Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Program End of School Year Report 2017-2018 School Year
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Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Program End of School Year Report 2017-2018 School Year For the Georgia General Assembly per O.C.G.A. § 20-2-2118 Table of Contents Contents Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................. i Executive Summary ......................................................................................................................... 1 Program Overview .......................................................................................................................... 2 2017-2018 School Year - Student Participation by Ethnicity .......................................................... 3 2017-2018 School Year - Student Participation by Gender ............................................................ 4 2017-2018 School Year - Student Participation by Grade Level ..................................................... 6 2017-2018 School Year - School System of Origin for Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Students .......................................................................................................................................... 7 Map: 2017-2018 School Year - School Systems where Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Private Schools Located ............................................................................................................................ 11 2017-2018 School Year - Student Participation by Private School ............................................... 12 2017-2018 School Year - GSNS Average Tuition Costs by Private School Providers .................... 19 2017-2018 School Year – Student Reading and Mathematics Assessment Performance ........... 26 Georgia Department of Education Page i of i Executive Summary Senate Bill 10 as signed into law on May 18, 2007, created the Georgia Special Needs Scholarship (GSNS) Program which allows parents of eligible special needs students to transfer their children to another public school, public school system, state school, or approved participating private school. On July 1, 2013, OCGA § 20-2-2114 was amended to authorize the State Board of Education to waive the prior school year requirement on a case-by-case basis for specific medical needs of a student upon the request of a parent or guardian. On July 1, 2015, OCGA § 20-2-2114 was further amended so that prior year enrollment in a Georgia public school requirement shall not apply if the student’s parent is an active duty military service member stationed in Georgia within the previous year. This report represents the results for the 2017-2018 school year as required by O.C.G.A. § 20-2- 2118, which stipulates that the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, in conjunction with the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) shall provide the General Assembly with a report regarding the scholarship program for the previous fiscal year. This was the eleventh school year the GSNS Program was administered. 2017-2018 Program Highlights • Number of participating private schools increased from 248 to 249 private schools. ➔ 19 was the average number of students enrolled in each private school. ➔ 1-166 was the range of students enrolled in each private school. • Total student participation in the program increased from the previous school year by 111 with 4,664 students enrolled in private schools. • 3,321 students continued their participation in the program from the previous school year. • Of the 4,664 students enrolled: ➔ 33% Female, 67% Male ➔ 34.91% Black, 53.86% White, and 11.23% Asian/Hispanic/Native American/Multi- Racial. ➔ 30.46% had a disability type of Specific Learning Disability. ➔ 27.29% had a disability type of Other Health Impairment. • $29,025,673 was paid in fiscal year 2018 for scholarships to students. • $6,672.14 was the average annual scholarship amount for students. • $646 - $14,454 was the range of tuition per student of private schools participating in the GSNS Program. Georgia Department of Education Page 1 of 26 Program Overview – 2017-2018 Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Program Program Information Count Total number of students receiving scholarships at start of the 4,664 2017-2018 school year. Total number of new private schools submitting an application 12 for participation in the 2017-2018 school year. Number of new private schools participating in the GSNS 11 Program for the 2017-2018 school year. Number of private schools returning from 2017-2018 school 231 year. Total number of private schools participating in GSNS for 2017- 249 2018 school year. Total number of private schools with enrolled GSNS students. 245 Highest enrollment in a single school. 