4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (771+ words) After months of feedback, protests, and angst about DeKalb County’s Student Assignment Plan, which proposed closing dozens of schools and repurposing others, the school district announced on May 5 that it is shifting to a new direction. According to an emailed…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (583+ words) Parents concerned about DeKalb County School District’s sweeping Student Assignment Project, which will touch virtually every school in the county, are taking to non-traditional methods to register their displeasure. In Dunwoody, parents at Vanderlyn Elementary School, slated for closure or…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (873+ words) DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — DeKalb County School District has made major changes to the previous school closure list, including new closures, a potential Clarkston High School modernization and shifts across the district. In this scenario, DeKalb School of the Arts, Kittredge…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (908+ words) ONGOING COVERAGE Winter Storm Fern >> Dr. Norman Sauce III, serving as interim superintendent of the DeKalb County School District since his predecessor resigned in October amid out-of-state fraud accusations, is on a tour to move the school system forward. The…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (198+ words) ONGOING COVERAGE Winter Storm Fern >> DeKalb County School District has announced the launch of its “In the Know” podcast, a new way for parents and families to connect with the district. The podcast has 17 episodes planned that are designed to…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (253+ words) DeKalb County School District recently announced the appointment of three new principals. DCSD has appointed Brad Daniell as principal of Kittredge Magnet School for High Achievers, which is located in the Druid Hills area. Karniese Daniel is now leading Robert…...

8+ mon, 4+ week ago   (642+ words) Add Appen Media as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DeKalb County Schools has hired seven superintendents in the 12 years after Gov. Nathan Deal removed most of the board when the district’s accreditation was at…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago   (354+ words) “Every day I’m inspired by the passion, the dedication, and the heart of our DCSD community,” Sauce said in the three-minute video. “I see it every day in the streets, and my commitment to you, our students, families, and staff,…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago   (446+ words) The DeKalb County Board of Education gave Norman Sauce III a one-year contract to serve as its interim superintendent. Sauce has been the district’s acting superintendent since October, when former Superintendent Devon Horton was indicted on federal charges related to…...

9+ mon, 4+ week ago   (222+ words) Sauce was named acting superintendent in October after former DCSD superintendent Devon Q. Horton was indicted on 17 charges by the U.S. Attorney for acts he allegedly committed while serving as the superintendent of Evanston-Skokie School District 65 in Illinois. As the online chatter…...