RCSD Board Meeting/LSIC -October 13th, 2026

Raleigh County Board of Education meeting with school LSIC presentations, October 13, 2026. The board approved a $327,000 purchase order for four technology positions through the Southern Educational Services Cooperative, Amendment No. 5 for clerk-of-the-works services on the Park Middle School building project, and the first renewal of the fresh fruits and vegetables program with Edible Arrangements. It also approved a Burlington United Methodist Family Services memorandum of understanding and an HVAC renovation project at ACT, for which Nitro Construction was identified as the low bidder; the transcript does not clearly state the HVAC contract amount. During discussion of the Park Middle project, board members noted that change orders and added project days were extending clerk-of-the-works costs and raised whether a financial remedy from the contractor could be pursued. The related motions passed; no recovery action was recorded.

A speaker, Jonathan Cruz, criticized the school system’s prolonged restriction on doing business with his unnamed business, citing 161 days without a clear explanation and questions about public-records redactions, legal counsel, and public resources. The board took no action on the complaint. LSIC presentations raised possible future spending needs—including Liberty High School flooring and parking, Fairdale facility and playground work, and Trap Hill security cameras—but these were requests, not approved allocations. Other school reports focused on student achievement, attendance, and programs; no additional procurement decisions were identified.