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From DCSD Graduate to Counselor to Support Professional of the Year
Chance Encounter with Homeless Teen Mom Sets Career Path Filled with Purpose & Joy Counseling has always been Zoauntrist Oldham’s passion, and she considers it her calling. After an encounter with a homeless teenage mother during a college internship, she zeroed in on her passion for [...]
Special Education Nurse Proud of Work at Margaret Harris Comprehensive School
Grandmother’s Advice Leads to Lifelong Career in Nursing & Recognition as District Support Professional of the Year Growing up, Doretta Thomas-Fleet wanted to be a dentist, but her career dreams changed after her grandmother moved into a nursing home.“I visited my grandmother often, especially when she first moved [...]
Board of Education Meeting Download (5-9-22)
FINANCE Board of Education accepts the March 2022 Monthly Financial Reports. Board of Education approves Resolution for Tax Levy. Board of Education approves RFP 19-20 District Wide Beverage Services Contract Renewal (this renewal is for the third of four optional renewal years). Board of Education approves Banking Resolutions.
The Future is Bright: New Indian Creek ES Celebrated
Warm temperatures and sunny skies greeted guests as Indian Creek Elementary students, teachers, and staff commemorated their brand-new school building with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday, May 3. Proud students and their teachers paraded around the school’s courtyard with colorful welcome banners and signs as they waved to guests. Students [...]
DeKalb County Board of Education Appoints Dr. Vasanne S. Tinsley as Interim Superintendent
April 26, 2022 (STONE MOUNTAIN, GA) – The DeKalb Board of Education is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Vasanne S. Tinsley as Interim Superintendent of the DeKalb County School District, effective immediately. The move follows the Board’s decision to shift the school system in a new direction [...]
Southwest DeKalb Leader Earns Principal of the Year
Southwest DeKalb High School Leader Earns District Principal of the Year For Dr. Thomas Glanton, the best part of being the principal of Southwest DeKalb High School is the students. So, it’s no surprise that he shared his DeKalb County School District (DCSD) Principal of the [...]
DeKalb County Board of Education Approves Separation Agreement with Superintendent Cheryl Watson-Harris
April 26, 2022 (STONE MOUNTAIN, GA) – At tonight’s Virtual Board Called Meeting, the DeKalb County Board of Education voted to approve a separation agreement with Superintendent Cheryl Watson-Harris, effective immediately. Board members voted to name Dr. Vasanne Tinsley as the interim superintendent citing its full confidence in Dr. [...]
DCSD Responds to State Superintendent Richard Woods
April 26, 2022 Mr. Richard Woods State School Superintendent Georgia Department of Education Twin Towers East 205 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive Atlanta, Georgia 30334 RE: DeKalb County Schools’ facilities plan Superintendent Woods: On behalf of the DeKalb County Board of Education, I am writing [...]
