Free Meal Program Expanded to 105 Schools
(STONE MOUNTAIN, GA) — More DeKalb County School District (DCSD) students will be able to enjoy breakfast and lunch for free during the 2024-25 school year! The District is excited to announce that its Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) nutrition program has expanded. The program is now offered at 105 schools, [...]
Superintendent Appointed to Inaugural Homeland Security School Safety Advisory Board
Dr. Horton joins a prestigious group of national security experts and education leaders(STONE MOUNTAIN, GA)— The DeKalb County School District (DCSD) proudly announces that Superintendent Dr. Devon Q. Horton has been selected to serve on the newly formed Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) School Safety Clearinghouse External Advisory Board. This [...]
Commitment to Continuing AP African American Studies In Its Schools
DCSD Commits to Continuing AP African American Studies In Its Schools; Superintendent Says It Reflects Community’s Diverse History and Culture (STONE MOUNTAIN, GA)— Today, DeKalb County School District (DCSD) Superintendent Dr. Devon Q. Horton reaffirmed the District’s dedication to providing high-quality educational experiences for its students, highlighting its continuing [...]
STEAM Research Academy Opens Imaginations for Middle School Students
STEAM Research Academy Opens Imaginations for DCSD Middle School Students: Funded by NASA and Georgia Tech According to a 2021 report from the National Science Foundation, only nine percent of African Americans make up the STEM workforce. Carla Kabwatha, a teacher at Freedom Middle School, is working to increase those [...]
DeKalb County Board of Education Approves FY25 Budget
DeKalb County Board of Education Approves FY25 Budget that Highlights Commitment to Staff and Community; Decreases Millage Rate For the Second Consecutive Year, Millage Rate Lowered by .10 Mills (STONE MOUNTAIN, GA)- On June 24, the DeKalb County Board of Education (DCBOE) approved the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) budget, [...]
DeKalb Schools’ Seniors Secure Prestigious National Merit Scholarships
In an exciting announcement earlier this month, the National Merit Scholarship Corporation revealed that two exceptional high school seniors from the DeKalb County School District were awarded prestigious National Merit Scholarships. Tyler Malemezian of Chamblee High School and Clare Rollins of Lakeside High School have been recognized as part of [...]
Georgia Aquarium Partnership to Dive Deep into STEM Education
Amharic | Arabic | Bengali | Burmese | Dari | French | Hindi | Karen | Nepali | Pashto | Somali | Spanish | Swahili The DeKalb County School District proudly announces the DeKalb County Board of Education’s approval at its Regular Business meeting on June 10 [...]
Highly Competitive Compensation Package Rollout to Attract and Retain Superior Talent
The Color of Success Summer Job Fair is at Columbia MS on Thursday, June 13 Amharic | Arabic | Bengali | Burmese | Dari | French | Hindi | Karen | Nepali | Pashto | Somali | Spanish | Swahili (STONE MOUNTAIN, GA)- The DeKalb County [...]
Color of Success! DCSD’s Job Fair This Thursday
Event Site is Columbia Middle School from 9 a.m. to Noon (DECATUR, GA) – This Thursday, June 13th, the annual DeKalb County School District (DCSD) Summer district-wide job fair will be held at Columbia Middle School, located at 3001 Columbia Middle School in Decatur. The event will run from 9 [...]