Superintendent releases improvement plan
The new superintendent in DeKalb County has unveiled her five-year plan for improving the school system.
Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson, hired last summer, is asking the public to comment on her "Excellence in Education Plan." It calls for 95 percent of 2017 graduates to be ready for college or careers as judged by test scores and progress on "career pathways." She also wants to ensure that 90 percent of schools implement and master Georgia's "common core" curriculum standards.
To read the rest of her proposals and to submit comments, visit: www.dekalb.k12.ga.us.
About the Author
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.
