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TEXAS ASSOCIATION FOR THE GIFTED & TALENTED
Member 01 The Nahonal ASSOClallon for G,Ued ChIldren {NAGel
The ASSOClailon lor G,Ued ITAGI
Vol. III No.4 TAGTTempo January, 1983
TACT: Movement and Momentum Looking Backward ... A Review
FIFTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE "Giftedness ... A Lifelong Challenge"
The Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented Association's fifth annual conference was the biggest and best yet. In fact, successfully accommodating all interested participants may have been the association's greatest challenge, and accomplishment, thus far. A total of 1216 registrants were welcomed by Houston city councilman, George Greanias, and Billy Reagan, Houston ISO Superintendent; registrants had an opportunity to attend four of forty-four workshop sessions. Included among the workshop presenters were Judye Stewart (Texas Future Problem Solvers), Dr. Jeanne Hranitzky (Texas Woman's University), Duane Maurstad (Houston ISO), Bella Kranz (Moorhead State University, Minnesota), June Cox (Gifted Students Institute), Dr. Sondra Scott Cosby (Texas Tech University), Dr. Bertie Kingore (Hardin-Simmons University), and Jimmie Jean Owen (Region XII ESC). Key· note speakers included Dr. W. N. Kirby, Deputy Commissioner, Finance and Program Administration, Texas Education Agency; Jack Jackson, American Airlines; and Jeanne Delp, Director of Institutional Services in Garden Grove, California. Participants also had an opportunity to browse through thirtyfour commercial exhibits and were mesmerized by the Hous· ton Vanguard Suzuki Strings.
Among the conference "firsts" were an open forum for parents on Friday night and three pre-conference workshops led by Joyce Juntune, Dr. Terry Brandt, and Dean Frost. Both were very favorably received.
At the President's Reception, where donations were gathered in honor of the outgoing TAGT preSident, a total of $1088.79 was collected for the association's scholarship fund.
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Looking Forward ... A Preview
EXEMPLARY PROGRAM PRACTICES CONFERENCE
The Exemplary Program Practices Conference provides a unique opportunity for statewide staff development in gifted! talented education. The conference, sponsored by the Texas Education Agency, will be held at the Hyatt Rege11cy in Austin on January 28-29, 1983. A pre-conference day of in-depth workshops will be held at both the Hyatt and Palmer Auditorium on January 27. Over 1,000 Texas educators are already registered to participate in the three-day proceedings.
General sessions will be keynoted from the best in the nation and state - Dr. Dorthy Sisk, Universty of South Florida; Dr. Leif Fearn, San Diego State University; and Dr. Joan Whitten from Spring Branch Independent School District in Texas. By offering local district presentations from district and service centers such as Ector County, Kingsville, ESC Region XIX, and ESC Region VIII, as well as workshops and special topics, the Agency hopes to meet the needs of all participants.
The demand for workshop participation tal exceeded last year's expectations_ This year certain sessions, such as Judith Martin's "Developing a District Long-Range Plan for Gifted! Talented Education," are designed specifically for new districts. Others, such as Paul Slocumb's dealing with curricular scope and sequence, are for both beginning and advanced participants. Topics for educators of young gifted students, such as Sylvia McCloskey's sessions on activities for the primary gifted, share the program with Irving Sato's sessions on providing programs for secondary gifted students.
The keynote speaker on Friday, Dr. Dorothy Sisk, is one of the leading authorities on gifted!talented education_ Her topic, "Leadership Skills for Gifted Students," indicates the
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Ann Farris, Interim Editor Killeen Tndependent School District TAGTTempo P.O. Box 967 Killeen, Texas 76540
TEXAS ASSOCIATION FOR THE GIFTED AND TALENTED
TAGT Tempo is published by the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented, P.O. Box 967, Killeen, Texas 76540.
TAGT is a non-profit organization of parents and professionals promoting appropriate education for gifted & talented in the State of Texas.
TAGT Tempo is published qUarterly and is available through membersllip or upon request. Address all correspondence regarding TAGT Tempo to the above address.
TAGT annual melllbership is $10.00, Send membersllip fees to: TAGT, P.O. Box 1476B, Ft. Worth, Texas 76117.
TAGT ORGANIZATIONAL YEAR REDEFINED
In June of 1982, the organizat'lona\ membership year for
TAGT was redefined as being September 1 through ,6,ugust
31, in The past the association operated with an "anniversal'Y"
concept, with the actual membership year varying from indi
vidual to individual. Thus, each person's TAGT merrlbership
expi,red exactly one year from the date on which he or she
ol'iginaliy joined. Using the September 1 August 31, or
"school year," concept w'tli provide consistency for the mem
bership term, clarity for members who had difficulty recalling
their "anniversary" date, and efficiency for the membership
renewal process.
In order to avoid penaliz'mg TAGT members, this concept
of the organizational yea I' is being phased in between June
of 1982 and August of 1983. The membership term for all
those who joined TAGT between September 1, 1981, and
December 31, 1981, expired on August 31, 1982. The mem
bership term for all those who joined between Janurary 1,
1982, and August 31, 1982, wili be extended to August 31, 1983, All who join TAGT on or after September 1, 1982, al-e already operating under the "school-year" concept with
membership expiring on August 31, 1983.
TEXAS ASSOCIATION FOR GIFTED AND TALENTED LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL
December, 1982
Texas Association fOl' Gifted and Talented (TAGT) is requesting an appropriation of $22,560,000 for gifted education during the next biennium. Increasing funding to this level would make it possible to serve one-half of the gifted population in the state - 75,200 students over the two-year period. Presently, we are serving only 27,525 students.
Awareness of and interest in gifted education have grown significantly in the last five years. This is reflected in TAGT membership which has increased from 50 in 1978 to 1500 in 1982. Attendance at the annual TAGT conference also is indicat'lve of increased interest. F'lfty persons attended the 1978 conference in Houston; 200 pal,ticipated in 1979, Corpus ehri st! ,: 400 in 1980, Dallas; 800 in 1981 , San AMon io; and 1200 in 1982, Houston. Since the advent of state funding, school distl·icts' interest in gifted education has increased significantly, too, In 1980, 600 educators attended the first TEA·sponsored Exemplary Program Practices Conference. In 1983, just three years later, almost 1,000 are expected to attend this statewide staff development con-rerence, scheduled for January 27-29, 1982.
Although TAGT's request for funding reflects a substantial increase over the $8 million for the current biennium, it mus·, be noted that gifted education has always been inadequately funded; the current level of funding is minimal when compared to funding for other special populations.
It is essential that members of TAGT, parents, educators, and local associations contact legislators and other state officials personally in regard to the legislative proposaL In January 26, 1983, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Sheraton~ Crest in Austin, TAGT will sponsor a reception for legisiators, state board members, and other special guests. Mark the date on your calendar and make plans to attend. Invite your legislators, purchase their tickets, and encourage them to attend. Please assist us in this endeavor.
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, TEXAS ASSOCIATION FOR THE GIFTED AND TALENTED I 1 P.O. Box 14768 I , Ft. Worth Texas 76117 I
(817) 831-0951
I MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION I , NAME I I (Or., Mr., Mrs., Miss, Ms.) I I ADDRESS PHONEls) / I 1 CITY STATE ZIP 1
I -- New membership __ Pal·ent __ Administrator (ESC Region __ I 1 , --Membership renewal __ Teacher (ESC Region ___ 1 -_ Othel I I Enclosed are my I I Annual Dues $ ($100-1 nd ividual ; $25-Friend; $50-Pahon; $1 aO-Benefactor)
1 TAGT DUES AND DONATIONS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE. ,I
I (Please duplicate as needed,)
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COMMISSION HEARING ON EDUCATION THE GIFTED AND TALENTED
Secretary of Education T.H. Bell established the Nationa! Commission on Excellence in Education in 1981 to improve
the quality of American education in public and private schools, colleges, and universities. As part of the commission's
appointed duties, the commissioners were to hold six public hearings on a variety of subjects pertaining to education. They were then to make recommendations to the Secretary and the nation concerning methods and procedures necessary to ensure excellence in education.
