DeKalb County Schools has named Dr. Devon Horton as the sole finalist to be the district’s next superintendent.
Horton would likely start after June 30. The board will have to wait 14 days to approve Horton’s contract, per state law.
Horton is currently the superintendent of the Evanston/Skokie School District 65 in Evanston, Illinois. If the school board votes to approve his contract, he will replace interim Superintendent Dr. Vasanne Tinsley, who took over when the school board abruptly fired Cheryl Watson-Harris last spring.
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