The Board Member Handbook was presented and discussed in a Board Retreat Workshop on October 23, 2014. Associate Superintendent, Office of Continuous Improvement, Associate Superintendent, Leadership and Schools, Coordinator III, Intergovernmental Relations. The firing follows weeks of reports on the bad conditions at Druid Hills High School, where her own child attends. A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. In a statement, Georgia's governor accuses the school board of choosing politics over students. Make sure the box for "Use keyboard navigation to move focus between controls" is, Select the Advanced tab. Right after the district announced that it had a new four-day schedule in April, applications started rolling in. The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2016-2017 and received a high school diploma on time by Aug. 31, 2021. Federal Report Card Letter Hubbard ISD 2022 Spanish; Federal Report Card State 2022 Galloway said the arrangement will ensure lessons are better planned and allow teachers and students to be better rested and prepared. Why were you terminated? Winne asked Watson-Harris. We had been getting for several years a lot of brand new teachers, which does impact student learning, because it takes a brand new teacher a few years to get accustomed to everything and get their craft going, Sims said. The DeKalb County School Board, during its Nov. 14 meeting, approved an $877,000 contract for an audit of how the district spent its COVID-19 relief money. DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. Just one day after DeKalb Schools superintendent said she was "blindsided" by the school board's decision to terminate her tenure, the district swore in an interim superintendent. It wasnt feasible for our families in our district.. Financial support I will fight to fulfill my commitment to the children of DeKalb County School District, Watson-Harris said. Before returning to DCSD, Dr. The CFO would play a key role in crafting any budget. The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2018-2019 school year. Photo by Dean Hesse. Parents who arent working or can be off on Fridays are spending additional time doing things for their kids, they enjoy that, Sims said. 15 DeKalb County Schools Recognized as 2023 Advanced Placement Honor Schools by the Georgia Department of Education (STONE MOUNTAIN, GA)- Fifteen DeKalb County School District (DCSD) high schools were named 2023 Advanced Placement (AP) Honor Schools. Last school year, the DeKalb Independent School District in East Texas struggled to recruit enough educators to teach its 800 students. Please check back often for updates and tell a friend! JUST NOW #DCSD swore in Dr. Vassane S. Tinsley as Interim Superintendent. In a 5-2 vote, the board approved moving the district to a four-day school week starting in the fall. We had a pre-K teacher position open all year. Gov. Dalia Faheid is a reporter on the Star-Telegrams service journalism team. The Board says they are beginning a formal search for a permanent superintendent. Through making the change just this year, Mineral Wells Independent School District has already been able to enroll 200 more students, from 3,245 to 3,436. The Board Member Handbook outlines the practices that build and sustain a positive Board/Superintendent relationship and define a culture of quality, equity, and respect. DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. The DeKalb County School Board has fired Superintendent Cheryl Watson-Harris. As of Thursday, the projection is slightly over 61% and tracking toward the state threshold of 67%. DK District 2021-22. Weve got a whole bunch of ideas that are going to take place on that, but it is going to be for all students.. The district was able to fill all 14 open positions for the upcoming school year before June, much earlier than usual. Masked This statistic is hidden because it may make it possible to identify a student. Realizing the state superintendent has said in a letter, how would you characterize Druid Hills High School? So he decided to follow suit starting this school year by adding 40 minutes to each day. Before being hired in DeKalb County, Watson-Harris served as first deputy chancellor, senior director of field support and Brooklyn executive director for the New York City Department of Education. The districts said they will be watching the rate closely this year to see if the shorter week improves attendance. "I will not recommend DeKalb County Schools facilities plan for State Board of Education approval while these fundamental issues and concerns remain," Woods said. Fired DeKalb superintendent defends her work with the district. Georgia's school superintendent wrote a letteradmonishing DeKalb County Board of Education members. He also supervises and supports the Region IV Micro-Cabinet in their pursuits to facilitate success within Region IV schools and centers. 4.5% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs. N/A No data is available, or the number is zero. Theres some bigger schools around our area here that have increased their pay scale. Twenty-four percent of the staff said they took the job because of the four-day week, and 53% said its motivated them to continue working at Athens ISD. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables. He earned his Doctor of Education degree from the University of Southern California, his Master of Education degree from the University of California Los Angeles, and his Bachelor of Arts degree in History from California State University Long Beach. If you receive notice of termination, will you fight to keep your job? Winne asked Watson-Harris. The school district posted the update to social media, showing Dr. Vassane Tinsley taking new leadership. To help ease students, teachers and parents into the new schedule, several districts are providing meals, low-cost childcare and academic enrichment on days off. Moments later, 11Alive captured Tinsley walking into the county meeting to join district officials. The DeKalb ISD Board of Trustees officially named Dr. Christophor Galloway Lone Finalist for Superintendent at a Special Meeting on May 13. For one northeast Texas district, it was too much change too fast. Watson-Harris started in the position in July 2020. While teachers can work from home most Fridays, the DeKalb, New Summerfield and Pewitt districts have periodical staff development days, where teachers collaborate on lesson planning. Everman ISD has put in place incentives for new and existing employees that include competitive starting salaries and retention bonuses. In February, Clarksville Independent School District superintendent Kermit Ward pitched the idea to the school board to help with recruitment, and they voted against