This is what I came up for the governance board meeting. I had Bob Lahl send me his file layout to make it easier. Anything else? Streamlining the connection between GSFC and DOE through SLDS, this will depend on GSFC conversion process. 1. If SB 372 (requiring local school systems to calculate and provide a GPA for grades 09-11 for HOPE eligibility) passes, we will need to have some link between the districts to GSFC that is secure. Or this could be accomplished through the parent portal of the SLDS system. We don't believe there is any school system that is equipped or wants to put their necks out to post a HOPE calculated GPA without it coming from GSFC. 2. GSFC is removing their third party software; therefore, the link would be direct to GSFC. 3. The DOE already collect the information that GSFC collects with minimal additional field. 4. We could maintain the users and permissions in one place instead of multiple places. 5. We have to report bridge information to the DOE in SR for CCRPI. Denise Epperson Administrative Technology Griffin - Spalding County Schools 770-229-3710 x 315 *Fun Fact: The average American online user spends 70 minutes a day online. Woohoo I'm above average!!!* Disclaimer For Griffin Spalding County Schools "The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this message in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from all computers." *From:* Denise Epperson [mailto:denise.epperson@xxxxxxxx] *Sent:* Monday, February 24, 2014 9:26 AM *To:* gsis_admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx *Subject:* FW: SB 372 - unweighted GPAs for determining HOPE eligibility *Importance:* High Welcome back for most of you. I know most have been on mid-winter break and that is why I wasn't pushing this issue and a few other issues that we as a board will need to look at together. 1. For those not on the SLDS Governance board, just for your information, we have a meeting coming up in March. At this meeting, I have requested time to discuss the DOE working with GSFC to transfer data between them rather than having to upload to two different sites. This might be in vain, but it's worth a shot. 2. I believe I have already forwarded you the information that Bob Swiggum sent regarding SB 167. If you did not receive it, it is attached. It wouldn't hurt for the board to review the bill and outline concerns/give suggestions and email committee members as soon as possible. This will need to be compared to FERPA and to see where it conflicts. In fact, we may want to see if Levette would be a ghost source by phone for us to keep her from getting into any trouble. 3. If you scroll to the bottom of this email on SB 372, you will see where Josh Griffis would like us, as an organization, to address this bill regarding the local school systems giving GPA's to determine HOPE eligibility. As we know, this would not be possible unless there was a way for GSFC to give us this data. But, as an individual school system giving this data out, we are setting ourselves up for a lawsuit. Carolyn, Anna and Priscilla, would you work on SB 167? Jesse and Anthony will you work on SB 372? I would like everyone else to read both bills and put in your two cents. This is a group effort. Please no slackers, this is part of our job as board members and representatives of the counties of Georgia. Let try to have this finished and out by Friday if not sooner. http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/en-US/display/20132014/SB/167 http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/en-US/display/20132014/SB/372 Denise Epperson Administrative Technology Griffin - Spalding County Schools 770-229-3710 x 315 *Fun Fact: The average American online user spends 70 minutes a day online. Woohoo I'm above average!!!* Disclaimer For Griffin Spalding County Schools "The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this message in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from all computers." *From:* Carolyn Oliver [mailto:COliver@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<COliver@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>] *Sent:* Monday, February 24, 2014 8:02 AM *To:* Josh Griffis; Noralee Deason; jpeavy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Priscilla Willis; Anna Tarleton; Swaim, Anthony; Denise Epperson *Subject:* RE: SB 372 - unweighted GPAs for determining HOPE eligibility Josh, I agree that this would be a good item for the GSIS Advocacy Committee. Our new president could pursue this. Carolyn *From:* Josh Griffis [mailto:josh.griffis@xxxxxxxx <josh.griffis@xxxxxxxx>] *Sent:* Wednesday, February 19, 2014 9:41 AM *To:* Noralee Deason; Carolyn Oliver; jpeavy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Priscilla Willis; Anna Tarleton; Swaim, Anthony; Denise Epperson *Subject:* SB 372 - unweighted GPAs for determining HOPE eligibility Check out this bill introduced in the Ga Senate requiring local school systems to provide an unweighted GPA to each high school student at the conclusion of each year "for the purposes of determining HOPE eligibility." http://www.ciclt.net/sn/leg/l_detail2.aspx?ClientCode=gsba&L_ID=814907&L_State=ga&L_Session=2013-2014&L_Prior=2011-2012 I'm going to email my senator and the members of the Education & Youth Committee (from my personal email) and request that the bill be revised or eliminated since GSFC determines HOPE eligibility; not local school systems. Additionally, students can currently view their HOPE GPA on the gacollege411 website so I wonder if the committee of senators even knows that. Perhaps GSIS could lobby the legislature and/or ask GSFC to contact the legislature on this one as well. Here is a list of the Education & Youth Committee: http://www.senate.ga.gov/committees/en-US/Committee.aspx?Committee=120&Session=23 If the bill passes, we can always include the GPA on the end of year report card to satisfy the requirement, but the GPA our SIS calculates is not the same as the HOPE GPA so I'm concerned that it would increase calls to our counselors with parents/students that thought they were HOPE eligible based on a GPA on the report card. Thanks, Josh
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