MSCS Board Business Meeting 9-29-26

The Memphis-Shelby County Schools Board business meeting was held September 29, 2026. The main procurement action was approval by unanimous vote of a new three-year agreement with RELX, Inc. (LexisNexis) for Lexis Plus with Protege and CaseMap Cloud, serving the Office of General Counsel. The agreement totals $77,815.20 for October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2029. The board was told the subscription replaces Westlaw and combines legal research and case management functionality. A resolution concerning September 2026 strategic school fund allocations was moved and seconded, but the transcript does not capture the vote result or allocation amounts.

A speaker raised concerns about aging, broken student devices and asked the board for a plan to restore one-to-one device access; no related procurement action was recorded. The meeting also featured White Haven High School’s band, which received $20,000 in new instruments from BAC, and included board discussion of the district’s facilities roadmap, balanced budget, fiscal challenges, and upcoming facilities decisions. The board considered policy items, and the meeting concluded with elections of board chair and vice chair.