# HCS Board Meeting - November 2, 2026

The HCS Board of Education meeting was held November 2, 2026. The board received the fiscal year 2025–26 independent audit from Anderson Smith and White, which reported unmodified opinions and no audit findings or internal-control weaknesses. The auditor said the general fund balance grew from about $7.1 million to $8 million, while warning of rising costs and declining federal and state revenues. Child nutrition cash fell by $378,000, from about $381,000 to roughly $3,000; the auditor said the district may need to transfer about $400,000 from the general fund to support the program. The board also heard a staffing and resource-alignment report identifying schools needing additional instructional support.

Procurement and funding items included consideration of an agreement allowing telecommunications providers to market school properties for possible tower sites; any proposal to place a tower would require separate board consideration. The board also considered grant-supported improvements to the high school agriculture program, including modernization of its shop and purchases of instructional supplies and equipment, and a subrecipient agreement for county grant funding for stadium renovations. The transcript indicates board action on these items but is too garbled to confirm all motion wording or vote details; it provides no grant or contract dollar amounts. The board also received an employment report and introduced a new assistant finance officer with prior school-district purchasing and finance experience.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Education, Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Grants & Funding, Physical Infrastructure
**Published:** November 02, 2026

### Sources
- [HCS Board Meeting - November 2, 2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqwXjHlWpEM) - HCS Media