Engagement Opportunities
Student Assignment is a process that aligns the values of the community and District to assign students to schools and programs, review boundary lines, and determine school opening or closing.
Call to Action
Upon graduation, ALL students should be positioned to Enroll, Employ, engage in Entrepreneurship, or Enlist. We must ensure that all families have equitable opportunities to access rigorous academic experiences and eliminate barriers so that families can actively participate in their children’s education.
The SAP advisory committee will triangulate data from multiple sources. This will include (a) community and district stakeholders, (b) enrollment and projection data, and (c) operation and finance data to develop recommendations that meet the vision.
This diverse committee will use several decision-making processes to reduce emotional drivers and elevate critical thinking, sound decision-making, and analytics.
It’s time to REIMAGINE DCSD for all of our students!
We Need You
You can be part of this historic work and promote positive change for students across the District. We need teachers, parents, community partners, and leaders to be critical partners throughout the Student Assignment review process.
Together, we can develop a comprehensive Student Assignment system that meets the needs of all students.
Committee Vision
Under the leadership of Dr. Devon Horton, we are excited about the continued improvement of educational outcomes for all children through an intentional approach that REIMAGINES DeKalb County School District. The REIMAGINING includes thoroughly reviewing the District’s policies, programs, boundaries, and building usages. DeKalb has addressed some of these aspects at one time or another, but this is an opportunity to review all aspects of the entire District holistically.
Time Committment
SAP will take place over about 18 months to 2 years, with the intent to have a recommendation for Board approval in the winter/spring of 2026. Committee members should expect a commitment to one monthly meeting, with some potential for additional participation in public discussions, including town halls and informational sessions. In addition, committee members will engage with research and data and should be prepared to provide feedback in developing recommendations. This may require time outside of meetings to review information and reflect.
List of committee members.
North Committee | Central Committee | Southeast Committee | Southwest Committee | |||||||
FName | Lname | FName | Lname | FName | Lname | FName | Lname | |||
Elizabeth | Bell | Keydrick | Barlow | Shirletta | Adams | Janice | Aaron-Whitley | |||
Lori | Bolds | Stephanie | Bialek | Natasha | Ball | Dr. Tremaine | Afetorgbor | |||
Rick | Callihan | Syrenthia | Bines-Truitt | Tryphenna | Bastian | Kevin | Alexander | |||
Mallory | Clark | Barbara | Christiansen | Patrice | Benton | Bryesha | Baker | |||
Angie | Claussen | David | Cruz Vega | Clarissa | Blackmon | Charvonne | Bailey | |||
Maria | De la cruz | Maria | Damian | Micaela | Blackwell | April | Belt | |||
LaSonya | Edwards | Tarnisha | Dent | Cadedral | Bryant | Simone | Bright | |||
Felicia | Evans | Jim | Donofrio | Cynthia | Carter | Latifat | Cabirou | |||
Randy | Faigin | Martha | Donovan | Neal | Christian | Bradford | Clark | |||
David | Felfoldi | Carolina | Fernandez | Tracy | Dawson | Alison | Clark | |||
Tonya | Freeman | Emily | Halevy | Charlene | Fletcher | Rodney | Daniel | |||
Saritha | Gopinathan | Maronda | Hastie | Shakeia | Ford | Cassandra | Davis | |||
Will | Hinton | Roger | Henery | Kimberly | Hires | Dr. Damienne | Denham-Shabazz | |||
Ryan | Hudak | Elena | Holland | Janice | Jackson | Teresa | Hardy | |||
Luke | Ingram | Maxine | Jenkins | Stephanie | Jenkins | ReShanda | Holland | |||
Loren | Johnson | Dana | Lee | Lisa | Lake | Angela | Holmes | |||
Kristin | Jones | Chantel | Luncheon | Angela | Leach | Latrese | King | |||
Zikia | Jones-Martin | KIRK | LUNDE | Bianca | Lilly | Jeaneen | Larry | |||
Nancy | Kelly | Teresa | Massey | Lashonda | Linton | Nwandi | Lawson | |||
Stephanie | Klosik | Cedric | Matheny | Venola | Mason | Alfred | Lopez | |||
Stephen | Lee | Charlie | McAdoo | Shrieka | Mathis | Chelsea | McKinney | |||
