DeKalb County Board extends director of schools’ contract and raises pay to $120,000

The DeKalb County Board of Education voted 6–0 on April 9 to extend the director of schools’ contract by one year and raise annual pay to $120,000.

Board member Alan Hayes moved to extend the director’s contract and increase pay; the motion was seconded by board member Megan Moore and passed following a roll call. The chair announced that the motion carries with six yes votes.

The board recorded the director’s annual evaluation at 4.71 out of a possible 6.0, an increase from the prior score of 4.47. The chair said the director’s current contract runs through June 30, 2028, and outlined the board’s options: take no action, extend (not to exceed four years), amend pay, or both extend and increase pay. The transcript records a line noting the director’s pay as 19,000 per year in one place, and later refers to current pay as $109,000; the board’s approved new rate is $120,000.

The motion to extend and increase pay was moved by Mr. Alan Hayes and seconded by Mrs. Megan Moore. A roll call was conducted by Miss Vicers; the board recorded affirmative votes from Alan Hayes, Danny Parkerson, Megan Moore, Jason Miller, Eric Irvin, and Chairman Sean Tubs. The motion was announced as carried.

No public comment was registered for the meeting. The board did not record additional conditions or amendments tied to the contract during the session.

Next steps were not specified in the meeting record; the chair said he would prepare a contract for signing.