On October 15 at the Graduate School of Education at Harvard University, the sixth and final hearing was conducted. The subject for the hearing was "Education for the' Gifted and Talented." It was an impressive hearing. There wasastrong
and continuous theme throughout the presentations that
education of the gifted/talented has a prominent place in the education movement. Also, there was a general consensus
that too little attention has been given to giftedltalented education, and that the national government has and must assume a role with the state and local agencies in the education
of the giftedltalented.
James J. Gallagher in his remarks said that when there is a crisis of confidence in our country, the nation turns its interest toward gifted/talented, ~, Sputnik, declining test scores, etc. He indicated a need to create a program with long range goals to sustain gifted/talented education after national
interest moves on to something else.
Another presenter, Harold Raynolds, Commissioner of
Education in Maine, said that the "back to basics" curriculum
must advocate pmgrams for the giftedltalented. He also called for this nation to give a passionate statement of support for public education, its purpose, and its importance to our nation.
June K. Goodman, Chairwoman of the Connecticut State
Board of Education, noted that education for the handicapped is mandated while gifted/talented is permitted. She went on to say that the gifted ahd talented are a natural resource and
that no other country does so little for this segment of its society as does our nation.
Joseph Renzulli stressed the need for the regular curricu
lum to be improved, noting that some textbooks are deficient for even the regular students. He recommended an analysis of the textbooks by the best minds in the nation.
A professor from Tufts University, David Feldman, said
that high I.Q. tells little about how successful a person will be. He advocated an expanded definition of gifted!talented. Status should be earned through consistent performance. If identification is based on actual performance, then he believes this would elminate the elitist notion. He cited the football team as an example. The actual performance dictates the par· ticipation or lack of participation.
June Cox, Director of Research for the Sid Richardson
Foundation, indicated that in her research to determine what elements in the environment contribute to a gifted/talented person's high achievement, McArthur Fellows were inter
viewed. There were no consistencies noted with the exception of the fact that those interviewed indicated they had a sup
portive home environment. I think this is a significant finding
for parents of gifted/talented.
In interviews of gifted/talented students conducted by
William Durden, Director for the Center for the Advancement of Academically Talented Youth, John Hopkins University, Dr. Durden found that these young students liked the center because: things were demanded of them; high standards were
set for them of discipline and hard work; and they were surrounded by mentors who believed in them. He indicated a rigorous and sequential program is needed for these students along with mentors and teachers having a passion for knowledge.
Other presenters addressed the following: the need for
early identification; counseling of the gifted/talented; cultural and economic differences; types of programs for students; types of teachers and training, etc. There appeared to be a united theme, however, regardless of the specific tOfjic dis· cussed. The theme was that the federal government does have a role in gifted/talented education and that incentive funds need to be made available on a permanent basis for: research,
development, and dissemination; on-going communications with scholars; professional development and teacher training; and special programs for gifted/talented students outside of regular programs, i~ summer programs.
All the presentations were strong and poignant. By the fact that the Commission called for a hearing specifically on
gifted and talented education and based upon the presenta
tions and recommendations made during the hearing, I believe that advocates for this movement can look forward to a strong
national thrust.
(The above article has been submitted by Dorys Dickey, Associate Superintendent for Instruction in the Judson ISO in Converse, Texas; Dorys, TAGT's newly·elected secretary, attended the October 15th hearing at Harvard.)
Butterfly, butterfly, silently I ask, "Why do ye fearlessly fly' "I fly among myself, expanding my wings, designing my own ways to life's musical beat."
Lorrie Ranck Middle school student Midland, Texas
A NEW BEGINNING TAGT SCHOLARSHIP FUND IS IN PLACE
The recent TAGT Fifth Annual Conference held in Houston was the setting for the establishment of an annual scholarship procedure. After the 1981 confel'ence, a sum of $10,000 was placed in a certificate of deposit account to become the foundation for a permanent TAGT scholarship fund, The interest accrued by this investment is to be available on an annual basis for scholarship awards to students and TAGT members, both parents and educators.
In addition to this action the TAGT Executive Board voted to provide, as a conference procedure, an opportunity for participants to make a contribution to the fund in honor of the association's president. Accordingly, the sum of $10,737.39 was contributed by TAGT members at this year's reception in honor of Dr. Char!es Patterson, Assistant Superintendent of Killeen, for his outstanding leadership as TAGT's 1982 President.
When members made a contribution at the reception, they received a button on which the words, "Happiness Is the TAGT Scholarship Fund," were inscribed, These buttons were manufactured by students in "PAT," the GiT program
of the Grapevine/Colleyville !SD. All contributors to the fund filled out a donation form, indicating their name and schoo! district. At the third general session on Saturday, November 20, Jo Ann Houston, TAGT's President-Elect,
cC':.ducted a drawing from these forms. The winners received lapel pins and belt buckles, donated by Ft. Worth's Chamber
of Commerce. Next year's TAGT annual conference will be held in that city. The prize coveted by each participant went to the person whose name was the last one drawn by Jeanne Delp, the conference keynote speaker for that morning's general session. The winner, who had to be present at this meeting in order to win, received a gift certificate for three nights' lodging at the Americana Hotel, the site of the 1983 convention headquarters. Kay McMahond of Victoria, Texas, was the lucky recipient of this prize.
The generous sum contributed the evening of November 19,1982, at the President's Reception will be added to the interest earned by the certificate of deposit. This combination of funds will provide financial assistance, through individual scholarships, awarded in 1983 to students and TAGT members, including parents and educators.
In all probability, in this first year of existence, the scholarship committee will have approximately $2500 to award,
in sums not to exceed $200.00 per recipient. A scholarship committee will be convened to review applications and to allocate the funds.
The following guidelines have been established as a begin
ning procedure for this, one of TAGT's organizational goals. The guidelines established and the steps involved will be evaluated carefully and amended, as needed.
The scholarship fund forms a permanent basis for providing
financial assistance to gifted students, parents, and educators as they continue the never-ending process leading toward intellectua! growth, All who contributed to the scholarship fund are involved in this beginning, this joint endeavor' provide opportunities for individuals to continue learnil beyond today and tomorrow.
TAGT SCHOLARSHIP GRANT·STUDENT ASSISTANCE AWARD
Guidelines
1. The President's Reception at the annual conference is to
be the focal point of an annual drive to increase the
amount of scholarship grant money available for distri
bution in each calendar year. 2. Scholarship application forms are to be distributed anc·
collected by the twenty regional representatives upon
request; completed applications will then be forwarded
by the regional representatives to the scholarship commit·
tee chail·person. 3. Dr. Don Williams will inform the scholarship committee
chairperson of accrued interest available for distribution
each year by March 1. 4. Scholarship applications are to be flied with the scholar
ship committee chairperson by the regional representa
tives on or before March 15. 5. The scholarship committee members will rev·lew the
applications, select the recipients, and determine the
amount of funds to be awarded by April 10.
6. The Scholarship chairperson will notify each recipient
of the amount by April 15. 7. The scholarship committee chairperson will send to Dr.
Williams a i"rst of the award recipients and the amount
of money to be issued to each winner by April 15.
8. Receipt of notification indicating that course work or
research projects have been completed are to be sent by
recipients to Dr. Williams. 9. Dr. Williams will issue checks in the amount of the award
to each recipient. 10. Scholarship recipients will be intruduced at the TAGT
conference luncheon each year. (The above artkle was submitted by Ms. Laura Allard, Associate Director of Gifted Students Institute and TAGT scholarship chairperson.)
