Georgia § 20-2-2093 - Annual report on state charter schools that offer virtual instruction; minimum requirements; publication on website.

§ 20-2-2093. Annual report on state charter schools that offer virtual instruction; minimum requirements; publication on website.

The Department of Audits and Accounts shall develop an annual report on state charter schools that offer virtual instruction. The Department of Audits and Accounts may consult with the commission to develop and collect information for the report. The annual report shall include at a minimum: school enrollment, including special education population and other subgroups; attendance rate and method of measurement; attrition rate; course segment completion rates; academic performance, including College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) scores, value-added analysis, Beating the Odds analysis, and student engagement and persistence; other academic performance as it relates to the goals of the school's charter; comparison of student academic growth and achievement prior to placement; governance and management; staffing and teacher qualification data; school finances, including actual income and expenditures for the prior fiscal year; operational performance, including analysis of academic performance as a ratio of per student expenditures; innovative practices and implementation; analysis of alternate academic options for enrolled students; and future plans. The annual report shall also include information on the implementation of professional development plans for persons in administrative, supervisory, or instructional leadership roles who do not hold a valid administrative license; a copy of all charter school agreements for corporate management services, including the company's parent corporation; and agreements for other administrative, financial, and staffing services. The Department of Audits and Accounts shall submit the annual report on each state charter school that offers virtual instruction to the commission, the State Board of Education, the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Lieutenant Governor by April 1 of each year. The annual report shall also be posted on the state charter school's official website. Every four years or the year before a charter for a state charter school that offers virtual instruction becomes eligible for renewal, whichever is earlier, the Department of Audits and Accounts shall compile the data included in the annual reports for such state charter school and identify any long-term trends regarding academic performance, financial data, and governance data. Such comprehensive report shall outline how the state charter school's actual performance compared to the goals outlined in its charter. The Department of Audits and Accounts shall submit the comprehensive report of each such state charter school to the commission, the State Board of Education, the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Lieutenant Governor by January 1 of the year in which the state charter school becomes eligible for renewal. The comprehensive report shall also be posted on the state charter school's official website. (Code 1981, § 20-2-2093 , enacted by Ga. L. 2018, p. 650, § 9/HB 787; Ga. L. 2020, p. 21, § 5/HB 957.) Effective date. - This Code section became effective July 1, 2018. The 2020 amendment, effective July 1, 2020, substituted "April" for "December" near the end of the first sentence of paragraph (a)(3).