Georgia Professional Standards Commission

Commission responsibilities have increased since 1991, to include such areas as supporting recruiting functions throughout the TeachGeorgia.org website. GaPSC responsibilities outlined in legislation include: To simplify and make more efficient the process of certifying educational personnel in Georgia; To attract the highest possible number of qua... lified personnel to become educators in Georgia; To promote the hiring of qualified educators from other states to work in Georgia schools; To improve the level of preparation of educators, both pre-service and in-service, by requiring for purposes of certification those essential skills and the knowledge needed to deliver effective education; 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; 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; To enforce the requirement that local school systems promptly report specified criminal conduct of school system educators to the commission; To impose disciplinary action or a denial of a certificate against an educator Mission Statement:Read More