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DEKALB COUNTY, GA—During its Regular Board Meeting Work Session today, DeKalb County Board of Education (DCBOE) members elected Diijon DaCosta, Sr. (District 6) as its new Board Chair. Deirdre P. Pierce (District 3) was unanimously selected as Vice Chair for 2023.
“I am humbled by this honor to lead the DeKalb County Board of Education as its chairman. As a proud graduate, former teacher and district employee, father, and Board member, I have seen firsthand the extraordinary impact that a high-quality public education has on our students and communities,” said DaCosta.
“Working collaboratively with my fellow Board members, we will continue to focus on moving DeKalb County Schools forward by selecting a permanent superintendent and other critical, highly qualified District leaders. Moreover, we will remain fully engaged in reviewing our Comprehensive Master Plan to deliver the outstanding facilities our scholars and employees deserve, and our communities want.”
Pierce also expressed her gratitude for being selected for her new role.
“I am extraordinarily grateful to serve as vice chair of this Board to support my colleagues and our incredible District leadership faithfully,” said Pierce. “As always, my commitment remains to have a unified Board approach in working with staff to implement transformative approaches to helping students excel academically, socially, and emotionally.”
At today’s meeting, the Board affirmed its commitment to comply with the Board Members’ Ethics Policy and approved its DCBOE 2023 Georgia Legislative Priorities.
On Jan. 6, three DCBOE members took their oath to begin four-year terms: DaCosta, Sr., Allyson Gevertz (District 4), and the newest Board member, Whitney McGinniss (District 2), who replaced Marshall Orson, who did not seek reelection.
To view the Board of Education Oath of Office ceremony, click HERE.
For a comprehensive listing of DCBOE members and individual biography details, click HERE.
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For the sake of DeKalb County…particularly South DeKalb County.. I’m hoping for positive change with the school board.
School boards are supposed to see about the well being about their students,their education and the administration. We have seen two different superintendents go ( for two different reasons),lots of infighting and not one solution in sight. I’m always amazed on how we have these boards ” care ” for these kids but at the same time hurt them( the kids), community and county. I’m pleasantly surprised that our schools are still accredited. This is what happened with Clayton County and almost happened with Cobb 2 years ago.
The Governor of Florida has declared war on education by doing away with African American history. Though its better that your elders teach people about,it is part of American/ World history that should accurately be taught in the classroom .There should be more people protesting against his gesture. Whether its about history or any other subject, education is beyond important. Imagine going to a grocery store and you can’t decipher almond milk from regular milk because you can’t barely read,not knowing what 2 +2 is or being ill prepared to go to college because you’re not up to grade level? Some will argue that education starts with the parents and I’m 100 percent on board with that, but teachers are supposed to accentuate it. Sadly, the board seems to be more concerned about what your child is wearing.What for? It didn’t raise any test scores and / improve academics.
Students deserves better. South DeKalb also deserves better.