Eleven Teachers Granted Tenure by School Board

June 14, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

Eleven teachers have been granted tenure by the Board of Education.

During Thursday night’s monthly meeting, Director of Schools Patrick Cripps presented the names of January Agee, Danny Fish, Teresa Sullivan, Suzette Barnes, Kelly Huling, Natasha Vaughn, Whitney Brelije, Kristen Malone, Sara Young, Brittney Dixon, Nadina Martel requesting they be granted tenure.

“These teachers have successfully completed the probationary period of five years and received evaluations demonstrating an overall performance effectiveness level of above or significantly above expectations as required for tenure. It is my recommendation that these teachers be granted tenure,” said Director Cripps.

Meanwhile the following personnel have resigned:

Thomas Blumette, resigned as Special Education Teacher at DCHS

Sara Halliburton, resigned as Teacher at DCHS

Mike Lewis, resigned as Afterschool Programs Director

Laura Martinez, resigned as an English as a Second Language Teacher (ESL) at Smithville Elementary School

Holly Mooney, resigned as Interpreter at DeKalb Middle School

Penny Smitty, resigned as Teacher at DeKalb Middle School

Chris Young, resigned as Teacher at DeKalb Middle School

June 14, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

Smithville Police have charged a man with disorderly conduct and public intoxication after encountering him in the middle of a city street carrying a knife and a bottle of whiskey

33 year old Cory Wade Foster of 990 Bright Hill Road is under a $2,500 bond.

Chief Mark Collins said police acting on a complaint encountered Foster holding a knife and a bottle of whiskey while standing in the street on Morgan Drive. Foster yelled at the officer saying that he (officer) would have to shoot him. After the officer talked with him for several minutes, Foster dropped the knife and was taken into custody without incident.

June 14, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

DeKalb County students and teachers will have a shorter fall break but a longer Thanksgiving holiday for the next three years.

During Thursday night’s monthly meeting, the Board of Education adopted the school calendars for the 2020-21 and the 2021-22 school years. The school calendar for the upcoming year 2019-20 had already been adopted by the board months ago.

For the upcoming year 2019 and for the following two years 2020 and 2021 students will have a one week fall break in October and one week off for Thanksgiving.

This past year, 2018 the school district observed a two week fall break with only three days off for Thanksgiving.

Board members said by adopting calendars for the next two years now parents and teachers can better plan for future fall vacations.

Registration for the upcoming school year will be Thursday, August 1 followed by an administrative day for teachers only on Friday, August 2.

The first full day of school for 2019-20 will be Monday, August 5.

A system-wide in-service day will be Monday, July 29 with in-service continuing at individual schools on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 30 & 31.

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