Dear parents, families, and friends,

Greetings on behalf of the nearly 102,000 students and 16,000 employees of the DeKalb County School
District (DCSD). As a father and educator, I am pleased that DCSD is participating in the Atlanta Million
Fathers March on October 27, 2017.

The theme is Real Dads Read, and that is a message the district wholeheartedly supports. The road to
both deep teaching and learning, and college and career readiness, begins with literacy at home. The
sooner our students begin to read, and the more it is modeled by parents, means our young people will
begin acquiring the foundation necessary for a lifetime of leaning and success.

Today, DCSD urges the fathers and men of DeKalb County and beyond to participate in the Atlanta
Million Fathers March by doing the following:

Escort your student to school on Oct. 27

Participate in a Million Fathers March activity
Take your child to the library
Give a child a book

We in the DeKalb County School District are thankful for your continued support of literacy and
achievement for our students. Grab a book, sit down with a child, and lets give the day to literacy and
education!

Regards,

R. Stephen Green
Superintendent/CEO
DeKalb County School District

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