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- 3. free and Appropriate Education means that all eligible students with disabilities can receive an education.
- 4. Board of Education a body of officials elected or appointed to oversee a local or statewide school system or systems.
- 6. one schools provides financial assistance to local educational agencies and schools with high numbers or high percentages of children from low-income families.
- 8. Annual Measurable Objectives are unique yearly targets in reading and mathematics for each subgroup, school, and district.
- 9. prize for Urban Education recognizes school districts in urban areas for closing the achievement gap improving academic performance of low-income and minority students.
- 10. standards the idea of holding schools, districts, educators, and students responsible for results in education.
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- 1. Georgia Standards of Excellence will be implemented beginning the 2017-18 school year.
- 2. a person to whom a particular aspect of a professional task is delegated but who is not licensed to practice as a fully qualified professional.
- 5. Race to the Top a $4.35 billion United States Department of Education competitive grant created to spur and reward innovation and reforms in state and local districts k-12 education.
- 7. Georgia Professional Standards Commission sets and applies guidelines for the preparation, certification, and continued licensing of public educators.
- 10. Academic Knowledge Skills spells out the essential concepts students are expected to know and skills they should acquire in that grade or subject.
- 11. Common Core Standards a set of educational standards for teaching and testing English and mathematics between kindergarten and 12th grade.