October 26 Board Meeting

The Columbus County Schools Board meeting, identified in the metadata as October 13, 2026 (titled “October 26 Board Meeting”), included several procurement and finance actions. The board approved a continuing service contract with Public Impact for Opportunity Culture training (no amount stated), and a renewal quote for Exlarning totaling $21,287.50 for math and science programs at district schools. It also approved a North Carolina Department of Information Technology structured-cabling contract for East View Elementary Middle School for $334,749.85. The board reviewed project invoices from SNME for $15,975.25 and $43,480.65, and Metcon pay application G-09 for $1,948,211.31 for the new East View school; these were presented as information, with no approval vote captured in the transcript. Budget Amendment No. 3 was approved, including a $137,584 revision to state funds, a $43,949 school-bus payment adjustment, and $35,761 in special-revenue adjustments. The budget update reported that 22% of the current-year budget and 34% of local funds had been spent to date.

The board also approved memoranda of agreement with the University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Advise North Carolina program and an internship/field-experience agreement with NC State University, as well as revised calendar dates and school improvement plans. Smart Connections grants were recognized, including a $2,000 award to the Williamstownship Educational Foundation. No bid awards or vendor-selection actions were identified beyond the contracts noted above.