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Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-7 - SPECIAL EDUCATION › Rule 160-4-7-.24 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  20-2-142,
				  20-2-150,
				  20-2-152,
				  20-2-168,
				  20-2-240,
				  20-2-270,
				  20-2-274,
				  20-2-302,
				  20-2-730,
				  20-2-759.
				  20-2-1160.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-7 - SPECIAL EDUCATION › Rule 160-4-7-.25 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  20-2-133,
				  20-2-150,
				  20-2-152,
				  20-2-168,
				  20-2-1160.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-7 - SPECIAL EDUCATION › Rule 160-4-7-.26 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  20-2-152,
				  20-2-240.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-7 - SPECIAL EDUCATION › Rule 160-4-7-.27 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  20-2-150,
				  20-2-152.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-8 - STUDENT SUPPORT › Rule 160-4-8-.02 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  20-2-180,
				  20-2-182,
				  20-2-200,
				  20-2-203.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-8 - STUDENT SUPPORT › Rule 160-4-8-.03 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  20-2-155(b),
				  20-2-750.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-8 - STUDENT SUPPORT › Rule 160-4-8-.04 - Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Requirements.
(a) Local boards of education shall adopt and
				implement a policy and procedures on the identification and reporting of child
				abuse according to the provisions of O.C.G.A.
				19-7-5.
(b) All school system personnel who have
				reasonable cause to believe that any student under 18 years of age has been
				abused shall report the suspected abuse to the school social worker/visiting
				teacher or another person designated by the local superintendent to receive
				such reports.
(c) The school social
				worker/visiting teacher or other designee who receives reports shall
				immediately report in turn to the Department of Family and Children Services of
				the county in which the student lives and shall notify the school system
				superintendent of all referrals.
(d) All school personnel who have contact
				with students shall receive training in the identification and reporting of
				child abuse and neglect with annual updates in the form of memoranda,
				directives or other written information.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-8 - STUDENT SUPPORT › Rule 160-4-8-.05 - School Counseling

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
DEFINITIONS
.
(a)
Comprehensive School Counseling
				Program
- a standards-based, data-informed program designed to meet the
				needs of all students through Student Competencies in an educational setting
				through Instruction, Small Group support, and Individualized
				Consultation.
(b)
Domains
- areas of focus within the Student Competencies to
				support success of all students in their K-12 and post-secondary
				pursuits.
(c)
Individualized
				Consultation
- ongoing, comprehensive activities designed to assist
				individual students in establishing personal goals and developing
				post-secondary plans.
(d)
Instruction
- structured lessons designed to assist students in
				attaining the Student Competencies and presented through K-12 classroom and
				group activities. Each local educational agency (LEA) must follow the
				provisions of State Board Rule
				160-4-4-.10
Instructional
				Materials Selection and Recommendation
to ensure public review of
				instructional materials and content.
(e)
School Counselor
- a Georgia
				Professional Standards Commission certified educator who works in K-12 settings
				to provide Student Competencies to all students through a Comprehensive School
				Counseling Program.
(f)
School Counseling Services
- activities aligned to the Student
				Competencies, within the scope of a Comprehensive School Counseling Program,
				and conducted by the School Counselor through direct interactions with, and on
				behalf of, students in the educational setting.
(g)
Student Competencies
-
				specific, measurable skills and knowledge, as adopted by the State Board of
				Education, that serve as a foundation for K-12 and post-secondary student
				success in college, career, and life.
(h)
Small Group
- counseling
				services provided to students who need targeted, intensive support in ensuring
				the success of all students in their K-12 and post-secondary pursuits.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-8 - STUDENT SUPPORT › Rule 160-4-8-.06 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  20-2-131,
				  20-2-132,
				  20-2-150,
				  20-2-282,
				  20-2-320,
				  20-2-690,
				  20-2-690.1,
				  20-2-693, Public Law 100-297
				  (Hawkins-Stafford Education Amendments of
				  1988).
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-8 - STUDENT SUPPORT › Rule 160-4-8-.07 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  20-2-151(b),
				  20-2-240,
				  20-2-241.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-8 - STUDENT SUPPORT › Rule 160-4-8-.08 - Career Education

