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Following a seven-step DeKalb County Schools' Seven-Step Process Education | Dunwoody
process for teaching and to Teaching and Learning
learning, DeKalb County
educators are committed to 1. Diagnosing the needs of students
developing a system-wide 2. Creating and maintaining classroom profiles
curriculum that provides 3. Planning engaging lessons
high expectations for 4. Teaching the standards using standards-based instruction
teachers as well as students 5. Utilizing formative assessments
to achieve meaningful 6. Re-teaching and providing additional support
student learning. 7. Administering summative assessments to validate student learning

five elementary schools, one middle
school and one high school – with each
school striving for one common goal: the
success of their students.
The rigorous, yet supportive curriculum
is known as a thinking curriculum.
Unlike many school curricula, the
thinking curriculum does not rely on rote
memorization, but instead integrates
content and process to reflect real-
world situations and promote problem
solving skills.
This approach to learning is critical
to produce a well-rounded and skilled
workforce, and is one of the contributing
factors to the success of Dunwoody’s
thriving business environment.
DeKalb County’s advanced approach
to learning is incredibly successful, and
student achievement is at all-time high.
In 2014-2015, Dunwoody High School
students scored an average of 1550 on the
SAT, 100 points higher than the average
state score and 60 points higher than the
national average.

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