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FYI, these are some of the standards TNT needs to meet.  Are they meeting them?

A.  The agency will remind parents of their responsibilities to report certain information as specified by the Georgia Department of Education (see below).



Effective July 1, 2013, Georgia law indicates parents are no longer required to submit an attendance form to the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE).  Declarations of Intent (DOI) must still be submitted to the GaDOE each year.  These forms should be submitted electronically using the GaDOE website.  Electronic submissions automatically provide the parent with a 36 unique character parental signature.  Georgia law dictates that the DOI must be submitted by the parent or guardian only.  The GaDOE will not accept third party submissions.  If possible, submission of the DOI should be electronically, however, mailing, emailing or faxing is acceptable.  The GaDOE no longer issues Certificate of Attendance.  The parents’ DOI with the 36 unique characters on the parental signature line is the official document of the Georgia Home Study Program.  This document should be used to obtain Driver’s license/permits, work permits, post-secondary admission, military enlistment, and for all other entities that require proof of educational enrollment.



B.  **The agency maintains attendance records for all students**. All student records must be kept for a period of not less than seven years. After that time only transcripts must be kept.

C.  The center maintains an academic transcript of the courses completed, the clock hours devoted to each, and the average grade of tests administered by the center.

D.  The center administers, scores, and records a content test at the end of each course.

E.  **The center must administer a nationally standardized testing program** every three years for each student enrolled by the center. The PSAT, SAT or ACT given in grades 10 through 12 are acceptable to meet this requirement.

F.  **The center provides frequent group enrichment and socialization activities**. They are arranged for all students enrolled by the center.

G.  The center develops activities that allow its students to participate both academically and socially with students from other groups in the community.

H.  When students transfer to other schools, the agency will assist the receiving school in evaluating the grade placement of the student.

I.  **The center will certify that the school day includes at least 41/2 clock hours of instructional activity.
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J.  The center will certify that the school year consists of 180 days.

K.  One person who is assigned to leadership in academic planning for the agency must possess at least a bachelor’s degree.

L.  For grades 9 through 12, the center offers the college preparatory curriculum.  Such a curriculum must include: 4 units in mathematics, 3 units of sciences, 1 unit of health, 4 units of English, 3 total units of history and social sciences, 2 units of foreign language. The center will certify the completion of at least 22 units for graduation (a minimum of 120 clock hours of class activity equals a unit).

M.  The philosophy and objectives are reflected in admissions and in the program of operation, administration, organization, instruction, and student activities.

N.  All standards for grades 9 through 12 also apply to summer school programs      provided by the center.

O.  The center requires a student to complete an academic year of study through the accredited center program before verifying independent study completed prior to entry into the center.

P.  The center provides space and opportunity for patrons to examine and/or review      curriculum materials and books that may be utilized in independent study, and will assist mentors in ascertaining progress in the weekly learning tasks of students.

Q.  Each student is assigned an adult mentor.

R.  All mentors not possessing college degrees (TRANSCRIPT) have completed at least 8 clock hours of instruction in mentoring. A waiver may be requested so long as mentors are engaged in receiving instruction and are making progress toward attaining the 8 hours.

S.  The center has an annual budget allocation that is adequate for the educational program.

T.  Each center has a satisfactory system of internal accounting with records kept on all funds by the administrator or his or her appointed personnel.  A financial statement is available and subject to an annual, external review.

U.  Student records are protected against fire, theft, and damage by being located in a fire resistant cabinet, or a second, duplicate set of records is located in another area.

V.  **The governing group of the center publishes policies that will assure the observance of professional ethics by all concerned and will promote the professional development of competent personnel.
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W.  The center will maintain official SAT/ACT reports for each graduating senior of the College Preparatory Curriculum and make these reports available to the Commission Consultant.

X.  A faculty member with a bachelor’s degree will be present for centers offering group classes, and for each period, with a ratio of one bachelor-degreed teacher for 40 students (Commission Consultant will make calculations by dividing the total number of students enrolled, each period, by 40).

Y.  Effective July 1, 2016: Teachers of mathematics, science, language arts, or social      studies to students at any grade level have bachelor degrees and at least 6 semester hours credit in education courses. Equivalent staff development units may be substituted for semester hours of professional education.

Z.  The governing group delegates to the administrator executive and administrative functions, including the appointment of staff personnel.

AA.  Buildings in which group classes are conducted will meet local Fire Marshall      requirements.  If the building is exempt from Fire Marshall concern, the Commission Consultant will make a judgment of conditions for escaping fire and for withstanding storm.

BB.  A plan has been developed by the center for safety preparedness, fire drills, natural disaster, and acts of terrorism.   Appropriate drills are conducted.

CC.  When students transfer to other schools, the school will assist the receiving school in making the transition to the new school. Such assistance will include, but not be limited to, evaluation of work completed, credits earned, tests completed, attendance, records transfer and other pertinent information. However, the school has the right to withhold records until all obligations, such as financial, have been met.





Accredited Fully Status: Classification for a center which has involved its faculty and staff in a study of the GAC principles and has provided the Commission with satisfactory documentation that all Principles required for Accredited Annually status have been met. In addition, the following Principles have been met:

A.  The center will document specifics regarding the secluded space for academic study.

B.  The center will document that the student has access to appropriate research materials, including encyclopedic, CD-ROM or Internet capability.

C.  Where group classes meet, the center meets applicable School Plant guidelines      contained on pages 19 – 20 of Bulletin.

D.  The center has a plan to follow the progress of those students who have left the center.

E.  The center explains the professional growth experiences of the staff for the past year.



Accredited with Quality: Classification for a center that has involved its faculty and staff in a study of the GAC principles and has provided the Commission with satisfactory documentation that all Principles required for Accredited Fully status have been met. In addition, the following principles must also have been met.

A.  **The educational program is under the administration of a person with a Master’s degree**.  When this person leaves the position, the Executive Director of the Georgia Accrediting Commission must be notified.

B.  The center’s student retention rate from the start to the end of the academic year is at least 60%. A minimum of 50% of the students have scored average or above on the standardized achievement tests.

C.  Students and mentors have agreed to a plan for: assessment of each student;      development of an individualized plan to be followed in study; evaluation of the student based on the plan; and prescription of a re-teaching plan.

D.  All homes of the center have a mentoring family member who has completed some academic credit beyond high school.

E.  All who serve as mentors to students have completed methodology for instructing each of the fields of mathematics, sciences, English, history and foreign language (four clock hours each).
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