A brief summary of the January 7, 2019, 6:00 pm Douglas County Board of Education work session follows. Meeting agendas for each board meeting and work session are posted online. For an agenda from the January 7 meeting, please click
here
. To see supporting documents, click on agenda items.
Election of Board Officers
Board voted to establish a position of Legislative Liaison and elected Devetrion Caldwell to the position. Tracy Rookard was elected Chair, and Michelle Simmons was elected Vice Chair.
The following items were presented for discussion:
Student Achievement and Leadership
- Letter of intent from the Bettye Cardwell School of International Studies
- Letter of intent from D.E.L.T.A STEAM Academy
The following items were presented for approval at the January 14 Board of Education meeting:
Student Achievement and Leadership
- Georgia Vision Project Resolution
Operations
Technology
- Purchase of classroom cameras for Stewart Middle School
- Purchase of Chromebooks for student use
Student Services
- Memorandum of Understanding with Willowbrooke at Tanner
Information Only
- Overnight and out-of-state field trips were presented for review.
Present were Board Members Tracy Rookard, District III, Chair; Michelle Simmons, District IV, Vice Chair; Devetrion Caldwell, District I; and D.T. Jackson, District II. Also present were Superintendent Trent North; Chief Academic Officer Pam Nail; Assistant Superintendent of District Operations Kwame Carr; Chief Financial Officer Greg Denney; Assistant Superintendent of Personnel and Policy Dr. Michelle Ruble; Assistant Superintendent of Student Services Renee Davis; Executive Director of Communications Nell Boggs; Director of Public Information Portia Lake; and Secretary to the Superintendent Melanie Nicholson.
Upcoming Meetings of the Douglas County Board of Education
Monday, January 14, 2019, 7 pm, BOE Meeting
Monday, February 4, 2019, 6 pm, BOE Work Session
