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School board appoints chief technology officer, approves third-quarter financial report and directs architect negotiations
Summary
After public comment and a student-senate presentation, the Albemarle County School Board accepted its third-quarter financial report showing an estimated $1.3 million available fund balance, appointed a candidate to be chief technology officer, directed staff to enter architect negotiations for the Northern Feeder Pattern elementary school and approved the 2026–27 licensed-staff list.
On May 14 the Albemarle County School Board approved several administrative actions after presentations and public comment, including the third-quarter financial report and multiple personnel and procurement directions that followed a closed session.
Jackson Zimmerman, the division's school finance officer, presented the third-quarter report and told board members the division expects to end the fiscal year with "about a $1.3 million available fund balance." The board moved to accept the report and the motion carried by voice vote.
Later in the evening the board convened a closed meeting under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (citing Va. Code §2.2-3711(A)) to discuss personnel and vendor selection matters. When the board reconvened, it certified the closed meeting and then took several motions: by voice vote the board appointed a candidate to the position of chief technology officer; it directed staff to enter negotiations for architect selection for the Northern Feeder Pattern Elementary School (the order of firms discussed in closed session was not disclosed publicly); it approved the licensed-staff list for the 2026–27 school year; and it appointed a candidate to be principal of Greer Elementary.
Chair Rebecca Berlin told the public the name of the selected Greer principal would be withheld until the candidate informs their current employer; the board said it hoped to announce the hire as soon as that process was completed. The board also noted it had removed item 5.7 (the achievement-gap advisory committee charter) from the consent agenda and moved it to a future meeting for action and professional-development planning for committee members.
The votes reported in the public transcript were routine voice votes and the record does not include numerical roll-call tallies. The board asked staff to proceed with the architect negotiations and to make follow-up announcements once confidentiality or notification processes allow.
