School Performance Publications

The work of the Council for School Performance is now done by the Office of Education Accountability. Archived publications of the Council for School Performance, including research and evaluations of educational programs in Georgia, the lottery-funded HOPE Scholarship program, and the Prekindergarten program, follow:

Publications by Topic

Lottery
HOPE
Pre Kindergarten
Technology
Staff Development
Other Publications

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Lottery Publications

• Report on the Expenditure of Lottery Funds Fiscal Year 1999
  Margaret H. H. Brackett, Gary T. Henry, Jeanie Weathersby
• Report on the Expenditure of Lottery Funds Fiscal Year 1998
  Kris Byron, Gary T. Henry
• Council for School Performance: Report on the Expenditure of Lottery Funds Fiscal Year 1997. Kris Byron and Gary T. Henry. A report on lottery allocations for technology, prekindergarten, HOPE scholarships, and construction in fiscal year 1997.
• Council for School Performance: Report on the Expenditure of Lottery Funds Fiscal Year 1996. Kris Byron and Gary T. Henry. A report on lottery allocations for technology, prekindergarten, HOPE scholarships, and construction in fiscal year 1996.
• Two Miles Down a Ten Mile Road: Instructional Technology and the Impact of Lottery Funding in Georgia, 1996. Katherine Dolan, Jeanie Weathersby and Gary T. Henry. An examination of the use of technology in Georgia public schools, including recommendations on funding, technical support, instructional support, distance learning and building infrastructure.
• Council for School Performance: Report on the Expenditure of Lottery Funds Fiscal Year 1995. Thad Hall and Gary T. Henry. A report on lottery allocations for technology, prekindergarten, HOPE scholarships, and construction in fiscal year 1995.

HOPE Publications

• An Evaluation of Georgia HOPE Scholarship Program: Effects of HOPE on Grade Inflation, Academic Performance and College Enrollment, 1999. Daniel T. Buglar,  Gary T. Henry, Ross Rubenstein.
• HOPE Longitudinal Study:  Year 2 Results, November 1999. Margaret H. H. Brackett, Craig S. Gordon, Gary T. Henry.
• HOPE Longitudinal Study: First Year Results, August 1998. Gary  T. Henry, Steve Harkreader, Philo A. Hutcheson, Craig S. Gordon.
• An Evaluation of Georgia’s HOPE Scholarship Program: Impact on College Attendance and Performance, 1998. Daniel T. Bugler and  Gary T. Henry.
• Evaluating the Georgia HOPE Scholarship Program: Impact on Students Attending Public Colleges and Universities, 1997. Daniel T. Bugler and Gary T. Henry.
• Evaluating the Georgia HOPE Scholarship Program, 1995. Marcia Davis, Thad E. Hall and Gary T. Henry. The initial evaluation of the HOPE scholarship program looks at high school performance and scholarship retention. Download Report (MSWord95 Document).

Pre-K Publications

• Impact of Georgia's Pre-K Program on Kindergarten through Third Grade Teachers, 1999. V. Darleen Opfer, Margaret H. H. Brackett and Gary T. Henry.
• Quality of Georgia's Pre-Kindergarten Program, 1997-98 School Year, 1998. Kris Byron and Gary T. Henry.
• Quality and Effectiveness of Pre-Kindergarten Programs in Georgia: Parental Perspectives, 1996. Kathleen C. Basile and Gary T. Henry. A survey of parents whose children participate in Georgia’s free prekindergarten, which assesses parents’ perceptions of quality and effectiveness.

Technology Publications

• Two Miles Down a Ten Mile Road: Instructional Technology and the Impact of Lottery Funding in Georgia, 1996. Katherine Dolan, Jeanie Weathersby and Gary T. Henry. An examination of the use of technology in Georgia public schools, including recommendations on funding, technical support, instructional support, distance learning and building infrastructure.

Staff Development Publications

• Staff Development and Student Achievement: Making the Connection in Georgia Schools, 1998. Jeanie Weathersby and Steve Harkreader. Executive Summary.

Other Publications

• Data Utilization Study, 1999. Margaret H. H. Brackett,  Gary T. Henry, Jeanie Weathersby.
• An Evaluation of Georgia’s Post-Secondary Options/Joint Enrollment Programs, 1998. Daniel T. Bugler, Ross Rubenstein, and Gary T. Henry.
• Long-Standing Reform Effort Improves Schools: An Independent Evaluation of the League of Professional Schools, 1997. Steve Harkreader and Gary T. Henry. An evaluation of a long-standing school reform program in Georgia, the League of Professional Schools.
• Student Assessment in Georgia, 1995. Thad E. Hall, Kathleen C. Basile and Gary T. Henry. An overview of Georgia’s testing program, including data from a public opinion poll and from focus groups with teachers, and recommendations for overhauling assessment in Georgia.
  
• Gender Differences in K-12 Education: What Indicators Are Important? 1995. Kathleen C. Basile. An exploration of gender gaps in academic achievement, including recommendations about which school performance indicators should be reported by sex.
  
• Georgia’s Student Information System: An Evaluation and Recommendations, 1995. Daniel T. Bugler and Thad E. Hall. A study about student information systems with findings that support the creation of a statewide student record for every student enrolled in public school.
  
• Toward Accountability and Improvement: Reporting Performance Indicators by Race, 1995. Gary T. Henry and Alvin Glymph. An examination of current practices of reporting data by race or ethnicity with recommendations about which school performance indicators should be reported by race.