Agenda Item
d. Adoption of the DeKalb County School District Budget for 2026-2027 (FY27) and Resolution for Tax Levy
Summary: Presented by: Mr. Byron Schueneman, Chief Financial Officer, Division of Finance
Request: It is requested that the DeKalb County Board of Education adopt the DeKalb County School District FY2027 budget for all funds and approve the resolution establishing the 2026 millage rate at 22.78 mills.
Contact: Mr. Byron Schueneman, Chief Financial Officer, Division of Finance, 678.676.0270
Status: Attorney Approval Not Required
Mrs. Allyson Gevertz, Board Chair
Mr. Awet Eyasu, Vice Chair
Mr. Diijon DaCosta, Sr.
Mrs. Deirdre P. Pierce
Tiffany Hogan, Ph.D.
Dr. Norman C. Sauce III Mrs. Whitney McGinniss
Interim Superintendent of Schools Mr. Andrew B. Ziffer
June 15, 2026
WHEREAS, the DeKalb County Board of Education is required by law to make annually a
recommendation of the millage rate to be levied.
BE IT, THEREFORE, RESOLVED, that the DeKalb County Board of Education does hereby
recommend the tax levy for the support and maintenance of education as follows:
Twenty-two and seventy-eight hundredths (22.78) mills on all taxable property located in
the DeKalb County School District for the support and maintenance of education in said
DeKalb School District.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a certified copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Tax
Commissioner, and the Board of Commissioners of said County, with a request that the
levy of taxes for the calendar year 2026 shall include the tax herein recommended and
that all sums derived there from be paid to the DeKalb County Board of Education.
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Mrs. Allyson Gevertz
Chair, DeKalb Board of Education
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Dr. Norman C. Sauce III
Interim Superintendent, DeKalb County School District
Robert R. Freeman Administrative Complex
1701 Mountain Industrial Blvd. | Stone Mountain, GA 30083
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