Board of Education Approves Capital Projects & Initial E-SPLOST VI Projects List
At a Special Called Board Meeting on February 1, the DeKalb County Board of Education voted unanimously to approve the Capital Projects and Initial Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (E-SPLOST) VI Projects List. You may recall that the 2022-2027 E-SPLOST Referendum was overwhelmingly approved by DeKalb County [...]
Improved Recognitions: Students Rewarded for Impressive Individual Achievement Gains
We’ve all heard the saying that there’s no such thing as a free lunch, but students at Toney Elementary School found out that a surprise luncheon was on the menu for their impressive gains on a recent state assessment. Helping serve up the reward was none other than their [...]
National School Counseling Week Feb 6-10 2023
School Counselors: Helping Student Dream Big
Southwest DeKalb High Hosts Financial Literacy Workshops
Students Engaged in Connecting Personal Financial Habits with Growing Wealth We all remember Career Day in school. Dress professionally. Fix your hair. Firm handshake. Maintain eye contact. Speak in complete sentences. Don’t let them see you sweat!Southwest DeKalb High School took these tried-and-true fundamentals this year and added an exciting [...]
Two Accomplished High School Sophomores Can Now Add ‘Published Author’ to Their Resumes
Some people go an entire lifetime without ever becoming published authors. That’s not the case for two talented sophomores at Stone Mountain High School now that their literary works are featured prominently on two popular websites. Khadija Jeylani’s poem, “Why?,” is published on VoxATL.org, and Taliyah Langston’s letter is showcased as [...]
Cognia Review Notes ‘Clear Focus’ on Improved Teaching, Learning, and Accountability
January 20, 2023 (STONE MOUNTAIN, GA)- The DeKalb County School District (DCSD) today releases the latest Cognia™ Monitoring Review Report, which shows that District leadership continues to demonstrate progress toward governing within defined roles and responsibilities. This feedback is the culmination of Cognia’s review held in the District on November [...]
Honoring the Life and Enduring Legacy of Tucker High School’s Carolyn Collins
Honoring the Life and Enduring Legacy of Tucker High School’s Carolyn Collins Her Philanthropy Work—Born out of Personal Tragedy—Led to National/Local NotabilityCaring. Happy. Kind. Giving. Leader. Those were just some of the many ways the Tucker High School family described the larger-than-life persona that was Mrs. Carolyn Collins, 58, [...]
DCSD BOE Selects New Chair and Vice Chair; Welcomes Newest Board Member
During its January 9, 2023, Regular Board Meeting Work Session, DeKalb County Board of Education (DCBOE) members elected Mr. Diijon DaCosta, Sr. (District 6) as its new Board Chair. Mrs. Deirdre P. Pierce (District 3) was unanimously selected as Vice Chair for 2023. “I am humbled by this honor to [...]
Take the DCSD Superintendent Search Community Survey
January 13, 2022 The search for DeKalb’s new superintendent continues. The deadline for receipt of applications by the Search Firm, GSBA, was January 8, 2023. There are a total of 29 applicants from across the United States. Georgia School Boards Association (GSBA) has begun the review and evaluation of applications [...]
