DeKalb employees get pumped up for back to school

DeKalb County Schools Superintendent R. Stephen Green set the tone for the upcoming school year with “Every Little Step,” a message about embracing the actions needed to raise student achievement, at Convocation 2017 on Aug. 4.

Triscilla Weaver, regional superintendent for Region 4, leads her schools through coordinated cheers during roll call at the convocation, which was held at the Infinite Energy Center Arena in Gwinnett. Officials said the event was held in Gwinnett because DeKalb has no facility large enough to accommodate the school district’s more than 13,000 employees.