A Summary of the Douglas County School System Board of Education Meetings and Work Sessions

January 18, 2022
A brief summary of the January 18, 2022, 7:00 p.m. Douglas County Board of Education work session and meeting follows. Meeting agendas for each board meeting and work session are posted online. For an agenda from the January 18 meeting, please click here. To see supporting documents, click on agenda items.
Board Recognition
2021 fall graduates of Youth Leadership Douglas (YLD) were recognized. YLD is a leadership program sponsored by the Douglas County Chamber of Commerce and the Douglas County School System. High school juniors learn about local government agencies, businesses and civic activities.

Pictured are students from Alexander, Chapel Hill, Douglas County, Lithia Springs and New Manchester High Schools, along with YLD sponsors. Pictured left to right are Dr. Tawyna Bailey, work based learning coordinator from Douglas County High School, Maggie Padgett, Delia Ford, Peter Gorzynski, Natalie Martin, Christian Simmons, Leyla Brown, Mayowa Adewumi, Sam Noonan and Carley Lawson from the Chamber of Commerce. Standing behind the students are Superintendent North and board members Tracy Rookard, Michelle Simmons, Devetrion Caldwell.
Consent Agenda

The following items were approved:
  • December 6, 2021 work session/board meeting minutes
  • Emergency connectivity fund internet hotspots for title I schools
  • Certified personnel
  • Classified personnel

Information Only

The following item was presented for information only:
  • Overnight and out-of-state field trips

Present in the meeting were Board Members Tracy Rookard, District III, Chair; Michelle Simmons, District IV, Vice Chair; Devetrion Caldwell, District I. Also present were Superintendent Trent North; Associate Superintendent of General Administration Dr. Michelle Ruble; Assistant Superintendent of Operations Kwame Carr; Chief Financial Officer Greg Denney; Assistant Superintendent of Student Achievement Melanie Manley; Assistant Superintendent of Student Services Renee Davis; Police Chief Tracey Whaley; Executive Director of Communications Kenya Elder; and Executive Assistant to the Superintendent Hannah Washington.
 
Upcoming Meetings of the Douglas County Board of Education
Monday, February 7, 2022, 6:00 p.m., BOE Work Session
Monday, February 21, 2022, 7:00 p.m., BOE Meeting
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