PARADOXICAL TRAITS OF HIGHLY CREATIVE CHILDREN
Highly creative children and adults are caricatures of paradoxes. They are one way .. yet still another; wildly open yet tamely closed, zany but serious; well-adjusted but still maladjusted; thriving on disorder, while desperately seeking order. Below are some of the most tmportant of these paradoxes. They certainly pose a dilemma as elements of the creative personality, but without them the creative person could not happily exist. You may see your children or students possessing some or all of these confilicts, which contri
bute to their interesting nature. If you have highly creatj· child, good luck! You and those around you will need he\i-in understanding and nurturing this most needed human resource. They are not trouble-free people, but thrive on their own internal differences. Compare the left and right columns.
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Needs the comfort and security to fit the mold.
Will not accept one single answer or solution.
Highly independent and self-sufficient, loving to discover and make inquiries on their own.
Strong discontent with self and others; appears rebellious and uncooperative.
Cares about others and searches for a purpose with a commitment to others.
At times somewhat emotionally and personally unstable.
Strong need for sharing and for group acceptance and approval following creative ideas, productions, or accomplishments.
Very aware of criticism and lack of acceptance,
High tolerance for ambiguity; loves chaos and thrives on disorder.
Pursues the most fanciful, embellished ideas.
Flexibly open as doers, roamers, wonderers.
More questions are raised about factual information than answers.
Strong self-concept, high selfesteem, strong sense of self-destiny.
Highly persevering and energetic; can't stop working and doing.
Strong preference for complexity and difficult tasks.
Very serious about consequences and implications.
Will consistently create problems and conflicts for self and others.
Compulsive need to be different,
Strong willingness to pursue many alternative answers and possibilties which push new boundaries.
Selfish with time and energy, not greatly concerned with what others think; bored with imposed group work.
A constructive discontent capitalizing on mistakes and failures for self-improvement.
Introverted and withdrawn from others, desiring little involvement,
Possesses abundance of inner. resources to deal with maladjustment and instability.
Social isolate loving to work alone on creative ideas or productions,
Not bothered by failure or, unresolved situations.
Must straighten up messy situations before moving on to other disorders,
Ideas have to be expedient for some applied use.
Rigidly closed at whatever level they have arrived at.
Finding answers and making decisions are based on intuition.
Not well-rounded, but courageous in taking risks just to see what will happen.
Must quietly withdraw to let ideas simmer on back burner while incubating.
Must simplify most things to bring temporary closure.
Good sense of humor with playful attitude and behavior.
Can tolerate and resolve conflicts.
- - - Frank Williams
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It is becoming increasingly difficult to be tolerant of a society that has sympathy only for the misfit, only for the maladjusted, only for the loser. Have sympathy for them. Help them. But I think it is also time for us all to stand and cheer for the doer, the achiever, the one who recognizes the problem and does something about it.
Vince Lombardi
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DESCRIBING GIFTED ADOLESCENTS: A CONTINUUM
(Where Is Your Teenager?)
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Drews (reported in Clark, 1979) identified four sets of gifted learners and commented that an adolescent might be placed on a continuum based on the description:
The first group was identified by Drews as the high·achieving, studious, gifted learners, the rule followers - - students who work very hard to do their work as closely approximating the directions as possible. They are concerned with how something is to be done but not why. They are interested in facts, and knowledge has value for them, but not the use of information. They prefer discussion, tradition to innovation, and productivity to creativity, Education is not a joyful experience, but something one must have to get ahead. They are logical, organized, and punctual.
2. Drews designated the second type of student as the social leader - - the cheerleaders, the quarterbacks, and the class officers. They are popular with students and faculty alike. They live closely t'o the peer group's values and socialize with all groups comfortably. They may identify with popular causes, but they are not visionaries and never espouse unpopular ideas, They are attracted to vocations that pay well and have community status, such as medicine, law, and business.
3. Drews identified another group as the creatively intelh::: ... ~lIn! students. pointing out that, compared to the first two groups, these students receive lower grades although they may have higher achievement test scores. They tend to be highly individualistic, are seldom leaders, and show unwill· ingness to conform to standards set by the teachers and other students. They are creative, open-minded, skeptical, and idealistic. Their wild imaginations carryover into their zany humor, relieving their otherwise intensely serious nature. They prefer choice and enjoy structuring learning situations to fit their own needs and interests, They read widely, are introspective, and are more concerned with process than products. They are humanitarians in the broad sense, and they enjoy the pursuit of truth, beauty, and other universal values.
4. The last group, the fewest in number, Drews identified as rebels. These are extremely low achievers, although many are brilliant. Teachers must spend much energy to gain even a modicum of cooperation or involvement from them. Predominantly of the lower class, this group shows very little concern for solving social problems or even for taking social responsibiltiy, They are often found among delin· quents and are usually at odds with their family, the school, and community as a whole. While some will change with maturity, most will lead lives that deny their potential.
Read these descriptions with your adolescent. It is likely that he or she will quickly identify a personal spot on the continuum and be able to place gifted friends at a slightly different spot.
(Clark, B. Growing Up Gifted. Columbus, Ohio, Merrill, 1979)
Keynote speaker (right) Dr. W.N. (Bill) Kirby, Deputy Commissioner; Art Gutierrez, Director in Instructional Services, ESC XX; Laura Allard, Associate Director, Gifted Students Institute; and President Charles Patterson, Assistant Superintendent, Killeen ISD
Houston ISD Vanguard students, Suzuki Strings, at Friday luncheon
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Past President Judy Judy, Teacher/Coordinator for Gifted Program, Temple ISO and George Greanias, Houston City Councilman
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Keynote speaker Jeanne Delp, Director of Instructional Services, Garden Grove, California
Dr. Billy R0agan, SUt1flloj(!tenden<, Hou::ton iSO, weicoming conference participants at the second general session
Keynote speaker (right) Jack Jackson, American .I\irlins:; and Incoming President Jo Ann Houston, Assistant Superintendent, Grapevine-Colieyville ISO.
Ms. Ann Shaw, Program Director for Gifted Education, TEA and Frank Elder, G/T State Advisory Board member
President Dr. Charles Patterson and President-Elect Jo Ann Houston
(Photographs - - Courtesy of Anne Perry)
Ms, June Cox, Director, Gifted Students Institute, accepting the President's Award from Dr. Charles Patterson.
June Cox Receives President's Award At the Fifth Annual Conference of the Texas
Association for the Gifted and Talented on Friday, November 19, 1982, Ms. June Cox was presented with the association's 19, 1982, Ms. June Cox is the second person to receive this award which was instituted at the 1981 Conference. The first recipient was Julie Ray of Houston, author of a book entitled Turninq on Bright Minds. The President's Award was established to recognize the efforts of those persons who make significant contributions to gifted education.
I n presenting the award, Charles Patterson, outgoing president of TAGT, noted that Ms. Cox was the primary driving force in the formation and early development of the organization. In citing Ms. Cox for her many contributions, Patterson recalled for the approximate 1200 persons in attendance at the luncheon the time, efforts and financial commitment provided by Ms. Cox in the early days of the association. It was observed that Ms. Cox acted as a "parent" to all those students in Texas who were benefitting from gifted programs. The inscription on the plaque commended Ms. Cox "for expanding the horizons and enriching the lives of gifted children through exemplary leadership."
