Stephenson High Student Honored at SEE Summit
Stephenson High School student Korey Varner was honored at the Student for Equitable Education (SEE) Summit on May 14. The 11th-grader was awarded a $300 gift card for his “Outstanding Contribution” to the Reimaging Education Grant College and Career Readiness Mobile Bus Design Team. The SEE Summit is a national [...]
Chapel Hill Elementary Educator is “Future Engineer Teacher of the Year”
Amazon Delivers! One of Only 10 Nationwide; Honor Comes with a $30K Prize Today, Chapel Hill Elementary School teacher Aisha Chadwick got a surprise delivery after it was announced that she was one of 10 national recipients of the Amazon Future Engineer Teacher of the Year Award! [...]
State Department Recognizes Top ESOL Teacher and Student
Speaking of Excellence DeKalb County School District (DCSD) and the English Learners Department are celebrating the district’s 2022 Georgia Department of Education “Exemplary English Learner” Stone Mountain High School Senior Eddy Mwamba, and “Exemplary English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Teacher” Megan Negrete of Hightower Elementary [...]
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 [...]
Cross Keys Salutatorian Alicia McGlory Reaches Academic Heights in the Face of Adversity
'Always Do Your Best' Even During the Worst of Times Cross Keys Salutatorian Alicia McGlory Reaches Academic Heights in the Face of Adversity Cross Keys High School salutatorian Alicia McGlory has always been ambitious and an overachiever when it comes to her school work. She rarely shies away from a [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
