Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 160-5-1-.33 - Strategic Waivers and Title 20/No Waivers School Systems
(1)
DEFINITIONS.
(a)
College and Career Academy
(CCA) - a specialized school governed by a nonprofit governing board,
established as a charter school or pursuant to a contract for a strategic
waivers school system or charter system, which formalizes a partnership that
demonstrates a collaboration between business, industry, and community
stakeholders to advance work force development between one or more local boards
of education, a private individual, a private organization, or a state or local
public entity in cooperation with one or more postsecondary
institutions.
(b)
College and
career academy certification - a certification process, established by
The Office of College and Career Academies (The Office) in collaboration with
the Department of Education, for approval by the Technical College System of
Georgia board and the State Board of Education. The Office shall be authorized
to certify college and career academies. The State Board of Education shall
accept certification by the office as one component of determining compliance
with charter and strategic waivers school system or charter system contract
requirements. The State Board of Education may request supplemental information
from charter petitioners, strategic waivers school systems, or charter systems.
Any certification process shall require that the applicant demonstrates how the
proposed college and career academy will increase student achievement, provide
for dual credit and dual enrollment opportunities, increase work based learning
opportunities, and address work force development needs; articulates how the
collaboration between business, industry, and community stakeholders will
advance work force development; demonstrates local governance and autonomy; and
shows other benefits that meet the needs of the students and community.
Certification by The Office shall constitute a positive recommendation to the
State Board of Education for renewal of a charter school or charter system
pursuant to Code Section
20-2-2064.1 or an extension of a
strategic waivers school system contract.
(c)
College and career academy
governing board for a CCA established by a strategic waivers school system
contract - the governing board that will serve as a school-level
decision-making body at the college and career academy and is responsible for
ensuring the implementation of and compliance with the CCA portions of the
strategic waivers school system contract. The strategic waivers school system
contract establishing the college and career academy shall include provisions
requiring that the college and career academy have a governing board reflective
of the school community and the partnership with decision-making authority and
requiring that governing board members complete initial and annual governance
training provided by The Office of College and Career Academies, including, but
not limited to, best practices on school governance, the constitutional and
statutory requirements relating to public records and meetings, and the
requirements of applicable statutes and rules and regulations, as well as any
additional local school governing team training needed.
(d)
Georgia Department of Education
(GaDOE) - the state agency charged with the fiscal and administrative
management of certain aspects of K-12 public education, including the
implementation of federal and state mandates. Such management is subject to
supervision and oversight by the State Board of Education.
(e)
Governor's Office of Student
Achievement (GOSA) - the state agency mandated by state law to create a
uniform performance-based accountability system for K-12 public schools that
incorporates both state and federal mandates, including student and school
performance standards. Additionally, GOSA is charged with the responsibility of
publishing the State Report Card for schools and LEAs and to formulate a system
of awards and consequences within the Single Statewide Accountability
System.
(f)
Local Board of
Education (LBOE) - a county or independent board of education exercising
control and management of a local school system pursuant to Article VIII,
Section V, Paragraph II of the Georgia Constitution.
(g)
Local Educational Agency
(LEA) - local school system pursuant to local board of education control
and management.
(h)
Petition - a proposal or application to establish a strategic
waivers school system.
(i)
State Board of Education (SBOE) - the constitutional authority
which defines education policy for the public K-12 education agencies in
Georgia.
(j)
Substantial
Hardship - a significant, unique, and demonstrable economic,
technological, legal or other type of deprivation to an LEA which impairs its
ability to continue to successfully meet the requirements of educational
programs or services to its students.
(k)
The Office of College and Career
Academies - a division of the Technical College System of Georgia
established by O.C.G.A. §
20-4-37, that coordinates the
efforts by the State Board of Education, the University System of Georgia, the
Technical College System of Georgia and other not for profit postsecondary
institutions accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in
the professional development, curriculum support, governing board training and
development and establishment of college and career academies.
(l)
Unforeseen Circumstance -
material changes to state or federal law or other unforeseen conditions as
determined by the SBOE.
(2)
REQUIREMENTS.
(a)
General Requirements.
1. GaDOE shall develop:
(i) an application for the Strategic Waivers
contract;
(ii) a Strategic Waivers
contract template; and
(iii) a
Strategic Waivers contract submission process.
2. GaDOE shall develop the necessary guidance
for the Strategic Waivers application process.
3. GaDOE, in consultation with GOSA, shall
establish a process and procedure for the review of all Strategic Waivers
contracts.
