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- 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.
- 3. Georgia Professional Standards Commission is an organization responsible to stablish a certifications/licensure process for educators.
- 6. An act to close the achievement gap with accountability, flexibility, and choice, so that no child is left behind
- 9. The obligation of an person and/or organization to account for their actions, accept responsivities and present the results in a transparent way
- 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.
- 14. The term refers to any significant and persistent disparity in academic performance between different groups of students, such as white students and minorities.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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. An assistant, a person trained to help a professional.
- 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.
- 5. - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and/or law ensuring services to children with disabilities throughout the nation.
- 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.
- 8. Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 that support students and schools with federal funding.
- 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.
- 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.
- 13. Board of education refers to a group of elect people who are assigned to supervise a specific school system.
- 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.
- 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.
- 17. Georgia Performance Standards provides teacher a clear expectations for instruction, assessment, and student work.