A brief summary of the October 1, 2018, 6pm 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 October 1 meeting, please click
here
. To see supporting documents, click on agenda items.
New Business
Board discussed plans for local board training offered through Georgia School Boards Association.
Work Session Agenda
Mandy Johnson, Director of College and Career for DCSS, presented an overview of the CTAE programs offered in the school system.
Work Session Board Agenda Items
The following items were recommended for approval at the October 15, 2018, Board of Education meeting:
Operations
- Contract with United Pump for the construction and repairs needed on the fueling pump at the Transportation Department
- Purchase of five 72 passenger school buses, mostly funded with state grant money
- Surplus of items that are obsolete or beyond repair
Technology
- Purchase of network firewall and internet filter
- Annual renewal of MediaCast Streaming Media Solution
School Nutrition
Surplus of food service equipment
Student Services
Purchase of EPIC after school program tutoring services and materials for Stewart Middle, Turner Middle, and Chestnut Log Middle
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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; and Secretary to the Superintendent Melanie Nicholson.
Upcoming Meetings of the Douglas County Board of Education
Monday, October 15, 2018, 7pm, BOE Meeting
Monday, November 5, 2018, 7pm, BOE Work Session and Meeting
