•The high-school dropout rate has an overall annual economic impact of $18 billion on Georgia.

•Georgia would save more than $746 million in health care costs over the course of the lifetime of each class of dropouts had they earned their diploma

•123,275 students over the past four years who entered ninth grade did not graduate from high school.

Georgia owes its youth the promise of a bright future. Be a part of the Mindshift.

The Georgia Center for Performance Excellence is a not-for-profit organization empowering Georgia organizations to achieve Excellence

Our Vision: Significantly improve Georgia’s ranking in Education, Healthcare and overall Livability by embracing and sharing the Baldridge Framework for Performance Excellence with people who can influence significant change where they live and work.

Our Mission: To provide organizations with proven tools, resources and standards of excellence that improve customer value, and overall business performance.

As professionals and leaders, it is our responsibility to share our knowledge and experience in order to positively impact the communities where we live and work.