CCBOE Work Session Sept 24 2026

Coffee County Board of Education work session (meeting title: Sept. 24, 2026; metadata date: Sept. 29, 2026). The board reviewed FY2026 closing financials, reporting revenues of $96.53 million, expenditures of $97.37 million, and a stated year-end deficit of about $877,177; the previously projected deficit was $2 million. July and August financial reports were also presented. The administration asked to place the financial reports on the regular-meeting consent agenda for approval. The board also discussed Satilla’s need for safe, inclusive playground equipment, but no cost, vendor, or purchase approval was established in the transcript.

Several prospective purchases were presented for later approval. Transportation requested two 48-passenger special-assistance buses with wheelchair lifts and two 72-passenger buses; the presentation cited approximately $88,110 in available offset funds and noted that diesel bus prices could rise by $8,000 after Jan. 1. The administration also proposed purchasing 60 projectors—30 each for Nickels and Ambrose—with existing equipment retained as backups; no price was stated. Both items were slated for the regular-meeting consent agenda, so no final purchase vote is recorded here. The board also reviewed the 21st Century Community Learning Centers grant evaluation and discussed student travel requests for FBLA and an international drone soccer competition, with costs expected to come from club funds, federal Perkins funds, and fundraising. No procurement-related votes are recorded in the transcript.