(b)
Contract Terms.
1. Each contract
shall be for a term of six years.
2. The SBOE may, upon request of the LBOE,
extend the contract if the LEA successfully meets the terms of the Strategic
Waivers contract by meeting school targets for at least three years or meets
the fifth year targets by the end of the fifth year of accountability.
(O.C.G.A. §
20-2-84(c))
3. An LEA seeking approval of a Strategic
Waivers contract shall complete an electronic application and contract package
templates provided by GaDOE in accordance with O.C.G.A. §
20-2-81 and guidance which shall
include at least the following:
(i) School
System Strategic Plan;
(ii)
Flexibility Requested, including all waivers of law and rule
requested;
(iii) Performance,
including the academic and financial accountability targets schools must meet
as agreed to by GOSA and GaDOE;
(iv) Consequences, indicating the sanctions
and interventions for non-performing schools as agreed to by GOSA and
GaDOE;
(v) Specific requirements
related to maintaining or achieving financial stability of the LEA, including
ensuring that the LEA has not been designated as a high-risk LEA by the Georgia
Department of Audits and Accounts pursuant to O.C.G.A. §
20-2-67, or if it has been
designated as a high-risk LEA, that it has a written corrective action plan in
place and that local board of education members and appropriate personnel
participate in required training to address the deficiencies; and
(vi) Any other provisions determined
necessary to comply with federal and state laws, rules, regulations,
guidelines, or guidance by GaDOE in consultation with GOSA.
4. In exchange for the increased flexibility
the LEA is requesting, the specific Strategic Waivers contract proposal must
include a commitment to meet the performance goals set forth in the
contract.
5. The flexibility
component of the contract shall include the waiver or variance of at least one
of the following areas:
(i) Class size
requirements as provided in O.C.G.A. §
20-2-182 and State Board of
Education Rule
160-5-1-.08;
(ii) Expenditure controls as provided in
O.C.G.A. §
20-2-171 and also categorical
allotment requirements in Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official
Code of Georgia Annotated and State Board of Education Rule
160-5-1-.29;
(iii) Certification requirements as provided
in O.C.G.A. §
20-2-200 and State Board of
Education Rule
160-5-2-.50, with the exception of
special education teacher certification requirements;
(iv) Salary schedule requirements as provided
in O.C.G.A. §
20-2-212 and State Board of
Education Rule
160-5-2-.05;
6. The flexibility component of the Strategic
Waivers contract may also include the waiver of any other requirements or
provisions of Title 20 as identified by the LEA and approved by the SBOE except
as provided in O.C.G.A. §
20-2-82(e), and
notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the contract shall not be
construed to waive or approve variances of any federal, state and local rules,
regulations, court orders, and statutes related to civil rights; insurance; the
protection of the physical and/or mental health and safety of school students,
employees, and visitors; conflicting interest transactions; the prevention of
unlawful conduct; any laws relating to unlawful conduct in or near a public
school; or any reporting requirements pursuant to O.C.G.A. §
20-2-320 or Chapter 14 of Title 20
or O.C.G.A. §§
20-2-160,
20-2-161(e), and
20-2-320 as required for funding
purposes, as well as 20-2-740 as it relates to student safety; the requirements
of O.C.G.A. §
20-2-210; the prohibition against
the exclusion of students in dual credit courses from valedictorian or
salutatorian determinations pursuant to O.C.G.A. §
20-2-161.3(f)(4);
the requirements of O.C.G.A. §
20-2-167.1 regarding virtual
instruction requirements; O.C.G.A. §
20-2-210 regarding annual
performance evaluations; O.C.G.A. §
20-2-211.1; O.C.G.A. §
20-2-281 regarding student
assessments or the requirements in subsection (c) of O.C.G.A. §
20-2-327; the early intervention
program provided for in O.C.G.A. §
20-2-153; the provisions of
O.C.G.A. §
20-1-11; the requirements of
O.C.G.A. §
20-2-324.6; or the school resource
officer training requirements of O.C.G.A. §
35-8-27. A local school system
that has received a waiver or variance shall remain subject to the provisions
of Part 3 of Article 2 of Chapter 14 of Title 20, the requirement that it shall
not charge tuition or fees to its students except as may be authorized for
local boards by O.C.G.A. §
20-2-133, and shall remain open to
enrollment in the same manner as before the waiver request.
