A Message from Superintendent Dr. Devon Q. Horton

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November 27, 2023

Hitting The Road with Horton — Vanderlyn ES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Caa1siM-CjU

Tarin Glenn, a rockstar crossing guard at Indian Creek Elementary School, has been named the Metro Atlanta Crossing Guard of the Year by the Georgia Department of Transportation’s Safe Routes to School program. To read more, click this link: https://www.dekalbschoolsga.org/news/indian-creek-es-crossing-guard-honored-as-metro-atlantas-best/

Hitting The Road with Horton — Vanderlyn ES (Spanish)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcokwLnx1_s

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. High School is the latest DCSD high school to open a Student And Family Engagement (S.A.F.E.) Center. The S.A.F.E. Center aims to offer wraparound services through strong community partnerships, addressing students’ immediate needs across various facets of their lives – at school, at home, and within the community. To view more photos of the ribbon-cutting ceremony, click this link: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjB3CRP

Family Reading Time at Sequoyah Middle School
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5YDakVA-rs

ThoughtExchange Survey Question: What are your thoughts on how the DeKalb County School District is doing to ensure that it has the necessary funding for its instructional core and operational priorities? What can DCSD do to improve sound fiscal stewardship?

https://my.thoughtexchange.com/scroll/930486934/welcome

Tiempo de lectura en familia en Sequoyah Middle School
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_O6_4b_c_k

DCSD has officially launched its IGNITE DeKalb Teacher Residency Program. For more information, click this link: https://www.dekalbschoolsga.org/students/ignite-launches/

DCSD has H-PRIDE!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrfT8Je6N_I

Attention parents of 4th and 5th grade students! DCSD is hosting free track and field camps with expert coaches on December 2 from 9 to 11 a.m. Students will receive a free t-shirt and snacks. For more information, please click this link: bit.ly/3u2g5Nj

https://www.gafutures.org/college-planning/apply-to-college-initiative/application-fee-waivers/

https://www.dekalbschoolsga.org/featured-news/groceries-that-give-back-is-here-2/

For more information, please click this link: http://dcsdfamilyengagement.com/femonth/FE%20Month%20Events.pdf

https://www.dekalbschoolsga.org/students/medicaid-redetermination-are-you-still-covered/

ABOUT US: DSTV is an educational access channel operated by the DeKalb County School District (DCSD), which serves more than 92,00 students. The channel is available to Comcast subscribers in DeKalb County on channel 24. To learn more, visit www.dekalbschoolsga.org. Submit questions or comments to Communications@dekalbschoolsga.org.