University System of Georgia Strategic Plan
Strategic Goal Four:
Strengthen the USG’s partnerships with the state’s other education
agencies.
Strategic Plan in Action
Challenge
Increasing demand for high-quality, effective teachers for Georgia’s public schools. Georgia’s public schools do not have a sufficient number of qualified P-12 teachers to meet demand, or a sufficient number of ethnic minority teachers to reflect the student population, and they have extreme teacher shortages in mathematics and in the sciences.
Actions, Activities for Implementation, Baseline Measure & Targets
| Action | Activities for Implementation | Baseline Measure | 2008 Target | 2009 Target | 2010 Target | 2011 Target | 2012 Target | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reduce teacher attrition, USG action: Two-year follow-up and mentoring of USG-prepared teachers, as set forth in the Regents’ Principles. | Share mentoring of new USG prepared teachers across institutions to maximize cost-efficiencies. Use the partner school model for supporting new teachers. | New teacher attrition rate for USG-prepared teachers compared to non-USG prepared teachers: 2005 Baseline. USG-prepared: 5% (compared to 14% for non-USG prepared). | Target | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 4% |
| Actual | 5% | |||||||
| Produce more mathematics and science teachers, USG action: STEM Initiative: Science and mathematics annual teacher production targets set, FY 2009-FY 2013. | Implement research-based activities designed to produce more and better science and mathematics teachers for the schools, which in turn will lead to increased preparation of K-12 students in science and mathematics. | Number of new USG-prepared science and mathematics teachers: | ||||||
| Middle-Grades Math. 2008 baseline = 191 | NA | 210 | 230 | 250 | 270 | |||
| Middle-Grades Science. 2008 baseline = 193 | NA | 210 | 230 | 250 | 270 | |||
| Mathematics. 2008 baseline = 131 | NA | 145 | 160 | 175 | 190 | |||
| Science. 2008 baseline = 91 | NA | 100 | 110 | 120 | 130 | |||
* Additional resources will need to be earmarked for teacher preparation within USG institutions to meet these targets.