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GA Code § 20-14-35 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 14 - Education Accountability|Article 2 - Education Accountability Assessment Programs|Part 3 - Accountability Assessment|§ 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 frequency of on-site audits by the office according to annual comprehensive analyses of student performance and equity in relation to the academic excellence indicators and fund accounting assessments as adopted under subsection (b) of Code Section 20-14-34.   In making an on-site school performance audit, the auditor shall obtain information from administrators, teachers, and parents of students enrolled in the local school system. The audit may not be closed until information is obtained from each of those sources. The office shall adopt rules regarding obtaining information from parents and using that information in the auditor's report and obtaining information from teachers in a manner that prevents a school or school system from screening the information.   The auditors shall report to the local board of education, the local school council, and appropriate school administrators and shall report findings and recommendations concerning any necessary improvements or intervention strategies. School audit reports shall be provided to the council and the State Board of Education.   The director may authorize other school audits to be conducted under the following circumstances:   When excessive numbers of absences of students eligible to be tested on state assessment instruments are determined; or   When a school or school system has not provided student performance information to the Department of Education's educational information system as required under subsection (b) of Code Section 20-2-167.       (Code 1981, §20-14-35, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 618, § 93; Ga. L. 2004, p. 107, § 21.)
GA Code § 20-14-36 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 14 - Education Accountability|Article 2 - Education Accountability Assessment Programs|Part 3 - Accountability Assessment|§ 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 the audit.    (Code 1981, §20-14-36, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 618, § 93; Ga. L. 2004, p. 107, § 21.)
GA Code § 20-14-37 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 14 - Education Accountability|Article 2 - Education Accountability Assessment Programs|Part 3 - Accountability Assessment|§ 20-14-37. Creation of School Awards System Recognizing Progress and Achievements in Schools

 The Office of Student Achievement shall develop and the State Board of Education shall approve a Georgia schools awards system to recognize those schools and school systems that demonstrate progress or success in achieving the education goals of the state and achieving excellence on the school rating system as provided for in Code Section 20-14-33.    (Code 1981, §20-14-37, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 618, § 93; Ga. L. 2004, p. 107, § 21.)
GA Code § 20-14-38 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 14 - Education Accountability|Article 2 - Education Accountability Assessment Programs|Part 3 - Accountability Assessment|§ 20-14-38. Financial Awards; Proclamations by Governor

  Financial awards may be provided to the schools that the director determines have demonstrated the greatest improvement in achievement gap closure, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and any limitation set by the director on the total amount that may be awarded to a school or local school system.   Financial awards may be provided to each school that is identified by the director for performance in student achievement or student progress. The certificated personnel in a school that is identified by the director as either a best performing school or better performing school in either or both categories may be provided a bonus for the year the school was identified of $1,000.00 for each best performing school designation and $500.00 for each better performing school designation. The maximum individual annual bonus for certificated personnel shall not exceed $2,000.00 and shall be provided subject to appropriation by the General Assembly or as otherwise may be provided. An additional financial award may be provided to each school for noncertificated personnel in the amount of $10,000.00 for each designation of best performing school and $5,000.00 for each designation of better performing school, provided that the total lump sum noncertificated personnel award for an individual school shall not exceed $20,000.00; provided, further, that funds for this purpose are appropriated by the General Assembly or as otherwise may be provided. The school receiving this noncertificated personnel award shall determine the distribution of the award among such personnel of its school.   The Governor may present proclamations or certificates to schools and school systems determined to have met or exceeded the state's education goals under Code Section 20-14-30.     (Code 1981, §20-14-38, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 618, § 93; Ga. L. 2004, p. 107, § 21; Ga. L. 2012, p. 341, § 3/SB 410.)
GA Code § 20-14-39 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 14 - Education Accountability|Article 2 - Education Accountability Assessment Programs|Part 3 - Accountability Assessment|§ 20-14-39. Funding of Award System

 The financial award system may be funded by donations, grants, or appropriation by the General Assembly or as otherwise provided. The State Board of Education may solicit and receive grants and donations for the purpose of making awards under this part. Award funds may be used by the State Board of Education to pay for the costs associated with sponsoring a ceremony to recognize or present awards to schools or school systems under this part. The donations, grants, or appropriations by the General Assembly shall be accounted for and distributed by the State Board of Education. The awards are subject to audit requirements established by the State Board of Education.    (Code 1981, §20-14-39, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 618, § 93; Ga. L. 2004, p. 107, § 21.)
GA Code § 20-14-40 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 14 - Education Accountability|Article 2 - Education Accountability Assessment Programs|Part 3 - Accountability Assessment|§ 20-14-40. Confidentiality of Identifiable Individual Student Performance Data

 All identifiable individual student performance data and information and reports received by the office, the Department of Education, and the State Board of Education under this part from schools or school systems shall be deemed confidential and may not be disclosed.    (Code 1981, §20-14-40, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 618, § 93; Ga. L. 2004, p. 107, § 21.)
GA Code § 20-14-44 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 14 - Education Accountability|Article 2 - Education Accountability Assessment Programs|Part 3A - Turnaround Schools|§ 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 as having the greatest need for assistance pursuant to Code Section 20-14-45 with ongoing assistance and input and shall serve as contract managers to ensure conformance to contract terms. Turnaround coaches shall be assigned to one or more schools which are under a contract amendment or intervention contract pursuant to Code Section 20-14-45.   Turnaround coaches may provide such other services and supports as determined by the Chief Turnaround Officer.     (Code 1981, §20-14-44, enacted by Ga. L. 2017, p. 75, § 2-1/HB 338; Ga. L. 2020, p. 62, § 2-5/SB 68.)    The 2020 amendment,  effective July 1, 2021, in subsection (a), substituted "with the recommendation of the" for ", after consulting with the" and substituted "propose" for "recommend"; and substituted "having the greatest need for" for "in the greatest need of" in the first sentence in subsection (b).
GA Code § 20-14-47 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 14 - Education Accountability|Article 2 - Education Accountability Assessment Programs|Part 3A - Turnaround Schools|§ 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 by the turnaround coach and the school and based on available funding and resources, including the reallocation of existing resources and grant funding, if available, pursuant to subsection (c) of Code Section 20-14-48:   Screen all students to diagnose the factors for low performance, including, but not limited to, reading development and comprehension, math proficiencies, physical health, mental health, access to the Internet or other ancillary supports to out-of-school learning activities expected of students and evaluate all available records to address nonacademic barriers to learning in the lowest-performing schools; and   Provide students who have been identified as low-performing with academic support and enrichment activities, access to programs to promote parental involvement, access to supports for addressing and improving mental and physical health, access to a learning resource center for students and guardians to strengthen academic supports, positive behavioral interventions and supports, and access to expert supports, which may include, but not be limited to, data scientists, psychometric personnel, curriculum specialists, learning theorists, and special educators to help advise the schools on technical learning matters.     Turnaround coaches shall assist local boards of education in identifying integrated student services utilizing the list of resources established by the Chief Turnaround Officer pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of Code Section 20-14-43. Local boards of education, in coordination with the turnaround coaches and the local school administration, shall create local collaborations to address personal and community conditions, which shall include the needs, issues, and problems within the communities of such school or schools, such as poverty, lack of economic development, safety, transportation options for parents and students, adult educational opportunities, wellness, and mental health services, and shall, in consultation with the turnaround coach, identify state and community resources that are available or that could be built upon, reallocated, or repurposed to address the issues impacting such school or schools.     (Code 1981, §20-14-47, enacted by Ga. L. 2017, p. 75, § 2-1/HB 338.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2017, Code Section 20-14-47, as enacted by Ga. L. 2017, p. 93, § 1/HB 139, was redesignated as Code Section 20-14-49.12.
GA Code § 20-14-49.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 14 - Education Accountability|Article 2 - Education Accountability Assessment Programs|Part 3A - Turnaround Schools|§ 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 director of the Professional Association of Georgia Educators or his or her designee;   The executive director of the Georgia Association of Educators or his or her designee;   The executive director of the Georgia Association of Educational Leaders or his or her designee;   The president of the Georgia Parent Teacher Association;   The executive director of Educators First or his or her designee; and   Education leaders representing local school superintendents, local boards of education, teachers, business leaders, or other appropriate individuals with interest in public education appointed as follows:   Two education leaders appointed by the Lieutenant Governor; and   Two education leaders appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.       The State School Superintendent shall cause the council to be convened no later than 30 days after the last appointment is made to the council. The council shall select a chairperson from among its membership.   The Education Turnaround Advisory Council shall be authorized to:   Submit to the Governor's office names of potential candidates for the position of Chief Turnaround Officer and for turnaround coaches;   Recommend school turnaround resources and potential turnaround experts to be added to resource lists;   Provide advisement on the development of state-wide assessment tools;   Provide advisement to the State School Superintendent and Chief Turnaround Officer, as necessary;   Provide recommendations and input on the request for proposals process conducted pursuant to paragraph (3) of subsection (c) of Code Section 20-14-43 to establish a list of approved third-party specialists that may be retained to assist in the evaluation of schools; and   Perform such other duties as assigned by the State School Superintendent.     The Education Turnaround Advisory Council shall have no authority and shall only be advisory in nature.     (Code 1981, §20-14-49.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2017, p. 75, § 2-1/HB 338; Ga. L. 2020, p. 62, § 2-10/SB 68.)    The 2020 amendment,  effective July 1, 2021, substituted "State School Superintendent" for "State Board of Education" in subsection (a) and paragraph (c)(6); substituted "State School Superintendent" for "chairperson of the State Board of Education" in the first sentence of subsection (b); and substituted "Governor's office" for "State Board of Education" in paragraph (c)(1).
GA Code § 20-14-49.2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 14 - Education Accountability|Article 2 - Education Accountability Assessment Programs|Part 3A - Turnaround Schools|§ 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 House Committee on Education and the Senate Education and Youth Committee and to the Education Turnaround Advisory Committee. The report due no later than February 1 may be in the form of an executive summary. The report due no later than August 1 shall include detailed information regarding the status, progress, and any interventions imposed on the schools that are under a contract amendment or intervention contract pursuant to Code Section 20-14-45.   The Chief Turnaround Officer shall annually meet with the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the chairpersons of the House Committee on Education and the Senate Education and Youth Committee, the State School Superintendent, and the Education Turnaround Advisory Council to present the findings in the detailed report prepared pursuant to subsection (a) of this Code section.     (Code 1981, §20-14-49.2, enacted by Ga. L. 2017, p. 75, § 2-1/HB 338.)
GA Code § 20-14-49.10 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 14 - Education Accountability|Article 2 - Education Accountability Assessment Programs|Part 3B - Financial Transparency in Education|§ 20-14-49.10. Legislative Intent

 The intent of this part is to provide transparency and accuracy of financial information at the local school system and school levels to the greatest extent practicable. It is the intent of the General Assembly that local school systems and schools provide the public with ready access to all financial information not specifically made confidential by law.    (Code 1981, §20-14-49.10, enacted by Ga. L. 2017, p. 93, § 1/HB 139.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2017, Code Section 20-14-45, as enacted by Ga. L. 2017, p. 93, § 1/HB 139, was redesignated as Code Section 20-14-49.10.
GA Code § 20-14-49.12 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 14 - Education Accountability|Article 2 - Education Accountability Assessment Programs|Part 3B - Financial Transparency in Education|§ 20-14-49.12. Rules and Regulations; Deadline for Publication of Information Required by Code Section 20-14-49.11

  No later than January 1, 2018, the State Board of Education shall develop rules and regulations requiring that each local board of education and each state charter school provide the information required in this part for their respective schools as specified by the state board and which is not specifically made confidential by law, including school site budget and expenditure information. Such rules and regulations shall include templates and definitions of budget and expenditure categories and line items as needed.   As soon as is practicable but no later than October 31, 2018, the Department of Education shall publish in a prominent location on its website the information listed in Code Section 20-14-49.11.     (Code 1981, §20-14-49.12, enacted by Ga. L. 2017, p. 93, § 1/HB 139.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2017, Code Section 20-14-47, as enacted by Ga. L. 2017, p. 93, § 1/HB 139, was redesignated as Code Section 20-14-49.12.   Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2017, "Code Section 20-14-49.11" was substituted for "Code Section 20-14-46" at the end of subsection (b).
GA Code § 20-14-49.13 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 14 - Education Accountability|Article 2 - Education Accountability Assessment Programs|Part 3B - Financial Transparency in Education|§ 20-14-49.13. Reporting of Percentage of Students With Each State Funded Characteristic Included in Code Section 20-2-161; Online Sortable Database; Underlying Fiscal Data for Financial Efficiency Ratings; Inter-Agency Cooperation

