Election of Board Officers
The Board of Education elected Tracy Rookard as chair for 2021 and Michelle Simmons as vice chair. Devetrion Caldwell was elected as legislative liaison, and D.T. Jackson was elected deputy legislative liaison.
Work Session Agenda
Representatives from the Georgia School Boards Association led the Board of Education through a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis. Information gathered will be used in developing the strategic plan for 2021-2026. A final draft of the plan will be presented for Board approval at the May 2021 BOE meeting.
Finance
Greg Denney presented the financial report for November 2020 for approval at the January 19 meeting.
Technology
Todd Hindmon presented for approval at the January 19 meeting:
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An upgrade to the district’s core network switch hardware
- The replacement of over 4,400 computing devices with new Chromebooks
Action Agenda
The following items were approved:
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; 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; 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
Tuesday, January 19, 7:00 p.m., BOE Meeting
Monday, February 1, 6:00 p.m., BOE Work Session
