Gov. Nathan Deal makes remarks after Dr Mark Elgart, CEO of AdvancED presented results of a staff visit to the DeKalb County School Board and a standing room only crowd Tuesday, January 21, 2014. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools has cleared the DeKalb school district from its probationary status saying the threat to its accreditation is no longer eminent. However, Elgart, the SACS chief, says the district is still under watch and they are now under something called accreditation warning. Gov. Nathan Deal was also there to applaud the school district on its progress. Deal removed six board members last year after the district was placed on probation for mismanagement. KENT D. JOHNSON/KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM