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Gifted Student Nomination and Screening Process A Presentation for Parents

Gifted Student Nomination and Screening Process A Presentation for Parents. Lamar Consolidated I.S.D. Advanced Studies. Director of Advanced Studies- Valerie Anderson Elementary Schools Keri Allen- Campbell Gay Crissman - Huggins & McNeill Tina Dusek - Meyer & Williams

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Gifted Student Nomination and Screening Process A Presentation for Parents

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  1. Gifted Student Nominationand Screening ProcessA Presentation for Parents Lamar Consolidated I.S.D. Advanced Studies

  2. Director of Advanced Studies- Valerie Anderson Elementary Schools Keri Allen- Campbell Gay Crissman- Huggins & McNeill Tina Dusek- Meyer & Williams Liz Harden- Dickinson Leann Imrie- Frost Linda McDonald- Taylor Ray & Travis Lori Palmer- Hutchison & Pink Saundra Pletka- Austin & Hubenak Sheila Watson– Jackson & Seguin Thyra Williams- Thomas & Velasquez Elena Young- Beasley & Jane Long Adriana Zamora- Bowie & Smith Advanced Studies Department

  3. Middle Schools Shirley Schmidt- Navarro,Wertheimer & Wessendorff Junior High Schools Susan Dynes- Briscoe JH, George JH & Lamar JH Advanced Studies Department High Schools Dr. Elaine Sharp- Foster HS, Lamar HS & Terry HS

  4. Gifted and Talented Student means a child or youth who performs at or shows the potential for performing at a remarkably high level of accomplishment when compared to others of the same age, experience, or environment and who: StateDefinition

  5. (1) exhibits high performance capability in an intellectual, creative, or artistic area; (2) possesses an unusual capacity for leadership; or (3) excels in a specific academic field.

  6. Texas State Mandate • All students must have access to the nomination and screening process for the Gifted and Talented Program. • Students must be assessed using multiple measures, both qualitative and quantitative. • Students need to be assessed using non-verbal measures and/or in the language spoken at home.

  7. Special Services • G/T students are children who must demonstrate needs that cannot be served in the regular classroom. • G/T students are different from high achieving children.

  8. How Do I Know? • Is my child gifted? • What are some characteristics of bright children compared to gifted children?

  9. BrightChild/GiftedLearner ClassroomDifferences Bright: Knows the answers Gifted: Asks the questions Bright: Is interested Gifted: Is highly curious

  10. Bright: Has good ideas Gifted: Has wild, silly ideas Bright: Works hard Gifted: Plays around, yet tests well Bright: Technician Gifted: Inventor

  11. Bright: Listens with interest Gifted: Shows strong feelings/ opinions Bright: Enjoys same age partners Gifted: Prefers adults or older children Bright: Learns with ease Gifted: Already knows

  12. Bright: Copies accurately Gifted: Creates a new design Bright: Good at memorizing Gifted: Good at guessing

  13. Can You Relate?

  14. More Characteristics of Gifted Children • See themselves as less well liked and understood • Prefer intellectual peers • Preferred as companions

  15. More Characteristics of Gifted Children continued… • Intrinsically motivated • More altruistic • Hold more universal values • Rich emotional reactions • Capable of deep empathy • Seeks privacy

  16. Identification • Nominations accepted year round—the window closes December 18, 2009,for the 2010-2011 school year • Screening process starts now! • Teacher • Parent • Peers • Self • Performance on grade-wide abilities tests

  17. Identification - Multiple Measures • Quantitative Abilities (not IQ) • CogAT • Verbal • Quantitative • Nonverbal

  18. Measures • Other testing may include: Otis-Lennon, SAGES, Naglieri Nonverbal, RIST, RIAS, etc. • Qualitative • KingorePortfolio Lessons • Teacher Perception Inventory

  19. LCISD Student Assessment • District Plan • Nominations/screening multiple measures • Testing (Quantitative) should be balanced with behaviors & performance (Qualitative) • Abilities Tests are nationally standardized • Preponderance of evidence • All Kindergarten students are assessed • Students 1-11 must be nominated

  20. Placement – State Law • Final selection of student for services designed for gifted students is made by a committee of at least three local district or campus educators who have received training in the nature and needs of gifted students. • District Placement Committee (ARE) of 10 – 15 members

  21. Placement - Elementary • GIA – General Intelligence Ability • 4 foundational curricular areas taught by trained G/T classroom teachers • Problem solving and critical thinking taught by G/T Facilitator through pull-out program curriculum 1 ½ hours per week • 4th grade focus: Texas Performance Standard Project

  22. Placement - Secondary • Subject specific for grades 6 – 12 • 8thgrade focus: Texas Performance Standard Project • Grades 6 – 8 are provided differentiated curriculum in the G/T classes • Grades 9 – 12 are provided differentiated curriculum in Pre-AP and AP classes • G/T students must be enrolled in at least one G/T, Pre-AP,AP class or Dual Credit class to remain in the program

  23. Nomination window closes December 18, 2009,for the 2010-2011 school year!

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