DeKalb to hear public comment on charter district proposal

The DeKalb County School District will hold five public meetings to solicit comment about a proposal to convert the district into a charter system.

Georgia is encouraging school districts to consider a change to charter oversight or another system the state calls “IE2” by next summer.

The meetings will be at 6 p.m. at the following high schools and dates: Lithonia High on Aug. 26, Lakeside High on Aug. 27, Dunwoody High on Aug. 28, Towers High on Sept. 2 and Stephenson High on Sept. 3.

Visit the Georgia Department of Education's website for more information.

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Ty Tagami is a staff writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Since joining the newspaper in 2002, he has written about everything from hurricanes to homelessness. He has deep experience covering local government and education, and can often be found under the Gold Dome when lawmakers meet or in a school somewhere in the state.

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