CCS Board of Education Work Session | Monday, October 5, 2026 | Meeting begins at 6 pm

Cabarrus County Schools Board of Education work session, October 5, 2026. Procurement-related discussion focused on two items scheduled for the following week’s business meeting. The board placed on the consent agenda a fifth amendment to the Atrium Health athletic training services agreement, setting an annual fee of $377,515 for 14 athletic trainer positions ($26,965.36 per position). The Concord High School chiller replacement was also discussed: the project had previously been approved, uses an Omnia cooperative purchasing contract, and is being advanced in phases. Staff described negotiating an additional five-year warranty at no extra cost; a board member requested that the item be considered for action rather than consent. No contract vote or new award occurred at this work session.

The independent auditor reported a clean, unmodified opinion with no findings, and described approximately $10.9 million in fund balance available for appropriation as of June 30, 2026. The CFO outlined expected budget pressures from diesel and gasoline costs despite a new contract, as well as contracted exceptional-children services needed to cover staffing vacancies. The audit presentation also noted roughly $75 million in county-funded capital outlay for construction underway across the district. The board placed the surplus and fund-balance overview on the next business meeting’s consent agenda; the transcript does not clearly state a specific appropriation amount for that item.