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Our dedicated 14,500 #DeKalbDifferenceMakers prepare 92,600+ scholars in 138 schools/centers for success as lifelong learners and responsible global citizens!
The December 2025 edition of THE BOARD REPORT is here! 📰✨ This monthly newsletter keeps DCSD employees, parents/guardians, and community and business members informed of the Board of Education’s work in support of the district’s vision: bit.ly/3RyD4Mq
December 12, 2025 at 9:51 PM
🌟 Daily Difference Maker: Fareeda!
A Kingsley Elementary 5th-grader who helped create a robot hand through Book Club and hopes to become a doctor one day. Her curiosity and creativity represent the #TheDeKalbDifference💙🧡.

📲 Follow us to meet more #DCSD students & staff #DailyDifferenceMakers! 🎉
December 12, 2025 at 11:55 AM
🌅 Join us in January for #ForwardTogether Forums with Interim Superintendent Dr. Sauce. Hear themes from his entry survey and share your voice as we shape the path ahead for #DCSD.

Clarkston 1/8 • Columbia 1/13 • Cross Keys 1/21 • MLK Jr. 1/27
🕕 6–7:30 PM
#IStandWithDCSD #TheDeKalbDifference💙🧡
December 11, 2025 at 10:08 PM
#DeKalbCARES! 💙🤝🧡 We equip staff & students with tools to prevent, deescalate & repair conflict. 🫶 Through Verbal De-Escalation & Restorative Practices, we're calming classrooms & restoring relationships.

Brighter schools start with CARES! dekalbschoolsga.org/dekalbcares

#TheDeKalbDifference💙🧡
December 11, 2025 at 3:26 PM
🌟 Daily Difference Maker: Ms. Lydia Atubeh!
The DECA Art Teacher who uplifts student creativity through Yearbook, Art Club, National Arts Honor Society, and national showcases!

📲 Follow us for more #DailyDifferenceMakers! 🎉

#TheDeKalbDifference💙🧡 #ForwardTogether
December 11, 2025 at 11:20 AM
🌟 Help Us Improve! 🌟 We want to hear from YOU! 🗣️

Take the Family Friendly Schools Survey today and help us build welcoming, supportive schools. 🏡🤝🏫

👉 English: bit.ly/ENGFFS
👉 Spanish: bit.ly/FFSSP

📅 Survey closes Dec 19, 2025!

#FamilyFriendlySchools #FamilyEngagement #TheDeKalbDifference💙🧡
December 10, 2025 at 10:06 PM
🎁 Give the gift of presence this season: real connection, focused time, and simply being there. Whether you’re sharing a quiet moment or stepping in to give someone time to rest, your presence can be a lasting present. ✨
#WellnessWednesday #BeWellDeKalb #TheGiftofPresence #TheDeKalbDifference💙🧡
December 10, 2025 at 8:57 PM
🌟 Community Partner Spotlight: 100 Black Men of DeKalb County! 🌟 Since 1991, they have supported DCSD students through mentorship, training, and leadership development, remaining a powerful presence for our youth.

🔷 Partner with us: bit.ly/DCSD-Partners

#TheDeKalbDifference💙🧡 #TheDeKalbVillage
December 10, 2025 at 7:21 PM
📢 #DCSD is collecting community input for the FY27 Public Budget. 💰🏫 Share your voice and help guide district priorities.

📲 Complete the survey by February 13, 2026: survey.sogolytics.com/r/NJ7MYV

#TheDeKalbDifference💙🧡
December 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
🌟 Daily Difference Maker: Caleb!
This Kingsley Elementary 4th-grader values learning about different cultures & has big dreams, from the NBA to running a business.

📲 Follow us to meet more #DCSD students and staff who make a difference.
#DailyDifferenceMakers #TheDeKalbDifference💙🧡 #ForwardTogether
December 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
📣 #DCSD NEWSLETTER! The December 9, 2025 ed. of The DCSD Weekly Digest is here! Stay Connected and Stay Informed: bit.ly/3KH5hwk.

#TheDeKalbDifference💙🧡
December 9, 2025 at 10:32 PM
🗣️ Join our upcoming SAP Virtual Town Hall to participate in discussions on progress, plans, and program updates for the Student Assignment Project. 💙🏫🏘️🧡

📅 Saturday, Dec 13 | Virtual
📲 Register: bit.ly/SAP-VirtualTownHall

#TheDeKalbDifference💙🧡 #SAPatAGlance #CommunityVoices
December 9, 2025 at 9:28 PM
🌟 Daily Difference Maker: Ariaunna!
A Redan High senior preparing for a career in registered nursing, she created a mental health brochure for her school’s leadership conference focused on bipolar disorder and awareness.

📲 Follow us for more #DailyDifferenceMakers! 🎉

#TheDeKalbDifference💙🧡
December 9, 2025 at 3:16 PM
💬🗣️ District 3 families: Join BOE Chair Deirdre P. Pierce for Dialogue with Deirdre on Dec. 16, 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM. This virtual session includes updates on school highlights, safety, operations, cluster breakouts, and the Student Assignment Project.

Register: bit.ly/D3D32025

#TheDeKalbDifference💙🧡
December 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM
❄️🚂✨ Title I families are invited to Polar Express: Pajamas & Pancakes! Enjoy storytelling, reading activities, take-home resources, and pancakes in your coziest PJs.

📅 Dec. 13 | 🕘 9–11:30 AM
📍 Smoke Rise ES
📲 Register: bit.ly/3LqVoUb

✨ pajamas not provided ✨

#TheDeKalbDifference💙🧡
December 8, 2025 at 9:06 PM
🗣️ Whose House??? 🙌 33 seniors from Arabia Mtn HS and Lithonia HS are the FIRST STUDENTS IN THE NATION to receive early admission to Morehouse College. Morehouse delivered the news in person & they were recognized at the December BOE meeting! 🎉

📰 #DCSDNews ➡️ bit.ly/4iGuK66

#TheDeKalbDifference💙🧡
December 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
🎉 CONGRATS to our new Swag Bag winner, Jacquice Hartman! She is one of our newest Facebook followers and was selected to receive an official DCSD Difference Maker Swag Bag.

📲 Follow us to celebrate our #DailyDifferenceMakers and see who wins next!
#TheDeKalbDifference💙🧡 #ForwardTogether
December 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
✨💻 It’s Computer Science Education Week. Students across #DCSD are exploring coding, robotics, and digital creativity. Join us in celebrating the teachers and students bringing computer science to life! 🎉
#TheDeKalbDifference💙🧡
December 8, 2025 at 4:06 PM
📢 REMINDER: DeKalb BOE Dec. 2025 Mtg will be held on TODAY, Dec. 8.
◼️ Executive Session & Business Mtg: 11:30 AM
◼️ Community Input Session: 5:45 PM

🎥 Watch live on Xfinity ch. 24 in DeKalb or #DSTV🎬: bit.ly/watchDSTV-LIVE

📌 Find the mtg agenda and Public Comment Policy & Procedure: bit.ly/4inJHch
December 8, 2025 at 3:03 PM
🇺🇸 On Pearl Harbor Day, we remember the lives forever changed on December 7, 1941. Their courage offers lessons in resilience and reflection. Today invites us to pause and deepen our commitment to peace and community. 🕊️ #PearlHarborDay
December 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
📢 The DeKalb BOE Dec 2025 Mtg will be held on Monday, Dec 8.
◼️ Executive Session & Business Mtg: 11:30 AM
◼️ Community Input Session: 5:45 PM

▶️ Watch live on Xfinity ch. 24 in DeKalb or #DSTV🎬: bit.ly/watchDSTV-LIVE

📌 Find the meeting agenda and Public Comment Policy & Procedure: bit.ly/4inJHch
December 5, 2025 at 10:47 PM
📢 #DCSD is collecting community input for the FY27 Public Budget. 💰🏫 Share your voice and help guide district priorities.

📲 Complete the survey by February 13, 2026: survey.sogolytics.com/r/NJ7MYV

#TheDeKalbDifference💙🧡
December 5, 2025 at 9:44 PM
🌟 Daily Difference Maker: Yasmin!
This E.L. Miller Elementary 5th-grader set a goal to move from green to blue on her MAP assessment and reached it through focus and steady effort.

📲 Follow us for more #DCSD Difference Makers! 🎉
#DailyDifferenceMakers #TheDeKalbDifference💙🧡 #ForwardTogether
December 5, 2025 at 11:44 AM
🌟 Daily Difference Maker: Ms. Christina Custer!
A School Social Worker who supports the Henderson MS and Lakeside cluster with steady leadership & compassion.

📲 Follow us for more #DCSD students and staff #DailyDifferenceMakers! 🎉

#TheDeKalbDifference💙🧡 #ForwardTogether
December 4, 2025 at 11:23 AM
💬🗣️ District 3 families: Join BOE Chair Deirdre P. Pierce for Dialogue with Deirdre on Dec. 16, 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM. This virtual session includes updates on school highlights, safety, operations, cluster breakouts, and the Student Assignment Project.

Register: bit.ly/D3D32025

#TheDeKalbDifference💙🧡
December 3, 2025 at 10:32 PM