Is a Georgia microschool a private school?
It is if it meets the private school law: education as its primary purpose, the equivalent of 180 days of 4.5 hours, the five core subjects, buildings that meet health and safety codes, and attendance reports to local superintendents. Within 30 days of the school year starting, it sends each superintendent a list of resident students, then reports enrollment changes monthly.
How can Promise money reach a microschool?
Directly, if the microschool is accredited or accrediting and approved by GESA. Otherwise, only through home-study families who buy approved classes or tutoring from it, if it's an approved provider.
What do families need from you?
A clear statement of whether you're a participating school, an approved provider, or neither, and which tests you give. Promise students test every year.
| What it is | What it isn't |
|---|---|
| Georgia: no state license for private K-12 schools | No requirements: O.C.G.A. 20-2-690 still applies |
| Promise and SSO dollars: accredited or accrediting schools | Open to any school that enrolls a funded child |