Baldwin County Board of Education Packet Summary — 2026-08-20
Meeting: 08/20/2026 - 04:30 PM Regular Board Meeting Regular Board Meeting
Location: COS Auditorium, Loxley, Alabama
The Baldwin County Board of Education is scheduled to consider a 23-item action agenda that includes construction and demolition work, school-based professional-services contracts, policy and handbook updates, personnel actions, liability coverage, and a new Advanced Placement art course and fee. The agenda also includes approval of minutes from the July 14 work session, July 16 regular meeting, and July 30 special meeting.
Key Items on the Agenda
Robertsdale High School Project Expands to $24 Million
The superintendent recommends Amendment No. 1 to the architectural-services agreement with McKee & Associates, Inc. for Site Improvements to Robertsdale High School Cafeteria and New Football Facility, Project No. 25-160C.
- The Board previously approved architectural services in June 2025 for a project with a tentative $9.95 million construction budget.
- The original scope included a new cafeteria and kitchen equipment, with the existing cafeteria to be converted into eight classrooms.
- The packet says engineers and staff subsequently determined that the existing football facilities must be replaced because of safety concerns, adding a new football facility to the project.
- The proposed amendment increases the tentative construction budget from $9.95 million to $24 million.
- The basic architectural fee rate would decrease from 6.1% to 5.4%, while the larger project scope would increase the basic architectural fee from $606,950 to $1.296 million.
Demolition of Old Bay Minette Elementary
Staff recommends awarding PW 12-25-2026, Demo of OLD Bay Minette Elementary Building, to Ingle Demolition & Salvage, Inc. for $215,775.
The packet describes the company as the lowest responsible and responsive bidder. Five general contractors submitted proposals for demolition of the existing school at 400 East 9th Street in Bay Minette, and the project is identified as being funded with sales-tax funds.
Chromebook Surplus Sale
The amended bids/proposals item includes a recommendation to award Bid 24-25-2026, Chromebook Surplus, to eWaste Pro Inc. for a $300,000 purchase price.
The packet reports 13 proposals. Although another bidder submitted a higher dollar offer, the purchasing documentation says the highest bidder did not submit all required documentation; eWaste Pro is therefore recommended as the responsible bidder meeting the solicitation requirements.
Child Nutrition Equipment Contract
For Bid 23-25-2026, CNP Pass Thru/Reach In, staff recommends Mobile Fixture & Equipment Co. and Singer MS, LLC dba Singer H&R as the two lowest responsible bidders meeting specifications.
- Child Nutrition anticipates purchasing approximately 10 units of each item annually.
- Purchases would be made as needed and would not exceed the approved fiscal-year budget of $450,000, including approved amendments.
- The initial contract would begin September 1, 2026, for one year, with annual renewal options for up to four additional years and a maximum five-year total term.
- The purchasing documentation identifies federal funds as available for the purchases.
School Programs and Professional Services
Baldwin County High School — Solution Tree
Baldwin County High School is requesting a Solution Tree contract to support its Professional Learning Communities work. The proposal includes on-the-job training, coaching, teacher-leader training, workshops, data analysis, and support for evaluating instructional strategies.
Staff recommends nine coaching sessions totaling $63,900, funded with Title I funds. The contract is scheduled to begin October 1, 2026, pending approval of FY27 federal funds.
Elberta High School — Solution Tree
Elberta High School proposes $29,200 in Title I-funded professional development through Solution Tree. The planned sessions are:
- October 22, 2026: Using Student Data to Inform Instruction, Grading, and Feedback Practices.
- November 12, 2026: Supporting Diverse Learners and Inclusive Classrooms.
- February 11, 2027: High-Impact Instructional Practices.
- March 18, 2027: Student Engagement and Ownership of Learning.
The packet says the work is intended to strengthen instructional practices, use of student data, support for diverse learners, and student engagement.
Bay Minette Middle School — Solution Tree
The action agenda also includes a proposed Title I-funded contract between Bay Minette Middle School and Solution Tree. The extracted supporting document identifies the contract and records the superintendent's concurrence, but does not provide a reliably readable contract amount or detailed scope, so those details are not specified in the packet summary.
ACT Preparation Contracts
Two high schools are scheduled to consider Title I-funded Kids First contracts focused on ACT preparation.
- Baldwin County High School: Staff recommends a $66,375 contract for 45 daily coaching sessions. Coaches would work with 11th-grade teachers and students, with the goal of strengthening ACT skills and increasing college and career readiness. The contract would begin October 1, 2026, pending FY27 federal-fund approval.
- Foley High School: Staff recommends a $17,185 KidsFirst contract. Coaches and a consultant would train teachers, provide ACT-preparation resources, and facilitate student ACT-preparation activities intended to improve 2027 ACT performance.
Managing Crisis Safely Training
Staff recommends a contract with Glenwood, Inc. for Managing Crisis Safely trainer and refresher classes. The contract exceeds the Board's $15,000 approval threshold and would be paid from Prevention & Support Services funds.
The contract lists an estimated total fee of $35,000, with two sessions at $17,500 each, and an agreement period from August 12 through September 30, 2026.