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
Definitions.
(a) Career education - a learning process
				that increases career awareness, provides career exploration, and appropriate
				educational planning, thereby enabling students and their parents/guardians to
				make informed decisions about post-high school educational opportunities and
				career choices.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-8 - STUDENT SUPPORT › Rule 160-4-8-.10 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A Secs.
				  20-2-240;
				  50-27-2.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-8 - STUDENT SUPPORT › Rule 160-4-8-.17 - Case Management Consultation for Agency Placed Transfer Students

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
DEFINITIONS.
(a)
Case
				Management Consultation (CMC) -
a consultation by a school social worker
				or case manager in which a process is used to discover whether any transition
				problems exist and whether any services are necessary for a child placed by the
				Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD),
				Department of Human Services (DHS), or Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ).
				This process will be utilized each time a child, placed by one of the foregoing
				state agencies, enrolls in a new school.
(b)
Department of Behavioral Health and
				Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD)
- an agency which provides specified
				services for children who have been admitted or placed according to an
				individualized treatment or service plan directed by DBHDD.
(c)
Department of Community Health
				(DCH)
- the agency which provides Medicaid support for certain students
				remanded through DBHDD, DHS, or DJJ.
(d)
Department of Human Services
				(DHS)
- an agency which provides specified services and placement for
				children who have been remanded to the physical or legal custody of DHS either
				temporarily or permanently by a court or by voluntary agreement, or if the
				child has been admitted or placed according to an individualized treatment or
				service plan of DHS.
(e)
Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ)
- the agency which provides
				supervision, detention and a wide range of treatment and educational services
				for youths referred to DJJ by the Juvenile Courts, and provides assistance or
				delinquency prevention services for at-risk youths through collaborative
				efforts with other public, private, and community entities.
(f)
Student Support Team (SST) -
an interdisciplinary group that uses a systematic process to address learning
				and/or behavior problems of students, K-12, in a school as set forth in State
				Board of Education Rule
				160-4-2-.32 Student Support
				Team.
(g)
Transition services
				-
services necessary to provide a seamless transition to a DBHDD, DHS,
				or DJJ-placed child when he or she enters a new school.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-8 - STUDENT SUPPORT › Rule 160-4-8-.18 - Diabetes Medical Management Plans

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
DEFINITIONS.
(a)
Diabetes medical management
				plan
- a document developed by the student's physician or other health
				care professional that sets out the health services, including the student's
				target range for blood glucose levels, needed by the student at school and is
				signed by the student's parent or guardian.
(b)
Health care professional
- a
				doctor of medicine or osteopathy licensed by the Georgia Composite Medical
				Board pursuant to Article 2, Chapter 34, Title 43 of the Official Code of
				Georgia Annotated or a legally authorized designee acting pursuant to job
				description or nurse protocol agreement approved by the Georgia Composite
				Medical Board.
(c)
Trained
				diabetes personnel
- a school employee who volunteers to be trained in
				accordance with this rule. Such employee shall not be required to be a health
				care professional.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-8 - STUDENT SUPPORT › Rule 160-4-8-.19 - Suicide Prevention Training Requirement for Certificated School System Personnel

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
DEFINITIONS.
(a)
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.
(b)
Local Education Agency
(LEA)
				- local school system pursuant to local board of education control and
				management.
(c)
Certificated
				School System Personnel
- individuals trained in education who hold a
				Clearance (C), Teaching (T), Leadership (L), Service (S), Technical Specialist
				(TS), or Permit (P) certification issued by the Georgia Professional Standards
				Commission or is an educator teaching students under a highly qualified
				definition.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-9 - INNOVATIVE PROJECTS › Rule 160-4-9-.01 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  20-2-250.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-9 - INNOVATIVE PROJECTS › Rule 160-4-9-.02 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  20-2-251.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-9 - INNOVATIVE PROJECTS › Rule 160-4-9-.03 - Statewide Vocational Staff Development Eligibility

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
Purpose.
Statewide
				vocational staff development is a program that uses state and/or federal (Carl
				D. Perkins Vocational Education Act) improvement funds to offer courses for
				eligible personnel.
(2)
Definition.
Eligible personnel are vocational or
				vocational-related employees of local units of administration, employees of
				state agencies and students of teacher training institutions in
				Georgia.
(3) Requirements.
(a) Only eligible personnel shall participate
				in statewide vocational staff development activities.
(b) Priority for enrollment shall be
				determined in the following order:
1.
				Certified personnel under contract;
2. Students enrolled in teacher education
				programs;
3. Employees of state
				agencies.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-9 - INNOVATIVE PROJECTS › Rule 160-4-9-.04 - Charter Schools and Charter Systems Definitions

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(a)
Academically Poor Performing
				Charter School
- a charter school that has been in operation for at least
				three (3) years and that (1) has been identified as being in the
				lowest-performing five (5) percent of all schools in the State and has failed
				to improve school performance over the past three (3) years (based on the state
				accountability system); and (2) has failed to demonstrate student academic
				growth of at least an average of one grade level for each cohort of students in
				each of the past three (3) years, as demonstrated by statewide or other
				approved assessments.
(b)
Charter
- a performance-based contract between the charter
				authorizer(s) and a Georgia nonprofit charter school governing board (nonprofit
				governing board). By entering into a charter, a nonprofit governing board and
				the charter authorizer(s) shall be deemed to have agreed to be bound by all the
				provisions of the Charter Schools Act, O.C.G.A. §
									20-2-2060 et. seq., and all State
				Board of Education rules and guidelines implementing the Charter Schools Act as
				if such terms were set forth in the charter. A charter for a local charter
				school, if approved, shall be a three-party agreement between a Georgia
				nonprofit charter school governing board, a local board of education, and the
				State Board of Education. A charter for a Charter System, if approved, shall be
				a two-party agreement between a local board of education and the State Board of
				Education.
(c)
Charter
				Advisory Committee
- a committee established by the State Board of
				Education (the State Board) pursuant to O.C.G.A. §
									20-2-2063.1 to make
				recommendations to the State Board of Education regarding approval or denial of
				charter petitions, charter policy, and the disbursement of planning grants. If
				directed to do so by the State Board of Education, the Charter Advisory
				Committee may mediate disputes between a local board that denied a charter
				petition and the charter petitioner whose petition was denied. The committee
				shall be composed of nine members as follows:
(1) Three members appointed by the
				chairperson of the State Board;
(2)
				Three members appointed by the Lieutenant Governor; and
(3) Three members appointed by the Speaker of
				the House of Representatives. All members shall serve at the pleasure of their
				respective appointing officials. The committee shall elect a chairperson from
				among its membership.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-9 - INNOVATIVE PROJECTS › Rule 160-4-9-.06 - Charter Authorizers, Financing, Management, and Governance Training

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
RESPONSIBILITIES OF CHARTER AUTHORIZERS.
(a) RESPONSIBILITIES OF LOCAL BOARDS OF
				EDUCATION. Local boards of education ("local boards") shall provide control and
				management of local charter schools and charter systems, pursuant to O.C.G.A. §
										20-2-2065(b)(2) 
				and State Board of Education Rule
				160-4-9-.06.
1. This control and management shall include
				the following responsibilities for local charter schools:
(i) Pre-Charter award or charter renewal:
(I) Review and act on local charter school
				petitions;
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-9 - INNOVATIVE PROJECTS › Rule 160-4-9-.07 - Charter Systems

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
CHARTER SYSTEM PETITION
				SUBMISSION.
(a) LETTERS OF INTENT.
				Letters of intent to submit a charter petition are
required
to
				be submitted to the Georgia Department of Education (Department) at least six
				(6) months prior to the date on which the petition will be submitted to the
				Department. The Department
recommends
that a letter of intent
				be submitted to the Department one (1) year prior to the date on which the
				petition will be submitted to the Department. After submitting a letter of
				intent, but prior to submitting a charter system petition, a local district may
				withdraw its letter of intent at any time upon written notice to the
				Department. At minimum, a letter of intent should include the following:
1. The name of the potential
				applicant;
2. Contact information
				for an authorized representative including phone number, mailing address and
				email address; and
3. The date by
				which the applicant plans to submit a petition.
Petitioners should consult the District Flexibility and
				  Charter Schools Division website for additional content and formatting
				  requirements. Petitions not preceded by a timely and complete letter of intent
				  may be delayed or not considered until the following petition cycle.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-10 - VOCATIONAL EVALUATION › Rule 160-4-10-.02 - Vocational On-Site Program Review

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
Purpose.
All vocational
				programs funded under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technology Education
				Amendment of 1998, Public
				Law 105-332 shall be reviewed at least once every
				five years for the purpose of program improvement.
(2)
Requirements.
(a) When a review occurs, a local unit of
				administration shall:
1. Conduct a
				self-assessment prior to the arrival of the review team.
2. Prepare documentation based on the
				evaluation instruments for the review team.
3. Prepare an improvement plan that addresses
				the recommendations of the review team.
4. Report once a year on the progress made
				towards implementing the improvement plan.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-10 - VOCATIONAL EVALUATION › Rule 160-4-10-.03 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  20-2-240.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-5 › Subject 160-5-1 - REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES › Rule 160-5-1-.01 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  20-2-168.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-5 › Subject 160-5-1 - REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES › Rule 160-5-1-.02 - School Day and School Year for Students and Employees

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
DEFINITIONS.
(a)
Dual enrollment
- a program
				through which high school students take courses from a state public or private
				postsecondary institution while still enrolled as a high school student and
				receive credit both at the high school and at the postsecondary
				institution.
(b)
Fifth-year
				senior
- a student enrolled in high school for the fifth year to satisfy
				the credit unit requirement to graduation.
(c)
Full-time equivalency (FTE) count
				day
- the dates specified by the State Board of Education (SBOE) for
				recording FTE, a student count consisting of six state-funded segments per
				student authorized under O.C.G.A. §
										20-2-161.
(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)
Instructional time
- all
				portions of the school day when instruction or instruction-related activities
				based on state approved courses are provided or coordinated by a certified
				teacher or substitute teacher. Instructional activities may further be defined
				by locally developed educational objectives but shall not include any activity
				expressly excluded from instructional time by this rule.
(f)
Joint enrollment program
-
				a program through which high school students take courses at a state public or
				private postsecondary institution while still enrolled as a high school student
				and receive credit only at the postsecondary institution.
(g)
Local Board of Education
				(LBOE)
- agency charged with adopting policies to govern educational
				entities within the local educational agency.
(h)
Local Educational Agency (LEA)
- local school system pursuant to LBOE control and management.
(i)
School day
- the period of
				time in which K-12 students are required to be present at school as approved by
				the LBOE.
(j)
School year
				for students
- a minimum of 180 school days or its equivalent.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-5 › Subject 160-5-1 - REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES › Rule 160-5-1-.03 - Identification and Reporting of Schools

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(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;
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-5 › Subject 160-5-1 - REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES › Rule 160-5-1-.04 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A Secs.
				  20-2-182(f),
				  20-2-850,
				  20-2-851,
				  20-2-852,
				  20-2-853,
				  20-2-870,
				  20-2-1110,
				  20-2-1111,
				  20-2-1112,
				  20-2-1190,
				  20-2-1191,
				  34-1-3,
				  38-2-279.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-5 › Subject 160-5-1 - REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES › Rule 160-5-1-.05 - Substitute Teachers

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Definitions.
(a) Substitute teacher - an individual
				employed to serve in the absence of the regularly employed teacher. The term
				substitute teacher also applies to a person temporarily employed to teach a
				class that does not have a regular teacher.
(b) Substitute teacher list - a prioritized
				list based on qualifications of persons approved by the local unit of
				administration or its designee to serve as substitute teachers.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-5 › Subject 160-5-1 - REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES › Rule 160-5-1-.06 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  20-2-168(c).
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-5 › Subject 160-5-1 - REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES › Rule 160-5-1-.07 - Student and Staff Data Collections

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
DEFINITIONS.
(a)
Certification
- the process
				whereby a local school district superintendent officially attests to the fact
				that data his or her school district has submitted to the Department is
				accurate.
(b)
Data
				Reporting
- the process by which local school districts submit,
				validate, verify and certify student and staff data.
(c)
Georgia Testing Identifier
				(GTID)
- a unique, unchangeable, random ten digit number containing
				neither leading or trailing zeroes, nor three or more contiguous numbers that
				are the same, (ex. 111, 2222, etc.) assigned on a permanent basis to each
				student enrolled in a publicly funded K-12 Georgia school or program.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-5 › Subject 160-5-1 - REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES › Rule 160-5-1-.08 - Class Size

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
DEFINITIONS.
(a)
Areas of Exceptionality
-
				Areas of exceptionality with maximum class sizes are as follows.
1. S/L: Speech-Language Impairment
2. D/HH: Deaf/Hard of Hearing
3. LD: Specific Learning Disability
4. EBD: Emotional and Behavioral
				Disorder
5. MID: Mild Intellectual
				Disability
6. SID: Severe
				Intellectual Disability
7. MOID:
				Moderate Intellectual Disability
8.
				OI: Orthopedic Impairment
9. PID:
				Profound Intellectual Disability
10. VI: Visual Impairment
11. DB: Deaf-Blind
12. SED: Severe, Emotional and Behavioral
				Disorder
13. SDD: Significant
				Developmental Delay
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O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  20-2-133,
				  20-2-160(a),
				  20-2-240,
				  20-2-293.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-5 › Subject 160-5-1 - REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES › Rule 160-5-1-.10 - Student Attendance

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(1)
DEFINITIONS.
(a)
Foster Care Student
- a
				student who is in a foster home or otherwise in the foster care system under
				the Division of Family and Children Services of the Department of Human
				Services.
(b)
Student
				Attendance Protocol
- procedures to be used in identifying, reporting,
				investigating and prosecuting cases of alleged violations of O.C.G.A. §
										20-2-690.1, relating to mandatory
				school attendance and appropriately addressing the issue with parents and
				guardians. The protocol shall also include recommendations for policies
				relating to tardiness.
(c)
Student Attendance and School Climate Committee
- a committee
				established, pursuant to O.C.G.A. §
										20-2-690.2, by the chief judge of
				the superior court of each county for the purpose of ensuring coordination and
				cooperation among officials, agencies and programs involved in compulsory
				attendance issues, to reduce the number of unexcused absences from school, and
				to increase the percentage of students present to take tests which are required
				to be administered under the laws of this state, and to improve the school
				climate in each school.
(d)
Student Teen Election Participant (STEP)
- a program designed to
				permit full-time public, private, and home schooled high school students the
				opportunity to volunteer to work as poll officers during any primary, special,
				or general election according to the provisions set forth in O.C.G.A. §
										21-2-92.
(e)
Truant
- any child subject
				to compulsory attendance who during the school calendar year has more than five
				days of unexcused absences.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-5 › Subject 160-5-1 - REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES › Rule 160-5-1-.11 - Repealed

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O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  16-12-22,
				  20-2-240.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-5 › Subject 160-5-1 - REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES › Rule 160-5-1-.12 - Student Fees and Charges/Required Student Equipment and Materials