7. Pursuant to O.C.G.A. §
20-2-84(a), the
accountability component of the contract shall include:
(i) at least one of the following student
achievement measures, including both total scores and any needed targeted
subgroups:
(I) High school graduation
rates;
(II) SAT or ACT
performance;
(III) State
standardized test data, which may include end-of-grade assessments,
end-of-course assessments, or a combination thereof; or
(IV) Advanced Placement or International
Baccalaureate participation and performance; and
(ii) Any other accountability measures
included pursuant to O.C.G.A. §§
20-14-30- 20-14-41.
8. The consequences component of
the contract shall, at a minimum, adhere to the provisions of O.C.G.A.
§§
20-2-84 and
20-2-84.1.
(i) The schedule of sanctions and
interventions shall be designed to ensure that the LEA sufficiently addresses
the achievement deficiencies at all non-performing schools under the LEA's
management and control. Such sanctions and interventions shall include the
following:
(I) If based upon the review of
the first or second year accountability performance data, a school has not made
sufficient progress toward meeting its academic targets, a school improvement
plan will be incorporated into the following years school strategic planning
process and implemented that following year. The school improvement plan will
address the specific achievement deficiencies along with a targeted plan to
address the deficiencies. The school improvement plan and the targeted plan
will be approved and monitored by the LEA throughout the academic
year;
(II) If based upon the review
of the third or fourth year accountability performance data, a school has not
met its targets for three years, the LEA will apply direct school management
support and intensive teacher development support as outlined in the jointly
developed school improvement plan between the school leadership and district
leadership staff. Implementation of the school improvement plan will occur no
later than the fourth or fifth year of accountability and will be monitored by
the LEA; and
(III) If by the fifth
year of accountability performance data, a school has not achieved three years
of academic targets, the LEA will apply the consequences, provided in O.C.G.A.
§
20-2-84 and O.C.G.A. §
20-2-84.1, as approved by the
State Board of Education.
9. Pursuant to O.C.G.A. §
20-14-45, the terms of a Strategic
Waivers contract may be amended for the purpose of agreeing to receive
assistance for schools identified as turnaround eligible schools as defined in
the Code section. If a local board of education does not sign an amendment
within 60 days or declines to sign an amendment, the SBOE shall, within 60
days, either implement one or more of the interventions specified in O.C.G.A.
§
20-14-41(a)(6)
for the school(s) identified as turnaround eligible, or terminate the Strategic
Waivers contract as allowed by the contract terms.
10. The SBOE shall not be authorized to waive
or approve variances on any federal, state, and local rules, regulations, court
orders, and statutes relating to civil rights; insurance; the protection of the
physical and/or mental health and safety of school students, employees, and
visitors; conflicting interest transactions; the prevention of unlawful
conduct; any laws relating to unlawful conduct in or near a public school; or
the requirements provided in accordance with O.C.G.A. §
20-1-11; any reporting
requirements pursuant to O.C.G.A. §
20-2-320 or Chapter 14 of Title 20
or O.C.G.A. §§
20-2-160,
20-2-161(e), and
20-2-320 as required for funding
purposes, as well as 20-2-740 as it relates to student safety; the requirements
of O.C.G.A. §
20-2-210; the early intervention
program pursuant to O.C.G.A. §
20-2-153, the prohibition against
the exclusion of students in dual credit courses from valedictorian or
salutatorian determinations pursuant to O.C.G.A. §
20-2-161.3(f)(4);
the requirements of O.C.G.A. §
20-2-167.1 regarding virtual
instruction requirements, O.C.G.A. §
20-2-210 regarding annual
performance evaluations; O.C.G.A. §
20-2-211.1; O.C.G.A. §
20-2-281 regarding student
assessments or O.C.G.A. §
20-2-324.6 regarding harmful
materials or the requirements in O.C.G.A. §
20-2-327(c); or
school resource officer training requirements of O.C.G.A. §
35-8-27. An LEA that has received
a waiver or variance shall remain subject to the provisions of Part 3 of
Article 2 of Chapter 14 of Title 20, the requirement that it shall not charge
tuition or fees to its students except as may be authorized for LBOEs under
O.C.G.A. §
20-2-133, and shall remain open to
enrollment in the same manner as before the waiver request.
