Interim Superintendent, Dr. Vasanne S. Tinsley
Dr. Vasanne S. Tinsley serves as interim superintendent of the DeKalb County School District, managing the day-to-day operations of a diverse educational system with more than 94,000 students, 14,500 employees and a budget of $2.6 billion.
“Keeping Students First” is at the heart of her district leadership, and major decisions are measured by their ability to improve educational outcomes for one of the most diverse student bodies in the United States. More »
The vision of DeKalb County School District is to inspire our community of learners to achieve educational excellence. Our mission is to ensure student success, leading to higher education, work, and life-long learning. We are making this vision and mission a reality – every day, in every classroom throughout the District. Through community forums, focus groups, listening sessions, and more, we have engaged our stakeholders, refined our objectives, honed our procedures, and formulated a robust, highly-structured yet agile and adaptive… More »
On March 20-25, 2022 the DeKalb County School District (DCSD) engaged in a Cognia Accreditation Engagement Review. Cognia, formerly known as AdvancED, is the global leader in preschool through 12th grade accreditation services and is responsible for conducting five-year accreditation renewal visits for member school districts. A preliminary presentation released by Cognia during an Exit Report on Friday March 25, 2022 shows that the team will recommend DeKalb County School District receive a five-year renewal of its accreditation following this intense review. More »
DeKalb County School District’s Master Planning process includes an evaluation of all school and administrative facilities, as well as the infrastructure to support the educational mission of the District. This process includes gathering data about school facilities that will be used to develop priorities for the next Educational Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (E-SPLOST) project list. The Master Plan Process includes several major types of activities. More »
Book Tasting Experience & Book Vending Machine
CHECK THIS OUT: Inchy’s Vending Machines and Book-Tasting Experience Are Dispensing Genuine Excitement to DCSD Students Creative Approach to Encourage Reading and Increase Literacy Rates When was the last time you checked a book out of a library? For too many, [...]
DeKalb County Schools Shift to Virtual Learning on December 6
(STONE MOUNTAIN, GA) – The DeKalb County School District (DCSD) has designated Tuesday, December 6, as a virtual learning day for all students. Many schools across the district serve as polling locations, and this transition to virtual learning will ensure fewer disruptions to students and [...]
The Write Stuff: 7th Grader Connects the Dots in “Faith’s Freckles”
Published Book Celebrating Self-Esteem - Now Available on Amazon.com Not many 12-year-olds can boast about being a published book co-writer. But that’s precisely what Baylei Hinds-Perry is. Baylei is the co-author of “Faith’s Freckles,” a story about a freckle-faced girl who learns the [...]
All Business Meetings begin at 1:00pm (unless noticed for some other time), and will be held in the J. David Williamson Board Room in the Robert R. Freeman Administrative Complex, 1701 Mountain Industrial Boulevard, Stone Mountain, Georgia.
All Work Sessions begin at 1:00pm (unless noticed for some other time), and will be held in the J. David Williamson Board Room, in the Robert R. Freeman Administrative Complex, 1701 Mountain Industrial Boulevard, Stone Mountain, Georgia.
All meetings can be viewed on DeKalb Schools TV (DSTV) by going to: www.dekalbschoolsga.org/communications/dstv or Comcast channel 24 (for Comcast subscribers in DeKalb County).
For more info, visit the Board of Education homepage.
All DeKalb County Schools will be closed.
