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In January of 2008, the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement (GOSA) unveiled Georgia’s Education Scoreboard. This official state Scoreboard, conceived by Governor Perdue and developed by GOSA, provides education stakeholders, i.e. parents, educators, business and government leaders, and community-based organizations, with a straightforward indication of student achievement in Georgia, from pre-kindergarten through postsecondary education.

 

Just as a scoreboard in an athletic competition provides fans with an at-a-glance status report, the Education Scoreboard provide stakeholders with meaningful, concise, transparent data on the quality and progress of education in Georgia. It is intended to:

 

  • Highlight to educators and parents areas in education that are especially important on which to focus;

  • Encourage education institutions to gauge their progress in raising student achievement as compared with other Georgia institutions, other states, and the nation;

  • Compel schools, colleges, and universities to implement improvement practices as necessary;

  • Provide businesses and families interested in moving to Georgia with clear data on the quality of education from preschool to college;

  • Impel all stakeholders to greater advocacy in creating quality education options in their communities; and

  • Grow a state culture that demands continuous educational improvement.

 

GOSA subjected the development of the scoreboard to a rigorous approval process. First, GOSA conducted a review of the research literature to identify critical performance indicators for elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, colleges and universities, and technical colleges.

 

Next, GOSA consulted members from reputed national and state education organizations for comments and recommendations on the draft indicators. Such organizations included the National Governor’s Association, the Southern Regional Education Board, the Black Alliance for Educational Options, the New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce, the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education, the Georgia Public Policy Foundation, the Georgia House of Representatives, the Metro Chamber of Commerce, AT&T, Georgia Power, Governor Perdue’s Education Finance Task Force, and the Office of Planning and Budget.

 

Finally, GOSA solicited feedback from the leaders of Georgia’s education agencies, including the State Superintendent of Schools, the Chancellor of the University System of Georgia, the President of the Technical College System, the Commissioner of the Department of Early Care and Learning, the President of the Georgia Student Finance Commission, and the Executive Secretary of the Georgia Professional Standards Commission.

 

 

 

 

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Indicator

Description

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Pre-K Participation: At-Risk Youth

The percent of Georgia’s economically disadvantaged (Category One) 4-year old children who participate in the state-funded pre-kindergarten program Category one eligibility is defined as the child's participation in one of the following: Food Stamps, SSI, Medicaid, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), Child and Parent Services (CAPS) program, or PeachCare for Kids.

Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL)

National Association of Educational Progress (NAEP):

  • 4th Grade Reading Achievement

  • 4th Grade Math Achievement

  • 8th Grade Reading Achievement

  • 8th Grade Math Achievement

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as "the Nation's Report Card," is the only nationally representative and continuing assessment of what America's students know and can do in various subject areas. Since 1969, assessments have been conducted periodically in mathematics, reading, science, writing, U.S. history, geography, civics, the arts, and other subjects.  Four indicators on the State Scoreboard reflect NAEP achievement:

  • The percent of 4th grade students who score at the proficient or advanced levels of reading on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).

  • The percent of 4th grade students who score at the proficient or advanced levels of Mathematics on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).

  • The percent of 8th grade students who score at the proficient or advanced levels of Reading on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).

  • The percent of 8th grade students who score at the proficient or advanced levels of Mathematics on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).

 

National Center for Educational Statistics. Available at: http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard

High School Graduation Rate

To comply with the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), Georgia has defined a graduate as a student who leaves high school with a Regular Diploma (this does not include Certificates of Attendance or Special Education Diplomas). Graduates are students who have met course and assessment criteria. Graduates have completed a high-school program of study of a minimum of 22 Carnegie units and have passed the four subject areas (English, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies) of the Georgia High School Graduation Test and the Georgia High School Writing Test.

A brief description of how the graduation rate for 2007 is calculated follows:

  1. Sum the 9th-grade dropouts in 2003-2004, the 10th-grade dropouts in 2004-2005, the 11th-grade dropouts in 2005-2006 and the 12th-grade dropouts in 2006-2007 for a four-year total of dropouts

  2. Divide the number of students receiving regular diplomas by the four-year total of dropouts plus the sum of students receiving Special Education Diplomas plus the number of students receiving Certificates of Attendance plus the number of students receiving regular diplomas.

  3. Change the result in step 2 from a decimal to a percentage (example: 0.83 equals 83%)

Graduation Rate Formula:

Numerator: # of students who graduate with regular diplomas

Denominator: # of dropouts in 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th from appropriate years + graduates + other completers

Governor’s Office of Student Achievement (GOSA)

Advanced High School Course Participation

The percent of graduating seniors who took an Advanced Placement (AP) exam in HS.

College Board AP Report to the Nation

http://professionals.collegeboard.com/data-reports-research/ap/nation

Advanced High School Course Achievement

The percent of graduating seniors who scored 3+ on an Advanced Placement (AP) exam in HS.

College Board AP Report to the Nation

http://professionals.collegeboard.com/data-reports-research/ap/nation

Average SAT Composite Score

Average combined Critical Reading, Mathematics and Writing SAT scores (all students, most recent). The national comparison is reported by College Board and the SREB comparison is a weighted average of SREB states' scores.

College Board

http://professionals.collegeboard.com/data-reports-research/sat/archived

Average ACT Composite Score

Average of ACT composite scores (Average of the 4 skill area test scores: English, Reading, Mathematics, and Science).

ACT

http://www.act.org/news/data/07/states.html

STEM Degrees

The number of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) degrees conferred annually in the University System of Georgia (USG) compared to the average number in other Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) states, and in the nation.  CIP 2000 Categories: agricultural business and production (01), conservation & renewable natural resources (03), architecture & related programs (04), computer & information sciences (11), engineering (14), engineering-related technologies (15), biological sciences/life sciences (26), mathematics (27), physical sciences (40), science technologies (41), construction trades (46), mechanics and repairers (47), precision production trades (48).

SREB Data Library, Bachelor’s Degrees Awarded in Selected Fields (Table 43)

University System Graduation Rate

The percent of students who graduate with a bachelor’s degree within six years of enrolling in a four-year USG institution.

SREB-State Data Exchange; NCHEMS

The most recent data is used for each indicator and comparison group. USG and SREB data are taken from the SREB-State Data Exchange “Student First Year Persistence Rates and Progression Rates, by college 1992 to 2005 cohorts”

http://www.sreb.org/main/EdData/DataExch/dataexchindex.asp

National comparison data is taken from the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS) (http://www.higheredinfo.org/dbrowser/index.php?submeasure=27&year=2005&level=&mode=definitions&state=0)

Technical Colleges Graduation Rate

The percent of full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduates who complete an associate's degree or certificate within three years of enrolling in a TCS institution.

SREB-State Data Exchange

“Student First Year Persistence Rates and Progression Rates, by college 1992 to 2005 cohorts”

http://www.sreb.org/main/EdData/DataExch/dataexchindex.asp

Bachelor’s Degree Holders

Percentage of the population age 25 and older holding a Bachelor's degree.

American Community Survey/Census Bureau

http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ADPTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=02000US3&-context=adp&-ds_name=ACS_2006_EST_G00_&-tree_id=306&-_lang=en&-_caller=geoselect&-format=

 

 

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Student NAEP Comparison

Graduation Rate Indicators

National Assessment Composite Scores

Bachelor's Degree Holders

STEM Degrees

 

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