  The office shall report the percentage of students with each state funded characteristic included in Code Section 20-2-161 at the local school system and school levels.   The office shall create and publish an online sortable data base for each local school system and school on per student expenditures used to determine the financial efficiency rating calculated by the office pursuant to Code Section 20-14-33 and as delineated in Section 1111(h)(1)(C)(x) of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by the federal Every Student Succeeds Act.   The office shall report the relative financial performance of local school systems and schools.   The Department of Education shall publish annually on its website all underlying fiscal data that inform the financial efficiency rating calculated by the office pursuant to Code Section 20-14-33 and an explanation of the fiscal data that inform the financial efficiency rating on a disaggregated basis.   All state and local government entities, including the Department of Education, Department of Audits and Accounts, Office of Planning and Budget, the office, and local school systems shall cooperate with and assist each other in complying with this part.     (Code 1981, §20-14-49.13, enacted by Ga. L. 2017, p. 93, § 1/HB 139.)   Law reviews.   - For article, "Positive Education Federalism: The Promise of Equality after the Every Student Succeeds Act," see 68 Mercer L. Rev. 351 (2017).   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2017, Code Section 20-14-48, as enacted by Ga. L. 2017, p. 93, § 1/HB 139, was redesignated as Code Section 20-14-49.13.
GA Code § 20-14-50 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 14 - Education Accountability|Article 2 - Education Accountability Assessment Programs|Part 4 - Postsecondary Accountability Assessment Program|§ 20-14-50. Creation; Adoption of Performance Measures; Report Cards; Audit

  The office shall create and the council shall adopt the rules and policies that support a postsecondary accountability assessment program that is primarily performance based.   The office shall develop and the council shall adopt performance measures and indicators that provide the basis for an accountability report card annually on the University System of Georgia and the Technical College System of Georgia.   The office and the board of regents shall identify, define, and develop such performance indicators and measures by December 1, 2001. The first report card on universities and colleges shall be implemented and produced by the office by December 1, 2002.   The office and the State Board of Technical and Adult Education (now known as the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia) shall identify, define, and develop such performance indicators and measures by December 1, 2001. The office shall implement and produce the first report card on the department, institutes, and schools by December 1, 2002.   After December 1, 2002, the office shall audit those postsecondary institutions, schools, colleges, or programs as necessary in implementing the education accountability system described in this part.     (Code 1981, §20-14-50, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 618, § 93; Ga. L. 2008, p. 335, § 2/SB 435; Ga. L. 2011, p. 632, § 3/HB 49; Ga. L. 2012, p. 775, § 20/HB 942.)
GA Code § 20-14-60 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 14 - Education Accountability|Article 2 - Education Accountability Assessment Programs|Part 5 - Pre-Kindergarten Accountability Assessment Program|§ 20-14-60. Performance Based Accountability Assessment Program; Annual Accountability Report Card; Audits

  The office, with the approval of the council, shall create and the Department of Early Care and Learning shall adopt the rules and policies that support a pre-kindergarten accountability assessment program that is primarily performance based.   The office shall develop and the Department of Early Care and Learning shall adopt performance measures and indicators that provide the basis for an accountability report card annually on the Department of Early Care and Learning.   The office and the Department of Early Care and Learning shall identify, define, and develop such performance indicators and measures by December 1, 2001. The office shall implement and produce the first report card on the Department of Early Care and Learning and pre-kindergarten programs by December 1, 2002.   After December 1, 2002, the office shall audit those pre-kindergarten programs as necessary in implementing the education accountability system described in this part.     (Code 1981, §20-14-60, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 618, § 93; Ga. L. 2004, p. 645, § 16.)