4th Annual Academy of Educational Excellence Awards
Saturday, November 12, 2016 @ 6pm | Georgia World Congress Center
Students Continue to Make Big Gains on SAT
DeKalb County School District's students made across-the-board gains on the SAT in 2016. More than over 3,400 graduating seniors took the SAT this year, and the results were promising. Students earned an 8-point improvement, up to 459, on the Critical Reading portion of the test compared to the previous school year. Scores on the Mathematics SAT increased to 450, up 7 points from the previous school year. In Writing, the District’s total score was [...]
Scheduled Maintenance for eBoard Website
Please be advised that the vendor, eBoard Solutions, that provides the service to allow the DeKalb Board of Education to publish its meeting agendas will be conducting a scheduled software update beginning 10pm, Friday, September 30 through 8am, Saturday, October 1st. eBoard will not be accessible during the software maintenance update. The October 3rd meeting agenda will be published for public consumption on Monday, September 26th.
DeKalb County Schools’ Educator Receives Atlanta Families’ Award
Local Non-profit Awards Druid Hills Middle School Teacher $7,500 Atlanta Families’ Awards for Excellence in Education (AFAEE) surprised educator Toni Bailey of Druid Hills Middle School as well as educators from Atlanta Public Schools, Cobb County Schools, DeKalb County Schools, Fulton County Schools, and Gwinnett County over the past two days for their work in improving student achievement, student self-esteem and collaborating with community stakeholders. Each of the 10 award winners received a prize [...]
Lead In Water Testing for All Schools & Facilities
Superintendent Dr. R. Stephen Green, in collaboration with Dr. S. Elizabeth Ford of the DeKalb County Board of Health and Lee May, Interim CEO of DeKalb County Government, announced today that sources of the drinking water in each of the District’s 150 schools, centers, and facilities will be tested for lead starting Tuesday, September 20th. Testing, which will begin with the District’s oldest elementary schools, will conclude in the Summer 2017. “The health and safety [...]
Building S.P.A.C.E.S Community Input Meetings
DeKalb County School District through the Building S.P.A.C.E.S Initiative is holding an informational meeting and the second round of five (5) regional public input meetings. The Building S.P.A.C.E.S. Initiative is an effort to determine how, where, and why future revenues from the E-SPLOST program should be dedicated to the improvement and modernization of our buildings and infrastructure. Voters approved the 2017-2022 E-SPLOST program on May 24th, 2016. Informational Meeting Tuesday September 27th at AIC in [...]
