Wayne County Board of Education Meeting 5:00 p.m. October 13, 2026

The Wayne County Board of Education meeting on October 13, 2026, included updates on the Buffalo construction project, district finances, enrollment, and school facilities. The Buffalo project update reported continued floor installation, completed subgrade fill, and work on power-feed conduits and storm structures; the schedule listed site completion for December 2027, building completion for February 2028, and closeout for March 2028, with the superintendent to confirm a possible date typo. The board approved September voucher payments and purchase requisitions and quotes exceeding $5,000, but the transcript does not provide a complete itemized list or total. It also approved a contract with Development Therapy Center for occupational therapy services at $78 per hour for the 2026–27 school year. The superintendent reported enrollment down 253 students year over year and described personnel reductions and projected funding pressures; no specific capital budget allocation was approved.

The board approved an interim lease and occupancy agreement for the West Morland pre-K facility, amended to run through January 1, 2027, and approved an exchange of board-owned property and authorization for the superintendent to execute closing documents for the previously approved $100,000 sale of the West Morland property to Playmates, contingent on the property exchange. These actions passed 5–0. The board also approved disposal consideration for playground equipment at the Genanoa, Dunlow, and Buffalo sites, but deferred next steps pending legal advice on liability and disposal options. Policy 3120.12 on professional substitutes in critical-need or shortage areas was adopted; no public comments had been received. Other approvals included out-of-state travel and a substitute school LPN job description.