DeKalb County school board will convene for another called meeting after ex-superintendent debacle

Devon Horton presenting at a DeKalb County School District press conference Courtesy of DCSD Facebook For the second time in a week DeKalb County Board of Learning will meet in a closed executive session presumably related to the DCSD s former superintendent federal indictment The meeting scheduled for p m Monday Nov will discuss permitted matters regarding land legal litigation personnel and trainee appeals according to the agenda which can be detected here On Oct Deirdre Pierce DeKalb schools board chair released after an executive session a board directive to gather proposals from multiple firms for a forensic audit The board unanimously approved the proposal plan for the audit of former superintendent Devon Q Horton who was indicted on wire fraud and embezzlement charges last month During the Oct session the board discussed prospective vendors for the forensic audit of district contracts and purchases that originated from the former superintendent s office A recommendation for a vendor could be presented this month Carla Parker DeKalb County Schools spokeswoman declared in a comment on Oct A forensic audit will determine whether Horton whose annual base salary as of July was misused his school system purchasing card Related stories Horton former DeKalb School head pleads not guilty to wire fraud tax evasion charges DeKalb parents seek to repair systemic failure after superintendent s resignation The board also met on Oct to review recommendations and consider inhabitants comment on its B protocol which pertained to topics like school choice and transportation naming rights of donors and the school system s AI framework A multitude of of the recommendations were slated for a vote during the board s regular meeting which is scheduled for Nov at a m Though the executive session will be closed the board will share information publicly at the end of the session That portion of the meeting can be viewed on DeKalb Schools TV DSTV at this link www dekalbschoolsga org communications dstv The post DeKalb County school board will convene for another called meeting after ex-superintendent debacle appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta