SUMMARY:

This Senate Resolution urges the Governor to appoint a working group to study the establishment of "Governor's Academies."  An academy would implement best practices identified by the Governor's Investing in Educational Excellence Task Force, implement recommendations of the Governor's Working Group on Tough Choices and Tough Times, demonstrate that the cost models established by the Governor's Investing in Educational Excellence Task Force work, demonstrate the effectiveness of school level governance, demonstrate efficiency, serve as a teacher/leadership lab school in conjunction with a university, and drive economic development.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Appointment of a working group by the Governor to make recommendations as to how Governor's Academies should be structured and where they should be located and should contact and solicit partnerships with local boards of education, community groups, businesses, and universities and colleges for each school

POINTS TO CONSIDER:

• Membership of the working group is at the discretion of the Governor.
• Funding, structure, and governance, is to be recommended by the group.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

Upon appointment of a working group by the Governor.