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Dr. Mary Kay BacallaoEducation Legislation- State and Federal
School Board Gag Law 2010
(SB 84)
Accreditation Agency Power over BOENo Public Money for Attorneys 2103
(HB 115)
Locally Elected BOE
Status Quo(No Waivers) Charter System
Investing inEducational Excellence
1. Must keep CCRPI score high to keep local authority over all local schools (school by school basis).2. HB 441 (2015) set cut score at 80. (Did not pass)
Benefits: 1. No need to stay under class size maximums set by
the state.2. No need to spend at least 65% of the budget on
instruction.3. No need to pay teachers the state minimum for
experience and education. 4. No need to have certified teachers.
School Board Gag Law 2010
(SB 84)
Accreditation Agency Power over BOENo Public Money for Attorneys 2103
(HB 115)
Locally Elected BOE
Status Quo(No Waivers)
State Charter CommissionGoverned by Unelected
Councils(HB 797)
Charter Admissions Policies, 2015(HB 474) Priority to “educationally disadvantaged” students and military students. Includes: economically disadvantaged, students with disabilities, limited English proficient students, neglected or delinquent students, and homeless students
Charter Commission Private Foundation, 2015
(SB 156)
School Board Gag Law 2010
(SB 84)
Accreditation Agency Power over BOENo Public Money for Attorneys 2103
(HB 115)
Locally Elected BOE
Status Quo(No Waivers)
Opportunity School District, 2015(SB 133)
If the CCRPI score of any school in a district falls below a 60, the school can be taken over by the appointed leader of the Opportunity School District. The schools are then converted into charter schools, accountable to unelected councils, not citizen voters.
This is unconstitutional! That is why it is on the ballot in 2016.
STATE BOE- Appointed by the Governor
School Board Gag Law 2010
(SB 84)
Accreditation Agency Power over BOENo Public Money for Attorneys 2103
(HB 115)
Locally Elected BOE
Status Quo(No Waivers)
The Georgia Constitution was changed in 1983 to make the State BOE appointed, not elected.
Georgia State School Superintendent
CCRPISchool Rating System
SB 410 (2012)
All Common Core END OF COURSE
Assessments, comparable to other
states, must be online in ‘15- ’16
(HB 91) 2015
StatewideContent Standards
Career Pathway completion
Dual Language Schools
PBIS- Behavior Modification
Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (SB 164)
International Baccalaureate (IB) a program from UNESCO the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Advanced Placement (AP) run by the College Board, headed by David Coleman a lead architect of the Common Core
School Climate Ratings: parent, teacher and student surveys
“Growth” compares
students with other students.
All students can’t grow. Only half of the teachers and schools will be able to show
“growth.”
HOPE SCHOLARSHIP Requirement(HB 131) 2014
International Baccalaureate (IB) a program from UNESCO the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Advanced Placement (AP) run by the College Board, headed by David Coleman a lead architect of the Common Core
Public and Public Charter School Students Private School Students
Rigor includes AP, IB or dual enrollment for English and History.The rigor requirements increase each year.
Statewide Teacher Evaluation System (HB 244)
Longitudinal Data System
Public and Public Charter School Students Private School Students
Teacher Effectiveness Measure
Leader Effectiveness Measure
Both measures are based, in part, on the results from Common Core assessments. Teachers are observed based on the outcomes based education framework. All of this data is recorded in the State system.
Teacher CertificationLed by the appointed Professional
Standards Commission Tiered Certification, 2015 (HB 502)
Out of State Teachers (HB 502, line 500)
College OR CareerFascist System
“Work Based Learning”
Bridge Law HB 400, 2010
Plan reviewed annually and
approved by the student’s counselor or teacher advisor…
Career ClustersHB 713
Career Education beginning in
Kindergarten, path pre-selected,
trademarked from Achieve, the
company responsible for Common Core.
Work Based Learning HB 766
(2014) SB 2 (2015) No need for “academics” after 10th grade
No need for minimum wage.Dual enrollment
College and Career Academy
State GrantsTeacher
OverseersFavored
Corporations and Industries
Career education is GREAT,but the government should not be making those decisions. Students and parents need to make those decisions!
ONLINE Learning
State Run Digital Classroom SB 89 (2015) All Materials MUST BE APPROVED BY the STATE BOE-5 Superintendents can request-Teachers from 20 different school districts can requestParents and BOE members cannot request.
SB 289 Mandated at least one online course for all public school students.
HB 502 *Grants for private school students and home study*Virtual Learning *Safeguards removed, *content standards inserted
SB 89: The local BOE does not own the materials they purchase, they are “RENTING” them and they must be digital by 2020.
S. 1177 Every Student Achieves Act, 2015
Georgia must have a State Plan to be submitted to the APPOINTED Secretary of the U.S. DOE. The Secretary appoints a Peer Review team to approve or deny the state plans.
The same knowledge, skills, and levels of achievement expected of ALL students.
Reading OR Language Arts (not necessarily English), math, and scienceFirst 3 years in another language for non English speakers, up to 2 more years
Assessments and learning based on the UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING at most 1% of students may take an alternative assessment
Growth, page 92Tracking of discipline by race, submitting results to federal governmentProtects students from physical restraint or seclusion solely for the purposes of discipline or convenience
S. 1177 Every Student Achieves Act, 2015
Lumping of all local, state, and federal funds… towards a single payer system, page 68
State data for a National Education Report card must be submitted in digital format. Page 90
JODY HICE is on our heroes list.Also on the list: Mike Crane, Marty Harbin, and Josh McKoon.Who else wants to make the list?
HR 5 Thank you JODY HICE! Just VOTE NO!
Exact same information about the State Plans to be submitted to the Secretary.
Provides money for Pre-K and Post Secondary Charter Schools
Teacher certification not based on qualifications, now based on EFFECTIVENESS
Includes representatives of private school children, by passes state officials
Section 1120- Services to benefit private school students and private school personnel, comes with the requirements for assessment, certification, and evaluation.
Title II Takeover of Teacher Evaluation, sets up a system to ration teachers.
Incentivizes Charters, grants can go to public or private entities.
Gives counseling to “unaccompanied youth” so they can become independent students and obtain financial aid.
Creates a single payer system for education.
Introduces the “Director” of the Institute of Education Sciences with broad powers.
HR 5 Title IX- Grants
New money for GamingWhat is wrong with games for learning? These games can be very powerful in targeting attitudes and beliefs. There are companies developing this technology. Why should taxpayers fund initiatives so that the products end up being sold for a profit?
Federal Income- Tax 1917
Gold backed money
Home Mortgages
Eminent Domain- property
Bureau of Land Management
Healthcare-single payer
Education-single payer?
Public Schools… what is next?
Genesis 3:14-16 New King James Version (NKJV)14 So the Lord God said to the serpent:“Because you have done this,You are cursed more than all cattle,And more than every beast of the field;On your belly you shall go,And you shall eat dustAll the days of your life.15 And I will put enmityBetween you and the woman,And between your seed and her Seed;He shall bruise your head,And you shall bruise His heel.”
Go for the head of the snake!Repeal all education legislation that takes authorityaway from parents, teachers, students, and local citizens!Elect legislators committed to repealing this!