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(1)
Requirements.
(a) School
				systems shall provide instructional materials required to complete each
				state-funded course; however, school systems may require students to supply
				paper, pencils, crayons and pens, etc., as long as specific types or brands of
				materials are not required.
(b) The
				local board of education shall adopt a list of basic instruments and/or
				equipment that shall be provided equitably to all students in instrumental
				music programs.
(c) If a school
				system requires students to wear special clothing for a state-funded course,
				such clothing shall not be specific as to color or brand.
(d) The school system shall provide all
				special safety equipment or protective clothing for any course.
(e) A school system may charge fees for
				extracurricular activities. Such charges shall not be made a condition of
				participation or credit in an instructional program. Fees for extracurricular
				activities that may be charged to students include, but are not limited to, the
				following:
1. Gate admissions;
2. Student publications;
3. Graduation fees if participation is not
				required;
4. Activity
				fees;
5. Parking.
(f) Fees shall not be charged
				students for field trips or activities related to a state-funded course as a
				condition of full participation or credit in the course. Fees may be charged
				for a course-related enhancement or enrichment activity provided the activity
				is outside the school day and does not affect credit in the course.
(g) Students may be charged for
				replacement/repair costs due to loss or abuse of school system
				property.
(h) Local units of
				administration shall not withhold any student record because of nonpayment of
				fees. However, schools may withhold grade cards, diplomas, or certificates of
				progress until fees are paid.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-5 › Subject 160-5-1 - REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES › Rule 160-5-1-.13 - Regional Educational Service Agencies

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(1)
DEFINITIONS.
(a)
Board of control -
the
				governing body of the RESA, composed of the school superintendent from each
				member local school system, the president or highest administrator of each
				member post secondary institution, and a local public or regional library
				director appointed by the director of the Office of Public Library Services of
				the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.
(b)
Collaborative member
- the
				president of each public post secondary institution and the appointed director
				of a local public or regional library within each RESA geographic
				area.
(c)
Network of
				RESAs
- the organization that works collaboratively to develop and offer
				courses for certificate endorsement, approved programs, and other
				services.
(d)
Regional
				Educational Service Agency (RESA)
- an agency established to provide
				shared services to improve the effectiveness of educational programs and
				services of local school systems, including state charter schools, and to
				provide direct instructional programs to selected public school
				students.
(e)
RESA service
				area
- one of 18 service areas having the same boundaries as the 1972
				districts approved the State Planning and Community Affairs Policy Board, with
				the Chattahoochee-Flint and First District RESAs each serving two service
				areas. All local school systems, including state charter schools, Technical
				College System of Georgia institutions, and University System of Georgia
				institutions that are located in the designated geographical areas shall be
				members.
(f)
Shared services
				member
- the superintendent of each local school system, including state
				charter schools, within each RESA geographic area.
(g)
State charter school
- a
				public school authorized by the State Charter Schools Commission - the
				state-level charter school authorizer established by Georgia law.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-5 › Subject 160-5-1 - REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES › Rule 160-5-1-.14 - Transfer of Student Records

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(1)
Definition.
(a)
Student records
-
				information about students recorded or collected in any format by local school
				systems or individual schools that may include educational/psychological
				assessments, school attendance records, personal data, health information,
				disciplinary actions, and/or academic progress.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-5 › Subject 160-5-1 - REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES › Rule 160-5-1-.15 - Awarding Units of Credit and Acceptance of Transfer Credit and/ or Grades

