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Back to School Day: DeKalb Superintendent to Visit Seven Schools

DeKalb students head back to school on August 8.

DECATUR, GA — DeKalb School Superintendent Dr. R. Stephen Green will be making the rounds on Monday, August 8, as kids throughout the 102,000-student system head back to school.

Green will be 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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There are 98 district schools that have STEM programs in their curriculum. Sagamore Hills ES is also has an outstanding arts program and parent engagement.

The district has 137 schools and centers, and nearly 15,000 employees, including 6,600 teachers.

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