Interim Superintendent, Dr. Vasanne S. Tinsley
Dr. Vasanne S. Tinsley serves as interim superintendent of the DeKalb County School District, managing the day-to-day operations of a diverse educational system with more than 94,000 students, 14,500 employees and a budget of $2.6 billion.
“Keeping Students First” is at the heart of her district leadership, and major decisions are measured by their ability to improve educational outcomes for one of the most diverse student bodies in the United States. More »
The vision of DeKalb County School District is to inspire our community of learners to achieve educational excellence. Our mission is to ensure student success, leading to higher education, work, and life-long learning. We are making this vision and mission a reality – every day, in every classroom throughout the District. Through community forums, focus groups, listening sessions, and more, we have engaged our stakeholders, refined our objectives, honed our procedures, and formulated a robust, highly-structured yet agile and adaptive… More »
On March 20-25, 2022 the DeKalb County School District (DCSD) engaged in a Cognia Accreditation Engagement Review. Cognia, formerly known as AdvancED, is the global leader in preschool through 12th grade accreditation services and is responsible for conducting five-year accreditation renewal visits for member school districts. A preliminary presentation released by Cognia during an Exit Report on Friday March 25, 2022 shows that the team will recommend DeKalb County School District receive a five-year renewal of its accreditation following this intense review. More »
DeKalb County School District’s Master Planning process includes an evaluation of all school and administrative facilities, as well as the infrastructure to support the educational mission of the District. This process includes gathering data about school facilities that will be used to develop priorities for the next Educational Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (E-SPLOST) project list. The Master Plan Process includes several major types of activities. More »
A Day in the Life with Interim Superintendent
A Day in the Life Students Get Rare, Behind-the-Scenes Access to Interim Superintendent If needed, it’s where the buck stops with DeKalb County Schools: The Superintendent’s Office. However, with 92,000 students and 14,200 teachers and staff spread across 138 schools and centers, [...]
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 her preferred program of study wasn’t available. Always the problem-solver, [...]
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 salutatorians for the Class of 2023. The honorees meet the [...]
All DeKalb County Schools will be closed.
Information regarding the DeKalb BOE and monthly meetings can be found at www.dekalbschoolsga.org/board-of-education/
All meetings can be viewed on DeKalb Schools TV (DSTV) by going to: www.dekalbschoolsga.org/communications/dstv or Comcast channel 24 (for Comcast subscribers in DeKalb County).
For more info, visit the Board of Education homepage.
Information regarding the DeKalb BOE and monthly meetings can be found at www.dekalbschoolsga.org/board-of-education/
All meetings can be viewed on DeKalb Schools TV (DSTV) by going to: www.dekalbschoolsga.org/communications/dstv or Comcast channel 24 (for Comcast subscribers in DeKalb County).
For more info, visit the Board of Education homepage.
Last day for all DeKalb County schools.