166 Range of student enrollment in participating private schools. 1-166 Average number of scholarship students per school. 19 Georgia public school systems impacted by scholarship student 122 withdrawals. Range for number of students withdrawing from a Georgia 1-576 public school system to use the scholarship at an authorized private school. Financial Information Amounts Total scholarship payments statewide for FY18. $29,025,673 Range of annual scholarship amounts for GSNS students. $646 - $14,454 Average annual scholarship amount. $6,672 Average annual payment amount of participating private schools $119,941 Range of annual tuition amounts of participating private schools. $4,600 - $3,716,017 Georgia Department of Education Page 2 of 26 2017-2018 School Year - Student Participation by Ethnicity Race Race Two or Race/ Ethnic American Race Race Pacific Race more Ethnicity Hispanic Indian Asian Black Islander White Races N/A Total GSNS Students 194 14 2 1,628 6 2,512 214 94 4,664 GA Students* 275,991 3,440 72,392 648,917 1,839 701,424 64,639 - 1,768,642 GSNS Percentage 4.16% 0.30% 0.04% 34.91% 0.13% 53.86% 4.59% 2.02% 100.00% GA Percentage 15.60% 0.19% 4.09% 36.69% 0.10% 39.66% 3.65% 0.00% 100.00% *Enrollment from October 3, 2017 FTE count of 2018-1 Report. 60.00% 53.86% 50.00% 39.66% 40.00% 36.69% 34.91% 30.00% 20.00% 15.60% 10.00% 4.09% 4.59% 3.65% 2.02% 4.16% 0.30% 0.10% 0.19% 0.04% 0.13% 0.00% 0.00% Ethnic Race Race Asian Race Black Race Pacific Race White Two or more N/A Hispanic American Islander Races Indian GSNS Percentage GA Percentage Georgia Department of Education Page 3 of 26 2017-2018 School Year - Student Participation by Gender Female Male Total GSNS Students 1,524 3,140 4,664 GA Students 863,867 904,820 1,768,687 GSNS Percentage 33% 67% 100% GA Percentage 49% 51% 100% *Enrollment from October 3, 2017 FTE count of 2018-1 Report. 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 67% 30% 49% 51% 20% 33% 10% 0% Female Male GSNS Students GA Students Georgia Department of Education Page 4 of 26 2017-2018 School Year - Student Participation by Disability Type Primary Area of Exceptionality Number Percent Autism 637 13.66% Blind 2 0.04% Deaf 4 0.09% Emotional/Behavioral Disorder 230 4.93% Hearing Impairment 21 0.45% Mild Intellectual Disability 145 3.11% Moderate Intellectual Disability 41 0.88% N/A 10 0.21% Orthopedic Impairment 27 0.58% Other Health Impairment 1273 27.29% Profound Intellectual Disability 2 0.04% Severe Intellectual Disability 6 0.13% Significant Developmental Delay 490 10.51% Specific Learning Disability 1,421 30.47% Speech/Language Impairment 343 7.35% Traumatic Brain Injury 6 0.13% Visual Impairment 6 0.13% Grand Total 4,664 100.00% Autism 13.66% Blind 0.04% Deaf 0.09% Emotional/Behavioral Disorder 4.93% Hearing Impairment 0.45% Mild Intellectual Disability 3.11% Moderate Intellectual Disability 0.88% N/A 0.21% Orthopedic Impairment 0.58% Other Health Impairment 27.29% Profound Intellectual Disability 0.04% Severe Intellectual Disability 0.13% Significant Developmental Delay 10.51% Primary Area Exceptionaltyof Specific Learning Disability 30.47% Speech/Language Impairment 7.35% Traumatic Brain Injury 0.13% Visual Impairment 0.13% 0.00% 5.00% 10.00% 15.00% 20.00% 25.00% 30.00% 35.00% GSNS Students Georgia Department of Education Page 5 of 26 2017-2018 School Year - Student Participation by Grade Level Grade Level Number Percent Elementary 1,833 39% Middle 2,477 53% High 354 8% Total 4,664 100% 8% 39% 53% Elementary Middle High Georgia Department of Education Page 6 of 26 2017-2018 School Year - School System of Origin for Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Students Percentage of Number of Students Enrolled in School System Students GSNS Program Atlanta Public Schools 303 6.52% Baldwin County 8 0.17% Banks County 1 0.02% Barrow County 11 0.24% Bartow County 11 0.24% Ben Hill County 11 0.24% Bibb County 48 1.03% Brantley County 9 0.19% Bryan County 8 0.17% Bulloch County 2 0.04% Butts County 14 0.30% Calhoun City 1 0.02% Camden County 34 0.73% Carroll County 8 0.17% Carrollton City 1 0.02% Cartersville City 4 0.09% Chattooga County 1 0.02% Cherokee County 115 2.47% City Schools of Decatur 23 0.49% Clarke County 17 0.36% Clayton County 120 2.57% Cobb County 573 12.28% Colquitt County 2 0.04% Columbia County 21 0.45% Coweta County 68 1.46% Crawford County 6 0.13% Dalton Public Schools 5 0.11% Dawson County 4 0.09% DeKalb County 576 12.35% Dodge County 2 0.04% Dougherty County 1 0.02% Douglas County 77 1.65% Effingham County 10 0.21% Elbert County 6 0.13% Evans County 1 0.02% Fannin County 8 0.17% Georgia Department of Education Page 7 of 26 Percentage of Number of Students Enrolled in School System Students GSNS Program Fayette County 151 3.24% Floyd County 6 0.13% Forsyth County 150 3.22% Franklin County 13 0.28% Fulton County 471 10.10% Gainesville City 4 0.09% Glascock County 1 0.02% Glynn County