Board of Education Meeting: November 12, 2026

The November 12, 2026, Board of Education meeting focused on school-closure and boundary decisions. The board approved an amendment 5–2 and then voted 4–3 to keep Blevins Middle School off the final closure recommendation. The adopted conditions included a five-year protection from being named in a closure recommendation, an advisory committee involving the Blevins community, and $250,000 per year for two years for enrollment-marketing efforts and staffing needs. Board discussion clarified that the money would come from general-fund dollars freed through the district’s 4A funding arrangement, rather than directly from the debt-free mill levy; the allocation would affect the funds available to other small schools.

The board also approved pausing the planned Bamford-to-Bacon Elementary boundary change unless and until the board approves it later. Members discussed declining enrollment, school-choice timing, and districtwide school marketing and support. No contracts, vendors, bids, or other procurement activity were identified.