Public School Alphabet Soup

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  1. 2. Annual measurable objectives refers to a goal that each state sets every year to determinate the require percent of students who must meet and/or exceed the basic level on academic assessments.
  2. 3. Georgia Professional Standards Commission is an organization responsible to stablish a certifications/licensure process for educators.
  3. 6. An act to close the achievement gap with accountability, flexibility, and choice, so that no child is left behind
  4. 9. The obligation of an person and/or organization to account for their actions, accept responsivities and present the results in a transparent way
  5. 12. Adequate yearly progress is one of the federal NCLB act of 2001.It is a measure of year-to-year student achievement on statewide assessment.
  6. 14. The term refers to any significant and persistent disparity in academic performance between different groups of students, such as white students and minorities.
  7. 18. GA Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills consist in a year-long, on-line database recorded by teachers. This is based on assessment aligned to the state mandated content standards.
  8. 19. Race to the Top is a competitive billionaire grant that the US Department of Education created in 2009 to spur and reward innovative approach to teaching and learning in the country schools.
  9. 20. It establish clear, consistent guidelines for what every student should know and be able to do in math and English language arts from kindergarten through 12th grade
  10. 21. It states the essential concepts that students of each grade are expect to know and skills they should have at that grade. These concepts offer teachers a concrete base in which they create rich learning experiences.
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  1. 1. An assistant, a person trained to help a professional.
  2. 4. This is an award of $1 million that each year urban school districts earn by succeed on the greatest overall performance on the student’s achievement. This include a scholarship program for qualify students.
  3. 5. - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and/or law ensuring services to children with disabilities throughout the nation.
  4. 7. Is a law that falls under the act of IDEA which states that a child with any type of disability have the right to receive free and appropriate education.
  5. 8. Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 that support students and schools with federal funding.
  6. 10. An elementary or secondary school that receives Title I, Part A funds. Title I funds generally support schools in meeting the educational goals of low-income students.
  7. 11. Least Restrictive Environment stated that students with any disability should have the opportunity to be educated with non-disable peers, to the maximum extent appropriate.
  8. 13. Board of education refers to a group of elect people who are assigned to supervise a specific school system.
  9. 15. Criterion-Referenced Competency Test is a tool to measure the students’ acquisitions of skills and knowledge related to the instruction of the state standards.
  10. 16. This is an individual education plan that is created for students with disabilities to accommodate and support student’s unique needs in their education.
  11. 17. Georgia Performance Standards provides teacher a clear expectations for instruction, assessment, and student work.