The 2024 New Teacher Orientation (NTO) is designed for new teachers and paraprofessionals with 0 – 3 years of teaching experience. Teachers who were hired after the 2023 NTO are also invited to attend.
Each of the four interactive NTO professional learning days will provide an overview of district expectations, instructional framework updates, and district resources.
The sessions will be in-person at the Administrative and Instructional Complex (AIC) 1701 Mountain Industrial Boulevard, Stone Mountain, GA 30083 from 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Different content/area information and resources will be featured each day. Teachers should bring their laptop.
Day 1 (July 15th) will feature a Continental Breakfast (7:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.) in the AIC Board Room. The Opening “Welcome to DeKalb” Session will begin in the AIC Auditorium at 8:30 a.m. Lunch will also be provided.
We strongly encourage new teachers and paraprofessionals to attend all four days of NTO to gain powerful strategies for impactful teaching.
Participants must register in Canvas via this link: https://dekalb.instructure.com/enroll/97A7PD.
Teachers and Paraprofessionals who are current, contracted employees with DCSD (prior to July 31, 2024) are eligible for a professional learning stipend with the following stipulations (listed below) required by the Office of Federal Programs, Title II.
- Teachers will receive $75.00 per day for attending and completing an NTO artifact for each day.
- Paraprofessionals will receive $38.00 per day for attending and completing an NTO artifact.
If you have any questions, contact:
Leigh W. Turner, Ed. D.
Coordinator II, Department of Professional Learning
DeKalb County School District
1701 Mountain Industrial Boulevard
Stone Mountain, Georgia 30083
(678) 676 – 0319 (office)
(678) 676 – 0229 (fax)
The 2024 New Teacher Orientation (NTO) is designed for new teachers and paraprofessionals with 0 – 3 years of teaching experience. Teachers who were hired after the 2023 NTO are also invited to attend.
Each of the four interactive NTO professional learning days will provide an overview of district expectations, instructional framework updates, and district resources.
The sessions will be in-person at the Administrative and Instructional Complex (AIC) 1701 Mountain Industrial Boulevard, Stone Mountain, GA 30083 from 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Different content/area information and resources will be featured each day. Teachers should bring their laptop.
Day 1 (July 15th) will feature a Continental Breakfast (7:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.) in the AIC Board Room. The Opening “Welcome to DeKalb” Session will begin in the AIC Auditorium at 8:30 a.m. Lunch will also be provided.
We strongly encourage new teachers and paraprofessionals to attend all four days of NTO to gain powerful strategies for impactful teaching.
Participants must register in Canvas via this link: https://dekalb.instructure.com/enroll/97A7PD.
Teachers and Paraprofessionals who are current, contracted employees with DCSD (prior to July 31, 2024) are eligible for a professional learning stipend with the following stipulations (listed below) required by the Office of Federal Programs, Title II.
- Teachers will receive $75.00 per day for attending and completing an NTO artifact for each day.
- Paraprofessionals will receive $38.00 per day for attending and completing an NTO artifact.
If you have any questions, contact:
Leigh W. Turner, Ed. D.
Coordinator II, Department of Professional Learning
DeKalb County School District
1701 Mountain Industrial Boulevard
Stone Mountain, Georgia 30083
(678) 676 – 0319 (office)
(678) 676 – 0229 (fax)
The 2024 New Teacher Orientation (NTO) is designed for new teachers and paraprofessionals with 0 – 3 years of teaching experience. Teachers who were hired after the 2023 NTO are also invited to attend.
Each of the four interactive NTO professional learning days will provide an overview of district expectations, instructional framework updates, and district resources.
The sessions will be in-person at the Administrative and Instructional Complex (AIC) 1701 Mountain Industrial Boulevard, Stone Mountain, GA 30083 from 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Different content/area information and resources will be featured each day. Teachers should bring their laptop.
Day 1 (July 15th) will feature a Continental Breakfast (7:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.) in the AIC Board Room. The Opening “Welcome to DeKalb” Session will begin in the AIC Auditorium at 8:30 a.m. Lunch will also be provided.
We strongly encourage new teachers and paraprofessionals to attend all four days of NTO to gain powerful strategies for impactful teaching.
Participants must register in Canvas via this link: https://dekalb.instructure.com/enroll/97A7PD.
Teachers and Paraprofessionals who are current, contracted employees with DCSD (prior to July 31, 2024) are eligible for a professional learning stipend with the following stipulations (listed below) required by the Office of Federal Programs, Title II.
- Teachers will receive $75.00 per day for attending and completing an NTO artifact for each day.
- Paraprofessionals will receive $38.00 per day for attending and completing an NTO artifact.
If you have any questions, contact:
Leigh W. Turner, Ed. D.
Coordinator II, Department of Professional Learning
DeKalb County School District
1701 Mountain Industrial Boulevard
Stone Mountain, Georgia 30083
(678) 676 – 0319 (office)
(678) 676 – 0229 (fax)
The 2024 New Teacher Orientation (NTO) is designed for new teachers and paraprofessionals with 0 – 3 years of teaching experience. Teachers who were hired after the 2023 NTO are also invited to attend.
Each of the four interactive NTO professional learning days will provide an overview of district expectations, instructional framework updates, and district resources.
The sessions will be in-person at the Administrative and Instructional Complex (AIC) 1701 Mountain Industrial Boulevard, Stone Mountain, GA 30083 from 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Different content/area information and resources will be featured each day. Teachers should bring their laptop.
Day 1 (July 15th) will feature a Continental Breakfast (7:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.) in the AIC Board Room. The Opening “Welcome to DeKalb” Session will begin in the AIC Auditorium at 8:30 a.m. Lunch will also be provided.
We strongly encourage new teachers and paraprofessionals to attend all four days of NTO to gain powerful strategies for impactful teaching.
Participants must register in Canvas via this link: https://dekalb.instructure.com/enroll/97A7PD.
Teachers and Paraprofessionals who are current, contracted employees with DCSD (prior to July 31, 2024) are eligible for a professional learning stipend with the following stipulations (listed below) required by the Office of Federal Programs, Title II.
- Teachers will receive $75.00 per day for attending and completing an NTO artifact for each day.
- Paraprofessionals will receive $38.00 per day for attending and completing an NTO artifact.
If you have any questions, contact:
Leigh W. Turner, Ed. D.
Coordinator II, Department of Professional Learning
DeKalb County School District
1701 Mountain Industrial Boulevard
Stone Mountain, Georgia 30083
(678) 676 – 0319 (office)
(678) 676 – 0229 (fax)
Whitney McGinnis- District 2 Listening Session
Hispanic Heritage Fiesta
Whitney McGinnis- District 2 Listening Session
McLendon Elementary School
District 3 Town Hall Meetings – Columbia HS
District 2 Townhall – Cross Keys High School
Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Fall Break
District 5 Townhall – Arabia Mountain HS
District 4 Townhall – Tucker HS
Family Engagement Month Activities
Focused on academic success for our Title 1 schools. (TESTING FOCUSED)
National Family Engagement Day
Family Empowerment Conference
Thanksgiving Break
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