# Orange County Board of Education Policy Committee Meeting - October 16, 2026

The Orange County Board of Education Policy Committee met on October 16, 2026. The committee revised an equity policy, including its definition of equity, lawful and nondiscriminatory criteria for allocating resources, reporting student-subgroup data subject to privacy requirements, and the name and annual meeting schedule of a related task force. Members supported waiving the second reading for that policy and asked that the request be highlighted to the full board. The committee also advanced several other policy revisions, including legislative updates; proposed suicide-prevention and threat-assessment language in Policy 1510 was held for further review by members who wanted more time to read it.

For procurement, the committee reviewed Policy 9120, “Bidding for Construction Work,” and discussed removing minority-business references and updating legal and cross-references. The committee approved advancing Policy 9120 and waiving its second reading. No contracts, vendors, bids, purchasing awards, or spending allocations were discussed; the Policy 9120 review concerned policy language rather than a specific procurement.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Education, Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Regulatory Compliance
**Published:** October 16, 2026

### Sources
- [Orange County Board of Education Policy Committee Meeting - October 16, 2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xwa-eGzBIfg) - Orange County, NC Board of Education