What an Amazing Convocation! We are ready DeKalb Schools, GA 🎉. Fred Blankenship of WSB-TV inspired us w/ his keynote & Supt. Horton took us to new LEVELS & new HEIGHTS! Michelle L. Dillard is always on 🔥as we cheered, danced & got ignited. Many thanks to Dist. 4 Allyson Gervetz!

This year’s school theme is “Elevate Your Game!” I shared w/ staff all the ways we are elevating this year. We then created an Elevate wall & each person took a Polaroid picture & wrote word of how they are Elevating 😀#So Fun DeKalb Schools, GA

Tucker Middle 🏫 is forever grateful to Chris Miller & Coach Mann! They led our staff in a PL on how to “Teach Like a Coach” and the leadership lessons all coaches employ! We all needed a reminder on relationships, flexibility & culture. Best PL session ! 😀DeKalb Schools, GA

Many Thanks to Wonda Archer for stopping by this morning to help me start my first day as principal of TMS! The 🍏🍎cart is just what we needed to welcome students and parents 😀DeKalb Schools, GA

First day of school & the dawn of a new era at Tucker Middle School - under the leadership of Principal Candace Steadman Candace Steadman. What a visit! - enthusiasm abound, words of welcome, encouraging reminders, smiling students, classrooms humming with learning! #iLoveDCSD

Wonderful start to my first day as principal of TMS 😀. Thank you for supporting me Board Member Gevertz, Superintendent Horton, Michelle L. Dillard Dillard & Chief of Staff Palmer. I am most grateful for your leadership. I 💛DeKalb Schools, GA!

What a great first day of school DeKalb Schools, GA. First year champion principal Candace Steadman was passing out stickers. She’s such a motivator and loves her job. Thank you board member Gevertz for attending as well. Superintendent Horton walking in his 8th grade son.

What an honor to earn Teach Like A Coach certification from life coaches Miller & Mann (Chris Miller ) 🏈 This training truly helped our staff to be engaging & intentional as we make connections w/ our students 😀. #Elevate #I💛DeKalb Schools, GA

Shout out to our media specialist, Ms. Bell, for providing a taste of our book collection 📚📚📚! Students were even provided a menu of books to wet their appetites 😋#I 🧡💙DCSD 😀

Today we thanked 👏our interim assistant principal, Dr. Baker, while also welcoming 😃our new assistant principal, Ms. Hylton 🌺🌸🌷🌼

What a Great day of Teaching/ Learning from mean, median & mode in math to Elevating in science and becoming a word sleuth in the media center. #I 💙🧡DeKalb Schools, GA & TMS!

What a Great Back-to-School Pep Rally! Thank you PBIS Team. I even got my first pie in the face 😅! Laughter is medicine for our souls. I 🧡💙 DeKalb Schools, GA & TMS.

Today was the 1️⃣st day of our Yondr rollout which requires students to keep cellphones📱 in a pouch. It’s not a new policy, but, it definitely helps with enforcement. We are looking forward to deeper engagement & teaching/learning 😀. I 💙🧡DeKalb Schools, GA & TMS.

Grateful for Principals Center at Georgia State University! All of the prof. learning experiences I have had from Dʀ. Cʜᴀʀᴀ N. Wɪʟʟᴀғᴏʀᴅ | #BeYourBestYet Dr. Dionne Cowan Cynthia Strickland Jewell Clay has come full ⭕️ today. The 1️⃣st yr. Principal Acad. has brought my core beliefs and values to light. How are you showing up for others?

2️⃣4️⃣ years ago I had the privilege of entering into this Amazing field of Education. Keydrick Barlow was one of the students in my first class at Chamblee High 😀. He now serves as a transition specialist Redan High. So proud of him👏👏. I 🧡💙DeKalb Schools, GA

TEAM Work makes a DREAM Work! For PL , we divided each grade level team into small groups to review pertinent MAP data 📊📉 reports. Teachers were able to breakdown student RIT scores & apply to learning continuum. We also prepared student data folders . I 🧡💙DeKalb Schools, GA

Karonda Foster Mitchell, PhD led our math depart. in disciplinary literacy. She demonstrated metacognitive note taking 📝 & academic discourse. Each of our content areas will receive this deeper learning PL this week. We are so excited for the T&L opportunities at TMS! I 🧡💙DeKalb Schools, GA

These Shout Outs were the suggestion of Dr. Lori M. Bolds 😀. Each week staff have the opportunity to recognize the fantastic work their colleagues are doing. Nominations receive a card that summarizes how their colleagues feel about them! Great culture boost. 💙🧡DeKalb Schools, GA

Homecoming 👑👑Pep Rally 📣! Thanks to PBIS team, Ms. Hanford, & Ms. Rucker. V-103’s Big Tigger did an awesome job moderating our event! Happy Homecoming TMS. I 🧡💙DeKalb Schools, GA

What an Awesome ending to Homecoming week👑: VICTORY 🏈😀! Thank you to All who helped to make this week special for our students & community! Let’s go TMS 🐅…I 💙🧡DeKalb Schools, GA