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Overwhelming Return of Educators for the 2024-2025 School Year Celebrated

98% of Certified Staff Sign Contracts; Retention and Recruitment Incentives Credited (STONE MOUNTAIN, GA) - The DeKalb County School District (DCSD) proudly announces that 98% of its certified staff, including 96.5% of teachers, have signed contracts to return for the 2024-2025 school year. This achievement highlights the district's [...]

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IGNITE DeKalb Teacher Residency Program Expanded

Amharic | Arabic | Bengali | Burmese | Dari | French | Hindi | Karen | Nepali | Pashto | Somali | Spanish | Swahili DCSD Expands IGNITE DeKalb Teacher Residency Program to Include Paraprofessionals In Addressing Educator Shortages18 Paraprofessionals Begin Two-Year Program(STONE MOUNTAIN, GA)- The DeKalb County [...]

Clarkston HS Student’s First Published Book: ‘Unspoken Words’

When Clarkston High School senior Kira Farris was dealing with a difficult situation involving a boy a few years ago, she decided to channel her anger and other emotions into writing poems. The Unspoken Words is a 101-page book of poetry with eight chapters exploring themes of brokenness, work, [...]

Students Nominated for Prestigious U.S. Military Academies

Ten Students Nominated; Four Have Already Received Appointments Amharic | Arabic | Bengali | Burmese | Dari | French | Hindi | Karen | Nepali | Pashto | Somali | Spanish | Swahili During an event on February 10th, 24 students in the Fourth Congressional District were [...]

DeKalb School of the Arts Honors Administrative Assistant

‘Kind, Amazing’: Ms. Donna Howard Honored as DeKalb County School District Educational Support Professional of the Year Ms. Donna Howard’s job title at the DeKalb School of the Arts (DSA) may be “administrative assistant,” but her position extends far beyond only assisting the administration. She dependably supports [...]

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