# Rockingham County Board of Education Meeting LIVE STREAM


**Body:** Rockingham Update
**Date:** October 14, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Education, Construction & Infrastructure, Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding


The Rockingham County Board of Education meeting on October 14, 2026, included approval of a proposed four-year capital-outlay request for 2028–2031 to be presented to the County Commissioners. The district plans to request approximately $28 million: about $21.023 million for facility repairs, including HVAC and roofs; $4 million in zonal repair funding ($1 million annually, or $250,000 per zone); and $2.4 million to match a $7.5 million U.S. Department of Energy grant. The board approved advancing the request, which was expected to be on the commissioners’ November 2 agenda. The facilities update also reported that a notice to proceed had been sent for the McMichael High School parking-lot project, Wentworth Elementary needed a cooling tower with an approximately $112,000 quote, and a $10 million federal Head Start grant had been awarded with permission to proceed. Reidsville Elementary’s new-school design and asbestos abatement were discussed as the project advances; no construction contract award was reported.

Other funding and procurement-related updates included confirmation that the district received a $627,000 SRO grant for 13 positions, with the funding share clarified as 83% district and 17% municipalities and the sheriff’s department. The board also heard that the district had received $25,000 from T-Mobile for McMichael High School through a contest, with a larger award possible. Policy committee revisions included changes to construction bidder prequalification and bidding policies, the vendor list, and policies concerning participation by historically underutilized and minority businesses; most revisions were approved at the September and October meetings. The consent agenda was approved, but specific donations were not detailed in the transcript.

**Source:** Rockingham Update