Ms. Cox's involvement in gifted education began as early as 1978. She was one of seventeen persons who attended a meeting at North Lake Junior College in
Irving on February 3,1978, to discuss the founding of a state advisory group in Texas promoting the cause of gifted education. Ms. Cox was appointed as chairperson of the official steering committee to form the organization. On March 17 and 18, 1978, '}<
Cox chaired an organizational meeting held in San Antonio and in April, 1978, she was elected as president of the new association. The first general membership meeting of the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented was held in November, 1978, at the conclusion of the National Association for the Gifted Children in Houston. Ms. Cox continued to serve as president of the organization until November, 1979, and was directly involved in developing the by-laws, securing the tax-exempt status, and completing the articles of incorporation. Ms. Cox also was instrumental in the drive to secure legislation which resulted in state funding for Texas gifted programs. She has remained active in TAGT, serving on the board for one term as immediate past-president and for the last two years as chairperson of the research committee. The support of Ms. Cox and the Gifted Students Institute was essential to the funding and growth of the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented. The support of GSI enabled the association to provide a number of services including the awarding of student scholarships and the publishing of a newsletter. The success of TAGT's rapid growth can be attributed to a large degree to the solid foundation established through the leadership of June Cox.
(The above article was written by Dr. Charles Patterson, Assistant Superintendent for Instruction in the Killeen ISD and immediate past president of TAGT.)
"For Your TAGT Files" TEXAS ASSOCIATION FOR GIFTED & TALENTED, INC.
1983 Executive Board
Jo Ann Houston, President (817) 481·5575
Paul Slocumb, President-Elect (713) 337-4501
Dr. Ann Farris, First Vice-President (817) 526·8361
Kay Weise, Second Vice-President (713) 756·7751
Dorys Dickey, Secretary (512) 658·6371
Dr. Charles Patterson, Immediate Past President (817) 526·8361
Dr. Don Williams, Executive Vice-President (817)831·0951
Ann Shaw, Ex-Officio Board Member (512) 834·4451
Regional Representatives:
Assistant Superintendent Grapevine-Colleyville ISO, 3051 West Highway 26 Grapevine, TX 76051 (Region XI)
Director of Curriculum Dickinson ISO, 527 Whitewing Dickinson, TX 77539 (Region IV)
Director of Secondary Curriculum Killeen lSD, P.O. Box 967 Killeen, TX 76540 (RegionXII)
Coordinator of Gifted Programs Conroe ISO, 702 N. Thompson Conroe, TX 77301 (Region VI)
Curriculum, Director Judson lSD, P.O. Box 249 Converse, TX 78109 (Region XX)
Assistant Superintendent for Instruction Killeen lSD, P.O.Box 967 Kiileen, TX 76540 (Region XII)
Director, Support Services Birdville ISD. 6125 E. Belknap Ft. Worth, TX 76117 (Region XI)
Program Director for Gifted Education Texas Education Agency, 201 East 11th Street Austin. TX 78701 (Region X III)
I Dee Trevino, Gifted & Talented Coordinator, McAllen lSD, 2000 N. 23rd St., McAllen, TX 78701 (512) 686·0515 II Sally Defenbaugh, Consultant, ESC Region II, 209 N. Water, Corpus Christi, TX 78401 (512)833-9288 III Dr. Helen Taulbee, Consultant, ESC Region III, 1905 Leary Lane, Victoria, TX, 77901 (5211 573·0731 IV Mary Tallent, Gifted Program Coordinator, Cypress-Fairbanks ISO, Box 40040, Houston, TX 77040 (713) 469-7320 V Thelma Dowies, Elementary Supervisor, West Orange Grove Consolidated ISO, P_O_ Box 1107, Orange, TX 77630
(713) 886-4462 V I Nancy Roberts, Department Of Education Psychology, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX 77843 (713) 845-1802 VII Brenda Gilliam, Teacher/Diagnostic·Consultant, Tyler lSD, 1308 N.L. King Blvd., Tyler. TX 75702 (214) 595·3448 VIII Pattie Pierson. Aiken Elementary. Paris ISD. 3100 Pine Mill Rd., Paris, TX 75460 (214) 785·6451 IX Nina McNeill. Gifted Coordinator, Wichita Falls lSD, 1104 Board St., Wichita Falls, TX 76308 (817) 723·4197 X Suzee Oliphint, Talented & Gifted Program Specialist. Dallas ISD. P.O. Box 372 Dallas, TX 75215 (214) 426·4170 XI Betty Fuller, Consultant, Hurst·Euless·Bedford lSD, 1849 Central Dr., Bedford, TX 76021 (817) 283·4461 XII Jean Kemp, Teacher, Belton ISD. 2010 N. beal, Belton, TX 76513 (817) 939·3535 XIII Evelyn Levsky-Hiatt, Education Specialist II, Texas Education Agency, 201 E.l1thSt., Austin, TX 78701 (512) 834-4451 XIV Kathy Aldridge, Crockett Elementary, Abilene lSD, 3282 S. 13th St., Abilene, TX 79605 (915) 698·8992 XV Dominick Greco, Director, Department of Recreation, Howard Payne University, P.O. Box 398, Brownwood, TX 76801
(915) 646·2502 XVI Donna Clopton, College of Education, West Texas State University, Canyon, TX 79016 (806) 656-3607 XVII Sue Gladden, Head Teacher, Child Development Center, College of Home Economics, Texas Tech University, Box 4170
Lubbock, TX 79409 (806) 742·3022 XVIII Mary 8eck, Parent. 4309 Arroyo Dr .• Midland, TX 79703 (915) 697·3373 XIX Vacancy XX Pat Long, Parent. 11105 Vance Jackson Rd., San Antonio, TX 78230 (512) 696·1852
Committee Chairpersons: June Cox, Research (817) 265·7143
Jimmie Jean Owen, Legislation (817) 756·7494
Laura Allard, Finance & Scholarship (817) 265·7143
Director, Gifted Students Institute 611 Ryan Plaza Dr., Suite 1119 Arlington, TX 76011 (Region XI)
Consultant, Region XII ESC P.O. Box 1249 Waco, TX 76703 (Region XII)
Associate Director, Gifted Students Institute 611 Ryan Plaza Dr., Suite 1119 Arlington, TX 76011 (Region XI)
STATE SENATE ':;ENERAL ELECTION RESULTS SECRLTARY OF THE SENATE Jovember 3, 1982
*lncumbent
District 1 *Ed Howard 214-794-2111
District 2 Ted Lyon 214-279-6571
District 3 *Roy Blake 713-569-6575
District 4 *Carl Parker 713-985-8814
District 5 *Kent Caperton 713-693-7853
')istrict 6' 'Linc:>n Williams 713-455-2289
Distr'ct 7 Don Henderson 713-444-0748
Llistrict 8 *Ike Harris 214-748-7781
District 9 Chet Edwards 214-298-1955
Qistrict 10 30b McFarland 817-461-2000
::llstrict 1 1 ·Chet Brooks 713-477-3634
'J istrict 12 "ugh Parmer 817-334-0377
- -Oi'?:;;·::~ ;----------err:;; ··;:=::'~:'i:-,q~o~ 7)3-659-4343
D,strict 14 • Lloyc Doggett 512-475-3731
District 1S John Wh,:mire 713-864-8701
P. O. Box 5695 Texarkana 75501
Town East Tower 18601 LB) freeway, Suite 525 Mesquite 75150
P.O. Box 713 Nacogdoches 75961
1 Plaza Square Port Arthur 77640
4301 Carter Creek Pkwy. Suite 205 Bryan 77801
P, O. Box 9816 Houston 77015
2301 FM 1960 W, Suite 201 Houston 77068
2425 Cedar Springs Dallas 75201
P. O. Box 345 Duncanville 75116
P. O. Box 13060 Arlington 76013
P. O. Box 1302 Pasadena 77501
1100 Texas Street Fort Worth 76102
2323 Caroline :-l oc: stc)~, 770['4
P. 0, Box 12068 Austin 7871 1
518 W. 19th Street Houston 77008
Jlstrict 16 *John L'l2eJom
::listrict J 7
2J4-824-3001
'J. E. "Buster" Brown 7J3-297-322J
:::listrict J 8 kJ ohn Wil s on (de cea sed)
District 19 "Glenn Kothmann 512-656-0185
:::listrict 2 Q
*Carlos Truan
District 21
512-882-J923
*John A. Traeger 512-3.79-8180
District 22 *Bob Glasgow
!:llstrict 23 *Oscar Ma uzy
District 24 'Grant Jones
District 25 Bill Sims
District 26 '8ob Vale
District 27 *H ector Uribe
Di strict 28
8J7-965-5069
214-641-7819
9J5-698-4422
915-658-5852
512-223-4510
512-541-4321
John T. Montford 806-744-5555
District 29 *H. Tati Santiesteban 915-532-6270
!:listrict 30 kRa y Farabee
District 31 *8ill Sarpa1ius
8J7-3220746
806-622-2502
2809 Ross Avenue
P.O. Box 888
4610 Sea Breeze
P. O. Box 5445
P. O. Box 1228
211 N. Belknap
1106 N. Highway 360 SUite 20J
P.O. Box 5 I 38
P.O. Box 2290
126 Main Plaza East Suite 10
868 W. Price Road
4424 79th Street
747 E. San Antonio SuiteJOO
P. O. DrawerS&P
P. O. Box 7926
Dallas 75201
Lake Jackson 77566
San Antonio 78220
Corpus Christi 7840
Seguin 78155
Stephenville 7640J
Grand Prairie 75050
Abilene 79604
San Angelo 76903
San Antonio 78205
Brownsville 78520
Lubbock 79·124
E1 Paso 79901
Wichita Falls 76307
Amarillo 79109
* Incumbent p" Republ ican
RESULTS OF G NERAL ELECTION HOUSE OF F 'KSENTATIVES
68TH LE ;SLATURE
District 1 - Bowie, Red River
Alex Short, Jr. 2705 Texas Blvd.
