News Release

1701 Mountain Industrial Boulevard

Stone Mountain, GA 30083-1027
Communications: 678-676-0720

1 FEBRUARY 2016

DEKALB COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT RECEIVES FULL ACCREDITATION

AdvancED/SACS CASI announces major recognition
with final three action steps completed
The DeKalb County School District received a letter on January 28, 2016 from
AdvancED notifying the District that it has satisfied the final three action steps
necessary to change from Accredited Under Review to Accredited.
I am proud of the hard work and diligent effort on the part of the teachers,
staff, and the Board of Education to return the District to full accreditation,
said Sup. Dr. R. Stephen Green. The DeKalb County School District will be
relentless in sustaining the work completed and remain focused on the quality
of instruction in the classroom and thereby raise the bar for teaching and
learning. Our students will rise to the level of expectation that we set. We are
locked in on this mission.
We could not have done this without the collaboration and cooperation of the
Board and community working together to select Dr. Green as the leader of this
District, said Dr. Melvin Johnson, Chair of the DeKalb Board of Education.
Now, we can continue our number one focus on student achievement.
An Institution Progress Report that addressed the completion of the final three
of 14 action steps identified by AdvancED for the District was submitted in
December 2015 and reviewed by an evaluation team.

According to a letter from AdvancED dated January 28, 2016: In recognition of

the progress made to date and acknowledgement of the continued work
needed to sustain the Required Actions, the Georgia AdvancED Council
affirmed that the DeKalb County School Districts accreditation status will be
changed from Accredited Under Review to Accredited.
Contact:
Quinn Hudson
678.676.0720
quinn_hudson@dekalbschoolsga.org