RCSD Board Meeting/LSIC -October 27th, 2026

Raleigh County Schools Board meeting and Local School Improvement Council (LSIC) session, dated October 27, 2026 (the meeting metadata records October 28 UTC). The board approved a memorandum of understanding with Mountain State Educational Services Cooperative for grant-consulting services related to a DERA project to replace buses. Eight buses meet the program’s eligibility criteria, allowing five to qualify for replacement; the district said the vehicles were already slated for replacement and that grant funding would pay to remove them from service rather than selling them through its usual online auction process. The federal grant allows replacements through 2029. The board also approved 18 additional Carnegie Learning on-site coaching days at Stratton Elementary, funded with federal school-improvement dollars. No contract values were stated. A local vendor, School Bus Solutions, raised concerns during public comment about a purchasing restriction that the speaker said had continued for 175 days without explanation or resolution; the transcript records no board action on the complaint.

School representatives identified potential future spending needs, but no funding or purchase approvals were made for them during the meeting. Requests included Shady Spring High School field lights and press-box improvements, Shady Spring Middle School gym bleachers, a Promethean board and restroom improvements at Gent Elementary, and parking, accessible basketball rims, and classroom desks and chairs at Daniels Elementary. In response to the Daniels student representative’s request for desks and chairs, a board member asked the principal to provide quantities by classroom so the board could assess the need. The board also approved naming Shady Spring High School’s baseball field for Coach David Shaw.