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NPAGE Back to School Meeting

Overview Gifted Education. Gifted Education at the Elementary Level:Small group instruction of gifted students Enrichment within the classroomGifted Education at Secondary level:Middle SchoolAdvanced coursesGifted Seminar 7Gifted Seminar 8 and Gifted Seminar 9High SchoolAdvanced coursesMe

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NPAGE Back to School Meeting

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    1. NPAGE Back to School Meeting Welcome to the 2008/2009 school year!

    2. Overview Gifted Education Gifted Education at the Elementary Level: Small group instruction of gifted students Enrichment within the classroom Gifted Education at Secondary level: Middle School Advanced courses Gifted Seminar 7 Gifted Seminar 8 and Gifted Seminar 9 High School Advanced courses Mentorship Program Dual enrollment Virtual High school

    3. Overview of Gifted Review

    4. Last NP Gifted Review was in 1993 Current Gifted Review spanned 2006-07 and 2007-08 Streamlined the process by developing this Organizational Chart

    5. Organizational Chart for Gifted Review Committee

    6. Committee Members

    7. Gifted Review Flowchart

    8. Developed Gifted Philosophy Designed new identification process Evaluated current status of gifted education Revised process for determining present educational levels for GIEPs Communicated new processes Administration, K-12 Guidance, Reading Specialists, Psychologists, Gifted support teachers Recommended next steps Accomplishments

    9. Further areas of study: Instructional Strategies K-12 Gifted Education Structure Professional Development Whole Child Perspective Academic needs Social and emotional needs Commitment to Continuous Improvement

    10. North Penn School District Gifted Philosophy

    12. The North Penn School District will provide a continuum of services which may include the following where appropriate: compacting expanding enrichment and/or acceleration of curriculum and instruction.

    13. This will be evidenced in the differentiation of: content process product learning styles

    14. NEW GIFTED EVALUATION PROCESS

    15. Advantages of New Process Single tier of assessment Academic assessment now includes written expression Multiple measures of achievement in reading, written expression and math Differentiated standards on achievement measures yield multiple criteria for eligibility

    16. Advantages of New Process Continued Reduction of gender, racial or ethnic bias Weight of the IQ score for eligibility has been reduced More sources of information for GIEP development Process is compatible with proposed Chapter 16 regulations

    19. Expanded Parent Information Information for Eligibility Criteria

    20. Expanded Parent Information Information obtained about the whole child to assist in GIEP development NPSD Gifted Evaluation Parent Information Form Examples: In what areas does your child excel outside of school? Please describe your child’s peer relationships and social skills. Please rate your child in the following areas. My child: Strives for perfection; can be self-critical Is willing to try new things when unsure of success Is individualistic and prefers to work alone

    21. Expanded Parent Information Gifted and Talented Checklist for Parents (Sayler) My child has quick recall of information (e.g. immediately remembers facts, series of numbers, events, words from songs or movies, or parts of conversation heard earlier) SA 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 SD Unsure or don’t know A personal example: My child knows a lot more about some topics than do other children that age. (e.g. recounts facts about dinosaurs, sports, electronics, math, books, animals, music, art, etc; finds out a lot about a particular subject on his or her own; is very curious. A personal example: SA 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 SD

    22. Changes in Regulations: Intellectual Measures Chapter 16 Proposed Regulations: ”Deficits in memory or processing speed, as indicated by such tests, cannot be the sole basis upon which a student is determined to be ineligible for gifted special education”

    23. General Ability Index (GAI) North Penn’s Procedure Will use GAI with minimal required critical value Difference of 6 points exists between GAI and Full Scale IQ Not all gifted candidates will meet this requirement Research with the Gifted/Talented population used for development of the WISC-IV indicates that 31.7% had a difference of 6 points

    24. Gifted Evaluation Process 100 possible points 20 possible points for parent and teacher ratings 30 possible points for academic achievement 50 possible points for intelligence 46 points required for eligibility Students with IQ scores in the Superior range (120 to 129) can qualify for eligibility if they demonstrate superiority in academic achievement and ratings by parents and teachers

    25. North Penn School District Present Levels of Education

    26. PLEPs Present Levels of Educational Performance “Gathering enough data to know what the student needs”

    27. Initial GIEP Use data from the Gifted Written Report As of Jan. 5, 2009, GWR will have more data to include

    28. PLEP Process Protocol has been established for maintaining GIEPs after the initial evaluation Intellectual / Academic Assessments Aptitudes/Abilities/Strengths/ Interest Parent input, teacher input, student input

    29. Questions Please write an individual question on the cards. Or Email: Don Venema, interim Director of Secondary Education Commitment to Continuous Improvement

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