🍁📚 Let’s FALL INTO LITERACY!

Join #DCSD on Saturday, October 31 for a family-friendly day of reading, learning, and literacy resources for families with children in Pre-K3–5th grade!

⏰ 10 AM–2 PM
📍 Rockbridge Elementary School

Register: bit.ly/4Btsg4f

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👏 Happy National Boss Day!

Today, we’re celebrating the #DCSD leaders who support their teams, encourage growth, and help create environments where students and employees can succeed.

Thank you for your leadership and commitment! 🙌

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🎁 The Empty Stocking Fund Holiday Gift Program provides toys and gifts to children during the holiday season.

#DCSD families interested in assistance can register!

🔗 emptystockingfund.org/parents
🔑 EAC Code: ESFEAC42159

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Also joining Season 4:

Billy Williams | Stone Mountain
Chase Claiborne | MLK
Makenzie Dumas | Stephenson
Chandler Vigilance, Jalynn Ellis & Makaylah O’Neal | DeKalb School of the Arts

CONGRATULATIONS, cast and crew! #TheLunchroom #DSTV🎬 #DCSD #TheDeKalbDifference💙🧡

🎓 Learn more about gifted education in #DCSD!

Join our virtual Gifted Education Information Night on THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, from 6:00–7:30 PM to learn about gifted identification and ways to support gifted students at home and in school.

🔗 bit.ly/GiftedNight2026

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📣 SCHEDULE UPDATE: The October #DCSD Community Tech Café has moved to TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27.

⏰ 6–7 PM
💻 Virtual

Topics include cybersecurity in an AI-powered world and what families can do when a child is being cyberbullied.

🔗 bit.ly/TechCafeDCSD

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📰 #DCSDNews | AP participation and performance are growing!

In 2026, DCSD students took 7,467 AP exams (+4.9%). The percentage earning scores of 3 or higher rose to 61.7%, up from 57.7% in 2025!

Read more: bit.ly/3W33LLC

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💰 October is Economic Education Month!

Budgeting, saving, understanding credit, and making informed financial decisions are skills that last a lifetime.

Financial literacy helps #DCSD students prepare for life beyond the classroom.

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📣 #DCSD NEWSLETTER! The October 12, 2026 ed. of the DCSD Weekly Digest is here! Stay Connected and Stay Informed: bit.ly/4s5TrGG

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🛑 BULLYING STOPS HERE ✋

Knowing what bullying looks like helps us recognize it and take action.

Speak up. Check in. Support someone who needs it. 🫶

Together, we can help keep #DCSD schools safe and respectful.

#BullyingStopsHere #BullyingPreventionMonth #TheDeKalbDifference💙🧡

🎬 Georgia Pre-K Week may have fallen during Fall Break, but the celebration continues at #DCSD!

#DSTV🎬 visited Pre-K classrooms across DCSD to highlight our youngest learners and the educators who help make early learning meaningful. 🖍️📚

▶️ youtu.be/YpzIU0bBNa4

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🏫 THANK YOU PRINCIPALS! Superintendent Dr. Norman C. Sauce III and members of the DeKalb County Board of Education are recognizing our #DCSD principals this National School Principals Month. 🙌

▶️ youtu.be/Segr21S_zFI

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🏗️ Want to learn more about capital improvement projects across #DCSD?

Explore E-SPLOST projects, facility improvements, construction updates, and more through DCSD’s Capital Improvement Program.

🔗 dekalbschoolsga.org/capital-improvement-program-cip

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📅 Today, #DCSD recognizes Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples’ Day, acknowledging our nation’s history and the cultures, contributions, and perspectives that shape our communities.

🏫 REMINDER: DCSD schools are OPEN today, October 12. Welcome back from Fall Break!

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🛑 BULLYING STOPS HERE ✋

October is #BullyingPreventionMonth.

Speak up. Include others. Show kindness. Support someone who needs it. 🫶

Together, we can help create #DCSD schools where students feel valued, supported, and safe.

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📚 #DCSD School Choice Open Enrollment is available through Dec. 11!

Apply for IB, Montessori, dual language, theme schools, and more! Your child’s future, your family’s choice. At DCSD, every school is a great choice! 🏫🙌

Info: dekalbschoolsga.org/school-choice

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🎬 Season 2 of In the Know! premieres Oct. 14!

Catch up on Season 1: bit.ly/DSTV-InTheKnow

Then join Frida, Jennifer & Jamelia every other Wednesday as they ask district leaders what #DCSD families want answered. #iykyk

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💡 Did you know DCSD? 🇮🇹

Italian American educator Leonard Covello helped pioneer the idea of the community-centered school. He worked to connect schools with families and the surrounding community while supporting immigrant students.

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🍂 DCSD Title I Stakeholders are invited to the 3rd Annual Octoberfest Stakeholder Engagement Fall Festival!

📅 Oct. 10
⏰ 10 AM–2 PM
📍 Redan High School

Enjoy activities, college & career exploration, community resources, entertainment and more.

Register: bit.ly/OCTFEST2026

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🏆 Make a Difference this school year.

We’re looking for coaches who are ready to lead, mentor, and inspire DCSD student-athletes.

Apply today: https://bit.ly/DCSDAthleticsJ…

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