Board Work Session

The Racine Unified School District Board Work Session on November 3, 2026, included a procurement update for renovations at the Pool Early Education Center. Staff reported that Shear Construction was the highest-scored vendor for RFP 27-002R and said they would recommend awarding the construction manager-at-risk services contract for $262,962.18 at the November 16 business meeting, with the item expected on the consent agenda. Board members noted that the elevator accounts for most of the cost; no award vote was taken at this work session.

During the facilities monitoring discussion, staff described maintenance-work backlogs and vacancies in skilled-trades positions. They said the district is considering whether to use contracted services for some work and may explore recruitment or training partnerships, but no spending or contracting action was approved. The board also discussed proposed financial-planning policy revisions and referred a real-estate sale/acquisition provision for governance committee consideration; no procurement decisions resulted from those discussions.