The DeKalb Alternative School serves 6th through 12th grade students who have been expelled from their home schools.

The Alternative School provides a supportive, content-rich environment, and offers assistance and support to those students who are transitioning back to their home schools, college, or career. The school offers a comprehensive curriculum that is aligned with that of the DeKalb County School System. Students are prepared to return to the home-school having received competitive academic standards as well as remedial assistance as needed.

In accordance with disciplinary terms, students in the Alternative School are restricted from teams and clubs. However, students have an opportunity to participate in the Ropes course and outdoor classroom, the peer mediation program, morning and afternoon tutorials, and a variety of additional support groups.

Mission 

To foster a positive learning environment that offers opportunities to develop individual potential to become productive citizens. 

Vision 

To produce lifelong learners who will positively impact society.

The goal of DeKalb Alternative School is to develop the academic, social, and cognitive abilities of each student. We believe the best way to increase the academic success of our students is to address the social and emotional needs of our students. We strive to develop in our students lasting qualities of responsible citizenship: self-esteem, trust, self-discipline, and respect of others.

We do this by: promoting conflict resolution skills, strengthening parent-child relationships, and requiring a high academic purpose for dedicated, achieving students.

• DeKalb Alternative School was accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on International and Trans-Regional Accreditation in the 2002-2003 school year. It is the first alternative school in the southeast to participate in such a rigorous process and achieve this honorable distinction.
• In 2002, DeKalb Alternative School received the Award for Excellence in Adventure-Based Education by Project Adventure and OSHA. 
• In 2008, the counseling department of DeKalb Alternative School became a Recognized American School Counselor Association Model Program. This program allows school counselors to serve as consultants to other schools that are enhancing their program strategies for delivering academic, career, and personal/social development.