LIVE-Henrico County School Board Work Session - November 12, 2026

Henrico County School Board work session, November 12, 2026: The board reviewed a Capital Tech (Captech) assessment of school and county HVAC/facilities operations, following a joint RFP. The assessment recommended improving asset inventories, preventive-maintenance records, work-order standards, vendor oversight, and integration of building-automation data with the division’s existing work-order platform. HCPS staff said implementation is underway and most recommendations can be made without replacing software; the platform contract has about a year remaining, and any future replacement would require requirements development and potentially a procurement. The board asked for progress updates and further analysis of staffing and vendor capacity. No new HVAC contract award or software purchase was approved in the transcript.

The board also reviewed the proposed FY2028 capital improvement plan: a $35 million request, up $6 million from FY2027, with the increase attributed to roofing needs; other funding lines remain at prior-year levels. A separate meals-tax allocation of $9 million was requested to continue supporting school capital projects. Board members discussed fencing and other project priorities, but the transcript does not capture a vote on the CIP request; it was intended to proceed to county review, with presentation to county leadership scheduled for December 9. Separately, the board considered proposed 2027 legislative priorities that include school construction and modernization funding, and received a presentation on the SchoolLinks career-planning platform; no related procurement amounts or contract action were stated.