§ 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 […]
§ 20-14-49.1. Education Turnaround Advisory Council Created; Composition; Administration; Role
There is created the Education Turnaround Advisory Council which shall report to the State School Superintendent. The Education Turnaround Advisory Council shall be composed of: The executive director of the Georgia School Boards Association or his or her designee; The executive director of the Georgia School Superintendents Association or his or her designee; The executive […]
§ 20-14-49.2. Biannual Reporting by Chief Turnaround Officer; Required Meetings
The Chief Turnaround Officer shall prepare a written biannual update on the status of each school that is under a contract amendment or intervention contract pursuant to Code Section 20-14-45. The Chief Turnaround Officer shall provide such biannual reports no later than February 1 and August 1 of each year to the chairpersons of the […]
§ 20-14-35. Office Powers; On-Site Audits; Reporting Findings and Recommendations; Authorization of Other School Audits
The office may: Conduct on-site audits of any school at any time, subject to the approval of the director; Raise or lower any performance rating as a result of the audit; and Review school fund accounting information and records to determine effective and efficient expenditure of state funds as allocated. The director shall determine the […]
§ 20-14-36. Written Procedures; Training
The office shall recommend, and the State Board of Education shall adopt, written procedures for conducting on-site audits under this part. The office shall make the procedures available to the schools, school councils, local boards of education, and the public. Office staff shall be trained in audit procedures and shall follow such procedures in conducting […]