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State-level Waivers
At the March 26, 2020 meeting of the State Board of Education, State School Superintendent Richard Woods recommended and the State Board of Education approved a comprehensive package of waivers for school districts.
Federal-level Waivers On March 20, 2020, Superintendent Woods requested and received federal approval from USED to waive testing and accountability statewide for the 2019-2020 school year. On April 6, 2020, Superintendent Woods requested and received federal approval for another round of waiver requests to USED, including:
TESTING & ACCOUNTABILITY
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Testing State and Federal Assessments have been waived for the 2019-2020 school year:
Accountability The Georgia Department of Education has applied for a waiver and received approval from the U.S. Department of Education to waive federal assessment and accountability requirements. Therefore, there will not be a 2019-2020 CCRPI. Georgia has submitted and the U.S. Department of Education has approved the following waiver(s): WAIVED. Accountability and school identification requirements in sections 1111(c)(4) and 1111(d)(2)(C)-(D): the requirements that a State annually meaningfully differentiate all public schools and the requirements to identify schools for comprehensive and targeted support and improvement and additional targeted support and improvement based on data from the 2019-2020 school year. WAIVED. Report card provisions related to certain assessments and accountability:
school nutrition
GaDOE has sought and received multiple waivers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture regarding operation of the school meal program during extended closures caused by COVID-19.
federal programs -- FAQS, clip, carryover, monitoring (CFM)
Cross-Functional Monitoring
Superintendent Woods has suspended Cross-Functional Monitoring for Federal Programs for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. Cross-Functional Monitoring visits will be rescheduled for the 2020-2021 school year. CLIP & S-CLIP The FY20 Consolidated LEA Improvement Plan (CLIP) will be extended all the way through FY21 with no updates required by GaDOE, unless requested by the LEA. GaDOE is also working on a process for districts to be granted flexibility to carry over the currently approved FY20 CLIP and S-CLIP, including required attachments, to FY21 without a new submission, thereby allowing current plans to be continued when districts are able to return to regular operating conditions. Federal Funds Allocations (1003 & Others) GaDOE is reviewing guidance and establishing protocols to allow 1003 and other federal allocations set to expire prior or up to December 31, 2020 to receive a no-cost extension through September 2021. Federal Programs FAQs
idea & special education
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USED IDEA Guidance
GaDOE IDEA FAQs: identified schools (csi, tsi, & promise)
The list of schools that were federally identified in need of improvement for 2019-2020 will continue for 2020-2021. No additional schools will be added to the list due to the waiver approved by the U.S. Department of Education below:
WAIVED: Accountability and school identification requirements in sections 1111(c)(4) and 1111(d)(2)(C)-(D): the requirements that a State annually meaningfully differentiate all public schools and the requirements to identify schools for comprehensive and targeted support and improvement and additional targeted support and improvement based on data from the 2019-2020 school year Click here for 1003 School Improvement FAQs. finances
FTE, CPI, and Student Class signoff has been extended until April 30, 2020. The data reported in the FTE and Student Class collections should reflect student information as of March 5th which was prior to districts closing. The data reflected in CPI should reflect information from March also – basically a reporting of all staff on payroll. ctae
student privacy
USED Guidance
data: fte, cpi, AND STUDENT CLASS SIGNOFF
FTE, CPI, and Student Class signoff has been extended until April 30, 2020.
The data reported in the FTE and Student Class collections should reflect student information as of March 5th which was prior to districts closing. The data reflected in CPI should reflect information from March also – basically a reporting of all staff on payroll. grading, promotion/retention, graduating seniors
Based on follow-up questions we received, below provides some additional clarification: ‘Pass/Fail’ allowed for K-8 subjects/courses
teacher and leader evaluations
All TKES/LKES evaluations have been suspended for the remainder of 2019-2020 school year. In Governor Kemp’s executive order, it is ordered that the provisions of Code Section 20-2-210 relating to the Annual Performance Evaluation for Local Education Agencies shall be suspended through July 31, 2020.
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