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Alexandria committee rules out 2027 school board election changes, targets 2030 or later

Advocating for four-year staggered terms, reluctant to abandon 2027

Alexandria voters will not see a change in how their School Board is elected until at least 2030. The four-member reform committee ruled out asking the Virginia General Assembly to act for 2027, after determining the emergency clause required for that timeline was too risky to pursue.

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You only really get one chance to make that change. If we are not able to make this change for 2027, the clock starts all over again when the new board comes in in 2028.

from Alexandria committee rules out 2027 school board election changes, targets 2030 or later · Updated 1 hour ago

Unless we're walking out of here and we're just so unanimous and on the same page, it would be pretty risky to do an emergency clause if we're still having some disagreements.

from Alexandria committee rules out 2027 school board election changes, targets 2030 or later · Updated 1 hour ago