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North Georgia RESA
Regional Educational Service Agency

School Improvement
Lisa Smith, Director
Letitia Reeves

lisasmith@ellijay.com
lreeves@ellijay.com

(706) 276-1111
Fax (706) 276-1114

The North Georgia RESA School Improvement Department supports improved school effectiveness and student achievement in schools within the Cherokee, Dalton City, Fannin, Gilmer, Murray, Pickens, and Whitfield County school systems.  School Improvement services include analysis of school effectiveness, data analysis, school improvement planning, and assistance with identified needs in consultation and training.  Our department coordinates RESA services with the Georgia Department of Education in providing information, training, and assistance necessary for compliance with state and federal regulations.  It is our goal to assist schools and districts in making adequate yearly progress as defined and required by the federal No Child Left Behind legislation.

North Georgia RESA assists individual schools and school systems in planning for school improvement.  A school improvement consultant can meet on a regular basis with administrators and leadership teams to support and facilitate planning for school improvement.

Sample support opportunities provided by RESA School Improvement Specialists include:

  • AYP Regulations

  • (Consortia) Professional Learning Communities for:

    • Elementary School Principals

    • Middle School Principals

    • High School Principals

    • Counselors

    • Media Specialists

    • Graduation Coaches

  • Corrective Action Planning

  • Curriculum Mapping

  • Data Analysis and Assessment

  • DOE and Regional I Support Teams

  • Engaging Students in Accountability

  • Georgia Performance Standards-Leadership Training

  • Georgia School Standards (GSS) and Georgia Assessment on Performance of School Standards (GAPSS) process

  • GLISI Georgia Leadership Instruction for School Improvement

  • Needs Improvement Assistance

  • No Child Left Behind Requirements

  • Professional Learning Communities

  • Professional Learning Courses

  • Restructuring Planning

  • School Improvement Planning

  • State Testing

  • Student Subgroup Support

  • Teacher Certification/Highly Qualified Status

  • Technical Assistance for Grant Application

  • Title I

  • Using Data to Improve Instruction

Other services provided based on individual system and school improvement plans

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