Academics Overview
The curriculum in Fulton County Schools focuses on the development and application of skills and knowledge as identified by the Georgia Department of Education.
The standards identified by the Georgia Department of Education guide curriculum planning, development of curriculum guides, textbook adoptions and assessments. Curriculum implementation supports the board of Education's vision for increased emphasis on academics for all students.
The Fulton County Board of Education supports our mission statement that each child should be given the opportunity to reach his/her full potential. To that end, our continuous achievement framework for advancement allows each child to progress in language arts and math at his/her optimum pace and depth, expanding and compacting the curriculum as appropriate. The framework is implemented in all elementary and middle schools and includes a process for advancement in the current grade level and an acceleration process which allows a student to advance above grade level.
Specific criteria for placement are established to support the students' most appropriate placement for instruction. Every 18 weeks, student performance within the level at which a student is placed is reviewed to determine if the placement level continues to be appropriate in meeting the student's learning needs.
Each student will be identified as "on-level", "advanced", or "accelerated" to clearly communicate their continuous achievement level. In English/Language Arts and Math, the advanced curriculum has additional standards that are taught in conjunction with grade level standards. Accelerated students are one full year ahead in Reading and Language Arts and Math.