DeKalb County Board of Education Approves Tentative Budget
The DeKalb County Board of Education approved a tentative $1.74 billion budget for the 2017-2018 fiscal year that maintains efforts to focus resources at the regional level, adds more [...]
DeKalb Schools to Offer Free Summer Meals to Students
[simple_tooltip content='Amharic | Arabic | Bengali | Burmese | English | French | Nepali | Somali | Spanish | Swahili | Vietnamese']TRANSLATIONS[/simple_tooltip] The DeKalb County School District (DCSD) will once again [...]
Destiny Achievers Academy’s Massive School Make-over
T-Mobile Huddle Up Revitalizes Destiny Achievers Academy of Excellence. Media Giant Begins Massive School Make-over. When you walk through the halls of Destiny Achievers Academy of Excellence (DAAOE) in Ellenwood, [...]
John Lewis Elementary’s Outdoor Library Dedication
John Lewis dedicates free outdoor library at namesake school. Congressman John Lewis visited his namesake school, John Lewis Elementary School, on May 15, 2017, to cut the ribbon on a [...]
Tapestry Public Charter School Earns Praise in Accreditation Recommendation
Tapestry Public Charter School earns high praise in recommendation to approve its accreditation. Tapestry Public Charter School has received a strong recommendation for accreditation following a nearly year-long rigorous review process [...]
Southwest DeKalb High Students Earn Scholarships to Georgia State University
Fourteen students at Southwest DeKalb High School have earned $8,000 scholarships to attend two-year programs at Georgia State University’s Decatur campus. The scholarships are funded through State Farm, which made a $14.5 million gift [...]
DeKalb Schools to Host Inaugural LEGO League Tourney
DeKalb Schools to host inaugural FIRST LEGO League tourney for K-2 students. The youngest students in the DeKalb County School District (DCSD) will make their first foray into Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Concepts (STEM) [...]
Obama School of Technology Launches Beautification Project
Barack H. Obama Elementary School of Technology hosts "Launching of the Beautification" ceremony. Gratitude. Beauty. Good stewardship. All were in great abundance on April 12, 2017 at the Barack H. [...]
DeKalb Schools Recognized for Raising Achievement
Five DeKalb schools recognized for raising achievement above state academic expectations. Five schools in the DeKalb County School District (DCSD) have increased student achievement levels enough to exit the state’s [...]
DeKalb Schools Celebrate National Autism Awareness Month
DeKalb County School District (DCSD) joins families and organizations across the nation in recognizing April 2017 as National Autism Awareness Month. This is an opportunity to honor children and youth with [...]