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School System Flexibility in Georgia Overview and Comparison. What are we talking about and why?. Decision Considerations. * College & Career Readiness Performance Index. 3. Selecting a Flexibility Option.
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Decision Considerations *College & Career Readiness Performance Index 3
Selecting a Flexibility Option • By June 30, 2015* each local school system must choose to operate as one of the following: • Investing in Educational Excellence School System (IE2) • Charter System • Status Quo School System • Other options include: • Strategic School System • System of Charter Schools *Per OCGA §20-2-84.3
Centralize or Decentralize? Decision Structure Considerations Are waivers needed? Yes Status Quo System of Charter Schools Charter System Strategic School System IE2 System Centralized or Decentralized Decentralized No Waivers
Same starting point as a conversion charter, but a different end point Different starting points, but same end point
Charter System SchoolGoverning Council Autonomy The school should be as close to this end as possible • Indicators of Autonomy • Ability to set school budget spending priorities • Ability to make personnel decisions • Contracts for services provided by the district • Governing council members selected/recruited without district assistance
Contractual Partners *Required by statute that the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement participate in the IE2 process.
Petition Approval Process LBOE GaDOE SBOE Conversion charter petition Approval Review and make recommendation to SBOE Approval New conversion charter school Y Y N N End End Review and make recommendation to SBOE Charter system petition Approval Approval Y Y New charter system N N End End Charter Advisory Committee review and recommendation to SBOE
Possible Legislation: Ga’s Statewide Tiered Accountability and Flexibility System (G-STAFS)
Additional Information Louis Erste Director, Charter Schools Division lerste@doe.k12.ga.us 404-657-0515 Howard Hendley, Ed.D. Director, Policy Division hhendley@doe.k12.ga.us 404-657-2965 Morgan Felts Assistant Director, Charter Division mfelts@doe.k12.ga.us 404-656-0027 Allan Meyer Assistant Director, Policy Division ameyer@doe.k12.ga.us 404-657-1065 Garry McGiboney, Ph.D. Associate Superintendent gmcgiboney@doe.k12.ga.us 404-656-0619