BOE 10-13-26

The Guilford County Schools Board of Education meeting on October 13, 2026, included a facilities and bond-project update. The district reported 325 deferred-capital projects completed and 78 underway; $223 million of the $500 million set aside for deferred capital work has been appropriated. Construction and renovation continued at several schools, while one project remained in contract negotiations with a presentation to the board anticipated next month. Millis Road and Maintenance projects are on hold pending county budget appropriations. No vendor award or contract amount was identified. The board also heard an enrollment update and discussed planning facility use as enrollment declines and varies across the county.

The Policy Committee voted to publish ten policy recommendations for 30 days of public comment, October 13 through November 12, with board consideration expected in December. Proposed procurement-related changes include revisions to equal-opportunity contracting and bidder prequalification for construction projects, as well as repeal of the policy on participation by minority- and women-owned businesses. The board unanimously approved a resolution supporting the county’s proposed quarter-cent sales and use tax referendum; it separately approved, 8–1, a resolution raising concerns about proposed state constitutional amendments that could constrain public-service funding. The transcript does not identify a procurement award or vendor selection.