it. Instructional support We also had a chemistry position open half the year and ended up going through three different substitutes. While there are some concerns about the four-day weeks impact on test scores, Michelle Francis, superintendent at Silverton Independent School District, says STAAR scores have actually increased since the shorter week took effect last year. The former CFO, Masana Mailliard, worked for the district for 12 years before starting a new job withGwinnett County Public Schools in January. Fired DeKalb superintendent says she was blindsided by her termination, After the vote, the board released a statement saying the relationship with Cheryl Watson-Harris had been deteriorating for some time. Christophor Galloway; chris.galloway@dekalbisd.net (903) 667-2566; Higher Ed Outcomes. its about the entire school system and whats really best for the beautiful and brilliant, over 94,000 scholars, Watson-Harris said. This year, it has been a much easier hiring season, weve been able to get more certified teachers, weve been able to retain some of our great teachers, and theyve said its because of the four-day.. during the 2019-2020 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year. Assisting Kaufman ISD in the search for a superintendent, Assisting Diboll ISD in the search for a superintendent, Seagraves ISD named Dr. Bonnie Avey as Lone Finalist, Assisting Little Elm ISD in the search for a superintendent, Assisting Schulenburg ISD in the search for a superintendent, Assisting Meridian ISD in the search for a superintendent, Ferris ISD - Mr. Hector Madrigal, Superintendent, Hillsboro ISD-Dr. Darrell Brown, Superintendent, Buna ISD -Dr. Tiffany Spicer, Superintendent, Alpine ISD-Dr. Michelle Rinehart, Superintendent, Dime Box ISD - Mr. Jeff Conovan,Superintendent, Eustace ISD - Dr. Julia McMains, Superintendent, Simms ISD - Mr. Edward May,Superintendent. There is a shortage of qualified candidates, and those with senior-level experience have multiple leadership opportunities from which to choose. After implementing a 4% raise, Ward was still able to hire enough teachers for the school year. Yet the board still rejected a proposed plan to modernize, which would have fixed many of the issues students said plagued the nearly century-old building. To follow us, visit:https://flipboard.com/@Decaturish, To advertise with Decaturish, click hereor email [emailprotected]. Here's a timeline of events so far. Were going to provide them with some instruction thats not exactly the same as they get on a daily basis, Bartram said. And students across the nation are over-scheduled and busy. After students publiclycalled out Druid Hills Highand put renovations back on the agenda, the DeKalb County School Board voted not to make changesto the building. The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. He served as an assistant principal and social studies teacher at schools in his native Southern California, prior to moving to Georgia. The parents who are working say it gives their kids an extra day to sort of unwind from school and maybe more playtime.. The immediate departure of Mrs. Watson-Harris will have no bearing on the search for the next superintendent. Superintendent Chris Galloway said moving to the shorter week would promote teacher retention. One of the early adopters, Dimebox Independent School District in Central Texas, switched to the shorter schedule in 2019. I am highly concerned that these serious issues in DeKalb County could be a result of a school system choosing politics over students, families, and educators, and as Governor of the State of Georgia, I take very seriously my job to advocate for all Georgia citizens especially our most valuable resource, our students. Out of the student vote, 74% voted in favor of the shorter week. Often the most prudent path in filling executive level positions lies with assistance of an outside partyto coordinate the application and interview processes. How working families would adjust to a schedule change was a driving force in the conversations at Everman Independent School District about adopting a truncated school week. View Event. The switch added more time to each class over 1,800 minutes per class period. Stone Mountain, GA 30083 | P: 678.676.1200. Extracurricular activities would continue on the off days. We might do more hands-on that day, it may be team teaching where a couple of teachers are team teaching a small group. They carry a pretty heavy load right now. Teachers felt the kids werent getting enough time in the classroom, and students test scores declined. In a recent DeKalb ISD survey, 97.2% of staff members voted in favor of the four-day option. The changing environment of school finance presents a set of challenges unique to other governmental entities. This story was originally published August 14, 2022, 5:00 AM. Nearly 43,000 Texas teachers left their job in the last school year, according to a July report from the Texas American Federation of Teachers. Wanting to apply for a position? We didnt want to put that additional burden on them.. Watson-Harris was named superintendent for DeKalb Schools in June 2020. The maximum score is 36. These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2020-2021 school year. Kemp adds that he'll be working closely with Georgia's Department of Education to determine the extent of his involvement. Fed up students at Druid Hills High produced a video online exposing hazardous conditions inside the building. Switching to a four-day week gives teachers more time to plan the curriculum and lessons, says New Boston Independent School District superintendent Brian Bobbitt, helping to combat burnout. We used our Monday that was off to try to do some unique and different things. Tolar Independent School District is located in Hood County, Texas. Copyright 2023, Texarkana Gazette, Inc. All rights reserved. Arrest warrant issued for Jalen Carter for racing in connection to deadly UGA crash, Black event planner wants to bring more joy into the world, Forecast | Isolated showers possible this afternoon, IRS pushes tax deadline back to Oct. 16 for storm victims across Georgia, Vote to make repairs at Druid Hills High School still comes with opposition, DeKalb County Board of Education votes to terminate superintendent, State school superintendent issues scathing letter on conditions at Druid Hills High. Sauce supervised and supported the 11 elementary schools and principals within GSCS, and the Districts Pre-Kindergarten (Pre-K) program, English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) program, elementary Gifted Education program, and elementary counseling program. District posted the update to social media, showing Dr. Vassane S. 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