DeKalb is starting to meet about school closures. Here’s how to weigh in.
The DeKalb County School District wants your feedback on the possible closure of more than two dozen school buildings.
The first of many in-person community meetings will be Monday night at the district offices. The first virtual meeting will start at noon.
The district released an early version of a plan to better use the district’s existing facility space and address the fact there’s currently room for 18,000 more students in the district. The initial plan would close 27 schools, add capacity to 11 and convert eight to serve different grades.
The plan is subject to change based on feedback the district collects in the coming weeks via an online survey, and virtual and in-person meetings.
“Our message is simple,” Interim Superintendent Norman Sauce has said. “We need to hear from everyone.”
Here’s how to weigh in:
You can review the information on the district’s website and fill out a survey.
In-person meetings will be at 6 p.m. Registration is not required.
- Feb. 23: Administrative Industrial Complex, 1701 Mountain Industrial Blvd., Stone Mountain
- Feb. 24: Cedar Grove High, 2360 River Road, Ellenwood
- Feb. 25: Martin Luther King Jr. High, 3991 Snapfinger Road, Lithonia
- Feb. 26: Cross Keys High, 1626 N. Druid Hills Road NE, Atlanta
- March 23: Lakeside High, 3801 Briarcliff Road NE, Atlanta
- March 24: Columbia High, 2106 Columbia Drive, Decatur
- March 25: Martin Luther King Jr. High, 3991 Snapfinger Road, Lithonia
- March 26: Administrative Industrial Complex, 1701 Mountain Industrial Blvd., Stone Mountain
Virtual meetings will be held at noon. Register for February meetings here, and March meetings here.
- Feb. 23: Central region
- Feb. 24: Southwest region
- Feb. 25: Southeast region
- Feb. 26: North region
- March 23: North region
- March 24: Southeast region
- March 25, 3 p.m.: Southwest region
- March 26: Central region
About the Author
Cassidy Alexander covers Georgia education issues for the AJC. She previously covered education for The Daytona Beach News-Journal, and was named Florida's Outstanding New Journalist of the Year.
