Board of Education Meeting - January 12th 2026

McDowell County Schools Board of Education · January 13, 2026

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Invocation and brief health updates

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Meeting opened with an invocation asking for guidance for district decisions; chair asked audience to hold in thoughts staff and students mentioned by name, including Steven Rourke (SEG 010-014) and former superintendent Doctor David Ricketts (SEG 015-018).

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McDowell County Schools held its regular board meeting on Jan. 12, 2026. The board heard presentations and recognitions, received updates on finances and facilities, voted unanimously to accept a low bid from DDI of Hickory for a drainage/erosion grant project at West McDowell Middle School and McDowell High School, and addressed a public comment urging stronger anti-bullying responses.

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