September 7, 2021
A brief summary of the September 7, 2021, 6:00 p.m. 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 September 7 meeting, please click here. To see supporting documents, click on agenda items.
Work Session Presentation

Melanie Manley, assistant superintendent of student achievement, presented information on professional learning that took place during the summer of 2021.

Work Session Board Agenda Items

The following items were recommended for approval at the September 20 BOE meeting:

Operations
  • Purchase of seven school buses
  • Surplus of various items
  • Alexander High School Performing Arts Center

General Administration
  • FY22 local board training plan
  • ARPA budget

Information Only

The following items were presented for information only:
  • Overnight and out-of-state field trips
  • Douglas County School System Multi-Purpose Graduation Arena

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; and Glenn Easterwood, District V. 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; Executive Director of Communications Nell Boggs;
Senior Executive Assistant to the Superintendent Melanie Nicholson; and Executive Assistant to the Superintendent Hannah Washington.
 
Upcoming Meetings of the Douglas County Board of Education
Monday, September 20, 2021, 7:00 p.m., BOE Meeting
Monday, October 4, 2021, 6:00 p.m., BOE Work Session
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