GAAP Board of Directors
Vice President
Lynn Janes
Coordinator, Assessment and Performance
Newton County School System
Secretary
Ericka Wright
District Assessment Coordinator
Bibb County School District
Treasurer
Tony McCullers
Director of Assessment and School Improvement
Oconee County Schools
About Us
The Georgia Assessment and Accountability Professionals (GAAP) was established as a professional group to help support other Georgia public school professionals who work with assessment and accountability.
Our Purpose:
Promote and support assessment and accountability professionals across the state of
Georgia; and in general, to increase the usefulness and advance the standards, ideals, and welfare
of the profession. To represent the unique interests and concerns of assessment and accountability
professionals; Provide professional growth of individuals engaged in positions of assessment and
accountability; Encourage and build effective relationships with various stakeholders involved in
assessment and accountability; Facilitate the dissemination of information on higher education principles and practices; Inform the academic and educational community about assessment and accountability
standards and policy statements; and Disseminate research information-related assessment and accountability.
History:
The GAAP organization was born from an informal group of district assessment coordinators from around the state that was originally called the Atlanta Area Test Directors which was led by Beth Kieffer from Forsyth County Schools. As time went on, districts outside the Atlanta area started to attend the meetings, so for the 2013-2014 school year, the name of the group was changed to Georgia Test Directors. In the 2018-2019 school year, it was decided that the informal group become a formal group and work was done to create the Georgia Assessment & Accountability Professionals organization. On February 27, 2019, the first election of officers was held and Beth Kieffer officially turned the group over to the newly elected officers and retired from education at the end of the school year.
The inaugural GAAP officers were:
President – Dr. Jennifer Scrivner, Cherokee County
Vice President – Tony Jones, Bibb County
Secretary – Tim Keyser, Forsyth County
Treasurer – Brian Butera, Fayette County
Past Presidents
2019 Dr. Jennifer Scrivner - Cherokee County Schools
2020 Anthony (Tony) Jones - Bibb County Schools
2020-2021 Penny Damianeas - Henry County Schools
Past Vice Presidents
2019 Anthony (Tony) Jones - Bibb County Schools
2020 Tim Keyser - Forsyth County Schools
2020-2022 Lisa Wolaver - Social Circle City Schools
Past Secretaries
2019 Tim Keyser - Forsyth County Schools
2019-2020 Dara Foy - Bibb County Schools
2021-2022 Lyn Turnell - Cherokee County Schools
Past Treasurers
2019-2020 Brian Butera - Fayette County Schools
2021-2023 Dara Foy - Bibb County Schools