GSCS Board of Education Meeting October 2026

The Griffin-Spalding County Board of Education meeting on October 28, 2026, included a procurement action to hire HPM for school-consolidation consulting. The superintendent’s recommendation followed an RFP process in which four consultant groups submitted proposals; a district team evaluated them using a rubric, interviewed HPM, and recommended the firm. The board approved HPM’s services for $189,290 by a 5–0 vote. The approximately 11-week engagement will assess enrollment, facilities, funding and costs, and gather community input to inform possible consolidation decisions for the 2027–28 school year. No specific school closures were approved at this meeting.

The first-quarter financial report cited about $22.7 million in bond funds being used for SPLOST projects and more than $33 million in SPLOST 7 collections. The board also approved the consent agenda 5–0 and requested correction of an apparent date error in an overnight field-trip summary. A presentation noted that a new Project STRONG facility was nearing completion; possible uses for the existing building, including bus parking or a bus paint booth, were discussed but no action was taken. No other contract awards or purchasing approvals were identified.