District 2 - Delta, Fannin, Hofltins, Lamar
*L. P. (Pete) Patterson Route 1
District 3 - Hunt, Rains, Rockwall, Wood
*Smith E. Gilley p, O. Box 983
District 4 - Ellis, Kaufman
Gordon (Doc) Arnold, Jr. P. O. Box 932
District 5 - Smith (part), ~hUlo, Van lftndt
*Bi11 Hollowell 322 North Oleander
District 6 - Smith (part)
David Hudson P.O. Box 8411
District 7 - Gregg
*Jimmy Mankins P. O. Box 471
District 8 - Camp, Cass, Franklin, Marion, r,lorris, Titus
Sam Russell P. O. Box 1135
District 9 - Harrison, Rusk
*Jim McWill iams Route 1, Box 449
District 10 - Nacogdoches, Panola, Shelby
*Bi 11 Ha 1 ey 11 0 Cora
District 11 - Anderson, Cherokee, Freestone
*Elton Bomer 711 West Corsicana
District 12 - Henderson, Limestone, Navarro
*Tom Waldrop P. O. Box 3041
District 13 - ~urleson, Milam, Robertson, Waller, Washington
Dr. L. B. Kubiak Route 1, Box 184A
District 14 - Brazos
*Bi11 Presnal P. O. Box 4142
Prepared/Distributed by: Chief Clerk's Office
Texarkana 75503
Brookston 75421
Greenville 75401
Terrell 75160
Grand Saline 75140
Tyler 75711
Kil <:jore 75662
Mount Pleasant 75455
Hallsville 75650
Center 75935
Athens 75751
Corsicana 75110
Rockdale 75567
Bryan 77805
District 15 - Grimes, Hou~!o.~, Leon, Madison, Montgomery (part)
*Jim Turner
Oistrfct 16 - MontgomerY-.-i.fli1rtl
"Rodney Tow
Billy Clemons
P. O. Box 780
P. O. Box 2747
Route 1, Box 30A
District 1B - Polk, San Jacinto, .lvle.r., Walker
Allen Ross Hightower, Jr.
District 19 - Newton, Orange
*Wayne Peveto
34£:· Forest Lane
118 Border
District 20 - Hardin, Jasper', Jefferson (part)
*Jerry Clark P. O. Drawer U.S.
District 21 - Chambers, Jefferson (partt, liberty
Mark' Stiles
District 22 - Jefferson (part)
*Al Price
District 23 - Jefferson (part)
*Frank Collazo, Jr.
District 24 - Galveston (part)
James Hury
District 25 - Galveston (part)
*Lloyd Criss
District 26 - Fort Bend (part)
\) *Thomas D. (Tom) Delay
2895 West lucas
330 Liberty. Suite 210
1950 Ninth Avenue
2600 Avenue 0 One Half
P.O. Box 2148
4413 Bluebonnet Drive, Suite 8
District 27 - Brazoria (part), Fort Bend (part)
Hi 11 Kemp Route 2, Box 316
District 28 - Brazoria (part)
Mark R. Davis 415 West Second Street
District 29 - Brazoria (part) , Matagorda, Wharton
*0. R. (Tom) Uher P. O. Box 1590
Crockett 75835
Conroe 77305
Pollok 75969
Huntsvi 11 e 77340
Orange 77630
Buna 77612
Beaumont 77706
Beaumont 77701
Port Arthur 77640
Galveston 77550
Texas City 77590
Stafford 77477
Manvel 77578
Freeport 77541
Bay City 77414
District 30 - stin, ~!l_,,-trop_, Colorado, Fayette, Lee
*Robert Saunder's 155 West Travis LaGrange 78945
Jackson, Lavaca
Phyllis Robinson iGl2 St, Michael Gonzales 78629
District 32 (i 'j Q .---""--~'
>John Sharp 202 South Tlxas Savings Building Victoria 77901
D1stl"ict 33 ~a.n Patriciu
*Leroy J. Wieti~g Portland 78374
"'Hugo Berlanga r'. G. Box 56C4 Corpus Christi 78405
Eddie Cavazos Corpus Christi 78413
District 36 ~, ---------
8ank Plaza Corpus Christi 78475
District 37 " , ", , ',- ' liillacy
*Irma Rangel ~12 Norttl 7th Street Kingsville 78363
*Don Lee D. Draw2:'" 2707 Harlingen 78550
*Rene 01 i ve i ro. s' 0, 80;'< 953 Brownsville 78520
Distric.t 40 - Hidalao (D3'('t) ----._~_._~ _._~...I._._._ .. .l.", __ ",_",-
Alejandro (Alex) Moreno, Jr. 1311 South 16th Ed i nbu rg 78539
.District 41 - HidalgoJpartl
1rJuan Hi nOjosa 4207 North 22nd Street MeA 11 en 78501
District 112 - Hidalgo lErtt *A. C, (1ony) Gatc.ia P.O. Dra\'ier 630 Pharr 78577
District 43 - Webb
*Willianl N. (Bi"ily) Hall, Jr. P. O. Box 598 Laredo 78040
DisVict 44 - Dirfimitt, Quval. 0~Hogg, Jim Wells. LaSalle, McMullen, Zapata, Zavala
*Ernestine V. Glossbrenner P. O. Drawer 2188 Alice 78332
District 45 - E-ta_scosa, Bandera, frio, Live Oak, Medina, Wilson
Jim Crockett P. O. Box 361
District 46 - Comal Guada 1 up~, Kenda 11
(R) Edmund Kuempe 1 1430 Canary
District 47 - Blanco, f:!~_, LlanQ., Travis (partl
Bob Ba rton, Jr.
