Norman Sauce takes helm as interim superintendent of DeKalb Schools

Dr Norman Sauce poses with a participant at John R Lewis Elementary School Courtesy of Norman Sauce The DeKalb Board of Training has appointed Norman C Sauce III as the interim superintendent of the DeKalb County School District Sauce who previously served as chief of schools will take on the interim role as of Monday Nov making him officially the sixth superintendent for the district in the last years Our board was pleased to extend Dr Sauce a one-year contract Board Chair Deirdre Pierce reported in a message The move ensures stable leadership and continuity in the district s progress Over the past month Dr Sauce has demonstrated strong leadership a clear vision for apprentice success and a commitment to transparencyand collaboration Sauce was named acting superintendent in October after former DCSD superintendent Devon Q Horton was indicted on charges by the U S Attorney for acts he allegedly committed while serving as the superintendent of Evanston-Skokie School District in Illinois As the online chatter begin to build from the neighborhood and parents Sauce recorded a video imploring families to stand with the district as they overcome the outrage brought on by Horton s indictment Even in times of challenge or change our commitment to our students and our mission remains steady Sauce stated in the October video When we say I stand with DCSD we re not just sharing words we re showing our unity through action compassion and collaboration So currently I invite you to stand with us Despite the contemporary uproar DCSD has seen strides academically across the board with a graduation rate of percent DeKalb students outperforming both state and national ACT averages and modern promising news about several DeKalb schools outperforming state averages in the College and Career Ready Performance Index Sauce has served as DCSD chief of learner services since February He supported and supervised the district s exceptional training English language learners gifted schooling and early learning and pre-K departments in that role He also served as DCSD area superintendent for high schools I am deeply humbled and honored by the Board of Mentoring s confidence in appointing me as interim superintendent of DCSD Sauce explained in a comment The post Norman Sauce takes helm as interim superintendent of DeKalb Schools appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta