Superintendent Newsletter
McNair High School Home to District’s 2nd S.A.F.E. Center
IT’S OFFICIAL: McNair High School Home to District’s 2nd S.A.F.E. Center Providing Broad Wraparound Services to Families Community Partners Committed to Sustaining Support Dr. Ronald E. McNair High School is now officially home to DeKalb County School District’s (DCSD) second Student And Family Engagement (S.A.F.E.) Center. It joins Cross Keys High School in providing wraparound services through community partnerships to support students’ immediate needs in their school, home, and community. The center is designed to equip students academically, behaviorally, socially, and emotionally to be better scholars and productive citizens. School and district officials and community partners celebrated the center’s opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, [...]
Gifted Student Performer with Visual Impairment
Hitting All the Right Notes Ray Charles. Stevie Wonder. Andrea Bocelli. José Feliciano. Nobuyuki Tsujii. Ronnie Milsap. Depending on your preferred genre of music, these are just a few of the titans in the entertainment industry who have excelled at performing despite being visually impaired. While we don’t want to get ahead of ourselves, perhaps someday, an emerging hometown hero can soon add her name to this illustrious list. Then again, no one should ever bet against this survivor based on the improbable journey of Alexandra Guilfoy, a remarkable 14-year-old who’s overcome adversity her whole life. Born 16 weeks premature, Alexandra has bravely found a way to shine despite [...]