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INTELLECTUAL
Stimulus

EDUCATION

Photo courtesy of the DeKalb County School System.

Future community leaders are being shaped in Dunwoody’s classrooms every
day. Leading the way in standardized test scores and national rankings,
as Dunwoody’s scores soar, so does the City’s potential.

The DeKalb County School District elementary, one middle, and one
“All our schools strive for one (DCSD) serves Dunwoody with high- high school.
common goal,” Superintendent quality education that helps develop The DCSD leads Georgia in certified
Green said. “We prepare young people into the next generation STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering,
students for college and of productive community, state, and Mathematics) schools, including five
careers through a laser focus national citizens. The third-largest public
on rigorous, relevant classroom school system in Georgia, DCSD employs in Dunwoody: Hightower Elementary
instruction related to each more than 6,600 highly valued teachers School, Dunwoody Elementary School,
child’s needs. We cherish our and administrators. These and thousands Austin Elementary School, Chestnut
partnership with Dunwoody Elementary School, and Vanderlyn
on this mission.” of other dedicated staffers support Elementary School. Only 50 schools
the instruction of 102,000 students in the world hold STEM certification
representing more than 160 nationalities from AdvancED, the globe’s largest
and speaking 140 languages. Nearly 50 community of education professionals;
schools offer charter, Montessori, theme,
Dr. R. Stephen Green and technology methods, in addition to Dunwoody boasts three (Austin,
Superintendent traditional education. DCSD has seven Chestnut, and Vanderlyn).
public schools in Dunwoody – five Continued on page 12

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