# Paducah Board of Education Regular Meeting 07.20.26


**Body:** Paducah Public Schools
**Date:** July 21, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

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


The Paducah Public Schools Board of Education held a regular meeting on July 20, 2026, where several procurement and capital improvement projects were discussed and approved. Key procurement actions included approval of a revised contract for the culinary lab project (BG26-365), which involved breaking down a $260,000 construction cost into direct purchase orders and contract sums to modernize the culinary lab for career technical education. Additionally, the board approved a pay application of $378,534.60 for a solar project funded by a Department of Energy grant, with the total project cost around $860,000. Payments were also approved for contractors on the Memorial Stadium concrete repairs and the Paducah Tilman fieldhouse renovation project, including a $90,000 pay application and a change order. The meeting also featured discussions on student achievement and postsecondary readiness, but no direct procurement decisions were made in that segment.

**Source:** Paducah Public Schools