District 48 - Travis (part)
(R) *Terral R. Smith
District 49 - Travis (part)
*Gerald Hill
District 50 - Travis (partl
*Wilhelmina R. Delco
*Gonz.alo Barrientos
District 52 - Burnet, Williamson
Noel Grisham
District 53 - Bell (pare)
*Bi11 Messer
200 Un'iversi ty
P. O. Box 2910
P.O. Box 2910
P. O. Box 2910
P.O. Box 2910
520 Karolyn Drive
1'. U. tlox 6YU
Di s tri ct 54 - Bell (pa r!.L Ham; lton, 1amp~~~, Mi 11 s, San Sa ba
*Stan Schl ueter P. O. Box 276
U1Strn;t ~~ - rdllS, I~CLennan (part)
(R) *Rollin Khoury P. O. Box 963
District 56 - McLennan (p~
*Betty Denton 501 Franklin, Suite 621
District 57 - Bosque, Coryell, Hill
C. K. (Chock) Word, Jr. P. O. Box 342
District 58 - Erath, Johnson, Somerve 11
*Bruce Gibson P. O. Box 32
District 59 - Denton (ea rt) Lakeland Professional Building,
(R) *Jim Horn Suite 108
Pea rsa 11 78061
Seguin 78155
San Marcos 78666
Austin 78769
Austin 78769
Austin 78769
Austin 78769
Round Rock 78664
tle!i:on 16513
Killeen 76541
Waco 76703
Waco 76701
Meridian 76665
Cleburne 76031
Lewi svi lle 75067
District 60 - Collin (pa rt)
(~, *Frank Eikenburg 1501 Downtown Center Plano 75074
District 61 - Co 11 in (f:>artt, Denton (f:>art)
W.TipHall, Jr. Route 1 , Box 102 Ponder 76259
District 62 - Co 11 in (f:>art) , Grayson
*Bob Bush 122 North Travis Sherman 75090
District 63 - Cooke, Parker, Wise
*W. G. (Bill) Coody P. O. Box 572 Weatherford 76086
District 64 - Callahan, Haskell; Hood, Palo Pinto, Shackelford, Stephens, Throckmorton, Young
*Joe C. Hanna Baker Building Breckenridge 76024
District 65 - Brown, Coleman, Comanche, Eastland, McCulloch, Runnels
Jim Parker P. O. Box 762 Comanche 76442
District 66 - Coke, Mitchell, Sterling, Tom Green
*Dick Burnett P. O. Box 5447 San Angelo 76902
District 67 - Concho, Crockett, Edwards, Gillesf:>ie, Irion, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Menard, Real, Schleicher, Sutton, Uvalde
(R) *Gerald Geistweidt P. O. Drawer P Mason 76856
( R)
(R)
District 68 - Brewster, Kinney, Maverick, Pecos, Presidio, Terrell, Val Verde
Dudley Harrison P. O. Box 668 Sanderson 79848
District 69 - Borden, Crane, Culberson, Glasscock, Howard, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Loving, Reagan, ReeVes, Upton, Ward, Winkler
*Larry Don Shaw Permian Building, Suite 110 Big Spring 79720
District 70 - El Paso (part)
*Jack Vowell 4849 North Mesa, Suite 100 El Paso 79912
District 71 - El Paso (f:>art)
Arves E. Jones, Sr. 572 5 Lex i ngton El Paso 79924
District 72 - El Paso (part)
*Paul Moreno 2314 Montana El Paso 79903
Ul stnct Ij - tl t-'aso \part)
*Mary J. Polk 2267 Trawood Drive, Bldg. B-5 El Paso 79935
District 74 - El Paso (f:>a rt)
*Robert (Bob) Va 11 es 1515 Ai rways El Paso 79925
District 75 - Ector (pa~!l
*Jay Gibson 115 West 5th Street Odessa 79761
*Torn Craddick 3"108 Stanolind Midland 79701
District 77 - ~,ndrews, Cochran, Dawson, §_aines, Hoc~, Martin, Terry, Yoakum
*Jim D. Rudd ilO South 5th Street Brownfield 79316
District 78 - Cottle, Fisher, Garza, Jones, Kent, King, Knox, Lynn, Nolan, Scurry, Stonewall, Taylor (partT--- ~-
Steven A. Carriker p, 0. Box 517 Roby 79543
District 79 - Taylor (part)
*Gary Thompson Box 8235, ACU Station Abil ene 79699
District 80 - Archer, Bay]c.r:, Clay, I~5'r~, Hardeman, Jack, Montague, Viilbarger, Wichita (part)
*Charles Finnell
District 81 - Wichita (partl
*John Gavin
District 82 - Lubbock (part)
*Nolan J. (Buzz) Robnett
District 83 - Lubbock (part)
*Froy Salinas
P. 0, Box 468 Holliday 76366
P.O. Box 2073 Wichita Falls 76307
2222 Indiana Lubbock 79410
Court Place Bldg., Suite 701 Lubbock 79401
District 84 - Armstrong, Briscoe, Childress, Collingsworth, Crosby, Dickens, Donley, Floyd, Gray, Hall, Lubbock (part), Motley
*Foster Whaley Route 1, Box 70 Pampa 79055
District 85 - Bailey, Castro, Hale, Lamb, Parmer, Swisher
*James E. (Pete) Laney P. O. Drawer 900 Hale Center 79041
District 86 - Deaf Smith, Randall
*Bob Simpson 2711 Paramount Amari 11 a 79109
District 87 - Potter
~) *Chip Staniswalis 3505 Olsen Blvd. Amarillo 79109
District 88 - Carson, Dallam, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Roberts, Sherman, Wheeler
*J. W. (Buck) Buchanan P. O. Box 808 Dumas 79029
(R)
(R)
District 89 - Tarrant (part)
*Gibson D. (Gib) Lewis
District 90 - larrant (part)
*Doyle Willis
District 91 - Tarrant (part)
*Lanny Ha 11
District 92 - Tarrant (part)
*Charles Evans
District 93 - Tarrant (part)
Roy English
District 94 - Tarrant (pa rt)
Jan McKenna
District 95 - Tarrant (part)
*Reby Cary
District 96 - Tarrant (pa rt)
Mi ke Mi 11 sap
District 97 - Tarrant (pa rt)
*Bob Leonard, Jr.
District 98 - Dallas (part)
(R) Gwyn Clarkston
District 99 - Dallas (part)
(R) *Bill Blanton
District 100 - Dallas (part)
*Samuel W. Hudson III
District 101 - Dallas (part)
(R) *Anita Hill
District 102 - Dallas (part)
'~) Patricia Hill
District 103 - Dallas (part)
*Steven D. Wolens
2300 Race Street
503 Sinclair Building
P. O. Box 18866
P. O. Box 8
Route 2, Box 82
325 Crowley Road
3307-B Miller Avenue
P.O. Box 16006
River Plaza ·Office Tower, Suite 1000
P. O. Box 5095
14934 Webb Chapel, Suite 36
2606 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.,
Fort Worth 76111
Fort Worth 76102
Fort Worth 76118
Hurst 76053
Mansfield 76063
Arlington 76012
Fort Worth 76119
Fort Worth 76133
Fort Worth 76107
Irving 75062
Farmers Branch 75234
Suite 202 Dallas 75215
RepublicBank Bldg., Suite 203 700 West Avenue B
3333 Republic Bank Tower
P. O. Box 24811
Garland 75040
Dallas 75201
Dallas 75224
District 104 - Dallas (pay't.)
