The Dickson County School Board is moving closer to hiring a firm to analyze the school system’s facilities, student population, and learning environments as part of a long-range plan.
Schools Director Dr. Danny Weeks told the board he spoke with the Lewis Group firm of Knoxville to “help analyze our facilities, to help make predictions on where we might need to build future facilities as well as guidance in terms of structuring school environments.
The board has scheduled another discussion and possible vote on the firm at its monthly meeting in May.
The board at an early April special session asked for an independent review of the school system in order to decide the type of new facility that should be added, or if a new facility should be built at all.
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All Dickson County Schools full-time staff members will receive a bonus this year following a unanimous county school board vote Thursday.
The total cost will be $402,000 for the bonuses, which will also include a pro-rated bonus for part-time employees, Weeks said. The state funding will pay for a portion of the costs. The legislature made it very clear it was a certified bonus,” said Schools Director Dr. Danny Weeks at the school board’s regular monthly meeting Thursday. “This board has a history, and very proudly, of recognizing our non-certified staff at the same time.
Weeks said the bonus would cost $112,000 for only the certified teachers. However, he offered other options for non-certified staff bonuses.