I know exactly what you mean. We left one county for just that reason.
Have you looked into the Georgia Virtual School or the program that allows juniors and seniors to take courses at local colleges for joint HS/college credit, tuition paid by the state?
Don't even get me started on "reform math" and the new Georgia HS curriculum.
I think the new math curriculum and the idea to get rid of the tech prep track are both mistakes -- not that anyone asked my opinion before making those changes. ;-)
My daughter sat through the first half of 9th grade in a classroom where the male teacher handed out grades (99 to those he liked - with no testing, assignments, anything for the 99) to students. It was an “elective” class and was her lowest grade (she is not a flirt). We pulled her out of that silly class and she took a Virtual School class for half of the year. Much more challenging. I am thankful Virtual School is available. AP courses are also available through Virtual School. Georgia public schools are in sorry shape, aren’t they?
You are right. Georgia has/offers and supports a good number of get-your-kids-a-head-start-if-you-want-to programs and is very supportive of home schoolers, virtual schoolers and kids in the hospital who cannot attend. While the run of the mill public curricula are mediocre, my 3 bright kids have not suffered in Gwinnett County public schools. The teaching is fine, and the courses are generally challenging enough. (my 9th grader works at a freshman-in-college level) The policies are my issue, especially in the middle schools.
But my youngest is now out of middle school.
And lastly we have a good selection of private schools in the area, which are affordable if you choose to live within means.
Yay Virtual School!
I teach Latin for the Virtual School. It rocks as a program.