March 18, 2019
A brief summary of the March 18, 2019, 7:00 pm Douglas County Board of Education meeting follows. Meeting agendas for each board meeting and work session are posted online. For an agenda from the March 18 meeting, please click here . To see supporting documents, click on agenda items.

Superintendent's Spotlight

The following groups were recognized by Superintendent Trent North:

Art teachers were recognized as well as students who have art displayed at the Douglas County Courthouse, Cultural Arts Center, and Board of Education Central Office. Mr. North recognized March as Youth Art Month.
Board of Education members were honored for their service as part of School Board Appreciation Week. Pictured left to right are Tracy Rookard, Chair; Michelle Simmons, Vice Chair; Devetrion Caldwell; D.T. Jackson; Jeff Morris; and Superintendent Trent North.

Board Recognition

The following groups and individuals were recognized by the Board.
Chapel Hill High School senior Danielle Melilli, 5th from right, and her swim coach, Ms. Stacey Brooks-Horton, were recognized for Danielle's first place finish in the 100 freestyle event at the state swim meet in February.
Alexander High School freshman Andrew Voiles, 6th from right, and his coaches, Daryk Cochran and Sean Moistner, were recognized for Andrew's wrestling state championship at 106 lbs.
STAR Students and Teachers were recognized. STAR Students seated left to right are Mark Essien, New Manchester High School; Jonathan Myles, Lithia Springs High School; Jennifer Liu, Douglas County High School; Karen Lindstrom, Lithia Springs High School; Josey Smith, Chapel Hill High School; and C.J. Davenport, Alexander High School.
The Fairplay Middle School 7th grade girls basketball team was honored for winning the county championship.
The Board recognized the 8th grade girls basketball championship team from Mason Creek Middle School.
The Chapel Hill Middle School 7th grade boys basketball team was recognized for its first place finish in the county tournament.

Pictured above are team members, coaches, and principal of the Factory Shoals Middle School 8th grade boys basketball championship team.


New Principal

Chelsie Goodman, currently assistant principal at Holly Springs Elementary, was named principal of Winston Elementary, effective July 1, 2019.
Unfinished Business/Committee Reports

  • Board Policy Review

Consent Agenda

The following items were approved:

Finance
  • Financial report for January, 2019
  • 2019/2020 budget adoption timeline

Operations
  • Surplus of mobile unit
  • Agreement with Cole Hil Architecture for the Douglas County High School sports complex and Beulah Elementary classroom addition

Technology
  • Cisco network equipment licensing and support renewal
  • Computer workstations for Lithia Springs High School's STEM Academy engineering and computer science programs
  • Microsoft Premier Support agreement renewal
  • IP intercom system licensing and support

School Nutrition
  • Purchase of cafeteria decor packages for Alexander and Douglas County High Schools

Personnel and Policy
  • Renewal of the Frontline Education Substitute Management System (formerly known as Aesop) for absence reporting and requests/placement for substitute teachers and paraprofessionals

Personnel

Certified and classified personnel were approved, including the following appointments, effective July 1, 2019:

  • Dawn Taylor, currently principal at Winston Elementary, was named Professional Learning Coordinator.
  • Cheslie Goodman, currently assistant principal at Holly Springs Elementary, was named principal of Winston Elementary.
  • Tanyia Clagette, currently ILT at Annette Winn Elementary, was named assistant principal at New Manchester Elementary.
  • Felicia Hall, currently a teacher at Wayside Middle School and Seven Hills Elementary in Texas and formerly assistant principal in the Douglas County School System, was named assistant principal at Lithia Springs Elementary.
  • Rodney Latham, teacher and head basketball coach at Stockbridge High School, was named P.E. teacher and head basketball coach at Chapel Hill High School, effective July 31, 2019.

Information Only

The following items were presented for review:

  • Overnight and out-of-state field trips
  • Summer Camps 2019
  • Chapel Hill Middle School pre-bid guaranteed maximum price

Present were Board Members Tracy Rookard, District III, Chair; Michelle Simmons, District IV, Vice Chair; Devetrion Caldwell, District I; D.T. Jackson, District II; and Jeff Morris, District V. 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; Communications Liaison Lynn Murray; and Secretary to the Superintendent Melanie Nicholson.
 
Upcoming Meetings of the Douglas County Board of Education
Saturday, March 23, 8:30 am, Budget Work Session
Monday, April 1, 6:00 pm, BOE Work Session
Monday, April 15, 7:00 pm, BOE Meeting
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