Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 160-4-2-.14 - Instructional Extension
(1)
DEFINITION.
(a)
Instructional Extension- a
state-funded instructional program to address the academic needs of
low-performing students.
(2)
REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Each school system implementing the
state-funded Instructional Extension program shall provide instructional
opportunities at no cost to eligible students with low performance in academic
subjects.
(b) The class size for an
Instructional Extension class will not exceed the number as specified in the
State Board of Education Rule
160-5-1-.08 Class Size, Appendix
F.
(c) Each school system shall
ensure that the Instructional Extension program provides instruction based on
objectives of the state curriculum standards. State funding is restricted to
addressing the academic needs of low-performing students in reading, language
arts, mathematics, science, and/or social studies.
(d) For the Instructional Extension program,
each local board of education shall employ state-certified teaching
staff.
(e) Each school system
implementing the Instructional Extension program is responsible for designing
and implementing the program, as well as, evaluating program effectiveness.
School systems may choose to provide remediation beyond the regular school day
in a single school, several schools, or a centralized system location.
Instruction may be delivered in a variety of models, which may include summer
school, after-school, Saturday classes, inter-session classes, tutorial
programs, other models locally designed, and additional instructional programs
during the regular school day. At the beginning of each school year, each
school system shall have a plan for addressing the academic needs of low
performing students. Such plan shall state, at a minimum, the dollar amounts
expected to be utilized in such a program, a statement of the school system's
preferred strategies for the utilization of such funds, a statement of how low
performing students will be identified, and the criteria to be utilized by the
school system in evaluating the effectiveness of the program. At the end of
each school year, each school system shall describe its evaluation of the
effectiveness of the Instructional Extension program.
(f) Each local school system shall spend 100
percent of the funds designated for additional days of instruction for such
costs at the system level, which may include transportation costs incurred for
transporting students who are attending additional classes funded by these
designated funds.
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