Data Requests & Contact

July 11, 2025 – Superintendents

Below are your weekly updates and reminders from the Georgia Department of Education. Click here for the District Deadlines and To-Dos Dashboard.

Submit Your Count of First-Year Teachers for Teach in the Peach

As part of our Teach in the Peach teacher recruitment and retention campaign, GaDOE would like to send a small welcome package to first-year teachers – including a letter, Teach in the Peach brochure, pen, button, and stickers. These packages will be mailed directly to you for local distribution and are intentionally light and easy to store.

To help us plan, please share a rough estimate of how many teachers in your district will be in their first year teaching in any district this school year. We are looking for a count of true first-year teachers – those who have not taught before in any district or school. An exact count is not necessary – a general estimate will be sufficient.

Thank you for helping us welcome and celebrate the newest members of Georgia’s education family!

2025-2026 Dyslexia Informational Handbook

The 2025-2026 Dyslexia Informational Handbooks (revised July 2025) is now available! Updates reflect changes from the new Georgia Early Literacy and Dyslexia Act (HB 307), signed into law in April 2025. This new law aimed to merge and clarify the early literacy and dyslexia requirements previously established by Senate Bill 38 in 2019 and the Georgia Early Literacy Act (HB 538) in 2023.

Educators are encouraged to read the handbook in its entirety to understand the requirements surrounding literacy and dyslexia. Schools and educators should begin reviewing their current practices to make sure they are aligned with the new legislation. You can access the handbook via the link below or the Literacy and Dyslexia repository in Inspire.

NOTE: The Dyslexia Informational Handbook must be distributed to “all personnel employed by the LEA.” LEAs will have until August 1 to certify (Reporting Manual for all literacy data COMING SOON) that they distributed the handbook to all personnel in the school district.

Supporting SB 351 Compliance

Superintendents across Georgia are working to meet the requirements of Senate Bill 351, the Protecting Georgia’s Children on Social Media Act, now in effect as of July 1. This law focuses on adopting district social media policies, preventing cyberbullying, and promoting digital citizenship. To support these efforts, GaDOE has partnered with Parent ProTech to provide free resources for districts statewide. Let’s work together to keep Georgia’s students safe online!

UPDATED: ESOL Program State Resource Guide

An updated ESOL Program State Resource Guide, 2025-2026, is now available in GaDOE Community Guidance & Policy Documents. This year’s Resource Guide includes critical updates on the English learner (EL) identification procedures for potential ELs with suspected or documented disabilities (see pages 29-30 and 35-50).

Feminine Hygiene Grant Funds Available Now

The funds for the 2025-2026 Feminine Hygiene Grant were released July 1. These monies can be used to provide feminine hygiene products to students and families in need. More details can be found in the linked flyer and informational documents.

Reminder: Call for Nominations: Standards Associations – Georgia’s K-12 ELA Standards and WIDA English Language Development Standards

GaDOE is seeking nominations of exceptional K-12 ELA and ESOL educators to participate in virtual work sessions focused on aligning the WIDA English Language Development standards with Georgia’s K-12 English Language Arts standards in the GaDOE SuitCASE platform. Each district may nominate up to eight educators – one per grade band (K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12) in both ELA and ESOL – who bring instructional expertise and a commitment to improving outcomes for English learners. The nomination window is open through July 25, 2025, and selected participants will engage in virtual sessions via Microsoft Teams from August to December 2025. For full details and access to the nomination form, please refer to the official memo linked below.