(R) *Ray Keller
District 105 - Dallas (part1
Charles Gandy
District 106 - Dallas (part1
*Carlyl e Smith
District 107 - Dallas (part)
*David Cain
District 108 - Dallas \par~L
Al Granoff
District 109 - Dallas (pal'U
(R) Bill Hammond
District 110 - Dallas (par~1
*Paul B. Ragsdale
District 111 - Dallas (part)
Jesse Dean Oliver
District 112 - Dallas (part)
(R) *Bi11 Ceverha
District 113 - Dallas (part)
(R) *Lee Jackson
District 114 - Dallas (part)
(R) *Fred Agnich
District 115 - Bexar (part)
*Matt Garcia
District 116 - Bexar (part)
Joe Gamez
District 117 - Bexar (part)
*Frank Madla
District 118 - Bexar (part)
*Frank Tejeda
?02 West Center, Suite 203-B
3302-C ,Anthony Street
P.O. Box 1288
5217 Ross Avenue, Box 153
3510 Urban
6665 Lakeshore Drive
1209 East Red Bird Lane
2027 Argyl e
300 Promenade Bank Tower
10440 East Northwest Highway, Suite 302
Part Central II, Suite 830 7540 LBJ Freeway
1015 Main Plaza Building
5018 Ingram Road
P. O. Drawer X
2130 SW Military Drive, Suite 209
Duncanville 75116
Mesquite 75~ 0,0
Gl"olHJ Pra i ri e ., ......... ... • .... -.1 ... .
Dallas 75206
Dallas 75227
Dallas 75214
Dallas 75241
Dallas 75203
Richardson 75080
Da 11 as 75238
Dallas 75251
San Antonio 78205
San Antonio 78228
San Antonio 78211
San Antonio 78224
District 119 - Bexar (part)
Wa Iter Martinez
District 120 - Bexar (part)
-Lou Nelle Sutton
District 121 - Bexar (pc.rtL
(R) *Alan Schoolcraft
Distritt 122 - Bexar (part)
(R) *George Pierce
District 123 - Bexar (part)
(R) *Kae T. Patrick
District 124 - Bexar (part)
*Joe L. Hernandez
District 125 - Harris (part)
(R) *Milton E. Fox
District 126 - Harris (part)
(R) D. Barry Connelly
District 127 - Harris (part)
(R) *Edward M. (Ed) Emmett
District 128 - Harris (part)
*Anthony L. (Tony) Palumbo
District 129 - Harris (part)
*Ed R. Watson
District 130 - Harris (part)
(R) *Randy Pennington
District 131 - Harris (part)
*Ron Wilson
District 132 - Harris (part)
*Paul Colbert
District 133 - Harris (part)
(R) Robert A. Eckels
1225 South Brazos
n 44-1 East Commerce
2117-A Pat Booker Road
P. O. Box 5752
5740 Wurzbach Road
732 Cul ebra Road
10405 Town & Country Way, Su i te 100
10907 Gl enway
P.O. Box 51 58
855 Uvalde Road
2318 Center, Suite 109
1100 NASA Road I, Suite 102
7811 1/3 Cullen Blvd.
10521 South Post Oak, Suite 103
9263 Imogene
San Antonio 78207
San Antonio 78205
Universal City 78148
San Antonio 78201
San Antonio 78238
San Antonio 78201
Hous ton 77024
Hous ton 77070
Kingwood 77339
Houston 77015
Deer Park 77536
Houston 77058
Houston 77051
Houston 77035
Hous ton 77036
District 134 - Harris (~art)
(R) *Brad Wri ght 4108 Bellaire Blvd. Houston 77025
District 135 - Harris (~artl
( R) Mike Toomey 4548 Highway 6 Nort~ Houston 77084
District 136 - Harris (~art)
( R) *Ashley Smith 1600 Mellie Esperson Buildin9 Houston 77002
District 137 - Harri s (part)
*Debra Danburg 1004 Ca 1 iforni a Houston 77006
District 138 - Harris (~art)
David Patronella 2215 Droxford Houston 77008
District 139 - Harris (pa rt)
*Clint Hackney 6915 Antoine, Suite E Houston 77091
District 140 - Harris (part)
*Gene Green 11950 Airline Drive, Suite 210 Houston 77037
District 141 - Harris (~art )
*Senfronia Thompson 10527 Homestead Houston 77016
District 142 - Harris (pa rt)
*E1 Franco Lee 3701 Cavalcade Houston 77026
District 143 - Harris (part)
*A1bert (Al) Luna I II 6944 Navigation Houston 77011
District 144 - Harris (part)
*Erwin W. Barton 1706 Strawberry, Suite 304 Pasadena 77502
District 145 - Harris (~art )
*Ralph Wallace III P. O. Box 12667 Houston 77017
District 146 - Harris (~a rt)
*A1 Edwards 4913 Griggs Road Houston 77021
Distric.t 147 - Harris (~art)
Larry Q. Evans 3312 Binz Houston 77004
District 148 - Harris (['art)
Roman Martinez 4733 Jefferson Houston 77023
District 149 - Harris (part)
(R) Talmadge Heflin
District 150 - Harris (part)
(R) Paul J. Hilbert
11923 Carvel Lane
3818 Shipman Lane
Houston 77072
Spri ng 77373
(The followi!1g informati01: is being provided in order to
SSSlst you ir. communic2.ci:lg "'-"lith your l.egislators effectively. We L:tge yo'.: ';') :;0DtZC"t :'t.n·j ·,'lsit vv:"c!") \four SC1'!:;':'O;"S ;:m(:
'"cp~e5en\'2tivc:; .. ( ,S .T::· .. j ;::::':.i.L t},.:;\, be inf :i.'; ,_ell at ~: !.IT''t'
for
R.epie£entative gonernment functions best \i;Jhen there is
open and meaningful communication between el£·cted officials
and their constituents concerning pressing legis!ative issues.
As a citizen and as a professional with an expertise in the
field of education for gifted children, you are in a position to
furnish related information to your elected representatives at
ali levels of govemment,
Principally, yC\')~ CO'"":'.:8Cl may be through a 1.:eiefJhcne call,
only part aT 1Jiel" ie:.::-s:s n~c-eivi'lg 2nd ,-espci,d!n::J -:0 (-;i...:lcireds,
even thouS20nds, of ,:;c,,--nmur_icatians o2iiy. \J,' YO!;r cor,'lact vv:th
'lour repi"eSe!lta-rl\.'es is tin,eiy, j'esponsibie and respectful, the
comrnuil!ortion will be of mutual benefit ~,egislatcrs need
yoe, a~ld you need them.
T8~~pholle: i\'kst elected officials maintain local offices
',n thetr hometowns w'lth vvhich they have constant contact.
Be prepared prior to making your cai!. State the reClson for the call. ,6 .. elsa:.- st.atcp.-,enl ;)f your ;'eaSOf\5 for or 3\jains-t
iegislation vvili bs d0cul~nen~s<] 2nd !'epm"!"f;o to the legisiator
if \IOU ,ire Ceiling iegisl;;tol's tfl. Aust!.'.-! of~:u:;e~., \i'JU may
leave yOUi numb6,- Zinc) narn(~ <ond indicate tiv~ ge :21-81 time
you vvil! be at "the number so they may rNln" vaUi Cail
Your telephone conversation with legislators ~hGuld "foilow
the usual rules of courtesV. Be pleasant. Be brief. Be prepared
to answer questions or prmtide related information, as suc
cinctly and clearly as possibie. Never intimidate.
Letter: An individually-composed letter is an excellent
way to communicate with your representatives. The same
Jetter sent by hundreds of people is not effective.
Send 2 tvped ietter, if possible, on one siC!~ only
Adcress tc: HOllocab!e .John 00e, i-IclJse of RspresF:l1ta
Lives, P C. Sox 29']0, _Austin, TX 78769, uear Mr Doe;
Hcnol"()bie Jonn 008; State Senate. PO. Sox' 2068,
Austin, TX 7871·j. Dear Senator Doe
Present communications in a profesSion a: wo',' using cor"
t'eet letter format, good sentence strllctLlI"e, spelling, etc.
