July 13, 2026 Board of Trustees Meeting (Executive Session at 6 PM/Meeting at 7 PM)

At its July 13, 2026 regular meeting, the Sumter School District Board of Trustees unanimously approved reallocating bond proceeds and awarded the Sumter High School parking lot and pavement project; the transcript provides no award amount or vendor. The board also unanimously approved the selected integrated science textbook for the 2026–27 school year, identified as a Pearson series. The finance report stated that the district had spent $159.1 million in expenditures to date and projected a year-end fund balance of about $6.1 million. For January–June 2026, the district reported no bids from minority vendors, spending $10,429 with certified minority businesses and $29,510 with uncertified minority vendors; its proposed FY2027 budgeted expenditures were reported as $176,574,777. The finance officer described continued participation in the state’s bond program, but the transcript does not capture a vote on that item.

The project manager updated the board on ongoing facility work, including roofs, storm drainage, the Lakewood track, Crestwood modular restrooms, and a transportation-office renovation. Design work for a Sumter High School weight room is to advance toward state approval and a future bid. The superintendent also said the district plans to survey the community about possible magnet-school programming; no magnet-school procurement or project approval occurred. No contract amounts or vendors were given for the parking-lot award or the other construction updates.