11. Strategic waivers school systems shall
have the flexibility to implement a tiered teacher evaluation system and to
define the measures needed to fulfill the requirements of the teacher and
leader evaluations pursuant to State Board Rule
160-5-1-.37 and O.C.G.A. §
20-2-210, including:
(i) For teachers of record who teach courses
that are subject to annual state assessments aligned with state standards,
define any additional professional growth measures beyond measurements based on
multiple student growth indicators, evaluations and/or observations, and/or
standards of practice that shall count for 20 percent of the
evaluation.
(ii) For teachers of
record who teach courses that are not subject to annual state assessments
aligned with state standards, define any:
(I)
Student growth indicators, including the school or local school system total
score on the annual state assessments that shall count for 30 percent of the
evaluation; and
(II) Additional
professional growth measures beyond measurements based on multiple student
growth indicators, evaluations and/or observations, and/or standards of
practice that shall count for 20 percent of the evaluation;
(iii) For principals and assistant
principals, define the combination of achievement gap closure, Beat the Odds,
and/or College and Career Readiness Performance Index data that shall count for
20 percent of the evaluation; and
(iv) Implement a tiered evaluation system, in
which reduced observations of certain teachers of record may be conducted to
provide additional time for evaluators to coach and mentor new teachers and
teachers with a performance rating of 'Needs Development' or 'Ineffective'
pursuant to paragraph (4) of O.C.G.A. §
20-2-210.
12. Any College and Career Academy (CCA)
opened by or any existing CCA included in the SWSS must meet the definition of
a CCA as defined in this rule, the LEA must notify GaDOE and Technical College
System of Georgia of the opening, and the College and Career Academy must meet
the following requirements related to College and Career Academies:
(i) If an existing CCA is included in the
SWSS, then the current CCA's governing board would continue as the governing
board of the CCA, using its current by-laws for operation and procedures for
electing members;
(ii) Provide a
Roles and Responsibilities chart between the CCA's governing board, the SWSS,
and the CCA's higher education and business partners that includes the
following:
(I) Information on the CCA's
decision making authority regarding personnel decisions, financial decisions,
curriculum, and instruction resource allocation, establishing and monitoring
the achievement of school improvement goals, and school operations;
(II) Information on how the CCA will be
funded by the LEA and other strategic partners; and
(III) Information on the services and
supports to be provided to the CCA by the LEA.
(iii) The CCA established under the
district's Strategic Waivers contract shall be a district initiative, and, as
such, students from multiple attendance zones within the district, if
applicable, shall be allowed to choose to attend the CCA.
(iv) The LEA's Strategic Waivers contract
shall include the CCA.
13. An LEA seeking to establish a CCA
pursuant to its Strategic Waivers contract shall ensure the CCA has a governing
board reflective of the school community and the partnership with
decision-making authority and that governing board members complete seven (7)
hours of initial and five (5) hours of annual governance training. The training
shall adhere to the Standards for Effective Governance of Georgia College and
Career Academies approved by the State Board of Education in conjunction with
the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) and shall be provided only by
The Office of College and Career Academies of TCSG unless otherwise specified
in this rule.
(i) Board members of any CCA
governing board in the first year of implementation of the CCA shall
participate, at a minimum, in seven (7) hours of training within (1) year of
taking office. The training shall consist of the following minimum
requirements:
(I) Two (2) hours of training on
the constitutional and statutory requirements relating to public records and
open meetings; and the requirements of applicable statutes and rules and
regulations for a college and career academy. This training must be conducted
by The Office of College and Career Academies of TCSG.
(II) Two (2) hours of Whole Board Governance
Team Training that covers topics within the Standards for Effective Governance
of College and Career Academies. This training must be conducted by The Office
of College and Career Academies of TCSG.
(III) Three (3) hours of training that covers
topics within the TCSG CCA Certification Standards, Community Workforce
Development, and the role of the CCA and its partners. This training must be
conducted by The Office of College and Career Academies of TCSG.
(ii) New members of a CCA
governing board shall participate, at a minimum, in seven (7) hours of training
within one (1) year of taking office. Board members with a break in service of
more than one calendar year shall be considered new board members for training
purposes. The training shall consist of the following minimum requirements:
(I) Two (2) hours of training on the
constitutional and statutory requirements relating to public records and open
meetings; and the requirements of applicable statutes and rules and regulations
for a college and career academy. This training may be conducted by The Office
of College and Career Academies of TCSG or any State Board of
Education-approved training provider.
(II) Two (2) hours of Whole Board Governance
Team Training that covers topics within the Standards for Effective Governance
of College and Career Academies. This training must be conducted by The Office
of College and Career Academies of TCSG.
