SACS monitors visit school district
A team from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools has completed a visit to the DeKalb County School District and will soon issue a recommendation on accreditation.
SACS placed DeKalb on probation last December, threatening to strip accreditation if the school system failed to address 11 “required actions” by this month. A team of five from the agency arrived Monday and departed Tuesday, said school district spokesman Quinn Hudson.
The team interviewed school board members, Superintendent Mike Thurmond, central office staff, principals, parents and business leaders, and were told the district had made “significant progress” on the action items, Hudson said. He said the district expects SACS to release a progress report and an accreditation decision by January.
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