Summary of the Recent Board of Education Meeting

May 21, 2018

A brief summary of the May 21, 2018, 7pm Douglas County Board of Education meeting and first budget public hearing follows. Meeting agendas for each board meeting and work session are posted online. For an agenda from the May 21 meeting, please click here . To see supporting documents, click on agenda items.

Board Recognitions

The following individuals and teams were recognized for outstanding achievement:

State PAGE STAR Student Devon Boatright and State STAR Teacher Dr. Grant Fossum
2018 Georgia Scholars Elizabeth Blevins and Kristin Pirkle
Students selected for the 2018 Governor's Honors Program
Alexander High School: Cassandra Rich, Chase Ledgerwood
Douglas County High School: Luis Osorio, Sydney Roe, Brendon Thaler
Lithia Springs High School: Nicholas Gorzynski
New Manchester High School: Kyla Edge
CCI State Video Contest Winners: Chancellor Newsome, MaKayla Tappin, Casson Thompson, Jace Swafford, and teacher Nicole Oliver Rivers
Winners of Young Georgia Authors: Zuri English, Dheephaasakti Chandrasekaran, Melissa Flores, Sunny Lin, Kylie Claiborne, Alicia Griswold, Aurora Ochoa, Charlotte Hunter, Maria Grishkovets, Jeffrey K. Ansah-Ayala, Alexander Aybar, Natalie Quick, and John Logan Buterbaugh
Fairplay Middle School Boys Soccer Champions for Douglas County
Chapel Hill Middle School Girls Soccer Champions for Douglas County
Chapel Hill Middle School Girls Track Champions for Douglas County
Chapel Hill Middle School Boys Track Champions for Douglas County
Alexander High School Girls 6A State Championship Track Team
New Manchester High School 4x4 girls relay team state champions
Chapel Hill High School Girls 4A State Championship Track Team
Chapel Hill High School 4x100 boys relay team state champions and 100 meter dash state champion
Chapel Hill High School Key Club

First Budget Public Hearing

Greg Denney presented the proposed 2018-2019 budget.

Consent Agenda

Board approved:

Renewal of Accelerated Reader
Payment of annual accreditation fees to AdvancED
Payment to the University of West Georgia for 2018 graduation ceremonies
February, 2018, and March, 2018, financial reports
Purchase of three 2018 Isuzu trucks for use by the maintenance grounds crew
Surplus of three modular classroom units located at Lithia Springs Elementary
Renewal of the Microsoft School Licensing agreement
Renewal of the Microsoft Support agreement
Upgrade of the district's IP intercom system
Bid schedule for the School Nutrition Department for the 2018-2019 school year
Changes to Board Policy DJED: Bids and Quotations
Certified and classified personnel were approved, including the following appointments:
Marcus Harley, teacher at Chapel Hill High School, to assistant principal at Stewart Middle School
Joy Moses, counselor at Douglas County High School, to assistant principal at Lithia Springs High School
Mary Lowen, teacher at Social Circle High School, to special education supervisor

Discussion and Action Agenda

Board discussed and approved:

Tentative adoption of FY 19 budget
Purchase of door hardware and technology hardware to provide secure access at each high school
Purchase of 31 doors for LSHS in conjunction with the Secure Access Project at all DCSS high schools
Certificates of the Board of Education certifying that the dish machine installation at DCHS and the cooler/freezer replacement at Mt. Carmel Elementary have been paid in full
Contract with Southern Behavioral Group
Contract with Pediatric Services of America
Contract with Comprehensive Therapy Consultants for SLP services and for OT/PT services
Contract with Educational Based Services for SLP services
Contract with Cobb Pediatric Speech Services

Information Only

Summer camps and overnight and out-of-state field trips were presented for review.

Present were Board Members Tracy Rookard, District III, Chair; Michelle Simmons, District IV, Vice Chair; Devetrion Caldwell, District I; and D.T. Jackson, District II. Also present were Superintendent Trent North; Chief Academic Officer Pam Nail; Assistant Superintendent of District Operations Kwame Carr; Chief Financial Officer Greg Denney; Assistant Superintendent of Personnel and Policy Dr. Michelle Ruble; Assistant Superintendent of Student Services Renee Davis; Director of Community Relations Karen Stroud; Director of Public Information Portia Lake; Communications Director Nell Boggs; and Secretary to the Superintendent Melanie Nicholson.

Upcoming Meetings of the Douglas County Board of Education

Monday, June 18, 2018, 6pm work session/voting session and second budget public hearing

Monday, July 16, 2018, 6pm work session/voting session