State Superintendent Woods testifies at the House Education Committee's hearing on HB 338
As Georgia lawmakers considered a new proposal Thursday for turning around chronically failing schools, critics called it a reincarnation of Amendment 1, which voters turned down in November.
HB 338 would create a “chief turnaround officer” to oversee schools that are “unacceptable” and “low-performing” for more than two years. That person, appointed by the governor, would have at least 15 years of K-12 experience, at least 3 years of experience as the principal of a public school and experience turning around failing schools.
State School Superintendent Richard Woods offered the committee a number of amendments, many of which would shift authority over the turnaround officer from the State Board of Education to the Department of Education, which he leads. He expressed reservations over how well the new turnaround setup would work with the DOE but was grateful that the bill would increase the department’s capacity.
“As a conservative, I do have concerns about creating a bureaucracy within an existing bureaucracy,” he said.
Read the full piece at: http://www.myajc.com/news/local-education/debate-begins-new-proposal-turn-around-failing-schools/J5S4GR6gfjvwZecYuCf7uN/
As Georgia lawmakers considered a new proposal Thursday for turning around chronically failing schools, critics called it a reincarnation of Amendment 1, which voters turned down in November.
HB 338 would create a “chief turnaround officer” to oversee schools that are “unacceptable” and “low-performing” for more than two years. That person, appointed by the governor, would have at least 15 years of K-12 experience, at least 3 years of experience as the principal of a public school and experience turning around failing schools.
State School Superintendent Richard Woods offered the committee a number of amendments, many of which would shift authority over the turnaround officer from the State Board of Education to the Department of Education, which he leads. He expressed reservations over how well the new turnaround setup would work with the DOE but was grateful that the bill would increase the department’s capacity.
“As a conservative, I do have concerns about creating a bureaucracy within an existing bureaucracy,” he said.
Read the full piece at: http://www.myajc.com/news/local-education/debate-begins-new-proposal-turn-around-failing-schools/J5S4GR6gfjvwZecYuCf7uN/
Not enough to do something, must do the right thing - State Superintendent Richard Woods @georgiadeptofed to House Ed Committee #HB338
— Will Robinson (@willrobnews) February 16, 2017
