June 17, 2019
A brief summary of the June 17, 2019, 6:00 pm Douglas County Board of Education meeting and work session follows. Meeting agendas for each board meeting and work session are posted online. For an agenda from the June 17 meeting, please click here . To see supporting documents, click on agenda items.
Board Recognition

The following groups and individuals were recognized:

School Board Member Jeff Morris, District 5

Mr. Morris was recognized for his 10 years of service on the Douglas County School System Board of Education. He has resigned from the Board to work with the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission.
GSBA Exemplary Status

Superintendent North recognized the Board of Education members for their diligence in achieving Exemplary Status by the Georgia School Boards Association, the highest level in board governance. Fewer than a third of the school boards in Georgia hold the Exemplary Status designation.
Human Resources Department

Dr. Michelle Ruble, Assistant Superintendent of Policy and Personnel, and Davin Auble, Director of Advocacy and New Teacher Cultivation, were recognized for the prestigious award won last month by the Human Resources Department at the annual meeting of the Georgia Association of School Personnel Administrators (GASPA). The Douglas County School System was the only school system in the state to win the Retention Practices Award at the platinum level, the highest distinction. The innovative Induction Coaching program was implemented for the 2018-2019 school year to support and mentor new teachers.
Third Budget Public Hearing on FY 19-20 Budget

Greg Denney presented information on the 2019-2020 budget. Members of the community were given the opportunity for public comment. The budget was approved.

Unfinished Business/Committee Reports

  • Recommendation was made for Board Policies in Section D to be retained, retained with changes, abolished (rescinded), or adopted at the July 8, 2019, Board of Education meeting.

Board Agenda Discussion and Action Items

The following items were discussed and approved:

Student Achievement and Leadership

  • Renewal of Edgenuity for online learning, credit recovery options and MyPath for students in grades 6-12
  • Consolidated Application for Career Technical Agricultural Education (CTAE) programs
  • Renewal of Lexia Core5 Reading
  • Purchase of a one-year subscription for Classworks for all middle schools

Special Education

  • Contract with ProCare Therapy for American Sign Language services
  • Contract with Soliant Health for three speech language pathologists
  • Contract with Educational Based Services (EBS) for four speech language pathologists
  • Contract with Comprehensive Therapy Services for Occupational Therapy (OT) and Physical Therapy (PT) services
  • Contract with Comprehensive Therapy Consultants for speech language pathologists
  • Contract with Pediatric Services of America for nursing services

Operations

  • Renewal of agreement with Control Concepts, LLC, for services and maintenance on Douglas County School System Staefa/iNTREO Energy Management Systems for the 2019-2020 school year
  • Renewal of contract with Veteran's Oil for the purchase of bulk motor oil for the 2019-2020 school year
  • Purchase of classroom furniture for new FY2020 allotments
  • Renewal of agreement with Physiotherapy Associates, Inc., to provide athletic training services at Chapel Hill High School
  • Renewal of agreement with Burnum, LLC, for the 2019-2020 school year for grease trap pumping
  • Renewal of agreement with Caduceus for the 2019-2020 school year for occupational health, drug, and alcohol screenings
  • Transfer of property from DCSS to the City of Douglasville Police Department

School Nutrition

  • Surplus of miscellaneous items

Personnel and Policy

  • Agreement with Elevate K-12 Tier I for online instruction
  • Changes to Board Policies, Section G

Certified and classified personnel were approved, including the following appointments:
  • Carol Lobban, Instructional Leader Teacher at Turner Middle School, to Assistant Principal at Turner Middle School
  • James Richards, teacher at Douglas County High School, to assistant principal at North Douglas Elementary School
  • John Chandler, assistant principal at Garrett Middle School in Cobb County, to assistant principal at Alexander High School
  • Vickie Garner, behavior lead teacher for DCSS, to special education supervisor

Communications

  • Changes to the 2019-2020 school calendar, including the addition of two days of professional learning for teachers. The last day of school will be on Wednesday, May 20, with graduation ceremonies on Thursday, May 21, and Friday, May 22. For the revised calendar, click here.


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; Assistant Superintendent of District Operations Kwame Carr; Chief Financial Officer Greg Denney; Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum Melanie Manley; Assistant Superintendent of Personnel and Policy Dr. Michelle Ruble; 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, July 8, 6:00 pm, BOE Work Session and Meeting
Monday, August 5, 6:00 pm, BOE Work Session
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