Pickens County Board of Education | November 12, 2026

The Pickens County Board of Education’s November 12, 2026 meeting included several facilities and purchasing actions. The board approved the Harmony Elementary School renovation guaranteed maximum price (GMP); the amount is garbled in the transcript but appears to be approximately $8,064,032. It also approved change orders with Carol Daniels Construction for the Pickens High School renovation, its Phase 2 work, and the Hill City Elementary renovation. The discussion said the three projects together were more than $1 million under their GMPs, allowing unused funds to be returned. The board also approved a one-year natural gas contract; the vendor and contract value were not captured in the transcript.

The superintendent’s operations update covered the ongoing school reconfiguration, additional classrooms at Jasper Middle School, and planned future construction for the College and Career Center, expected to open August 1, 2029. Financial reports were presented, and the board approved the FY27 literacy plan, the superintendent evaluation instrument, and two policy revisions. No vendor selection or contract amount was specified for the natural gas agreement, and the transcript’s reported Harmony GMP figure is unclear.