Georgia's Race To The Top |

Posted by admin on Jun 9, 2011

From The Governor

“Race to the Top has been an incredible catalyst uniting Georgians around our shared goal of improving educational opportunities for all Georgia students. We are going to capitalize on our winning application by using the $400 million we are receiving to fuel advancements in the classroom experience we are providing. Our 26 partner districts are literally functioning as incubators for meaningful...

Posted by admin on May 25, 2011

Race to the Top Overview

“Race to the Top will focus on recruiting, preparing, rewarding, and retaining the most effective teachers and principals for our students. It will improve our Common Core standards to prepare students to be more college and career ready. The effort will expand the success of our K-12 data system by creating a new P-20 system that will provide seamless data throughout the pre-K, K-12, and college...

Posted by admin on May 24, 2011

Great Teachers And Leaders

“As a parent and a teacher, I know the value of education. I believe that the teacher is the single most important influence on a child’s academic success…In Georgia, we have the incredible opportunity to be a part of cutting edge reform. Along with our twenty-six partnering districts, we are developing a plan for determining and rewarding the value that teachers add to their...

Posted by admin on May 23, 2011

Standards and Assessments

This work led by the Georgia Department of Education: Office of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Common Core State Standards The Common Core State Standards Initiative (CCSSI) is a state-led process to develop common standards in English language arts and Mathematics for grades K-12 which are internationally benchmarked and aligned to college and work expectations. Georgia has served as a leader in...

Posted by admin on May 22, 2011

Data Systems To Support Instruction

State Longitudinal Data System Overview The Alliance of Education Heads identified the need for cross agency reporting to support school systems, universities and education leadership to analyze and make improvements. Part of the Data Systems initiative is to develop and build the data system to support cross agency analyses. Georgia’s vision for its data system is one that provides seamless data access...

Posted by admin on May 21, 2011

Turning Around Lowest Achieving Schools

This work led by the Georgia Department of Education: Office of School Turnaround. Intervention Models Georgia is employing one of the four intervention models below, as prescribed through Race to the Top, in turning around the state’s lowest achieving schools: Turnaround (replace principal and remove 50% of staff) Conversion to charter management organization or education management...

Posted by admin on May 20, 2011

STEM

Georgia’s vision is to equip all Georgia students, through effective teachers and leaders and through creating the right conditions in Georgia’s schools and classrooms, with the knowledge and skills to empower them to: 1) Graduate from high school 2) Be successful in college and/or professional careers 3) Be competitive with their peers throughout the United States and the world. The Race to the Top...

Posted by admin on May 19, 2011

Innovation Fund

The Innovation Fund is a $19.4 million fund created under Georgia’s RT3 plan that provides competitive grants to support the establishment and deepening of partnerships between Georgia local education authorities (LEAs) or charter schools, institutions of higher education (IHEs), businesses and non-profit organizations to advance the applied learning and academic achievement of Georgia’s K-12...