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About School Improvement
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On July 1, 2003, the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) created the School Improvement Division in the Office of Teacher and Student Support. Our goal is to design and implement a coherent and sustained statewide system of support and process for improvement, providing local education agencies (local school systems, herein referred to as LEAs) and schools in Georgia with tools and resources as well as intensive support for schools not making Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP).
- The School Improvement Division will work collaboratively with Georgia’s Regional Education Service Agencies (RESAs) to support LEAs with schools not making AYP.
- Five Regional Support Teams, including representatives from School Improvement, Title I, and Curriculum and Instruction GaDOE personnel; RESA school improvement specialists; Professional Standards Commission Title IIA regional staff; Georgia Learning Resources System (GLRS) regional representatives; Educational Technology Center (ETC) regional representatives; and college and university representatives, have been formed to provide regional support and improvement process training across the state.
- The School Improvement Division has prioritized statewide support by analyzing school performance and reform efforts.
- Schools in Needs Improvement Years 1-8 receive the support of a GaDOE Leadership Facilitator (on-site coach). Leadership Facilitator (on-site coach).
- The School Improvement Division and RESAs will identify Regional Support Team members and distinguished K-12 educators to serve all schools having made AYP only one year and who need targeted assistance to make Adequate Yearly Progress another year to be removed from Needs Improvement status.
- The School Improvement Division will offer the following Continuum of Services to LEAs/schools in Georgia:
- Analysis & Planning Provides tools for collecting and analyzing qualitative and quantitative data, guidance for analyzing causes and establishing improvement priorities, and a model for action planning and matching needs to resources.
- Professional Learning: Coordinates programs to build LEA/school capacity, broker services to facilitate training and development, and guide implementation of national professional development standards.
- Leader Quality: Provides focused leadership training and development to support the Georgia Performance Standards implementation, provide guidance and ongoing support for GaDOE Leadership Facilitators, and coordinate the systematic use of SREB Leadership Modules targeting standards-based education and research-based school improvement priorities.
- Graduation and Secondary Redesign: Serves to increase the high school graduation rate, decrease the dropout rate, and increase the post-secondary enrollment rate by utilizing the Graduation Coach Initiative, Teachers-as-Advisors Program, and school counselors to implement research-based best practices.
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