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

April 25, 2022
A brief summary of the April 25, 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 April 25 meeting, please click here. To see supporting documents, click on agenda items.
Board Recognition
Every year our students participate in the Young Georgia Authors competition. Each school submits the best writing from each grade level. These entries are judged, and a district winner is announced. The district level winners for each grade level are listed below:

Kindergarten winner, Sabrina Clayton from Bill Arp Elementary

1st grade, Solianna Suriel, Holly Springs Elementary

2nd grade, Rachael Daniel, South Douglas Elementary

3rd grade, Kaya Stiles, South Douglas Elementary

4th grade, Natalie Pryor, South Douglas Elementary

5th grade, Leondra King, Factory Shoals Elementary

6th grade, Annalyse McGhee, Stewart Middle School

7th Grade, Matthew Crawford , Chestnut Log Middle School

8th grade, Nyla Phillips, Turner Middle School

9th grade, Angelina Letourneau, Lithia Springs High School

10th grade, Kayla Cayetano, Lithia Springs High School

11th grade, Sariah Sims, Lithia Springs High School

12th grade, Stephanie Allen, Douglas County High School
Consent Agenda

The following items were approved:

  • Exemplary board recognition application
  • March 7, 2022 whole board governance training minutes
  • Minutes of previous work session and board meetings on March 7 and March 21
  • March 21, 2022 executive session minutes
  • February 2022 financial report
  • Board Policy GARK: Employee vacation
  • 2022-2023 calendar update
  • Warehouse surplus
  • Purchase of Mobile Pro Systems
  • School Nutrition surplus
  • Emile- Algebra I Liftoff program
  • KLOUD12 classroom video platform
  • Open Up Resources; Bookworms for Factory Shoals Elementary School
  • Strategic Waivers School System (SWSS) contract amendment

Action Items
  • Custodial outsourcing
  • Employee stipends (Governor's stipend partnership)
  • Local facility plan
  • BioShark
  • Classified personnel
  • Certified personnel

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  • Overnight and out-of-state field trips
  • DCSS Summer Camps 2022

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 Services Pam Nail; Executive Director of Communications Kenya Elder; and Executive Assistant to the Superintendent Hannah Washington.
 
Upcoming Meetings of the Douglas County Board of Education
Monday, May 2, 2022, 6:00 p.m., BOE Work Session
Monday, May 16, 2022, 7:00 p.m., BOE Meeting
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