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

September 19, 2022

A brief summary of the September 19, 2022, 6:00 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 September 19 meeting, please click here. To see supporting documents, click on agenda items.

Board Recognition 

Destined Too, Inc. and Fit for the Future sponsored a few Douglas County seniors last Spring by creating a red carpet prom experience. The organizations provided clothing and collaborated with other community heroes to provide hair stylists, barbers, makeup artists, and a photographer to create an exceptional prom experience. Without their support, these students would not have been able to attend prom. The Board of Education recognized these organizations’ hard work and dedication for their work elevating and impacting the students in our community.

Action Items

FY23 board training plan was approved

Certified and classified personnel were approved

Consent Agenda 

The following items were approved:

Legislative priorities

Minutes of previous meetings:

• August 8, 2022 board work session minutes
• August 9, 2022 8 a.m. 1st tax millage rate hearing minutes
• August 9, 2022 6 p.m. 2nd tax millage rate hearing minutes
• August 15, 2022 board meeting minutes
• August 15, 2022 executive session minutes
• August 16, 2022 8 a.m. 3rd tax millage rate hearing minutes
• Board Policy DJEA: Purchasing Authority
• Board Policy BCBI-R: Rules of Conduct and Public Participation Procedures
• FY24 Capital outlay application
• Playground surfacing bid
• Solutionz Audiovisual equipment for professional learning room

• Contracts

1. Southern Behavioral additional contract
2. SnapMedTech, Inc. d/b/a SnapNurse
3. Morris Interpreting Services consultant agreement
4. Spindle
5. Therapy Travelers for NMES IRR teacher

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; D.T. Jackson, District II. Also present were Superintendent Trent North; Associate Superintendent of General Administration Dr. Michelle Ruble; Assistant Superintendent of Operations Kwame Carr; Chief Financial Officer Holly Timms; Assistant Superintendent of Student Services Renee Davis; Executive Director of Communications, Kenya Elder; and Executive Assistant to the Superintendent Hannah Washington.

Upcoming Meetings of the Douglas County Board of Education

Monday, October 3, 2022, 6:00 p.m., BOE Work Session

Monday, October 17, 2022, 7:00 p.m., BOE Board Meeting 

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