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Albemarle County Public Schools board meeting, Jun 11, 2026

1 h 45 min

Reading and test scores ▶ 36:45

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  1. Who spoke · first speaks at
  2. Rebecca BerlinChair
What happened

What happened at this meeting

Albemarle school board asks for superintendent's resignation, says interim will be named 1:43:08

  • Allison Spillman moved to amend the agenda so the board would hear public comment, approve the consent agenda, resume its earlier closed meeting and postpone the remaining business to another date. 6:02
  • Speakers at public comment asked the board to adopt a policy preventing staff from being alone with children behind closed doors and called for more transparency from the district. 23:55
  • After the closed session, Rebecca Berlin announced that the board had asked for the superintendent's resignation and that an interim superintendent would be named in the coming days. 1:43:08
Item by item (7)
  1. Opening and principal appointments 0:03
    • Allison Spillman moved that the board certify that only lawfully exempted matters were considered in an earlier closed meeting, and Rebecca Berlin said the board was out of closed meeting. 0:19
    • A motion was made to appoint principals at Stone Robinson Elementary, Baker Butler Elementary and Stony Point Elementary and to approve administrative appointments and tenure recommendations as presented. 0:56
  2. Roll call and Pledge of Allegiance 1:26
    • Board members and district staff introduced themselves during a roll call used to check sound for the audience and online viewers. 1:26
    • The meeting continued with the Pledge of Allegiance. 2:37
  3. Agenda amendment 4:31
    • Allison Spillman moved to amend the agenda to hear public comment, approve the consent agenda, resume the closed meeting and postpone the remaining business to another date. 6:02
    • Rebecca Berlin said the postponed items included the grading policy and would be moved to the July 9th meeting or to another meeting. 6:36
    • Rebecca Berlin said the board wanted to hear public comment after a discussion at Hollymead the day before. 6:36
  4. Consent agenda 6:36
    • A motion was made to approve the consent agenda. 8:59
    • Rebecca Berlin announced that the consent agenda passed. 9:12
  5. Public comment 9:12
    • Rebecca Berlin said 14 speakers had signed up and each would have 3 minutes. 9:12
    • Other speakers raised the treatment of transgender students, a request for a 3-day extension on an exchange student application deadline and grading practices. 12:12
    • Several speakers at public comment asked for a policy barring staff from being alone with a child behind closed doors, an outside investigation and more transparency in district communications. 23:55
  6. Return to closed session 46:48
    • Allison Spillman moved that the board resume closed session for the reasons stated earlier. 47:10
    • After returning, a motion was made to certify that only lawfully exempted matters were considered in the closed meeting. 1:42:24
  7. Announcement after closed session 1:43:08
    • Allison Spillman said the board would look into amending its policies to deal with issues raised in the Hollymead and Woodbrook community, possibly in the next couple of weeks. 1:43:36
    • Rebecca Berlin closed the meeting at 8:30. 1:44:09

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