The State Superintendent of School’s principal advisory council consists of two groups of principals from across the state, one at the elementary level and one at the secondary level. These groups discuss how decisions made at the state level are affecting Georgia’s schools. Members meet several times throughout the school year with State Superintendent of Schools Kathy Cox and are advisors that act as liaisons between the Department of Education and Georgia schools. Past topics discussed by the principal advisory councils include: Best practices, budgetary concerns, improving AP opportunities, SAT scores, graduation rule, developing a leadership framework for the Professional Standards Commission, graduation rate, legislation, and graduation coaches.