Policy, Student Services, and Curriculum
Revised Wellness Policy
The superintendent recommends approval of a streamlined Baldwin County Board of Education Wellness Policy. The packet says the current policy was outdated and that the Wellness Policy Committee revised it to focus on required components and improve readability while maintaining compliance with USDA and state Child Nutrition Program requirements.
The proposed policy addresses school meals, drinking water, USDA Smart Snacks standards, food and beverage marketing, physical education and activity, public involvement, annual public notification, recordkeeping, and a triennial assessment. It also allows schools to sponsor up to 30 exempt food fundraisers per year, each lasting no more than one day, subject to stated restrictions.
Parent and Student Handbook — Student Code of Conduct
The Board is scheduled to consider disseminating, rather than finally adopting, the proposed 2026-2027 Parent and Student Handbook — Student Code of Conduct to local schools and organizations for input.
The packet explains that Alabama law calls for the Board to adopt a handbook and code of conduct each year. The attached proposal covers areas including enrollment and residency, attendance and truancy, student and parent responsibilities, grievance procedures, student behavior and discipline, and the districtwide dress code.
Homeless Procedures Handbook
The superintendent also recommends approval of the Baldwin County Homeless Procedures Handbook. The agenda identifies this as an action item, but the extracted packet does not provide additional substantive handbook detail sufficient to characterize specific proposed changes.
New AP Three-Dimensional Art and Design Course
Staff recommends approval of AP Three-Dimensional Art and Design (05175E1000) and a $20 course fee, matching the fee for AP Drawing and AP Two-Dimensional Art and Design.
The proposed course would expand the district's advanced visual-arts offerings into sculpture, spatial reasoning, and three-dimensional design. Students would work with materials such as ceramics, wood, metal, mixed media, and environmental installation while developing a portfolio for College Board submission and potential college credit.
Student Services/Athletic Supervisor
The superintendent recommends approval of a new job description for Student Services/Athletic Supervisor, a 12-month position reporting to the elementary and secondary assistant superintendents.
The position would provide district-level leadership for athletics, Driver Education, and Physical/Health Education. Responsibilities include program supervision, scheduling, student eligibility, safety and risk management, facilities and equipment, staffing and professional development, budgets, athletic events, and Driver Education curriculum and compliance. A master's degree and at least 10 years of coaching and/or athletic-administration experience are listed as preferred qualifications.
Liability Coverage
The packet includes renewal of the Baldwin County Board of Education's participation in the Alabama Trust for Boards of Education General Liability/Errors and Omissions Liability Fund for 2026-2027.
The renewal materials list:
- General Liability: $1 million per claim and $2 million coverage-period aggregate.
- Errors and Omissions: $1 million per claim and $2 million coverage-period aggregate.
- Sexual Misconduct and Harassment: $100,000 per claim and $300,000 aggregate.
- Deductible: $15,000 per claim.
- Net 2026-2027 ATBE fund contribution due: $15,246, after the stated AASB membership benefit credit and with the historically elected excess GL and EO limits.
The signed participation agreement and payment must be received by September 30, 2026, to secure coverage effective October 1, 2026. The renewal materials state that there is no grace period.
Personnel Items
The action agenda contains a substantial group of personnel recommendations, including leaves of absence, retirements and resignations, termination of temporary and/or probationary classified personnel, assistant principal contracts, transfers, employment, and extra work for extended periods.
Notable packet details include:
- Assistant principal contract: Staff recommends a three-year Foley High School assistant principal contract for Sharrell Edmond covering July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029.
- Classified termination: Staff recommends terminating one probationary classified employee effective September 4, 2026, under the Students First Act.
- Transfers and reassignments: The action packet contains certificated and classified transfers across schools and positions, while a separate Information Agenda contains a multi-page report of personnel reassignments for Board review rather than approval.
- Employment: The amended employment item includes certificated, temporary, interim, and classified assignments across the school system, including positions supported by Title I, Foundation Program, RAISE Act, IDEA-Part B, transportation, county sales-tax, and other identified funding sources.
- Extra work: The amended extra-work item contains numerous tutoring, after-school child care, mentoring, instructional-support, and other extended-period assignments. Funding sources vary and include Title I, special district taxes, Extended Day, local funds, city council appropriations, Commission of Fairhope Schools funds, and other sources identified in the packet.
Agenda Amendments and What to Watch
The superintendent's proposed agenda amendments add or revise several items immediately before the action agenda. The amendments include changes to Bids/Proposals, Retirements and Resignations, Employment of Personnel, and Extra Work for Extended Periods, while adding the ATBE liability renewal, the AP Three-Dimensional Art and Design course and fee, an executive session, and personnel reassignments on the Information Agenda.
Key decisions scheduled for Board consideration include the $24 million revised Robertsdale High School project scope, the $215,775 old Bay Minette Elementary demolition, the $300,000 Chromebook surplus sale, multiple federally funded instructional contracts, the revised Wellness Policy, dissemination of the proposed 2026-2027 Student Code of Conduct for community input, and the new AP art course and fee. The Board is also scheduled to consider the amended personnel recommendations and review personnel reassignments on the Information Agenda.
