CCSD Office of Accountability
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Strategic Initiatives by Function
Testing and Assessment
- Work collaboratively with schools and Curriculum/Instruction
Division personnel to create a more balanced assessment system
- Provide benchmark assessments aligned with standards for students in
all schools
- Ensure integrity of high stakes testing at each school
Research and Evaluation
- Identify best ways to provide timely, relevant assessment data to
classroom teachers, school administrators, and students for decision
making in the improvement process and work with Technology Services to
deliver it
- Evaluate selected programs
Grants
- Seek grants aligned with district or school direction
Student/State Reporting
- Improve systems for reporting required information to the Georgia
State Department of Education
- Identify issues and implement solutions to address issues associated
with transcripts at the high school level
Analysis and Planning
- Help schools understand and use assessment results for instructional
planning
- Work with schools to develop and deploy school strategic plans
- Gather and report meaningful data from stakeholders regarding the
improvement process, implementation of Georgia School Standards, and
specific curriculum areas
Accountability
- Improve NCLB processes such as AYP reporting, choice process
- Develop a concise accountability system for evaluating and working
with schools for improvement