April 20, 2020
A brief summary of the April 20, 2020, 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 April 20 meeting, please click here . To see supporting documents, click on agenda items.

Due to the public health emergency declared by the Governor and confirmed by the General Assembly, the Douglas County Board of Education conducted its meeting by videoconference and made it available through a livestream on the school system's YouTube channel.
Work Session Agenda

Recommendation was made to approve at the April 27, 2020, Board of Education meeting the following items:

Student Achievement and Leadership

  • The Georgia Vision Project resolution which is incorporated in the school system's strategic plan

School Nutrition

  • 2020-2021 adult meal prices

Action Agenda

The following items were approved, including

  • January and February, 2020, financial reports

  • Adoption of a Code of Ethics

  • Purchase and installation of cameras at schools with funds from the GA Department of Education Facility Security Grant.

Personnel

Certified and classified personnel were approved, including the following appointments effective July, 2020:

  • Tonia Small, assistant principal at Chestnut Log Middle School, to principal at Lithia Springs Elementary

  • Dr. Tenia Boone, instructional lead teacher at Sweetwater Elementary, to assistant principal at Mt. Carmel Elementary

  • Dr. Yonna Daniel, educational evaluator at Burnett Elementary, to assistant principal at Burnett Elementary

  • K'Asha-Amour Davis, teacher coach at Holly Springs Elementary, to assistant principal at Holly Springs Elementary

  • Robin Dowdy, assistant principal at Lindley Middle School in Cobb County, to assistant principal at Lithia Springs High School

  • Dr. Kia Harris, assistant principal at Madras Middle School in Coweta County, to assistant principal at Chapel Hill High School

  • Sean Leatherwood, teacher at Chapel Hill Middle School, to assistant principal at Chapel Hill High School

  • Crystal Mattox, instructional lead teacher at New Manchester High School, to assistant principal at New Manchester High School

  • Michael Owens, teacher at Alexander High School, to assistant principal at Mason Creek Middle School

  • Brittney Taylor, teacher at Chapel Hill High School, to assistant principal at Chapel Hill Middle School

  • Bianca Turner, instructional lead teacher at Bill Arp Elementary, to assistant principal at Mirror Lake Elementary

  • JaQuan Carter, teacher at Mason Creek Elementary, to assistant principal at Factory Shoals Elementary


Present in the virtual meeting were Board Members Tracy Rookard, District III, Chair; Michelle Simmons, District IV, Vice Chair; Devetrion Caldwell, District I; D.T. Jackson, District II; and Rita Fasina-Thomas, District V. Also present were Superintendent Trent North; Assistant Superintendent of District Operations Kwame Carr; Chief Financial Officer Greg Denney; Assistant Superintendent of Student Achievement Melanie Manley; Assistant Superintendent of Student Services Pam Nail; Assistant Superintendent of General Administration Michelle Ruble; Executive Director of Communications Nell Boggs; and Secretary to the Superintendent Melanie Nicholson.
 
Upcoming Meetings of the Douglas County Board of Education
Monday, April 27, 2020, 7:00 pm, BOE Meeting
Monday, May 4, 2020, 6:00 pm, BOE Work Session
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