Key Resources

• SIG Applications & Allocations - Round 1 (June 24, 2010)
• SIG Lowest Achieving Schools - Definition
• SIG Tiers I & II Eligible Schools List
• SIG Application for Tier I and Tier II Schools
• Schools Removed from State-Directed Status 2009
• School Keys
• Georgia Assessment of Performance on School Standards (GAPSS)
• Implementation Resource
• Graduation Coach Initiative Report 2008-2009
• Graduation Counts!
• High School Graduation Coach Information
• Credit Recovery Program (GA Virtual School)
• Partnership for Continuous School Improvement Brochure

The Office of School Improvement supports and facilitates efforts in all schools to increase student achievement by providing quality teaching; assisting schools in developing, implementing, and monitoring school improvement plans; building the capacity of local schools to support effective leadership at all levels; and providing professional learning to design and support meaningful student work. In addition, the Office of School Improvement coordinates a statewide system of support for all Georgia schools and provides resources and intensive support for schools not making Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP).

• Georgia Scholar Program - Recognition program for high achieving high school seniors.
• Governor’s Honors Program - Summer program for high achieving high school sophomores and juniors.
• Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship - Scholarship program for high achieving high school seniors.
• United States Senate Youth Program - Scholarship program for high achieving high school juniors and seniors in the area of civics and U. S. history.

• Alternative Education Program - Program designed to provide some program flexibility at the local level for students in grades 6-12 who are more likely to succeed in a nontraditional setting.

• Provides a statewide system of support and coordinates the work of the following agencies: Georgia Department of Education, Regional Educational Service Agencies (RESAs), Georgia Learning Resources System (GLRSs), Education Technology Centers (ETCs), the SACS/CASI Partnership, and college and university representatives to provide support for all Georgia schools through regional support and training.
• Coordinates the monthly meetings and work of the five (5) Regional Support Teams (RSTs) across the state to plan, implement, and monitor the work of the Statewide System of Support in providing direct services to schools based on identified areas of academic need.
• Provides a school improvement specialist in each Title I school at Needs Improvement Levels 1-4.
• Provides training to schools in the Georgia Keys to Quality.
• Provides mandated and voluntary GAPSS reviews to Georgia schools.
• Coordinates support and conducts reviews of school systems in Needs Improvement status.
• Provides training and support of graduation coaches.

• Provides a full-time state director for each State-Directed school (Needs Improvement Levels 5 and higher).
• Collaboratively customizes a contract for State-Directed schools with specific responsibilities for the system, the local school, and the Georgia Department of Education.
• Provides required professional learning for State-Directed schools.
• Works directly with State-Directed schools to write, implement, and monitor 45-60 day action plans.

• Impacts student achievement by providing programs and resources to enhance teacher and leader quality that include the following: Title II, Part A grant awards, CLASS Keys and Leader Keys evaluation systems, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, and professional learning.