§ 20-14-70. Creation; Adoption of Performance Measures; Report Cards; Audit
The office, with the approval of the council, shall create and the Professional Standards Commission shall adopt the rules and policies that support an education work force accountability assessment program that is primarily performance based. The office shall develop and recommend and the Professional Standards Commission shall adopt performance measures and indicators that provide the […]
§ 20-14-43. Chief Turnaround Officer; Qualifications; Duties
There is created the position of Chief Turnaround Officer. The Governor, after consulting with the State School Superintendent and the Education Turnaround Advisory Council and, in his or her discretion, conducting a national search, shall appoint the Chief Turnaround Officer who shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The Chief Turnaround Officer shall be […]
§ 20-14-90. Agricultural Education Advisory Commission Created; Membership; Requirements; Meetings; Reimbursement
There is created the Agricultural Education Advisory Commission. The commission shall consist of three members of the House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of the House, at least one of whom shall be from the House Committee on Agriculture and Consumer Affairs and at least one of whom shall be from the […]
§ 20-14-44. Turnaround Coaches; Role
The Chief Turnaround Officer with the recommendation of the State School Superintendent, shall propose individuals experienced in turning around schools that have similar needs and characteristics as those schools identified pursuant to Code Section 20-14-45, to serve as turnaround coaches, subject to approval by the state board. Turnaround coaches shall assist schools that are identified […]
§ 20-14-91. Career and Technical Education Advisory Commission Created; Membership; Requirements; Meetings; Reimbursement
There is created the Career and Technical Education Advisory Commission. The commission shall consist of four members of the House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of the House, one of whom shall be from the House Committee on Economic Development and Tourism, one of whom shall be from the House Committee on […]
§ 20-14-45. Turnaround Eligible Schools Defined; Identification; Role of Local Boards of Education
As used in this Code section, the term “turnaround eligible schools” means the schools that have performed in the lowest 5 percent of schools in this state identified in accordance with the state-wide accountability system established in the state plan pursuant to the federal Every Student Succeeds Act. The Chief Turnaround Officer, in conjunction with […]
§ 20-14-46. On-Site Diagnostic Review by Third-Party Specialist; Development of Intensive School Improvement Plan
Within 30 days of entering into a contract amendment or intervention contract between the State Board of Education and a local board of education pursuant to Code Section 20-14-45, the local board of education shall, in consultation with the turnaround coach, select a third-party specialist to conduct a comprehensive on-site diagnostic review in cooperation with […]
§ 20-14-47. Individual Assessments of Low Performing Students in Turnaround Eligible Schools
Within the first 60 instructional days of the school year of a contract amendment or intervention contract pursuant to Code Section 20-14-45, turnaround coaches shall coordinate with each school to conduct individual assessments of those students who have been identified as low-performing and shall coordinate with schools to provide the following interventions, as agreed to […]
§ 20-14-48. Resources and Supports for Turnaround Eligible Schools
The State School Superintendent shall ensure that all necessary department resources and supports are made available for full implementation of this part, including, but not limited to, the implementation of the intensive school improvement plans established pursuant to Code Section 20-14-46 for schools for which a local board of education has entered into a contract […]
§ 20-14-49. Failure to Progress After Implementation of Intensive School Improvement Plan; Interventions
If after three school years of implementing the intensive school improvement plan developed pursuant to Code Section 20-14-46, the school is not improving, as determined by the Chief Turnaround Officer based on the terms of the amended contract, amended charter, or the intervention contract and on other applicable factors, the Chief Turnaround Officer shall require […]