September 16, 2019
A brief summary of the September 16, 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 September 16 meeting, please click here . To see supporting documents, click on agenda items.
Consent Agenda

The following items were approved:

Finance

  • Financial reports for April and May, 2019

Operations

  • Surplus of various items
  • Easement for Turner Middle School, Lithia Springs Elementary, and Chestnut Log Middle School sidewalk connections

Technology

  • Purchase of 288 Chromebooks and charging carts for Mason Creek Middle School and 960 Chromebooks and charging carts for Douglas County High School to support the L4GA grant program

Student Services

  • 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant external evaluation services

Personnel and Policy

  • Board Policies to be retained, retained with changes, added or abolished for sections E, F, K, L and M

Action Agenda

Board approved the purchase of the Lobby Guard Defender visitor management system for all schools.

Information Only

  • Overnight and out of state field trips
  • TAD resolution which will be considered by the BOE pending vote by the City of Douglasville


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 Rita Fasina-Thomas, District V. Also present were Superintendent Trent North; Assistant Superintendent of Distric Operations Kwame Carr; Chief Financial Officer Greg Denney; Assistant Superintendent of Student Achievement Melanie Manley; Assistant Superintendent of General Administration Dr. 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, October 7, 6:00 pm, BOE Work Session
Monday, October 21, 7:00 pm, BOE Meeting
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