(III) Three (3) hours of training that covers
topics within the TCSG CCA Certification Standards, Community Workforce
Development, and the role of the CCA and its partners. This training must be
conducted by The Office of College and Career Academies of TCSG.
(iii) CCA governing board members
with one (1) or more years of board service shall participate, as a minimum, in
five (5) hours of training annually. The training shall consist of the
following minimum requirements:
(I) Two (2)
hours of Whole Board Governance Team Training that covers topics within the
Standards for Effective Governance of College and Career Academies. This
training may be conducted by The Office of College and Career Academies of TCSG
or any State Board of Education-approved training provider.
(II) Three (3) hours of training that covers
topics within the TCSG CCA Certification Standards, Community Workforce
Development, and the role of the CCA and its partners. This training must be
conducted by The Office of College and Career Academies of TCSG.
14. An LEA that provides
virtual instruction through a virtual charter school whose total student
enrollment is composed of more than five (5) percent of students who reside in
another local school system will be held accountable for ensuring that ninety
(90) percent of QBE funds for these students are expended on virtual
instruction costs in accordance with O.C.G.A. §
20-2-167.1.
(c)
Public Input and
Transparency.
1. Before the LBOE
approves the complete local plan for formal submission to the SBOE, the LEA
must:
(i) Submit a letter of intent to GaDOE
that shall be accompanied by a LBOE resolution supporting the LEA's intent to
pursue such contract;
(ii) Schedule
and hold a public hearing for the purpose of providing an opportunity for full
discussion and public input on the strategic plan and proposed contract,
including formal, written comments or suggestions regarding the LEA's
flexibility requests and performance targets and their impact on each school.
The public hearing shall be advertised in a local newspaper of general
circulation which shall be the same newspaper in which other legal
announcements of the LBOE are advertised.
2. Public hearing notices shall be published
on the LEA's website for at least five consecutive calendar days prior to a
scheduled hearing. Additionally, public hearing notices shall be published in
accordance with the state's Open Meetings law (O.C.G.A. §
50-14-1).
3. The LEA's final draft plan and the parts
therein shall be made available to the general public. For those stakeholders
that may not have access to the Internet, the LEA should make copies available
upon request in accordance with the state's Open Records law (O.C.G.A §
50-18-70).
(i) If the plan or any parts of the plan are
to be presented, discussed, or acted upon at a public hearing, the specific
documents must be made available to the public at least five calendar days
prior to the publicly announced meeting date.
4. Annual state progress reports required
under section (2)(e)1.(iii) of this rule must be presented to the LEA's LBOE at
a regularly scheduled public meeting and published on the LEA's website for the
duration of the contract. For those stakeholders that may not have access to
the Internet, the LEA should make copies available upon request in accordance
with the state's Open Records law (O.C.G.A §
50-18-70).
5. Pursuant to O.C.G.A. §
20-14-49.11(c),
the LEA shall post in a prominent location on its website a link to the
financial information listed in O.C.G.A. §
20-14-49.11(a) -
(c). This financial information includes the
LEA's annual budget, personnel report, audits, and audit findings.
(d)
Contract
Procedures.
1. GaDOE, in consultation
with GOSA, shall make a recommendation to the SBOE on whether the proposed
terms of the contract should be approved by the SBOE. (O.C.G.A. §
20-2-82(c))
2. For a finalized contract to be in full
effect, it must be approved and signed by both the LBOE and the SBOE.
3. The SBOE shall have final authority for
the acceptance and approval of performance targets, flexibility, and
consequences.
4. The terms of the
contract may be amended either in accordance with O.C.G.A. §
20-14-45 or only if warranted due
to unforeseen circumstances determined by the SBOE and upon approval of the
SBOE and the LBOE. (O.C.G.A. §
20-2-83(d))
5. In the event the LEA chooses to seek an
amendment of the terms of an existing contract or seek additional flexibility,
the LEA shall submit a letter of intent to GaDOE that shall be accompanied by a
LBOE resolution supporting the LEA's desire to amend the existing
contract.
(e)
Monitoring and Support.
1.
Pursuant to O.C.G.A §
20-2-84.2, GaDOE shall:
(i) Monitor each LEA's progress towards
meeting its performance goals in its contract;
(ii) Notify the SBOE if the LEA is not in
compliance with those targets;
(iii) Present annual written progress reports
to the SBOE on strategic waivers; and
(iv) Monitor each LEA's financial stability
and provide support and guidance to LEAs that are designated as high-risk or
moderate-risk by the Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts pursuant to
O.C.G.A. §
20-2-67 or are at risk of being
designated as high-risk or moderate risk.