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(1)
DEFINITIONS.
(a)
Accredited School
- an
				elementary, middle, or secondary school accredited by or holding provisional
				status from one of the accrediting agencies identified in O.C.G.A. §
										20-3-519(6)(A) 
				or O.C.G.A. §
										20-3-519(6)(B).
				The term does not include entities that are accredited as home study programs
				or non-traditional educational centers.
(b)
End-of-Course (EOC)
				Assessment
- Assessments administered at the completion of core high
				school courses specified by the State Board of Education, in accordance with
				O.C.G.A. §
										20-2-281(f), to
				measure student achievement in the four content areas of English/Language Arts,
				Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies.
(c)
Home Study Program
- an
				educational choice option conducted in Georgia in accordance with O.C.G.A. §
										20-2-690(c) or
				conducted in another state in accordance with the laws applicable to that
				state.
(d)
Non-traditional
				Educational Center
- educational institutions that support home study
				programs or other independent learning initiatives. This term does not include
				alternative/non-traditional education programs operated by local boards of
				education.
(e)
Private
				School
- an educational choice option conducted in Georgia in accordance
				with O.C.G.A. §
										20-2-690(b) or
				conducted in another state in accordance with the laws applicable to that
				state.
(f)
Subject Area
				Competency
- a unit of high school credit awarded to students based on
				subject area competency as demonstrated by a pre-defined score on state-adopted
				or approved assessment instruments, instead of or in combination with the
				completion of courses through traditional classroom instructional minutes as
				described in section (2)(f) of this rule.
(g)
Unit of Credit
- evidence of
				course completion as demonstrated by a final course grade of 70 or higher on a
				numerical scale; or competency-based course credit as demonstrated by a
				pre-defined score on state-adopted or approved assessment
				instruments.
(h)
Validation
- the process of verifying credits earned at another
				educational institution.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-5 › Subject 160-5-1 - REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES › Rule 160-5-1-.18 - Competitive Interscholastic Activities In Grades 6-12

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(1) Definitions.
(a) Competitive Interscholastic Activities -
				Any organized competition between schools that is held outside the regular
				instructional day. This does not include vocational clubs, academic bowls,
				geography bees, spelling bees, science fairs, math bowls, or specific subject
				area fairs.
(b) Competitive
				Interscholastic Athletics - A competitive interscholastic activity specifically
				pertaining to any organized athletic sport which shall include
				cheerleading.
(c) Course - any
				subject with a state approved course number as defined in Rule
				160-4-2-.20 LIST OF STATE-FUNDED K-8
				SUBJECTS AND 9 -12 COURSES FOR STUDENTS ENTERING NINTH GRADE IN 2008.
(d) Full-Time - A student enrolled and
				attending the full six segments as defined in the Quality Basic Education Act
				or the equivalent thereof.
(e)
				Georgia High School Association - The association with which the State Board of
				Education has a cooperative relationship to establish statewide regulations for
				9-12 interscholastic competitive activities.
(f) Local Education Agency (LEA) - local
				school system pursuant to local board of education control and
				management.
(g) Physician - a
				doctor of medicine or osteopathy licensed by the Georgia Composite Medical
				Board pursuant to Article 2, Chapter 34, Title 43 of the Official Code of
				Georgia Annotated.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-5 › Subject 160-5-1 - REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES › Rule 160-5-1-.19 - Repealed

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O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  20-2-240.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-5 › Subject 160-5-1 - REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES › Rule 160-5-1-.20 - Gender Equity In Sports

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(1)
Definitions.
(a)
Bona fide survey
- survey
				approved by the department which measures the interest of eligible students at
				a school to field a team in a particular athletic activity or sport and which
				complies with generally accepted opinion survey principles regarding neutral
				wording. Eligible students are those students reasonably anticipated to be
				enrolled at a school at the time an additional sport may be offered. The
				Athletic Interest Survey in Appendix A shall be considered a bona fide
				survey.
(b)
Interscholastic
				athletics
- any athletic activity or sport that involves competition
				between teams representing two or more schools.
(c)
Intramural athletics
- any
				athletic activity or sport that involves competition between teams in the same
				school.
(d)
Participant
- a member on the official roster of an interscholastic or intramural
				activity or sport who participated in team practices and was eligible for
				participation.
(e)
Scholarship sport
- an athletic activity or sport for which an
				institution in the University System of Georgia offers a full or partial
				scholarship, based on athletic ability.
(f)
Sports equity coordinator
-
				individual designated by the local school system pursuant to O.C.G.A. §
										20-2-315(h).
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-5 › Subject 160-5-1 - REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES › Rule 160-5-1-.22 - Personnel Required

