Georgia
State Standards Analysis & Recommendations for Improvement
COLLEGE & CAREER READINESS
Readiness standards are published and promoted and describe the competencies students need to learn and possess for entry into and success in college and the workforce. They may or may not be assessed by the state but exist as guidance for educators and expectations for students.
Yes
Does the state define college and/or career readiness?
Yes, the state’s definition of college and/or career readiness is “the level of achievement required in order for a student to enroll in two- or four-year colleges and universities and technical colleges without remediation, fully prepared for college-level work and careers. This means that all students graduate from high school with both rigorous content knowledge and the ability to apply that knowledge.”
No
Does the state have career readiness standards?
Yes
Does the state report metrics related to college and/or career readiness?
Yes, the state’s reported metrics related to college and/or career readiness include:
- Student growth on state tests
- AP scores
- ACT/SAT scores
- NAEP scores
- Graduates completing a CTAE pathway
- CTAE Pathway completers earning a national industry recognized credential
- Students completing two or more state-defined career-related assessment
- Graduates completing a career-related Work-Based Learning Program
- CTE enrollment
- Graduates entering a college not requiring remediation
- Graduates earning high school credits for accelerated enrollment or early college
- Graduation rate
Additional Resources: CCRPI Indicators (Most Recent Year, 2017), Georgia Report Card
Yes
Does the state include college/career readiness in its accountability formula?
Yes, find out more about college/career readiness in the state’s accountability formula here.
Yes
Are students expected to demonstrate readiness for college and/or career upon graduation?
Yes, students are expected to demonstrate college and/or career readiness through:
- Advanced Coursework Enrollment
- Postsecondary Assessment (SAT/ACT/Other)
- CTE Participation (CTE, WBL, Credential, Apprenticeship, Other)
- Postsecondary Enrollment
No
Are Durable Skills reflected in career readiness standards?
No
Does the state publish career readiness/employability skills standards?
No
Does the state have a complete framework for work-based learning?
Yes
Does the state define WBL?
Yes, the state’s definition for work-based learning is available here.
No
Does the state have clear expectations for WBL programs?
Yes
Does the state have a WBL quality guide?
Yes.
Additional Resource: 160-4-3-.14 WORK-BASED LEARNING PROGRAMS
Yes
Does the state report on WBL participation and outcomes?
Yes, Georgia has a C-Net, an online data collection system, that WBL coordinators use to submit student and parent demographic and contact information, employer data, worksite visit documentation, work/wage (earnings) records, employer evaluations/student assessment (grading) records, training plans, and training agreements. They have a very robust reporting site found here.
Yes
Does the state use WBL participation as a program quality indicator for Perkins V federal funding?
Yes, the state uses work-based learning participation as a program quality indicator for Perkins V federal funding.
No
Does the state provide guidance related to career/employability skills?
WORK-BASED LEARNING (WBL)
Work-based learning describes comprehensive guidance, expectations for educators and employers, and quality indicators for assessment.
GRADUATE PROFILE
A graduate profile includes the competencies and skills a student possesses when they graduate from high school. They showcase student learning outcomes and present a full picture of a student’s abilities.
Yes
Does the state include career/workforce readiness in its graduation requirements?
Yes, the readiness requirements outlined by the state are the completion of 3 credits in either Career, Technical and Agricultural Education (CTAE) Pathways and/or Foreign Language and/or Fine Arts. Students demonstrate they’ve met these requirements via coursework and assessment.
No
Does the state outline a robust set of graduation requirements?
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