Committee of the Whole Meeting - November 9, 2026

The Charleston County School District Committee of the Whole met on November 9, 2026. The board received an informational September 2026 capital projects report covering the district’s 2023–2028 capital program, long-term debt capital program, and FCO; no specific awards or project approvals were reported. The superintendent also noted that $63 million in the current budget is allocated to weighted student funding, including support for multilingual learners. Staff described after-school tutoring partnerships with the College of Charleston and The Citadel, but no related spending vote or contract award was identified.

Audit and finance discussion included procurement-system transparency and contract oversight. The new procurement director is evaluating whether to use the Munis vendor portal or OpenGov for a process spanning solicitation through contract administration; staff said e-procurement already supports bid submissions, public access, and vendor alerts. Procurement and IT are working to include service-level agreements in contract renewals, while noting that vendors generally cannot be required to amend active contracts mid-term. The district is also considering stronger controls for student activity funds, including consolidating school bank accounts with its bank of record in January and possible updates to the activity-funds manual. No procurement-related motions or votes were reported.