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(1)
Definitions.
(a)
Base-size school
- a school
				that has a minimum unweighted FTE count as follows: Grades K-5 450 Grades 6-8
				624 Grades 9-12 970
(b)
Base-size school system
- a school system with a minimum
				unweighted FTE count of 3,300.
(c)
Combination school
- a school with any of the elementary grades,
				kindergarten through grade five, contiguous with one or more of the middle
				grades, grades six through eight; or a school with any of the middle grades,
				grades six through eight, contiguous with one or more of the elementary grades
				or contiguous with one or more of the high school grades, grades nine through
				12; or a school with any of the high school grades, contiguous with one or more
				of the middle grades.
(d)
Initial allotment sheet
- the allotment sheet sent to the local
				school system each spring that informs local system personnel of the Quality
				Basic Education (QBE) earnings they will have for the operation of their
				schools the following school year.
(e)
Mid-term adjustment allotment sheet
- the allotment sheet sent to the local school system that reflects the
				recalculation of the total amount of QBE earnings needed for the continued
				operation of schools for the current fiscal year.
(f)
New school
- a school that
				has reported full-time equivalent program counts in the October count, has an
				approved new school facility code issued by the department, and has reported a
				principal on the October certified personnel information report under the new
				facility code.
(g)
School
- for 2000-2001 school year, a facility with a principal of record
				reported for the preceding year. Thereafter, a school is a facility that
				reported a principal on the October certified personnel report. Beginning in
				2001-2002, this definition shall not include schools on the same campus sharing
				facilities unless the schools operate as a combination school.
(h)
Unweighted full-time equivalent
				(FTE) count
- total number of enrolled students by segments in each
				program specified by law, divided by six. A segment equals one-sixth of a
				school day.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-5 › Subject 160-5-1 - REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES › Rule 160-5-1-.23 - Repealed

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O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  20-2-151(b),
				  20-2-152(a),
				  20-2-182(g),(h),(i).
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-5 › Subject 160-5-1 - REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES › Rule 160-5-1-.24 - Procedure for Requesting Student Social Security Numbers

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(1)
Purpose.
The purpose of this
				rule is to establish uniform statewide procedures for obtaining Social Security
				numbers from students and the procedure for waiving this requirement.
(2) Requirements.
(a) No student shall be denied enrollment in
				any public school of this state for declining to provide a Social Security
				number to the local unit of administration (LUA) or for declining to apply for
				such number.
(b) Each LUA shall
				adopt and implement a procedure consistent with this rule for providing the
				public notice of the information required of each student under its
				jurisdiction prior to the beginning of each school year. This notice shall
				include the statement in (2)(a).
1. The
				procedure of each LUA shall require that the notice be provided in English and
				any language prevalent in the school district.
(c) Each LUA, at the time of initial
				enrollment or at the beginning of a school year for a student already enrolled
				but who has not provided a Social Security number, shall, in a language
				appropriate for the parent, guardian, student or person enrolling the student:
1. Request the Social Security
				number.
2. Give notice that
				providing the Social Security number is voluntary.
3. State the purpose for which the Social
				Security number shall be used.
4.
				Cite the provision of law which authorizes the LUA to request the provision of
				the student Social Security number.
(d) Each LUA shall provide a form for the
				individual in (2)(c) to sign stating that the individual does not wish to
				provide the Social Security number.
(e) Upon receipt of a student's Social
				Security number, the LUA shall make said number part of the student's record to
				be treated in the same manner as all other records in accordance with the
				Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974.
(f) Each LUA shall provide a temporary
				alternate number to a student who is applying for a Social Security number or a
				permanent number if a Social Security number will not be provided.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-5 › Subject 160-5-1 - REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES › Rule 160-5-1-.26 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A Secs.
				  20-2-211(d),
				  20-2-240.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-5 › Subject 160-5-1 - REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES › Rule 160-5-1-.27 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  20-2-155,
				  20-2-254,
				  20-2-320.