ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — DeKalb County Schools Interim Superintendent Dr. Norman Sauce III has only been in charge of the state’s third largest school district for a few months, but he’s already seeing a dramatic turnaround after the ouster of his predecessor.
Sauce addressed district officials and employees on Tuesday during an annual state of the schools address. Speaking at the auditorium of Cedar Grove High School in Ellenwood, Sauce was optimistic about the future, and clear-eyed about the recent past.
“Yes, some declining enrollment. Yes, some budget pressures. Yes, the obstacles of running the 30th largest school district in the United States,” he said. “I’m not here to blissfully ignore that those factors exist. They do. But I am here to tell you that the state of this school district is strong, resilient, responsive.”…