MEDIA ALERT: New School Opening At-Risk DeKalb County Students Have a New School Specifically for Them

DeKalb County Acceleration Academies operates in partnership with DeKalb County School District. Media are invited to attend the Ribbon Cutting ceremony.

September 16, 2025

TUCKER, Georgia. – On September 22, 2025, DeKalb County School District in partnership with DeKalb County Acceleration Academies (DAA) will celebrate the opening of a new school dedicated to the needs of at-risk high school students.

The new school is a result of a partnership between DeKalb County School District and Acceleration Academies. It will serve 300 students who have previously struggled in or dropped out of traditional school, giving them the academic and personal support they need to earn their high school diplomas.

DeKalb County Acceleration Academies previously operated in a temporary space inside McNair High School in Atlanta before opening in their permanent location in Tucker. The new school features an open layout with comfortable seating so students can sit where they want, an onsite cafe, and technology checkout so students have what they need to succeed. Students complete one course at a time and receive personalized support from teachers.

WHEN: September 22, 2025 at 11:00a.m. ET
WHERE: DeKalb County Acceleration Academies at 1975 Lakeside Parkway, Suite 320, Tucker, CA 30084
INTERVIEWS and PHOTOS: Media may attend or DAA will have a professional photographer on site to take photos and will make those available upon request.
SPECIAL GUESTS: Acceleration Academies CEO Kelli Campbell, Acceleration Academies Chief Operating Officer Fernando Moreno, Acceleration Academies Regional VP Beth Morford, DeKalb County Acceleration Academies Interim Director Krystal Braxton, and DeKalb County School District Superintendent Dr. Devon Horton

ABOUT ACCELERATION ACADEMIES: DeKalb County Acceleration Academies operates one campus in partnership with DeKalb County School District. Like all public school programs, DAA is free of charge for high school aged students through age 20 who want to earn their diplomas. Most of the DAA students were struggling in traditional schools and were unlikely to finish high school without extra support and flexibility the Acceleration Academies schools offer. However, there are also students who need the flexibility of a non-traditional school to accommodate family obligations, or their pursuit of athletics or music and other endeavors like Performing Arts.