The SCSC is close to finalizing its training calendar for this fiscal year.

Visit the Training Page of the SCSC website for real-time updates and additional information. 

https://scsc.georgia.gov/school-resources/training-opportunities

The SCSC Director of Charter Development provided an update on a certificate of occupancy issue an SCSC school has been experiencing. The SCSC is exploring policy and rule adoptions to avoid this issue in the future.

SCSC commissioners discussed the impact of this issue on the school and students served. 

The SCSC is preparing and planning for next year's start-up and replication petition cycles.

The SCSC Executive Director provided an update on the three SCSC schools recently placed on probation. Under the new rule adopted earlier this year, this is the first time the SCSC has placed schools on probation.

Due to the reduction in the number of ELA EOCs administered and data interruptions caused by COVID, GaDOE will not report SGPs for High School ELA for the 2023 or 2024 school years. The Progress score calculation will be calculated by assigning math SGPs a 90% weight and English Learner progress towards English-language proficiency a weight of 10%. SCSC will use Progress as reported by GaDOE and Value-Added as measures of growth on the academic section of the Comprehensive Performance Framework.

Due to the ESSA amendment, CCRPI scores will be delayed. It is unsure when the SCSC will receive these scores.

SCSC commissioners and staff discussed the impact this will have on SCSC accountability score calculations.

The FY 2023 Financial (DE 46) final upload is due to GADOE on September 29, 2023. This report is required, so please ensure your school completes its submission by the deadline to avoid losing points on the Comprehensive Performance Framework for the 2023-2024 school year.

Federal FY2023 ends September 30, with FY 2024 starting October 1.

The SCSC is communicating with GADOE regarding the potential impact of a federal government shutdown and will share more information as it becomes available. QBE allotments will not be affected since these come from state funds. 

SCSC commissioners and staff discussed which funds the federal government shutdown will impact. Depending on how long the shutdown lasts, schools can still draw its grant funds.

The monitoring portal closed for document submission on Monday, September 18, 2023.  Health and safety visits will continue through October 12. Monitoring results will be available in January 2024.

The SCSC, in partnership with Kelly Cadman of Hive180, has successfully concluded the information-gathering and listening sessions. These sessions involved active participation from families, school boards, dedicated staff members, and essential stakeholders across Georgia. The SCSC will review session reports provided by Hive180, which will inform the next steps in the process. 

Officer elections will occur during the November board meeting.

• October 25th – canceled
• November 15th
• December - no meeting
• 2024 Meeting Calendar will be voted on at the November meeting

To provide public comment, a request must be emailed to the SCSC Office Coordinator, Crystal Saldana, Crystal.Saldana@scsc.georgia.gov, by no later than 9:00 a.m. the morning of any regularly scheduled board meeting.  Public commenters must attend the SCSC meeting in person. The SCSC will no longer accept comments virtually. If a commenter cannot attend in person, they may send written comments to the Executive Director. Executive Director- Donovan Head will ensure that all written comments are reported to the Board of Commissioners.