Seeing gap with other metro districts, DeKalb school board approves raises today

I haven't written much about teacher raises in the last few years that didn't involve the word "no," as in there will be no raises, no one is getting a raise or there's no money.

That appears to be changing.

Today, the DeKalb school board approved Superintendent Steve Green’s proposal to increase salaries for teachers, principals, and other certified school-based personnel.

The board also approved the first phase of a reorganization proposed by Green that includes a new human resources chief, now called chief human capital officer. Here is Leo T. Brown's résumé. He comes to DeKalb from Emory Healthcare.

In a statement, the district says the reorganization will create a "decentralized – flatter – organization that will be customer friendly. It will provide greater transparency, a quicker response, more accessibility and better communication. "

About the raises, the district said: