Superintendent, Dr. Devon Horton
Dr. Devon Horton serves as superintendent of the DeKalb County School District, managing the day-to-day operations of a diverse educational system with more than 92,000 students, 14,500 employees and a budget of $2.6 billion. More »
The vision of DeKalb County School District is to inspire our community of learners to achieve educational excellence. Our mission is to ensure student success, leading to higher education, work, and life-long learning. We are making this vision and mission a reality – every day, in every classroom throughout the District.
Through community forums, focus groups, listening sessions, and more, we have engaged our stakeholders, refined our objectives, honed our procedures, and formulated a robust, highly-structured yet agile and adaptive strategic plan. We are pleased with the progress we have made thus far, and excited about the future – of our District, our community, and, most importantly, the 100,000+ students who daily bring to us their limitless potential. Continue »
On March 20-25, 2022 the DeKalb County School District (DCSD) engaged in a Cognia Accreditation Engagement Review. Cognia, formerly known as AdvancED, is the global leader in preschool through 12th grade accreditation services and is responsible for conducting five-year accreditation renewal visits for member school districts. A preliminary presentation released by Cognia during an Exit Report on Friday March 25, 2022 shows that the team will recommend DeKalb County School District receive a five-year renewal of its accreditation following this intense review. Continue »
DeKalb County School District’s Master Planning process includes an evaluation of all school and administrative facilities, as well as the infrastructure to support the educational mission of the District. This process includes gathering data about school facilities that will be used to develop priorities for the next Educational Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (E-SPLOST) project list. The Master Plan Process includes several major types of activities. Continue »
Dr. Syreeta McTier Honored as Educational Support Professional II of the Year
‘Servant Leader’ Dr. Syreeta McTier was raised to serve others from the day she was born. So, it is no surprise that she became a teacher to serve and educate children. Her dedication to service led her to be named the [...]
April 8, 2024 is Independent Learning Day
In observance of the Great American Eclipse, the DeKalb County School District (DCSD) will have an independent learning day for students and school-based employees on Monday, April 8, 2024. (Note: All 12-month district-level employees will report to their regularly assigned work locations.) The independent [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
All DeKalb County Schools will be closed.
Last day for all DeKalb County schools.
All DeKalb County Schools & Administrative Buildings will be closed.
All DeKalb County school buildings, administrative offices, and centers will be closed in observance of the Juneteenth holiday.