*In
Georgia: some Quality Education indicators are the ITBS, SAT, ACT,
and AP tests results
*In Most of the U. S., some Quality Education indicators are
the ITBS, Stanford Nine, SAT, ACT, and AP tests results.
*Georgia State Law on Quality Education
TITLE 20. EDUCATION /CHAPTER 2. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY
EDUCATION/ARTICLE 6. QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION /PART 1. SHORT TITLE AND
PURPOSE /O.C.G.A. § 20-2-131 /§ 20-2-131. Objectives and
purposes of program
The General Assembly of Georgia, recognizing the need for:
(1) Implementing a quality basic education curriculum in public schools
state wide which ensures that each student is provided ample opportunity
to develop competencies necessary for lifelong learning as well as the
competencies needed to maintain good physical and mental health, to
participate actively in the governing process and community activities,
to protect the environment and conserve public and private resources,
and to be an effective worker and responsible citizen of high character;
(2) Providing all children and youth in Georgia with access to a quality
program which supports their development of essential competencies in
order that they may realize their potential;
(3) Providing an equitable public education finance structure which
ensures that every student has an opportunity for a quality basic
education, regardless of where the student lives, and ensures that all
Georgians pay their fair share of this finance structure;
(4) Establishing and maintaining state-wide standards which ensure that
each student has access to a quality program;
(5) Making teaching an attractive and rewarding profession in order to
attract, retain, and fully utilize highly competent personnel in all
public schools of the state;
(6) Providing effective staff development and attractive incentive
programs which will motivate public school personnel to enhance their
competencies and perform to their potential throughout their career;
(7) Providing local school systems with the incentives, resources, and
technical assistance they need to plan and implement improvements in
their programs on a continuing basis;
(8) Providing parents and the general public with information on the
quality of schools and the achievement of the public school students in
Georgia;
(9) Providing appropriate school facilities in which quality educational
programs can be offered, particularly in the small and sparsely
populated school systems;
(10) Providing an accountability system to ensure that all students are
receiving a quality instructional program so that all students can
achieve at their highest level;
(11) Providing a seamless education system to allow for the delivery of
educational programs at all levels and the movement of students between
programs and education agencies as efficiently and effectively as
possible and to provide for coordination on a continuing basis between
agencies responsible for education services;
(12) Providing a safe school environment so that students can learn and
mature without fear of violence or intimidation;
(13) Providing access to nursing services so that teachers can deliver
instructional services without the added responsibility of addressing
students´ nursing needs and so that students can receive nursing
services while at school;
(14) Providing academic intervention programs designed to assist
students who are performing below grade level in order to increase their
mastery of critical academic knowledge and skills;
(15) Providing an alternative educational environment for those students
who need a different educational structure in order to properly master
critical academic knowledge and skills and to provide an environment
where they can stay in school and acquire the knowledge and skills
necessary for a productive life;
(16) Providing students with advice and assistance in planning their
academic and work careers and achieving those goals;
(17) Providing an evaluation process for all school system personnel to
assure the public that personnel are performing at acceptable levels and
providing quality educational services to all students;
(18) Providing an environment where parents and the community can
participate in school activities and support school personnel as they
work with students and address their academic needs;
(19) Providing for parent and community participation in the
establishment of school programs, policies, and management so that the
school and community are connected in meaningful and productive ways and
providing support for teachers and school leaders in addressing the
school´s needs; and
(20) Providing a means whereby the foregoing might be met in order to
provide an opportunity for a quality basic education to the citizens of
the state and to discharge the responsibilities and obligations of the
state to ensure a literate and informed society
does establish the Quality Basic Education Program. It is declared to be
the policy of this state to assure that each Georgian has access to
quality instruction, as defined in this article, designed to improve
upon a student´s learning capacity. It is further declared that no
student shall be refused admission into or be excluded from any public
school in the state on account of race, creed, color, or national
origin.
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