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

January 10, 2022
A brief summary of the January 10, 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 January 10 meeting, please click here. To see supporting documents, click on agenda items.
Election of Board Officers

The Board of Education elected Tracy Rookard as chair for 2022 and Michelle Simmons as vice chair. Devetrion Caldwell was elected as legislative liaison, D.T. Jackson was elected as deputy legislative liaison, and Glenn Easterwood was elected sergeant at arms.

Work Session Presentation

Custodian Update
Trent North, Superintendent, made a presentation to have a blended model of contracted and school system custodial services.
Work Session Board Agenda Items

The following items were recommended for approval at the January 18 BOE meeting:

Student Services
Purchase of COVID-19 test kits

Technology
Internet hotspots for Title I schools

Consent Agenda

The following item was approved:
  • Code of ethics adoption

Information Only

The following items were presented for information only:
  • Whole board governance training
  • 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; 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; 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
Tuesday, January 18, 2022, 7:00 p.m., BOE Meeting
Monday, February 7, 2022, 6:00 p.m., BOE Work Session
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