Mission Statement:
To set and apply high standards for the preparation, certification, and continued licensing of Georgia public educators.
The Professional Standards Commission was created by the Georgia General Assembly as of July 1, 1991, to assume full responsibility for the certification, preparation, and conduct of certified, licensed, or permitted personnel employed in the public schools of the State of Georgia. The Commission is also responsible for the development and administration of teacher certification testing. The Commission handles the investigation, advisement, monitoring, and due process of cases associated with educator discipline.
In 1999, the Georgia Teaching force Center was placed in the Georgia Professional Standards Commission for administration purposes. The Teaching Force Center is one component of the Georgia P-16 Council's Title II Plan for having a Qualified Teacher in every Classroom in Georgia by 2006.
The major purposes of the Georgia Professional Standards Commission are:
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To simplify and make more efficient the process of certifying educational personnel in Georgia;
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To attract the highest possible number of qualified personnel to become educators in Georgia;
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To promote the hiring of qualified educators from other states to work in Georgia schools;
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To improve the level of preparation of educators, both pre-service and in-service, by requiring for purposes of certification those essential skills and that knowledge needed to deliver effective education;
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To adopt standards of professional performance and a code of professional ethics for educators, both of which shall represent standards of performance and conduct, which are generally accepted by educators of this state;
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To investigate reports of specified criminal conduct, violations of professional or ethical codes of conduct, and violations of certain rules, regulations, and policies by school system educators;
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To enforce the requirement that local school systems promptly report specified criminal conduct of school system educators to the commission;
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To impose disciplinary action or a denial of a certificate against an educator
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