Director of Schools Patrick Cripps gave a brief personnel report Thursday night during the monthly meeting of the Board of Education.
Dalton Hawkins, Music Teacher at Northside Elementary School replaces Kelly Birmingham.
Cindy Taylor was granted a leave of absence
Kelly Birmingham has been transferred to DeKalb Middle School to replace Alicia McCalister
Gretta Smith has resigned as Librarian at DeKalb Middle School
In other business, the board adopted on 1st reading an update of a state required policy regarding student wellness. Second and final reading will be next month.
Under the consent agenda, the board gave approval for:
*DCHS FFA students to attend the State Convention March 25-29 in Gatlinburg
*The 2016-17 Consolidated Budget amendment
*DCHS Band students to attend the TTU Festival of Winds, February 9-11 in Cookeville
Board Chairman W.J. (Dub) Evins, III thanked students of Northside Elementary School who sent cards and to Wilson Bank & Trust for gift cards to members of the board in recognition of School Board Appreciation Week last month.
The board voted to change the meeting date of the school board next month to Thursday, March 16 at 7:00 p.m. instead of March 9 due to a conflict.
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