# Oconee County Board of Education Regular Session • November 9, 2026


**Body:** Oconee County Schools
**Date:** November 08, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Education, Construction & Infrastructure, Physical Infrastructure


The Oconee County Board of Education regular session on November 9, 2026, discussed district capital planning, budgets, and policy and program items. Operations presented preliminary ESPLOST VII plans for a North Oconee High School auxiliary gym and athletic walkway, and athletic-field and auxiliary-gym improvements at Oconee County High School, including a potential fourth field. The walkway at North Oconee would be evaluated as an ad alternate. The superintendent said additional ESPLOST projects over five years are expected to include elementary facility upgrades and district technology and equipment upgrades. Community meetings were scheduled for December 7 and 8 to review the high-school plans. These were planning updates; no bids, vendor selections, contract awards, or project dollar amounts were reported.

Business Services presented October budget and funding updates and an action item to revise purchasing policy DJAA; the transcript does not preserve details of the proposed purchasing changes. Other action items included policy revisions on student promotion and retention, expanded electronic-device restrictions, a school-calendar revision, and an out-of-state girls’ soccer trip. The transcript does not capture vote outcomes for these items. No procurement award or vendor opportunity was identified.

**Source:** Oconee County Schools