DeKalb School System provides enrollment forcasting and redistricting information for Dunwoody Cluster.

I attended the meeting last night at Kingsley with about 100 neighbors, parents, school charter representatives, teachers and various DeKalb school administrators in attendance.  Meeting started about 6 and the first half discussed the process of enrollment forecasting and the second half started to get to the discussion on overcrowding but was cut short as the meeting was scheduled to end at 7 pm.

Long story short, little short term relief may happen at the elementary level because of Austin redistricting but capacity issues still abound. DHS enrollment continues upward with little improvement in sight.  Financial issues and build schedules were touched upon but no definitive information or answers were given. 

Here is the full Powerpoint presentation from last night.

DeKalb School System to provide update on Dunwoody High & PCMS construction plans - Wednesday Feb 20, 6PM at Kingsley Elementary at Peachtree Gateway Council on Schools meeting.

Update on DHS & PCMS expansion plans.

Kingsley Elementary - Media Center
2051 Brendon Dr, Dunwoody, GA 30338
Wed, Feb 20, 2019
6:00pm

I saw a notice for a community meeting on Wednesday evening being sponsored by the Peachtree Gateway Council on Schools on DeKalb Commissioner Nancy Jester's Facebook Page.  The meeting's purpose is to discuss issues that affect the Dunwoody community specifically and is intended for Dunwoody parent leadership inside the local schools.  There are lots of interesting comments on Nancy's page regarding the planned classroom addition at Dunwoody without adequate resources (expanded lunch room, band room, gym space and other ancillary needs besides just classrooms that students will need) vs the idea of a new Doraville area high school that might reduce the attendance zone of Dunwoody therefore reducing the total attendance.

In case you don't remember, back on 2016 the school system vetted various options for District-wide feedback and our local Peachtree Middle School Foundation and Dunwoody High School Council both pressed hard for the additions at Dunwoody & Peachtree Middle School to reduce the overcrowding issues in the cluster as well assure that the cluster remains intact.

If you are interested in what’s going on with the plans for the additions to Peachtree Middle School & Dunwoody High School - please go to the Peachtree Gateway Council on Schools meeting on Wednesday where Mr. Dan Drake, DeKalb County School District COO will be presenting.

Meeting tonight (Wednesday) of the Peachtree Gateway Council on Schools at Dunwoody High - 6:30 pm in Media Center

Sherry Johnson (Region 1 Superintendent)
Amy Holmes-Chavez (PGCS committee leader/Parent)
Jo-ann Kimbrough (CCHS Parent)
Randy Faigin David (PGCS committee/Parent)
John Martin (Chamblee Middle School Principal)
Ashley Doolittle (PGCS committee/Parent)
Rebecca Braaten (Chamblee Charter High School Principal)

Peachtree Gateway Council on Schools provides educational events for parents and the community at large to learn more about policy and planning issues affecting schools in the DeKalb County School District. PGCS also shares knowledge of activities and successful practices in Region 1 schools.

• Wed, Jan 24, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
• Dunwoody High School

  Dunwoody High School, Vermack Road, Dunwoody, GA
• Dunwoody Cluster Schools "Meet and Greet"
  Wednesday, January 24th, 6:30pm
  Dunwoody High School Media Center
  
  Parents and the community are invited to meet our Dunwoody School Cluster Leadership. Meet the DeKalb County School District Regional Superintendent and the Regional Cabinet that supports our Dunwoody Cluster schools. Meet our Principals from Dunwoody High, Peachtree Middle, Austin, Chesnut, Dunwoody Elementary, Hightower, Kingsley, and Vanderlyn.
  
  6:30 Opening – Amy Holmes-Chavez (President of PGCS) meeting summary
  
  

  6:40 Ms. Johnson – introduces DCSD Region 1 Mico-Cabinet, remarks, Q/A
  Human Capital Manager - Mrs. Julie Moore-Fincher
  Transportation Manger - Mr. Harold Lewis
  Operations Manager - Mr. Winward Hines
  IT Specialist - Ms. Laura Crate
  Professional Learning Facilitators - (1) Dr. Jeffrey Dillard, (2) Ms. Kristie Fountian and (3) Ms. Elizabeth Barts
  Finance Specialist - Ms. Deborah Burns
  
  7:00 Principal “mini panel” – “happenings” at each school summary
  Peachtree Charter Middle School – Mr. Brian Heptinstall
  Dunwoody High School – Mrs. Priscilla Cole
  
  7:20 Open Q & A to Principals and Micro-Cabinet
  
  7:50 Closing  Introduce school parent leadership
  8:00 Close

  
  Sponsored by Peachtree Gateway Council on Schools: Your Region 1 Parent Council, serving the Chamblee, Cross Keys, Dunwoody clusters. Follow us on Facebook for info about Region 1 schools.