DeKalb School of the Arts

DeKalb School of the Arts (DSA) is a public performing arts magnet school in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States, east of the city of Atlanta. It is a part of the DeKalb County School District.

DeKalb School of the Arts
Address
1192 Clarendon Avenue

Avondale Estates
,
Georgia
30002

United States
Coordinates
Information
TypePublic magnet
Established1999
School districtDeKalb County School District
PrincipalGeorge Greene
Teaching staff30.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades8–12
Enrollment408 (2020-21)[1]
Student to teacher ratio14.03[1]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Purple, white and gold      
MascotThe Fire Ant
NicknameDSA
National rankingNational rank: #168; state rank: #4; metro Atlanta rank: #2; school district rank: #1 [2]
Websitewww.dsa.dekalb.k12.ga.us

DeKalb School of the Arts is located at 1192 Clarendon Avenue, Avondale Estates, Georgia 30002.[3]

History

DeKalb School of the Arts began in 1985 under the direction of Richard Leitgeb and became the DeKalb Center for Performing Arts, a magnet program housed at Avondale High School. In 1999 it was split off and became the DeKalb School of the Arts, and in 2002 it moved into the former Briarcliff High School. After eight years at its independent location, DeKalb School of the Arts moved back into Avondale High School in August 2010. Since the closure of Avondale High School in 2011, DSA has occupied most of its old campus, sharing it with the DeKalb County School District's Registration and Records departments. In the winter of 2020 the school district abruptly decided to drop the eighth grade class from DSA. Starting in August 2021 the school will only have grades 9-12.

Staff

George Greene, a previous assistant principal, is the current principal.[4] The previous principal, Susan McCauley, abruptly retired after an episode involving failure to report alleged "inappropriate contact" between a teacher and student.[5] Another staff issue during McCauley's tenure involved a French teacher who was transferred after he showed an "inappropriate" video to students.[6] McCauley then hired as a substitute a French teacher who had been forced to resign earlier in the school year from Cross Keys High School for making anti-immigration remarks to Hispanic students.[7]

Academic achievements

The school has won many awards and recognitions, including being named a National Blue Ribbon School.

Its mock trial team has consistently received four or more best attorney/witness awards at competitions and won the Regional Championship in 2013 and 2014.

Notable alumni

DeKalb Center for the Performing Arts 1985-1999

  • Stacey Abrams - politician, lawyer, voting rights activist and author

DeKalb School of the Arts 2000–present

Filming locations

It is the filming location for the interior of Madison High in Madison, Delaware from Goosebumps.

References
  1. "National Center for Education Statistics".
  2. "US News and World Report Best High Schools".
  3. DeKalb School of the Arts About DSA page, May 2007
  4. "DSA Faculty Directory". 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
  5. Asia Simone Burns, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "DeKalb teacher resigns, principal on leave after report of 'inappropriate contact' with student". ajc. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
  6. Maureen Downey, The Atlanta-Journal-Constitution. "how should dekalb schools respond lockdown video and lapse diligence". ajc. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
  7. https://humanresourcessimplified.com/teacher-dekalb-ousted-came-right-back-substitute/



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