RULE:

The organization for instruction in the Cobb County School District (District) shall be in keeping with the organization for instruction as prescribed by the Georgia Board of Education and Cobb County Board of Education (Board) Policies and District Rules and regulations.

A. GRADE LEVEL DIVISIONS/COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES:

    1. Grade Level Models:

        The District utilizes the following organization plans: K-1, K-2, 2-5, 3-5, K-5, 6, 7-8,

        6-8, and 9-12.

    2. Community Opportunities:
        The District provides Facility Use (see Administrative Rule KF [Use of School Facilities])

        and Adult Education (see Rule IHC [Continuing Education Programs]) programs for

        county citizens.

B. SCHOOL STRUCTURE:

    1. Instructional organization for each school shall be the responsibility of the Principal,

        consistent with:

        a. District philosophy and goals for instruction;

        b. The Standards for Public Schools of Georgia; and

        c. Standards of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS/AdvancEd).

    2. It is also the Principal’s responsibility to make staff and teaching assignments for

        personnel which are equitable and instructionally efficient for the school, operating

        within District allotments and state class size requirements.

C. CURRICULUM DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION:

    The design of curriculum and the procedures for instruction used in the Cobb County

    School District (District) shall be established to meet or exceed the requirements of the

    Georgia Board of Education, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

    (SACS/AdvancEd) and this Rule.

    1. Data Collection:

        a. The Superintendent or designated staff shall collect, maintain and report data

            regarding the following topics:

            (1) Compliance with the required Georgia curriculum;

            (2) Compliance with standards of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

                 (SACS) and its parent organization AdvancEd;  

            (3) Student enrollment by grades;

            (4) Student enrollment in selected courses and programs in regular and special

                 education as required by Georgia law;

            (5) Teacher allocation and teacher/pupil ratios;

            (6) High school scheduling efficiency including courses offered and courses

                 eliminated in final high school schedules;

            (7) Number of teachers out of field of certification; and

            (8) Curricular and instructional emphases for the year.

        b. Reports:

            Periodic reports summarizing the data collected on these topics shall be made to

            the Board in compliance with Policy SD-9 (Communication and Support to the

            Board) and Policy BHE (Reports to the Board) and provided to the public upon

            request.

Adopted: 8/13/75
Reclassified an Administrative Rule: 9/1/04
Revised: 11/9/83; 8/8/84; 6/21/05; 10/8/08