Veronica | Lopez-Delgado | Eric | Parker | Amber | Melendrez | Violette | Meier | |||
Angela | Maki | Zack | Phillips | Viola | Merrell | Lysa | Moore | |||
Grant | Martin | Renee | Prevallet | Gayle | Murray | Taelar | Osei | |||
Megan | McClendon | Alastair | Pullen | Tameika | Porter | Robin | Reese | |||
Jamie | McCurley | Jeff | Rader | Stacy | Rector | Shani | Reid | |||
Linda | Mcjunkin | Margaret | Redmond | Xenia | Redmond | Olivia | Rossi | |||
Kaitlin | Meade | Marion | Reeves | April | Roberson | Frederico | Rowe | |||
Kelly | Mitchell | Vickie | Severcool | Crystal | Robert | Tommie | Ruff | |||
Monique | Montilus Bibbins | Martina | Stanley | Tilnisha P. | Rosser | Keith | Sagers | |||
Mary | Novotny | Sonja | Szubski | KATHLEEN | RUDD | Lisa | Scott | |||
Delores | Paschall | Staci | Taylor | Rondereo | Sidney | Erika | Simpson | |||
Christopher | Perlera | Donna | Troka | Quintiss | Slaton | Paula V. | Tate, Ph. D. | |||
Rigo | Rivera | Malaika | Washington | Carmen | Smith | Chassity | Wallace | |||
Adam | Shipp | Dee Dee | Westbrook | Ashley | Stewart | Terriea | Williams | |||
Meghan | Stevens | Melanie | Wilder | Myra | Turpin | Arian | Williams | |||
Malika | Terry | LEENISE | WALKER | Tanjala | Wright | |||||
Maggie | Tucker | Katina | Watts | |||||||
Everett | Vance |
All SAP committee meetings will be recorded and posted here 3 business days after the meeting.
There will be scheduled community meetings throughout the SAP process. Community meetings will scheduled after the SAP committee has reviewed and triangulated data and developed a preliminary recommendation. The impacted communities will be able to review the process and data the committee used to provide input for the SAP committee to consider before creating a final recommendation.
These meetings will be posted on this page.
All selected committee members are expected to attend their monthly meeting. Over 18 months, the committee will review data related to buildings, boundaries, and programs with the goal of developing recommendations to the board related to the SAP goal. DCSD will record all meetings so the entire DCSD community can follow the work.
Please review the tentative committee meeting schedule. All meetings will be held on Wednesday evenings.
This schedule is subject to change.
North Committee | Central Committee | Southwest Committee | Southeast Committee |
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CrossKeys HS (Library) 6:30 – 8:30 pm |
St. Mountain HS (Media Center) 6:30 – 8:30 pm |
Southwest DeKalb HS (Media Center) 6:30 – 8:30 pm |
Miller Grove HS (Library) 6:30 – 8:30 pm |
September 18, 2024 @ AIC October 2, 2024 November 6, 2024 December – no meeting January 8, 2025 February 26, 2025 @ AIC March 5, 2025 April 2, 2025 May 7, 2025 June – Summer break July – Summer breakAugust 6, 2025 September 17, 2025 @ AIC October 1, 2025 November 5, 2025 December– no meeting January 7, 2026 February 11, 2026 @ AIC March 2026– Board Meeting Presentation |
September 18, 2024 @ AIC October 9, 2024 November 13, 2024 December – no meeting January 15, 2025 February 26, 2025 @ AIC March 12, 2025 April 16, 2025 May 14, 2025 June – Summer break July – Summer breakAugust 13, 2025 September 17, 2025 @ AIC October 8, 2025 November 12, 2025 December – no meeting January 14, 2026 February 11, 2026 @ AIC March 2026– Board Meeting Presentation |
September 18, 2024 @ AIC October 23, 2024 November 20, 2024 December – no meeting January 22, 2025 February 26, 2025 @ AIC March 19, 2025 April 23, 2025 May 21, 2024 June – Summer break July – Summer breakAugust 20, 2025 September 17, 2025 @ AIC October 22, 2025 November 19, 2025 December – no meeting January 21, 2026 February 11, 2026 @ AIC March 2026– Board Meeting Presentation |
September 18, 2024 @ AIC October 30, 2024 November – no meeting December 4, 2024 January 29, 2025 February 26, 2025 @ AIC March 26, 2025 April 30, 2025 May 28, 2025 June – Summer break July – Summer breakAugust 27, 2025 September 17, 2025 @ AIC October 29, 2025 November – no meeting December 10, 2025 January 28, 2026 February 11, 2026 @ AIC March 2026 – Board Meeting Presentation |
As the SAP committee develops preliminary and final recommendations, they will be posted here for public review.