The Council for School Performance - Archives
at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies

The work of the Council for School Performance is now done by the Office of Education Accountability. The purpose of this page is to provide archival information on publications done by the Council for School Performance, and on trend data on schools and school systems.

The Council for School Performance was an independent organization, created by the Governor and General Assembly of Georgia and housed at the former Applied Research Center at Georgia State University. The Council provided the public with information about the performance of Georgia's public schools and school systems, and conducted evaluations of educational programs in Georgia. 

As part of a reorganization of the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, the Applied Research Center discontinued operations effective June 30, 2002. Many of the talented researchers and staff members will continue under the direction of the Andrew Young School's Domestic Program and the School's Georgia Health Policy Center.

Council for School Performance Archived Reports and Publications

• Research Publications, by topic
• Lottery
• HOPE
• Pre Kindergarten
• Technology
• Staff Development
• Other Publications
• More Reports
• School Performance Reports (Report Cards)
• Supporting Information for School Performance Reports

Research 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.

More Reports (in html format)

• Report: Gender Differences in K-12 Education What Indicators Are Important? csp_gender
• Executive Summary: Evaluating the Georgia HOPE Scholarship Program, Impact on Students Attending Public Colleges and Universities csp_georgiahope
• Report: Evaluating the Georgia HOPE Scholarship Program, Impact on Students Attending Public Colleges and Universities csp_hope97
• Report: An Evaluation of Georgia's HOPE Scholarship Program, Impact on College Attendance and Performance csp_hope98
• Report on Expenditure of Lottery Funds Fiscal Year 1996, csp_hopeother96
• Report on the Expenditure of Lottery Funds Fiscal Year 1997 csp_hopeother97
• Report: Two Miles Down a Ten Mile Road, Instructional Technology and the Impact of Lottery Funding in Georgia csp_instrtech
• Staff Development and Student Achievement: Making the Connection in Georgia Schools, July 1998: Executive Summary csp_staffdev; Appendices csp_staffdevap; Full text csp_staffdevft
• Report: Quality and Effectiveness of Pre-Kindergarten Programs in Georgia csp_prek
• Report: An Evaluation of Georgia's Post Secondary Options/Joint Enrollment Programs csp_pso
• Report: Long Standing Reform Effort Improves Schools, An Independent Evaluation of the League of Professional Schools csp_league
• Report on the Expenditure of Lottery Funds Fiscal Year 1996 csp_lottery96
• Report on the Expenditure of Lottery Funds Fiscal Year 1997 csp_lottery97
• Report on the Expenditure of Lottery Funds Fiscal Year 1997, Construction Programs csp_lotterycons97
• Report on the Expenditure of Lottery Funds Fiscal Year 1996, Construction Programs csp_lotteryconstr96
• Report on the Expenditure of Lottery Funds Fiscal Year 1996, The PreKindergarten Program for Four-Year Olds csp_lotteryprek96
• Report on the Expenditure of Lottery Funds Fiscal Year 1997, The PreKindergarten Program for Four-Year Olds csp_lotteryprek97
• Report on the Expenditure of Lottery Funds Fiscal Year 1996, Technology Programs csp_lotterytech96
• Report on the Expenditure of Lottery Funds Fiscal Year 1997, Technology Programs csp_lotterytech97
• Report: Using School Performance Data csp_usingdata
• Report: Quality of Georgia’s Prekindergarten Program, 1997-1998 School Year pre-k-report 98
• 1997-1998 School System report sysmed1_22_1998 (excel file)

School Performance Report Cards (in Excel Format):

• 1996 System Schools
• 1996 Middle Schools
• 1996 High Schools
• 1997 System Schools
• 1997 Middle Schools
• 1997 High Schools
• 1998 System Schools
• 1998 Middle Schools
• 1998 High Schools
• 1999 System Schools
• 1999 Middle Schools
• 1999 High Schools

Supporting Information for School Performance Reports

• Interpreting & Analyzing Reports: 1998-99 and 1997-98 | 1996-97 | 1995-96
• Data Definitions
• Using School Performance Data
• Comparing Similar Schools: Cluster Information
• 1996-1997 Data Definitions csp_97definitions
• Comparing Similar Schools: Cluster Information csp_cluster
• csp_e98list
• csp_e99list
• Elementary School Clusters csp_escluster
• CSP LINK - Elementary School Clusters For 1995-96 csp_eslist
• Elementary School Clusters For 1996-97 csp_eslist97
• LINKS - CSP Home- Elementary School Clusters 1996 - 97 A-G csp_eslistab
• LINKS - CSP Home - Elementary School Clusters 1996 - 97 H-Z csp_eslisthz
• csp_h99list
• High school clusters csp_hscluster
• High School Clusters For 1996-97 csp_hscluster96
• High School Clusters For 1997-98 csp_hscluster98
• High School Clusters For 1995-96 csp_hslist
• High School Clusters For 1996-97 csp_hslist97
• High School Clusters For 1996-97 csp_hslistab
• Interpretation & Analysis of 1995-96 Performance Reports csp_interpret
• Interpretation & Analysis of 1997-98 Performance Reports csp_interpret98
• Interpretation & Analysis of Performance Reports csp_interpretations
• csp_m98list
• csp_m99list
• Middle School Clusters csp_mscluster
• Middle School Clusters For 1995-96 csp_mslist
• Middle School Clusters For 1996-97 csp_mslist97
• Middle School Clusters For 1996-97 csp_mslistab
• School System Clusters For 1998-99 csp_s99list
• School Performance Reports csp_schools
• School System Clusters csp_syslist97
• School System Clusters For 1996-97 csp_syslistab
• School System Clusters csp_systemcluster
• School System Clusters csp_systemlist

Archived Press Releases

• News release: 11/17/1999, Council Finds HOPE Does Not Cause Grade Inflation csp_hopenews
• Press release: 1/26/1999 Council examines consistently low-performing schools csp_PressConference98
• Press release: 1/25/2000 Council reports show little improvement among Georgia's low-performing schools csp_PressConference99