DeKalb Students Head Back to School on Monday

DEKALB COUNTY, GA — DeKalb County students head back to school on Monday, August 8.

DeKalb County, with 102,000 students, is Georgia’s third largest school system, with 137 schools and centers, and nearly 15,000 employees, including 6,600 teachers.

School Superintendent Dr. R. Stephen Green will be making the rounds on Monday, visiting Sagamore Hills Elementary, where he will hold a press conference. Other visits include Flat Shoals Elementary, Rainbow Elementary, Freedom Middle, Sequoyah Middle, and Druid Hills High.

Sagamore Hills ES recently became the only school in Georgia to receive dual accreditation for the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) program from the State of Georgia and AdvancED. The district is the state leader in STEM certification with 12 certified schools.

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