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Decatur City Board approves personnel agenda, accepts two retirements
Summary
The Decatur City Board of Education approved certified and non-certified personnel actions on Sept. 29, 2025, including multiple new hires, transfers, short-term contracts and the retirements of Britt Lovelace and Monica Wright, both effective Sept. 30, 2025. Several hires are contingent on satisfactory documentation.
The Decatur City Board of Education on Sept. 29 approved the certified and non-certified personnel agenda presented by Superintendent Dr. Michael Douglas.
The board approved multiple resignations, new hires and transfers across schools and central office, and it accepted two retirements effective Sept. 30, 2025: Britt Lovelace, principal at Banks-Caddell Elementary School, who served 14 years with Decatur City Schools, and Monica Wright from Special Services, who served 30 years. Dr. Douglas recognized both for their years of service and dedication to the district.
The approved personnel list includes certified resignations (for example, Payton Terrell, Career Tech teacher, effective Oct. 17, 2025; Keonna Burgess, guidance counselor, effective Sept. 19, 2025), certified hires and pending hires in Special Services (Jaci Jackson and Anastasia Martens are listed as hires for the 2025–26 school year “pending the procurement of satisfactory documentation and board approval”), numerous changes of payroll status (including teacher and assistant-principal appointments), and a broad set of short-term contracts and noncertified hires across schools and programs.
The board also recorded non-certified resignations and new hires (for example, custodial and child-nutrition positions), transfers and contingent employment listings. Several hires are explicitly noted as contingent on satisfactory documentation or were recorded as “pending” or “withdrawn” in the meeting materials.
No individual motions or vote tallies were read into the transcript; the minutes note only that “the certified and non-certified personnel agenda. It was approved as presented.” The personnel actions will follow the published board notes and personnel listings.
Board members present at the special session were Michele King, Doug Bachuss, Peggy Baggett and Jason Palmer. The meeting convened at 4:00 p.m. and adjourned at approximately 4:05 p.m.
