EDUCATION Elementary and Secondary Education: Bill to be Entitled. General Provisions: Amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Relating to Elementary and Secondary Education, so as to Provide that a Local School System may Enter into a Contract with the State Board of Education for Increased Flexibility; Provide for a Local School System to Remain under Current Requirements; Provide for Public Input; Provide for Strategic Plans; Provide for Submission of a Proposed Contract; Provide for Negotiations; Provide for Contract Requirements; Provide for Accountability, Flexibility, and Consequences Components of the Contract; Provide for Certain Laws which may be Waived; Provide for Loss of Governance Consequences; Provide for Duties of the Office of Student Achievement; Provide for Implementation; Provide for Other Funding Options; Provide for Exceptions for Charter Systems; Provide for Rules, Regulations, and Guidelines; Change Certain Provisions Relating to Appointment of Local School Superintendents; Change Certain Provisions Relating to Waivers to Improve Student Performance; Provide for Related Matters; Repeal Conflicting Laws; and for Other Purposes

Authors

Georgia State University Law Review

Document Type

Peach Sheet

Abstract

The Act provides that local school systems shall create a strategic plan regarding the future of the school system. The Act further allows local school systems to enter into a five-year contract with the State Board of Education whereby the school is given additional flexibility by being granted a waiver from agreed upon requirements in exchange for additional accountability in the form of an agreement to meet specified benchmarks of student performance. If the benchmarks are not met within a three year period, the Act provides for consequences to the local school system or the under-performing schools within the system.

Recommended Citation

Georgia State University Law Review, EDUCATION Elementary and Secondary Education: Bill to be Entitled. General Provisions: Amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Relating to Elementary and Secondary Education, so as to Provide that a Local School System may Enter into a Contract with the State Board of Education for Increased Flexibility; Provide for a Local School System to Remain under Current Requirements; Provide for Public Input; Provide for Strategic Plans; Provide for Submission of a Proposed Contract; Provide for Negotiations; Provide for Contract Requirements; Provide for Accountability, Flexibility, and Consequences Components of the Contract; Provide for Certain Laws which may be Waived; Provide for Loss of Governance Consequences; Provide for Duties of the Office of Student Achievement; Provide for Implementation; Provide for Other Funding Options; Provide for Exceptions for Charter Systems; Provide for Rules, Regulations, and Guidelines; Change Certain Provisions Relating to Appointment of Local School Superintendents; Change Certain Provisions Relating to Waivers to Improve Student Performance; Provide for Related Matters; Repeal Conflicting Laws; and for Other Purposes, 25 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. (2012).
Available at: https://readingroom.law.gsu.edu/gsulr/vol25/iss1/8