# October 2026 Regular Board of Education Meeting


**Body:** Laurel School District
**Date:** October 21, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Education, Grants & Funding


The Laurel School District Board of Education’s regular meeting on October 21, 2026, included approval of the September financial position report and a review of enrollment trends: total enrollment was down about 84 students, while students with complex needs increased by 16. The board approved fundraisers as a group and authorized the Laurel Wrestling Club to use the high school wrestling room on Tuesdays and Thursdays from November 2026 through March 2027, waiving facility, custodial, and constable fees. It also approved professional trips, including an eighth-grade trip to the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C., funded by a grant from the Rosenfeld Group. No contract awards, RFPs, or major purchasing decisions were identified.

The board approved the second reading of the district Wellness Policy and held first readings of an AI policy and a Student Impairment Assessment and Response Policy, with community input invited. It also approved personnel attachments A through E. During public participation, speakers raised concerns about academic performance and bullying, and a student requested use of the high school auditorium for a local film screening; no board action on that request was recorded.

**Source:** Laurel School District