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New Charter School Holding Parent Meeting May 8

DeKalb Prep will move into the old Glen Haven school building and start with grades K-4.

DeKalb Prep, a new charter school, will open for classes in August in the old Glen Haven school at I‐285 and Covington Highway.

The school is now enrolling students. A community meeting for parents from Avondale Estates will be held at  6 p.m. Tuesday, May 8, at the Covington Library at 3500 Covington Highway, Decatur.

For for information, go to the school website at www.dekalbprep.org.

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Principal Michael Daly says,

The tuitionfree, public charter school will serve grades K through 4, adding a grade per year up to 8th grade.

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DeKalb Prep will offer a rigorous college preparatory education utilizing the internationally‐acclaimed Mosaica® Education model and Paragon® Curriculum, which allows students to acquire superior academic skills as well as the critical thinking and collaborative learning that are necessary to thrive in college and beyond in the 21st century.

The Academy, with its 7 ½ hour extended day and 192 day calendar, will provide significantly more time on task for students to master skills and to internalize rigorous content and make it their own.

 

 


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