Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 160-4-2-.09 - Governor's Honors Program
(1)
PURPOSE. The Governor's
Honors Program shall provide differentiated instructional experiences designed
to encourage selected students to meet their full academic and artistic
potential.
(2)
DEFINITIONS.
(a) Governor's
Honors Program (GHP) - a state-funded, six-week-long summer residential program
designed to provide intellectual and artistic high school students
differentiated educational opportunities not usually available during the
regular school year.
(b) Governor's
Honors Program alternate - a student who has been nominated by his or her local
public high school, private high school, or home school and has participated in
the statewide interview but has not been selected to attend the
program.
(c) Governor's Honors
Program finalist - a student who has been selected to attend the
program.
(d) Governor's Honors
Program nominee - a student recommended by his or her local public high school,
private high school, or home school to attend the statewide GHP
interviews.
(e) Nomination quota -
the number of students who may be recommended for the Governor's Honors
Program. Each school system and private school shall receive one nomination for
every 100 students or major fraction thereof enrolled in the
10th and 11th grades
during the previous academic year. For public schools, this quota is based on
the full-time equivalent (FTE) count of the 10th and 11th grades in the local
school system. The nomination quota is assigned by the Georgia Department of
Education, is separated into three categories: academic, fine arts and
technology/career preparatory (vocational education), and is included in the
memorandum Nomination Guidelines.
(3)
REQUIREMENTS.
(a) The local system, private high school, or
home school annually shall follow the student nomination process for GHP which
includes the following criteria:
1. Student
nominees shall be rising juniors and seniors.
2. Student nominees shall be nominated in
only one subject area, by the subject-area teacher, with approval of the
student and parent/guardian.
3.
Student nominees shall be required to participate in the statewide interview to
be eligible for participation in the program.
4. Students nominated but not participating
in the 10th grade shall be eligible for renomination in the 11th
grade.
5. Students shall
participate in the GHP summer residential program one time only.
6. All nominees from public schools and home
schools shall be endorsed by the principal, counselor, local GHP coordinator
and superintendent of the local school system. All nominees from private
schools shall be endorsed by the head of the school. Home school nominees must
demonstrate compliance with Georgia's Home Study Law O.C.G.A. ยง
20-2-690. Applications and
information on local alternate nominees shall be forwarded to the Georgia
Department of Education only when an alternate nominee is replacing an original
nominee.
7. A transcript of high
school grades and records shall accompany each nomination form, including
endorsements and other information pertinent to student nominations, as stated
in the document Instructional Descriptions, and Criteria for Selection
in All Areas.
8. A score
on the PSAT or SAT shall be required for selection and participation in the
program.
9. Students shall be
required to demonstrate high aptitude and high interest in their area of
nomination, as stated in the document Instructional Descriptions, and
Criteria for Selection in All Areas.
(b) The school system, private school, or
home school shall obtain written parent/guardian permission for nominated
students to participate and to allow the school to release student records in
support of the nomination.
(c) The
school system, private school, or home school shall annually submit
applications to the department postmarked no later than December 10.
(d) Students shall return acceptance material
to the program director by the specified deadline. Failure to return acceptance
material by the specified deadline will result in disqualification from the
program.
(e) All students
participating shall be required to agree to
1.
Enter in all scheduled activities, including special events, seminars and
support areas;
2. Attend the
program for the entire period as stated in the student handbook, including the
opening and closing dates of the program;
3. Concentrate in their major areas of
nomination/study and to select additional, minor and/or interest areas of
pursuit;
4. Abide by program rules
and regulations as included in the student handbook.
5. Students selected to participate in the
program shall notify the department of health conditions requiring
extraordinary attention.
(f) The State Board of Education authorizes
the state school superintendent to approve waivers of this rule when, in the
judgment of the state school superintendent, such requests are consistent with
the goals and objectives of this program.
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