Primary Goals of Article

  1. Law
  2. Georgia Code
  3. Education
  4. Elementary and Secondary Education
  5. Quality Basic Education
  6. Short Title and Purpose
  7. Primary Goals of Article

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It is the intent of the General Assembly that the primary goals of this article shall be as follows:

  1. A substantial reduction in the number of teachers who leave the teaching profession for reasons of job dissatisfaction;
  2. A decrease in the percentage and number of students who enter school but drop out prior to graduation;
  3. The elimination of emergency teaching certificates and waivers for teaching outside of specialty;
  4. A decrease in the percentage of students who fail to attain passing scores on end-of-course assessments;
  5. A significant increase in the test scores of Georgia students who take the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) or the ACT Assessment (ACT);
  6. An increase in the number of students mastering each skill in reading, mathematics, and other subject areas;
  7. An accountability system for education programs that measures efficiency and effectiveness and ensures that programs produce improvement in student achievement scores for all students;
  8. A comprehensive program and financial information system that provides data that allow for the accurate evaluation of program effectiveness;
  9. A seamless education system that allows students to be served in the most effective and efficient way possible;
  10. The elimination of school violence;
  11. A decrease in the percentage of students who perform below grade level;
  12. An increase in parental and community involvement in schools;
  13. Better coordination between education agencies and other organizations providing instructional and related services to students;
  14. A more competent school work force through the effective use of evaluation tools, training, and school improvement teams that promote best practices; and
  15. More flexibility for high-performing schools so that services can be better adapted to student needs.

(Code 1981, §20-2-132, enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 1657, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 1169, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 618, § 12; Ga. L. 2015, p. 21, § 2/HB 91.)

The 2015 amendment, effective March 30, 2015, substituted "fail to attain passing scores on end-of-course assessments" for "fail the Georgia High School Graduation Test" in paragraph (4).

Editor's notes.

- Ga. L. 2000, p. 618, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "This Act shall be known and may be cited as the 'A Plus Education Reform Act of 2000.'"


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