Moore County School Board Work Session 10-12-26

Moore County Schools Board work session, October 12, 2026: Operations updates included proposed athletic-facility and technology investments. Staff planned to seek county commissioners’ approval for projects using a $600,000 allocation for athletic improvements, with contracts expected to return to the board around November 9 if required. Projects discussed included field and court improvements and a fieldhouse HVAC system at North Moore, plus LED sports lighting and tennis courts at Pinecrest; the Pinecrest tennis-court project was estimated at more than $600,000, with funding still being worked out. A separate irrigation well at North Moore was estimated below the board’s $50,000 review threshold. For network circuits, staff requested approval to use funding for a three-year arrangement: $61,020 for Moore Innovative High School and a one-time $486,369.15 construction cost plus $179,820 in recurring costs over 36 months for the IT/PAR building. The bid process had one respondent, identified in the transcript as Canara; the request was contingent on a funding commitment letter. No final contract-award vote is captured in the transcript.

The board also reviewed the 2026–27 original budget, including a projected $3.17 million net increase driven largely by personnel costs and reduced expected local revenue, and reported $2.42 million in budget efficiencies while maintaining a $2 million fund-balance floor. The board discussed the transition of school safety officers to the Sheriff’s Office beginning January 1, 2027; commissioners had approved funding for 27 officers, with at least 22 expected to start. Other discussion covered school-bus driver shortages, student performance, enrollment, field trips, and policy revisions. The transcript does not show a final vote on the pending technology request or capital projects.