2. If applicable, the Strategic Waivers
School System and its schools identified as turnaround eligible shall be
monitored and supported in accordance with O.C.G.A. §
20-14-46et
seq.
(f)
Title 20/No Waivers System.
1.
An LEA that elects not to request increased flexibility by June 30, 2015, must
remain under all current laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures
and:
(i) Notify its constituents that it will
be a Title 20/No Waivers system and will remain under all current laws, rules,
regulations, policies, and procedures;
(ii) Conduct a public hearing for the purpose
of providing public notice that the LEA is opting to be a Title 20/No Waivers
system. The public hearing shall be advertised in a local newspaper of general
circulation which shall be the same newspaper in which other legal
announcements of the LBOE are advertised;
(iii) Sign a statement on a form provided by
the SBOE that such LEA is opting to be a Title 20/No Waivers system;
(I) Such form provided by the SBOE shall
contain the following language at a minimum, "The (insert name of LEA) school
system hereby declares its intent to remain a Title 20/No Waivers system
pursuant to O.C.G.A. §
20-2-80. Further, (insert name of
LEA) Board of Education understands that in opting remain a Title 20/No Waivers
system, the (insert name of LEA) school system does not require waivers of law
or rule and will remain under all current laws, rules, regulations, policies,
and procedures."
2. Should unforeseen and subsequent
circumstances arise that create a substantial hardship for a Title 20/No
Waivers system, the SBOE may approve waiver requests made in accordance with
O.C.G.A. §
20-2-244 and or §
50-13-9.1.
(i) The previous statement notwithstanding,
waivers cannot be granted for:
(I) Expenditure
controls and categorical allotment requirements; or
(II) Certification requirements; or
(III) Salary schedule requirements.
(ii) A class size waiver can be
granted if a status quo LEA can demonstrate a substantial hardship arose after
its initial election to remain under all current laws, rules, regulations,
policies, and procedures.
(iii) The
SBOE may approve the class size waiver request only in the limited
circumstances where educationally justified and where an act of God or other
unforeseen event led to the precipitous rise in enrollment within that system
or led to another occurrence which resulted in the local board's inability to
comply with the maximum class size requirement.
3. The SBOE is also authorized to provide a
blanket waiver or variance of the class size requirements for all school
systems in the state for a specified year in the event that a condition of
financial exigency occurs (O.C.G.A.
20-2-244(h)).
4. An LEA that provides virtual instruction
through a virtual charter school whose total student enrollment is composed of
more than five (5) percent of students who reside in another local school
system will be held accountable for ensuring that ninety (90) percent of QBE
funds for these students are expended on virtual instruction costs in
accordance with O.C.G.A. §
20-2-167.1.
5. The SBOE is authorized to sign an
agreement with a Title 20/No Waivers system in accordance with O.C.G.A §
20-2-210. Such agreement shall
indicate whether the system will implement a tiered teacher evaluation system
and will contain the definitions of the measures needed to fulfill the
requirements of the teacher and leader evaluations pursuant to state board rule
160-5-1-.37 and O.C.G.A §
20-2-210 including:
(i) A provision for a tiered evaluation
system, in which reduced observations of certain teachers of record may be
conducted to provide additional time for evaluators to coach and mentor new
teachers and teachers with a performance rating of 'Needs Development' or
'Ineffective' pursuant to paragraph (4) of O.C.G.A §
20-2-210;
(ii) For teachers of record who teach courses
that are subject to annual state assessments aligned with state standards, a
definition of any additional professional growth measures beyond measurements
based on multiple student growth indicators, evaluations and observations, and
standards of practice that shall count for 20 percent of the
evaluation.
(iii) For teachers of
record who teach courses that are not subject to annual state assessments
aligned with state standards, a definition of any:
(I) Student growth indicators, including the
school or local school system total score on the annual state assessments that
shall count for 30 percent of the evaluation; and
(II) Additional professional growth measures
beyond measurements based on multiple student growth indicators, evaluations
and observations, and standards of practice that shall count for 20 percent of
the evaluation; and
(iv)
For principals and assistant principals, a definition of the combination of
achievement gap closure, Beat the Odds, and College and Career Readiness
Performance Index data that shall count for 20 percent of the
evaluation.
Notes
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