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AGENDA. Purpose of Meeting Introductions Characteristics of the Gifted Identification Process Questions. GT Awareness Parent Meeting. Gifted and Talented Characteristics and Identification MONTGOMERY ISD. What is giftedness?.

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AGENDA

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  1. AGENDA Purpose of Meeting Introductions Characteristics of the Gifted Identification Process Questions

  2. GT Awareness Parent Meeting • Gifted and Talented • Characteristics and Identification • MONTGOMERY ISD

  3. What is giftedness? • "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: • exhibits high performance capability in an intellectual, creative, or artistic area; • possesses an unusual capacity for leadership; or • excels in a specific academic field. • From http://txgifted.org/what-giftedness

  4. Characteristics of Gifted Children • Keen power of observation • Power of abstraction, conceptualization, synthesis, interest in problem solving • Questioning attitude, intrinsic motivation • Critical thinker, self-checking • Creativeness and inventiveness

  5. Characteristics of Gifted Children (continued) • Power of concentration, long attention span • Persistent, goal-directed behavior • Sensitivity, intuitiveness, empathy for others • Independence in work and study with preference for individual work • Diversity of interests and abilities • Found in all cultural groups, all races, and all economic groups

  6. Aren’t all students gifted? • Don’t confuse “giftedness” with “personal strengths” • Identifying needs of students is important when they vary significantly from his/her classmates. • It’s not about worth. It’s about need.

  7. 2% 34% 2% 14% 34% 14% 96% 68% 100 70-85 85-100 100-115 115-130 130+ <70

  8. Student Identification Process Screening – Level One Classroom Planned Experiences (K-5) Free Association Screening Tool Parent survey Teacher Survey District Universal Screening Data (Nationally Normed) If the child’s scores indicate the need for further testing, they will move on to Level Two and will be tested. Testing – Level Two Must score in the top 5%

  9. Calendar and Timelines September 17- Community GT Awareness Meeting October 9- Referral Deadline November 20 -Notification to parents regarding Level 1 mailed November 30 – December 10 Level 2 Testing of those who qualified February 12- Notification to parents of kindergarten students regarding Level 2 mailed February 29 -Kindergarten services begin April 15 – Notification to parents of students in grades 1-11 regarding Level 2 mailed May 13- Appeals due to campus counselor May 20- Appeals portfolios due May 23-27 - District level appeals June 6- Appeals notification to parents August 2016- 1st-12th grade services begin

  10. Elementary Level • GT pullout class K – 4 (one day a week) • Cluster grouping in the regular classroom • Differentiation as appropriate • Secondary Level • Independent study class available to high school junior and seniors • Pre-AP, AP, Dual Credit • Differentiation as appropriate • Other Components • Destination Imagination • Fine Arts electives • Clubs • Contests Program Components

  11. More Information and Forms MISD Website: www.misd.org Follow this path: Departments Curriculum and Instruction Student Services Gifted and Talented Questions? Please contact your child’s counselor

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