This committee will review statewide assessment requirements and needs, examine ways to take a more innovative approach to assessing students, strengthen formative tools, and make assessment data more timely and useful.
SCOPE
- Assessment Alignment, Innovation and Improvement
- Title I Part B Assessment Grants
CHARGE
- Develop feedback questions for stakeholders for feedback sessions throughout the state
- Discuss stakeholder input, U.S. Department of Education’s (USED) regulations/guidance, focus areas identified by the State Advisory Committee, and working committee-assigned portions of ESSA
- Coordinate with other working committees to write Georgia’s draft state plan
ACCOUNTABILITY
Georgia’s ESSA Working Committees report to GaDOE’s ESSA Leadership Team throughout the development process. The ESSA Leadership Team will ensure that benchmarks are being met and working committees are coordinating efforts to produce a cohesive draft ESSA State Plan.
The draft ESSA State Plan will be presented to the Advisory Committee for feedback. There will also be a review period for the public, State School Superintendent, State Board of Education, and Governor’s Office.
BENCHMARKS
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| July 2016 |
Charge, Orientation, Overview and committee-specific information |
| Aug-Oct |
Stakeholder feedback will be shared with Working Committees as it is received* |
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Feb-June 2017
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Presentation to Advisory Committee |
June 2017
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Public comment period; Governor, State Board of Education, State
School Superintendent review; Overview to the House and Senate Education
Committees |
July-August 2017
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If necessary, reconvene the Advisory Committee to make revisions |
September 2017
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Submit Georgia’s ESSA State Plan to USED |
MEMBERSHIP
The members of the Assessment Working Committee can be found here.
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