NHCS Board of Education Agenda Review Meeting | Oct. 27, 2026

The New Hanover County Schools Board of Education agenda review meeting, held October 28, 2026, focused on items planned for the next board meeting and district finances. The board reviewed a proposed $320.5 million school capital bond, describing projects that include replacement and expanded school buildings, HVAC work, technology, and security improvements. Presenters said the bond would not fund salaries; they also cited a $116 million endowment contribution and discussed the measure’s potential tax impact. The bond was still before voters, and no construction contracts or vendor awards were made at this meeting.

The board approved, 7–0, a first phase of retroactive employee fingerprinting, covering about 96 leadership and school-administration employees at an estimated $3,990, contingent on receiving a $5,000 school-safety grant. It also approved, 7–0, placing a second phase—estimated at $75,468—for school-based instructional staff into consideration in the FY 2027–28 budget, and approved, 6–0, placing the remaining phases in consideration for the FY 2028–29 budget. Occupational/physical therapist and exceptional-children teaching-assistant pay changes were discussed, with estimates for forward and retroactive costs, but no pay decision was taken; the item was scheduled for further discussion. Contracts and purchase orders, surplus-property disposal, and contracts extending into FY 2028 appeared among the planned consensus items, but the transcript does not record related approvals or specific purchasing decisions.