Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 160-4-5-.01 - Remedial Education
(1)
DEFINITIONS.
(a)
Georgia Milestones Assessment
System (Georgia Milestones) - a criterion-referenced test, administered
in grades 3 through 8 at the end of each grade and high school at the end of
each State Board identified course designed to measure student mastery of the
state's content standards and provide a signal of preparedness for the next
grade, course, or educational endeavor, be that college or career. Georgia
Milestones includes a norm-referenced component to provide national comparison
data.
(b)
Remedial
educational program- an instructional program designed for students in
grades 6-12 who have identified deficiencies in reading, writing, or
mathematics.
(2)
REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Students
participating in the Remedial Education Program (REP) shall meet requirements
as stated in O.C.G.A. §
20-2-154 and in the
Georgia Department of Education Remedial Education Program
Guidelines. Students in grades 6-12 may be eligible for services if
they meet two or more of the following criteria:
1. The student has been through the formal
student support team process as specified in Rule
160-4-2-.32 Student Support Team and
has documented evidence to support the placement in remedial
education.
2. The student has
failed either a language arts or a mathematics course in grades 6-12.
3. The student is receiving services under
the current Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title I, Part
A.
4. The student has been
recommended by the teacher who has documented any of the following student
information:
(i) Low performance in
reading.
(ii) Low performance in
mathematics.
(iii) Inability to
verbally express ideas or to write or dictate a meaningful sentence.
5. In the absence of Georgia
Milestones scores, other current standardized test information in the student
file indicates the student has a score at or below the
25th percentile in reading, writing, or
mathematics.
6. For participation
in middle school remediation programs, the most recent Georgia Milestones
end-of-grade scores indicate the student is in the "Beginning Learners"
achievement level in English language arts or mathematics, or has a reading
status of "Below Grade Level."
7.
For participation in high school remediation programs, the most recent Georgia
Milestones end-of-course or end-of-grade scores indicate the student is in the
"Beginning Learners" achievement level in English language arts or mathematics,
or has a reading status of "Below Grade Level."
(b) The number of students eligible for
participation in REP shall not exceed 25 percent of the school's most recent
FTE count for grades 6-12.
(c)
Schools with more than 50 percent of their students eligible for free or
reduced-price lunches may provide remedial education services for a higher
percent of students up to 35 percent of the school's full-time equivalent
population in grades 6-12.
(d) Each
year the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) shall utilize data submitted
by local school systems during the regular student records collection process
to conduct an evaluation of REP. By June of each year, the local school systems
shall report the achievement results to GaDOE of all students who received
instructional services through the REP in the content area(s) in which they
were served. At a minimum, the evaluation shall include the following
components:
1. For students in grades six
through eight, a report of the number and percentage of REP students who scored
as a "Developing Learner" or above on the appropriate grade-level Georgia
Milestones English language arts or mathematics assessment. Also, a report of
the number and percentage of REP students whose reading status is "At or Above
Grade Level."
2. For students in
grades 9-12 who are not enrolled in a course associated with a Georgia
Milestones end-of-course assessment (and therefore will not have a state
assessment score), a report of the number and percentage of REP students who
passed a system-made test in reading, writing, or mathematics where test items
came from the Georgia On-Line Formative Assessment Resource (GOFAR) at grade
eight and above. Systems may also choose to use standardized system level
assessments of achievement.
3. For
students enrolled in a course(s) with an associated Georgia Milestones
end-of-course assessment, a report of the number and percentage of REP students
who scored as a "Developing Learner" or above on the appropriate Georgia
Milestones end-of-course English language arts or mathematics assessment. Also,
a report of the number and percentage of REP students whose reading status is
"At or Above Grade Level."
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