Georgia Department of Education
Kristen Rhee is a Professional Learning Specialist at the Georgia Department of Education, providing support for state priorities and initiatives since August 2019. Previously, Kristen served as the Coordinator for Educator Effectiveness at the Tennessee Department of Education, where responsibilities included creating project plans and communicating project status. Early career experiences include roles as a Program Assistant II and Research Analyst I at Education Analytics, focusing on project logistics and educational data analysis, respectively. Kristen also has teaching experience as an Academic Enrichment Specialist at Tennessee State University and as an ESL instructor at Georgia Central University, Interactive College of Technology, and Chungdahm Learning. Kristen holds a Master of Science in Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research from Georgia State University, a Master of Arts in Teaching English Language from Lipscomb University, and a Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Studies from Vanderbilt University.
Georgia Department of Education
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The Georgia Department of Education sets policy for all public schools in the state and implements new laws passed by the Georgia General Assembly. The Department trains teachers and principals, oversees federal education programs, tracks how schools are performing and manages the state’s K-12 budget. The Department also works directly with districts in an advisory capacity on school safety, charter schools and homeless students, among other areas. There are nearly 200 school systems in Georgia, employing 110,000 teachers. Those systems include Department of Juvenile Justice programs, state chartered schools and state schools for the blind and deaf. In the 2012-13 school year, there were 1.7 million public school students in Georgia attending 2,275 schools. We are making education work for all Georgians!