Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 160-5-1-.03 - Identification and Reporting of Schools
(1)
PURPOSE. The purpose of this
rule is to define the term school and special entity for reporting purposes and
assigning facility code numbers.
(2)
DEFINITIONS.
(a)
School - a building or group
of buildings that has
1. A full-time
principal,
2. A media center or
access to a media center on a contiguous site;
3. Housing for students who are reported for
the purpose of earning FTE-based QBE or state education funds;
4. A facility code issued by the
Department;
5. An accountability
determination or is participating in data collection for a future
accountability determination in compliance with current state and/or federal
accountability requirements;
6. A
school council pursuant to O.C.G.A. §
20-2-86; and
7. A school report card or is participating
in data collection for the development of a future report card pursuant to
O.C.G.A. §
20-14-34;
(b)
Special entity - an
educational facility other than a school that houses students for all or part
of the instructional day and does not report students for the purpose of
earning FTE-based QBE funds. For the purposes of this rule the following shall
be considered as special entities:
1. Adult
Education Programs that are designed to provide educational and dropout
prevention services to students who have dropped out of school or are on the
verge of dropping out of school;
2.
Alternative Education Programs that do not meet the definition of school
pursuant to State Board of Education Rule
160-5-1-.03 Identification and
Reporting of Schools;
3. Evening
Education Programs that provide educational services to students for part of
the instructional day;
4. Head
Start;
5.
Pre-kindergarten;
6. Georgia
Network for Educational and Therapeutic Support (GNETS) Satellite;
7. Georgia Network for Educational and
Therapeutic Support (GNETS) Center;
8. Special Education Center; and
9. Special Entity Charter School.
(3)
REQUIREMENTS.
(a) By August 15
of each year, school systems shall verify to the department all schools and
special entities that they will operate that year.
(b) Each school system, school and special
entity shall be identified by a code assigned by the department that shall not
be changed without the approval of the state school superintendent or
designee.
(c) All school/special
entity-based data reported to the department shall be by the assigned
codes.
(d) FTE for special entities
shall be reported at the student's home school or the school where the student
would be assigned if the student being served is a non-resident student of the
school system where the special entity is located. Accountability
determinations for students served by special entities shall be included in the
home school's or home school system's accountability determinations as set
forth in the State of Georgia Consolidated State Application
Accountability Workbook.
(e) A local school system shall request a
change in school/special entity codes under the following conditions.
1. A new building is constructed either on a
new site or replacing a school on an existing site.
2. A change in grade organization takes place
in a school such that the primary mission of the school has changed; for
example, grade levels change from 9-12 to 6-8.
(f) A local school system shall request that
school/special entity code numbers be retired when
1. The school/special entity no longer houses
students for public education purposes,
2. The school/special entity ceases to
operate,
3. The school/special
entity is consolidated or merged with another school/special entity,
or
4. The school/special entity is
destroyed.
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