https://www.decaturcsf.org/events daily 0.75 2025-10-06 https://www.decaturcsf.org/events/march-madness monthly 0.5 2025-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3c1f11e8cac45f9c5788fd/d52db998-893f-4a97-9df5-cfdbdd59d14d/Chestnut+Grove.jpg Events - March Madness - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.decaturcsf.org/events/event-two-2lez9 monthly 0.5 2025-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3c1f11e8cac45f9c5788fd/55459913-217f-4dbb-bb89-0c1e59bea49a/JHES+MWC+Readers.jpg Events - Million Word Challenge - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.decaturcsf.org/events/event-one-hrede monthly 0.5 2025-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3c1f11e8cac45f9c5788fd/6ce09b45-fa54-4d27-b04c-03b643020432/2026+Decatur+3D+Horizontal+%281%29.png Events - City Saver Card Sale - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.decaturcsf.org/contact-us daily 0.75 2025-10-06 https://www.decaturcsf.org/home daily 1.0 2025-12-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3c1f11e8cac45f9c5788fd/c439a028-d54f-4a34-91ca-c4b197e1dbfc/March+Madness+Walter+Jackson.jpg Home - Funding innovation to help our schools is simple. We’ve been doing it since 1992. We believe that every student deserves a chance to succeed and that the future well-being of our community exists with our schools. Together with our generous supporters, we have created a strong foundation of support for innovative initiatives within our schools that make a measurable difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3c1f11e8cac45f9c5788fd/daaad5e0-9f78-4ae3-80f5-6d213d91e6d0/Eastwood+Mathletes.jpg Home - Want to help? We need YOU to continue to make a difference! You help us provide funding for resources that benefit every grade level and all academic subject areas. 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Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3c1f11e8cac45f9c5788fd/28e160b3-83ad-4fb8-b9d9-c3dc7f229ae0/IMG_4491.jpeg Our Team - Shelby Sasser DCSF Office Manager https://www.decaturcsf.org/about daily 0.75 2025-12-04 https://www.decaturcsf.org/annual-reports daily 0.75 2025-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3c1f11e8cac45f9c5788fd/00d0bd29-a566-486c-aa8b-2bb265758a86/2024-2025+DCSF+Year+in+Review+Website+Graphic+%281%29.png Stay "In the Know" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3c1f11e8cac45f9c5788fd/4f462d06-67b6-42c2-bfb7-717c726b14ab/2023-2024+DCSF+Year+in+Review+Website+Graphic.png Stay "In the Know" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3c1f11e8cac45f9c5788fd/017eb5d4-b1c8-4951-a839-16bf33692267/2022-2023+DCSF+Year+in+Review+Website+Graphic.png Stay "In the Know" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3c1f11e8cac45f9c5788fd/1c48569c-550a-4b5b-82d4-134f2528bb12/Year+in+Review+2021-2022+Website+Graphic.png Stay "In the Know" https://www.decaturcsf.org/you-can-help daily 0.75 2025-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3c1f11e8cac45f9c5788fd/36b20972-054b-47bb-bd80-a7fbbd940252/4.png You Can Help https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3c1f11e8cac45f9c5788fd/69e0f99c-36b2-40d7-bbd4-ca548fa74d98/3.png You Can Help https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3c1f11e8cac45f9c5788fd/1598019310888-6YB25A06NLPE6PG4QF93/DCS+Foundation+Code+DD771+%282%29.png You Can Help https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3c1f11e8cac45f9c5788fd/1598462556408-7D43RXXOSZD1YDCM9XVK/You+Can+Help+-+Website+%284%29.png You Can Help https://www.decaturcsf.org/scholarships daily 0.75 2025-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3c1f11e8cac45f9c5788fd/1598456425759-7ZP120GFW61SFHLDOOBA/Derica_Rice_Headshot._compressed.jpg Scholarships Derica Rice, former Executive VP for CVS Health and President of CVS Caremark and former Executive VP of Global Services and CFO at Eli Lilly and Co., was born and raised in Decatur. An advocate for education, Rice provided the Foundation with a scholarship endowment to benefit Austin High School students. When asked about growing up here, Rice responds, “It’s who I am.” Rice attended Somerville Road Elementary, Brookhaven Middle and Austin High School, where he finished in 1983. “No matter where I travel, it’s who I am,” Rice says. “Home is always in my heart.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3c1f11e8cac45f9c5788fd/b3b8d1cf-ff45-42b8-9a21-f8776b1aa794/IMG_5254.jpg Scholarships - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3c1f11e8cac45f9c5788fd/1598455611930-M3LUKQQXXJ1IJHEZX5TT/Banks.jpg Scholarships Athelyne Celest Banks devoted 42 years of her life to education, serving 29 years with Decatur City Schools after integration. She was a founding member of the Decatur City Schools Foundation, and an active Board https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3c1f11e8cac45f9c5788fd/69a0010f-faca-4bd1-aba9-ac4a5742f90c/image0.jpg Scholarships - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.decaturcsf.org/student-achievement daily 0.75 2025-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3c1f11e8cac45f9c5788fd/a7296ffc-e409-4359-8992-5266850e9d9f/2.jpg Student Achievement - Million Word Challenge "I became a Million Word Challenge reader because I love to read. I always have a book with me. 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