Georgia Magazine - September 2016 - 30
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'While Georgia has countless schools all over the
state that are the thriving success stories we rightfully praise, too many of our students are trapped
in failing schools.'
-Barbara Hampton, member, Georgia Board of Education
ucation isn't the solution.
"While Georgia has countless
schools all over the state that are the
thriving success stories we rightfully
praise, too many of our students are
trapped in failing schools," she says.
"By focusing on individual schools
that are failing year after year, the Opportunity School District provides
specific solutions to each school and
is an important step in the fight to
ensure that every child in Georgia
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gets a first-rate education no matter
his or her ZIP code."
This November, Georgians will
be given the opportunity to establish
a clear path toward hope and
prosperity for our most vulnerable
children.
Tom Willis is the executive director of Georgia Leads, an issue advocacy organization, and heads up
Opportunity for All Georgia Students.
Opportunity School District at a glance
The OSD focuses on the
state's lowest-performing schools
and empowers parents and local
communities to turn them around.
Currently, 127 schools in Georgia
have been assigned ratings of "F"
on the state's accountability system
for three consecutive years, making
them eligible to enter the OSD. (For
a list of schools that are eligible for
the OSD as of May 3, 2016, go to:
bit.ly/schooLst.)
Under new state law, no more
than 20 schools per year would be
selected for inclusion in the OSD
and no more than 100 can be under
OSD supervision at any given time.
Considerations for selection include
trend of accountability scores over
the three-year period, community
engagement and support, current
turnaround efforts, and inclusion of
urban and rural schools.
Under this proposal, the
governor will appoint the OSD
superintendent, to be confirmed
by the state Senate, and he or she
will report directly to the governor.
The OSD will be an operational unit
of the Office of Student Achievement and will have the power and
authority of a Georgia Local Education Agency.
The OSD will have several
intervention models that will be
determined on a school-by-school
basis:
* Shared governance: The OSD superintendent enters into a contract
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with the local school board of the
district that operates the school.
The OSD superintendent can make
changes at the school.
* Direct management: The OSD
superintendent directly runs the
school.
* Charter: The OSD works in collaboration with the State Charter
School Commission to establish a
charter school.
* Closure: The OSD may close a
failing school if it is not enrolled at
full capacity and reassign the students to a higher-achieving school
within the district, depending on
available capacity.
The first year schools can be
selected for the OSD would be
the 2017-18 school year. Selected
schools remain in the OSD for
a minimum of five years and a
maximum of 10 years. If a school
performs above an F for three consecutive years, it will be removed
from the OSD. Once a school has
demonstrated effective performance, the OSD will work with the
school and community to determine the best transition plan for
the school to exit the OSD.
OSD schools will continue
to receive all of the local, state
and federal funds for which they
are currently eligible. The school
remains the public school in the
same building for the same students. The leadership, oversight
and governance are what changes.
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Georgia Magazine - September 2016
Contents
Georgia Magazine - September 2016 - Intro
Georgia Magazine - September 2016 - Cover1
Georgia Magazine - September 2016 - Cover2
Georgia Magazine - September 2016 - 3
Georgia Magazine - September 2016 - Contents
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