As a parent, you are your child’s first and lifelong teacher, and one of the most important decisions you will ever make is about your child’s education. Studies have shown parent involvement is the number one indicator for a student’s success. Supporting our local schools is the next step in the process.
In 1990, The Georgia School Boards Association and the Georgia School Superintendents Association realized an urgent need to critically examine the components of Georgia’s educational system. Since then, they’ve organized stakeholders across the state to help establish principles and offer recommendations which will transform the current system into one that is relevant for today’s children and youth. To date, parents, educators, business owners and civic leaders across Georgia are engaged in creating a more contemporary and relevant approach to successful education. They’re soliciting the support of local, state and federal policy holders, offering a vision that establishes the following as a rigorous standard available to all students on an equitable basis:
