Board of Education to Discuss Director’s Employment Contract

October 8, 2024
By: Dwayne Page

Director of Schools Patrick Cripps’ employment contract with the Board of Education is on the agenda for discussion during Thursday night’s regular monthly meeting.

In May 2023, the Board of Education voted to grant Director Cripps a contract extension and it runs through June 30th, 2025. Cripps has been Director since July 2015.

The monthly school board meeting will be held Thursday, October 10 at 6 p.m. at the Ernest Ray Education Center. A work session will be held prior to the meeting at 5 p.m.

The agenda is as follows:

Public comments: Anyone that has signed up to speak may address the Board about an agenda item.

Consider and act on the Director of Schools contract

Consent items

Consider and act on 2nd reading of Board Policies- 4.600 and 4.700

Personnel report from the Director of Schools

Any other business properly brought before the Board by a Board member

The consent agenda is as follows:
Adoption of agenda
Approval of minutes from the September 12 regular monthly meeting
Consider and act on GP Budget Amendments (SPARC, SPPKG, ISM)
Consider and act on LEA Compliance Report
Consider and act on DMS Music grants
Consider and act on DeKalb Middle and DeKalb West attending the TN State Beta Convention November 24-26 at Gaylord Opryland Convention Center, Nashville
Consider and act on DCHS Gene Haas Scholarship Grant
Consider and act on DWS Gym being used for Jr Pro Basketball
Consider and act on Federal (142) Budget Amendments
Consider and act on DeKalb West playing day ballgames November 15 and December 13
Consider and act on the TISA Accountability
Consider and act on Board members attending the TSBA Annual Convention November 8-10 at Gaylord Opryland Convention Center.

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