The State Board of Education shall establish a state-wide school climate management program to help local schools and systems requesting assistance in developing school climate improvement and management processes. Such projects will be designed to optimize local resources through voluntary community, student, teacher, administrator, and other school personnel participation. These processes will be designed for, but will not be limited to, promoting positive gains in student achievement scores, student and teacher morale, community support, and student and teacher attendance, while decreasing student suspensions, expulsions, dropouts, and other negative aspects of the total school environment. The state board upon request of a local school system is authorized to provide the necessary on-site technical assistance to local schools and systems and to offer other assistance through regional and state-wide conferences and workshops, printed material, and such other assistance as may be deemed appropriate under this Code section. The state board shall, upon request of a local school system, produce model codes of behavior and discipline and shall produce guidelines for application and administration of such codes. The results of this program shall be annually presented to the General Assembly for review in determining future appropriations for state-level technical assistance necessary to perform the duties assigned to the state board under this Code section.
History. Code 1981, § 20-2-155 , enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 1657, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 1169, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 618, § 18.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2000, p. 618, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘A Plus Education Reform Act of 2000.’
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education
Article 6 - Quality Basic Education
§ 20-2-150. Eligibility for Enrollment
§ 20-2-151. General and Career Education Programs; Purpose; Authorized Programs
§ 20-2-151.2. Driver Education Course Accepted for Carnegie Unit Elective Credits
§ 20-2-152. Special Education Services
§ 20-2-154. Remedial Education Program
§ 20-2-154.2. Agricultural Education Program; Development of Plan
§ 20-2-154.3. Agricultural Programs in Elementary Schools; Evaluation
§ 20-2-155. School Climate Management Program; Model Codes of Behavior and Discipline
§ 20-2-156. Program for Limited-English-Proficient Students
§ 20-2-158. Contracts for School Psychology Services
§ 20-2-159.1. Focused Programs of Study
§ 20-2-159.5. Georgia Seal of Biliteracy; Purpose; Qualifications; Insignia