Board Meeting Regular Session - 11/9/2026

Mercer County Schools Board of Education regular meeting, November 9, 2026. The board approved several procurement and renewal items. Board memo 27177 authorized countywide Integrated Pest Management services from Orkin, the only proposer; the quoted cost was $268 per month above the current amount, with expanded services. The board also approved vehicle-gateway licenses for Samara fleet tracking (memo 27178), CTE management software (27179; details were not clear in the transcript), a PowerSchool Schoology Learning Management System subscription renewal for $53,422.95 through 21st Century Technology (27180), and renewal of the countywide ESM Punchout purchasing software agreement (27181), which was included in the FY2027 budget. The ESM discussion noted that compatibility with a newly selected WVEIS pilot remains to be assessed. Accounts-payable transactions were also approved; the discussion identified a $39,000 PAES workforce-experience lab at Princeton High School and noted that it had been bid.

The board discussed declining enrollment and the need to scrutinize spending, avoid redundant programs, and communicate financial decisions transparently, but no new budget allocation or capital project was approved in that discussion. Members also proposed further consideration of district guidance on AI use, potentially at a work session; no policy was adopted. Other major topics included student discipline concerns raised during public comment, student achievement and course-taking data, board and superintendent goals, school safety, and facilities. The public-comment discipline matter was referred for follow-up rather than discussed or decided at the meeting.