Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 160-5-1-.13 - Regional Educational Service Agencies
(1)
DEFINITIONS.
(a)
Board of control - the
governing body of the RESA, composed of the school superintendent from each
member local school system, the president or highest administrator of each
member post secondary institution, and a local public or regional library
director appointed by the director of the Office of Public Library Services of
the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.
(b)
Collaborative member - the
president of each public post secondary institution and the appointed director
of a local public or regional library within each RESA geographic
area.
(c)
Network of
RESAs - the organization that works collaboratively to develop and offer
courses for certificate endorsement, approved programs, and other
services.
(d)
Regional
Educational Service Agency (RESA) - an agency established to provide
shared services to improve the effectiveness of educational programs and
services of local school systems, including state charter schools, and to
provide direct instructional programs to selected public school
students.
(e)
RESA service
area - one of 18 service areas having the same boundaries as the 1972
districts approved the State Planning and Community Affairs Policy Board, with
the Chattahoochee-Flint and First District RESAs each serving two service
areas. All local school systems, including state charter schools, Technical
College System of Georgia institutions, and University System of Georgia
institutions that are located in the designated geographical areas shall be
members.
(f)
Shared services
member - the superintendent of each local school system, including state
charter schools, within each RESA geographic area.
(g)
State charter school- a
public school authorized by the State Charter Schools Commission - the
state-level charter school authorizer established by Georgia law.
(2)
REQUIREMENTS.
(a)
RESA Board of Control
Duties.
1. The RESA board of control
shall annually elect a chairperson and vice-chairperson from among the shared
services members.
2. Each RESA
director shall annually recommend to the RESA board of control all RESA staff
for employment and assignment.
3.
As members of the board of control, collaborative members will meet a minimum
of twice a year with the shared services members for the purpose of regional
planning.
4. Boards of control
shall approve regional plans for improvement, determine progress, and submit an
annual report in accordance with O.C.G.A. §
20-2-272(b) and
(d).
5. Boards of control may delegate to shared
services members the authority to conduct monthly business of the shared
services of RESA.
(b)
Shared Services Member Duties.
1.
Shared services members will meet monthly to conduct the business of the shared
services of RESA.
2. Shared
services members shall provide services to local school systems, including
state charter schools, focused on standards including assistance with analysis
and planning for improvement, support for implementation, high-quality
professional learning opportunities, and quality assurance in accordance with
O.C.G.A. §
20-2-270.1(a)(1-7),
as well as local standards.
(c)
Qualifications of Professional
Staff.
1. The RESA director shall hold
a valid Georgia PAL-5 or L-5 or higher certificate in educational
leadership.
2. RESA staff providing
general instruction and curriculum assistance to local school system staff,
including state charter schools, shall hold a valid Georgia PAL-5 or L-5 or
higher certificate in educational leadership or a valid Georgia T-5 or higher
certificate in the primary field in which employed.
(i) Additional curriculum personnel shall
meet the same qualifications or hold an instructional supervision endorsement
to a valid Georgia T-5 or higher certificate in the subject he or she
supervises.
3. Teachers
providing services directly to students shall have a valid teaching certificate
in the area of service.
4. Special
grant programs that name categories of qualified personnel who may deliver
general instruction and curriculum assistance to local school system staff,
including state charter schools, shall not be limited by qualification
requirements as outlined in this rule.
(d)
Goals, Objectives and Performance
Measures Reporting.
1. Each RESA shall
submit annually to the department with a copy to the Education Coordinating
Council beginning June 30, 2005, or as designated, a long-range regional plan
for improvement for three consecutive fiscal years. The plan shall establish
goals, specific objectives, and performance indicators to measure the
educational efficiency and cost effectiveness of services to its member
institutions according to state and locally approved standards. The plan shall
include intended improvement objectives, aligned professional learning programs
developed by the Network of RESAs, timetables for achieving such objectives,
and the means by which performance in attaining such objectives will be
assessed. Each plan must include the purposes and description of the services
the RESA will provide to schools identified as low performing based on the
indicators adopted under Georgia law and to other schools. It is vital that
RESA services to schools meet local needs as well as be closely linked with the
Department of Education's statewide system of intensive and sustained support
and improvement. To this end, the RESA shall include in their annual regional
plans for improvement a description of how the services they provide to schools
identified as low performing will be coordinated with and made an integral part
of the statewide system of intensive and sustained support and
improvement.
2. Each RESA shall
submit to the department by October, or as designated, an annual report which
provides specific information on the actual outcomes resulting from RESA
services and programs. The report shall describe how the outcomes were measured
and assessed on performance in each area, including addressing the actual
benefits, i.e., positive outcomes, resulting from the RESA's activities and the
costs incurred to provide such services and programs.
(e)
Funding.
1. Subject to appropriation of funds by the
Georgia General Assembly, the State Board of Education shall grant funds to
operate regional educational service areas as specified in O.C.G.A. §
20-2-274, or
2. Subject to appropriation of formula funds
by the Georgia General Assembly, each RESA shall receive a base grant plus an
amount that reflects the following for local school systems.
(i) Number of local school systems, including
state charter schools.
(ii) Number
of schools.
(iii) Student
FTE.
(iv) Square
miles.
3. Each RESA shall
match with local RESA funds any state funds on an 80/20 state/local
ratio.
4. The RESA board of control
shall determine the method by which each local school system's share, including
state charter schools, of local funds shall be assessed.
(i) Local school systems, including state
charter schools, shall be allowed to include all fees paid for RESA services as
a pro rata share of their assessment for memberships.
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