At the Georgia Department of Education, we are committed to a vision: Leading
the nation in improving student achievement.
That vision is the foundation for everything we do.
For five years, the State Board of Education and the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) have been guided by a
set of strategic goals and we have seen great results. However, as we have
updated those goals recently, it became clear we have not communicated our plan
for education in Georgia to the public as well as we could have.
For
that reason, we have created a new Strategic Plan website that gives the public
an in-depth look at the strategies and initiatives that are the focus of our
work at the GaDOE. This site provides constant feedback to us - and to you -
regarding how we are moving toward our vision.
On the Strategic Plan
website, you will find our 15 goals, backed up by specific strategies and
initiatives for improving education for all Georgia students. You will also find
scores of indicators that provide the data we are using to track our success.
Some of this data will look familiar, like "Graduation Rate" and "SAT
scores." But other indicators are more precise, such as "Biology End-of-Course
Test Scores for schools served by the Science Mentor Program" or "Average
Teacher Retention Rate for Middle Schools that Did Not Make Adequate Yearly
Progress." While these may seem like odd statistics, they help us see the
specific impact of the programs we have implemented at the GaDOE and provide a
clear picture of where our challenges remain.
This site is not the place to go to find a district's test scores or get information about your hometown
school. For that please visit our School
Finder, which provides access to very detailed data at the state, system and
school level.
The Strategic Plan website is a place where you can hold
me, the State Board of Education and the entire Georgia Department of Education
accountable for our work and our results. I hope you will take some time to look
around. If you need help navigating the site, just download our quick guide. (Link to Guide)
And, as always, if you have any comments or ideas, please feel free to contact me at state.superintendent@doe.k12.ga.us.
Thank you for visiting!
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