Dr. Horton Confirmed As Next Superintendent of DeKalb County Schools
‘Right Person at the Right Time’ (STONE MOUNTAIN, GA)– At a Called Board Meeting on April 19, the DeKalb County Board of Education overwhelmingly selected Dr. Devon Horton [...]
Students Learn How to Run a Business
Becoming a "Boss" | Running a Successful Business Takes Inspiration, Knowledge, and Opportunity Today’s students are getting bitten by the entrepreneurship bug early. Two DeKalb County School District (DCSD) schools [...]
Student Success Mobile Center Launched
Mobile Center Rolls Into Action to Meet Students Where They Are The DeKalb County School District (DCSD) continues to be on the move. Literally and figuratively. The latest innovation is its [...]
Social Worker of the Year to Now Lead Peers
Katina Watts Shines Bright! At some point, almost everyone has come to a career crossroads for one reason or another. For Katina Watts, it was at her chosen college that she learned [...]
2023 Valedictorians and Salutatorians
The DeKalb County School District acknowledges and celebrates the outstanding academic achievements of the members of the Class of 2023. In accordance with Board policy, IHDA, the District certified 27 valedictorians and 28 [...]
GA Department of Education Lauds 22 DeKalb County Schools
Schools Were Recognized for Improving School Climate Leading to Greater Productivity, Safety, and Learning Twenty-two DeKalb County School District (DCSD) schools implementing Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) have been recognized by State Superintendent [...]
Southwest DeKalb High Hosts Financial Literacy Workshops
Students Engaged in Connecting Personal Financial Habits with Growing Wealth We all remember Career Day in school. Dress professionally. Fix your hair. Firm handshake. Maintain eye contact. Speak in complete sentences. Don’t let them see [...]
Nine DeKalb County Schools Removed from Georgia Improvement Lists
In 2019, the DeKalb County School District (DCSD) had twenty-five (25) schools identified by the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) as needing Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) or Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI). Nine [...]
Druid Hills High School’s Athletic Director Receives Prestigious Honor
Hardly a "Hidden Hero", Henrietta George Receives Statewide Recognition Henrietta George has long been a shining light at Druid Hills High School (DHHS). For more than 18 years, she has worked tirelessly—and successfully—to [...]
The Write Stuff: 7th Grader Connects the Dots in “Faith’s Freckles”
Published Book Celebrating Self-Esteem - Now Available on Amazon.com Not many 12-year-olds can boast about being a published book co-writer. But that’s precisely what Baylei Hinds-Perry is. Baylei is the co-author of “Faith’s [...]