The A+ Education Reform Act of 2000 established school councils in Georgia to "bring communities and schools closer together in a spirit of cooperation to:
- solve difficult education problems,
- improve academic achievement,
- provide support for teachers and administrators, and
- bring parents into the school-based decision-making process."
School councils provide advice, recommendations, and assistance to principals and local boards of education.
http://georgiaeducation.org/councils/councils.html