Union County school committees advance procurement, easement, and bell schedule items to July 7 board meeting
Union County Public Schools committees met the week of June 23 to prepare a packed consent agenda for the July 7 Board of Education meeting, including a $125,288 contract change order for East Union Middle School and a $1.00 permanent utility easement with the City of Monroe. Committee minutes have not yet been published, so the actions described below are based on agenda materials.
Finance Committee
On June 23, the Finance Committee voted to send two procurement items to the full Board for final approval on July 7, 2026: the School Nutrition Services Procurement Plan and the 2026-2027 Smallwares Bid. The committee also received a budget update for the 2026-2027 cycle. No dollar amounts for the procurement items or budget update were included in the available agenda materials.
Curriculum Committee
The Curriculum Committee met virtually on June 24. Items listed for action included approval of a Beginning Teacher Support Plan, approval of EC Service Agreements with Melmark, and multiple sole source purchases from educational vendors: Follett, Lexia, Ron Clark Academy, Curriculum Associates, and Savvas. Digital resources renewals were also up for action. A Play Based Learning Pilot was presented as an information item only, with no vote scheduled. The committee also took up approval of its agenda and previous meeting minutes.
Facilities Committee
Also on June 24, the Facilities Committee voted to recommend approval of a permanent utility easement agreement with the City of Monroe at Brewer Drive. The full Board will consider the easement, listed at $1.00, on July 7. The committee approved its previous meeting minutes and received informational updates on bond status from Ms. Hymel, surplus inventory from Mr. McManus, and long range plan appointees from Mr. Moore.
SPTT Committee
The SPTT Committee met virtually on June 24 to consider and vote on the proposed 2026-2027 school bell schedule, presented by W. Colon Moore. The agenda also included approval of minutes from the April 29, 2026 SPTT Committee meeting and routine procedural items.
What heads to the Board on July 7
The Board of Education has a closed session and an open session scheduled for July 7. The closed session covers personnel matters, a student transfer appeal, and advice from legal counsel; no public votes or specific actions are listed.
The open session consent agenda includes the sole source purchases from Curriculum Associates, Follett Content Solutions, Lexia Learning, Ron Clark Academy, and Savvas Learning, along with the East Union Middle School contract change order for $125,288 and the Brewer Drive utility easement for $1.00. The Board will also review the beginning teacher support plan, digital resources renewal, and the EC service agreement with Melmark. A first reading of Policy 5-16 on school trips is scheduled. Public comments and board announcements round out the agenda.
Coming up
- **July 7, 2026** — Union County Board of Education, closed session (personnel, student transfer appeal, legal counsel) and open session (consent agenda, $125,288 East Union Middle School change order, Brewer Drive easement, Policy 5-16 first reading). Times and locations were not specified in the available materials.
All four committee meetings from June 23-24 are listed as agenda-only; minutes have not yet been published. Vote tallies and final outcomes will be confirmed when minutes become available.
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