Student Outcomes-Focused Governance

In 2020, the Atlanta Board of Education began a new chapter in how it governs—placing student outcomes at the center of all decision-making. Through a framework called Student Outcomes Focused Governance, developed and facilitated with leadership from the Council of Great City Schools, the Board aligned its work with the vision and values expressed by the Atlanta community for what students should know and be able to do. These goals establish percentage increases from 2019 benchmarks to be achieved by 2026.

The Board’s Goals provide the Administration with clear targets for achievement in the areas of:

Literacy and Numeracy Proficiency
Post-graduation Preparedness
College and Career Readiness

View virtual community meetings providing updates on the Board's goals and guardrails.

2021 to 2026 Board of Education Goals and Guardrails

Goals
Guardrails

Goals

GOAL 1: Student Literacy Proficiency

GOAL 2: Numeracy Proficiency

GOAL 3: Post-Graduation Preparedness

GOAL 4: College and Career Readiness

Guardrails

GUARDRAIL 1: Equity and Fairness

GUARDRAIL 2: Stakeholder Engagement

GUARDRAIL 3: Culture and Climate

GUARDRAIL 4: Innovation and Accountability

GUARDRAIL 4: Innovation and Accountability
The Superintendent will not allow struggling schools to be without a comprehensive needs assessment; supports aligned to that assessment; and, if the struggle persists for up to three years, a high-impact intervention.

Struggling Schools are defined as schools where there has not been growth: relative to the Board's relevant goals for that school; where the growth has not been sufficient to close gaps among the school's student groups; OR where the growth has not been sufficient to close gaps between the school's students and the district's students overall.
High Impact Interventions include but are not limited to, school redesign, reconstitution, student transfer options, turnaround, in-district innovation, school merger, partnerships, and/or school leadership transitions.