting concluded with the chair adjourning the session.