Para. 1 Identify the subject of "loUr letter (giftedl
talented funding, etc.) If writing about a
specific bill, refer to the House or Senate
bill number,
Para.2 Present your reasons for writing about the
bill. Your own personal or professional
experience provides th " best supporting
s'fidencE;. Be )-eason2\)\e Don" -osk for "the
in~pcss;bi8. Don'!: th,-eaten.
Par'a,3 ,6,:;/< '(:,e legislators where thev stand en the
sub;ect. A£k t:-',.ern i:o -::tate th2i,r pos;tf.i,)j-, '1'.,
Para.4 Express your apPI'eciation for i:heir attention
to your lettet".
Unless you are using professional or personal lettel'head,
be sure your full name and address appear after your
signature.
Keep abreast of how your local legislators vote. If they
please you with their vote on an issue, write and tell them so,
A large amount of the rnair that iegislators receive is from
displeased constituents.
The timing of YOUI !ett2i is i::':)Oi'cant. If possi!Ji8, 'A·i·;te
\i'ihe(] a bili is pe'ldirg ;~1 ::ommirtee Somelimcs ieU, !"gisia
to:s mEl\! reserve their judgment u'Hi, the SSP'.IfT,ei"it o-i- tilE!'
constituency has crystaliized,
Te!eQ~' This is a good technique, if not OVf:("lised. !t is
best way to support or oppose .l bil! ON TH E D,4 Y legis!a"
tive action is expected.
Personal visit: Because of the trernendousiy hectic schedule
of ali legislators, you may be routed to a staff member at the
time of your appointment, Usuallv this is not intended to
::I"ight 'you or the subject rna-ite, a~:out wh'lch yOc.! al'e con
cerned . .Aides and staff rr;err--'~e(s, foi the rno."t parl, Me (1ui-u'
knowledgeable abo;JT leg·::;ict!Ve IT!2ncr S anci 1.'vi!i bc: ab!E W
pass :)n your concerns,
v~sit is a IV!UST
(1-\11 the above infol'matioil is relevant to contact vvith )uie:ra',
legislators as well, with the exception of the addresses.)
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~.: ~.~ We wouic~ like to i'ecognize the followiOlg b..,neT(Jc, ~"
~ tOl"S who have made substantial contributlol:s to ~{ TAGT. Their assistance in furthering ,he cause 01
gifted education is much appreciateu.
Dr. and Mrs. H.s, Bhatia
Welcome Aboard ...
to new T AGT board members
Mary Beck
Donna Clopton
Sally Defenbaugh
Jean Kemp
Evy Levsky·H iatt
Pat Long
Suzee Oliphint
Patti Pierson
Nancy Roberts
Paul Slocumb
Mary Tallent
Midland
Canyon
Corpus Christi
Belton
Austin
San Antonio
Dallas
Paris
College Station'
Dickson
Houston
Region XVIII Representative
Region XVI Representative
Region II Representative
Region XII Representative
Region XIII Representative
Region XX Representative
Region X Representative
Region VIII Representative
Region VI Representative
President·Elect
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BOOK REVIEW (written by Elia Canter; Library Consultant, Courpus Christi ISD)
The Faces and Fourms of Creativity The National/State Leadership Training Institute of the Gifted and the Talented
Ventura County Superintendent of School Office, 1981
The Faces and Forms of Creativity is a report of the proceedings of the First National Conference on Creativity and the GiftedTalented which was held March 21-22, 1980, in Houston, Texas. Before the opening of the conference, the presenters, which included several outstanding educators such as John Gowan, Donald Treffinger, and Paul Torrence, were invited to participate in a colloquium where the discussion reviewed the basic research in creativity and its implications and applications. The presenters were also invited to subm it papers on the theme of the creative process.
The introductory section of the volume related the high· lights of the colloquium. The text is composed of the papers submitted by the presenters and is divided into four parts: Defining Creativity, Assessing Creativity, Encouraging Creativity, and Applying Creativity. This program of the conference is induded as an appendix.
In excerpts from the colloquium, as the participants exchanged views and thoughts on creativity, the goal was to discuss that which goes beyond what is expressed on creativity all the time. Discussion lead from the incubation period of creativity, the right and left hemisphere processes of the brain, to what is and isn't happening in the public schoo! education of the gifted child, and ways to promote creative learning.
In the text, the fir:;t section deals with defining creativ·lty. ":atherine Bruch's article discusses creative characteristics,
)e creative personality and the development of creative traits. Jane Preston presents the thesis that disorder and confusion are a part of the creative process and that there needs to be the ability to hang on to uncertainty until pieces can creatively come together. This section gives a perspective of the creative mind.
The second section of the text is on assessing creativity. Paul Torrence in one article reports on the testing of creativity
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Among the business conducted at the board meeting scheduled during the conference, the by-laws were modified and a new slate of officers were introduced. The by-laws amendment ensures that regional representatives will attend at least two of the regularly-scheduled board meetings each year. The new slate of officers are as follows: President, Jo Ann Houston; President-Elect, Paul Slocumb; First VicePresident, Dr. Ann Farris; Second Vice-President, Kay Weise; and Secretary, Dorys Dickey.
In Summary, the conference offered an expanded array of programs and was attended by a record number of participants; scholarship donations were the largest yet.
and summarizes research findings; a second article, written with Laura HalJ, discusses the further reaches of creative potential or those kinds of abilities 1hat go beyond the realm of logical, rational thinking. They identify some socially useful abilities and suggest means to assess these talents.
The third section is on encouraging creativity and developing creative potential. Using the imagination of the individual in guiding creative action is the thesis presented by Sidney Parnes. John Gowan, writing with Meredith Olson, focuses on the society which maximizes creativity.
They conclude that sociocultural conditions playa significant part in the development of creative potential. They expect that some society will maximize the conditions to produce a clustering of geniuses which will produce a permanent Renaissance. Calvin Tylor, in his article, treats ways to activate creative minds. He stresses treating students as thinkers rather than as merely [earners. Bruch discusses the integration of the creative arts and sciences to develop and release creativity, and John Gowan contributes his vieWS on right brain hemisphere imagery as the vehicle through which incubation produces creativity.
The final section of the text is on applying creativity. Mary Wolf urges using the professional artst to broaden the horizon of the gifted/talented students. Sidney Parnes discusses the Creative Problem Solving Institute (CPSI), a genera! system which attempts to help the individual view the "universe," both literally and as the universe of knowledge at each individual's disposal.
The Faces and Forms of Creativity gives the reader literature on the background, the research, the developmental efforts, as well as the thinking of many authorities in the area of human creativity. The material presented can help the educator to better understand and apply all resources available in helping the creative student.
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growing desire of educators to understand how leadership is developed in our able students. Additionally, Dr. Sisk is presenting two workshop sessions on the teaching of futuristics to gifted students.
The Saturday morning session will be keynoted by Dr. Leif Fearn who has assisted many Texas districts. He wi!! speak on a topic that combines two of his major interests, "Basic Skills for Gifted Students." Like Dr. Sisk, Dr. Fearn will present workshop sessions of great interest to Texas educators. He will "walk through" the writing component of the Agency plan for managing the basic skills and demonstrate how to apply it to gifted students.
While many districts are eager to serve their gifted students, we have all had to deal with administrators who are less anxious than others to meet this need. Dr. Joan Whitten will provide the Friday luncheon address on "Dealing With Reluctant Administrators." With her unique style and charm, Dr. Whitten promises to offer insights into this problem.
REGION II Sally Defenbaugh Regional Representative
For the 1982-83 school year the Region 11 Education Service Center
in Corpus Christi received state fund
ing for five school districts (Aransas
County ISO, Brooks County ISO, Calallen ISO, Odem-Edroy ISO, and Ricardo ISO) to provide gifted and talented programs in a co-op. The types of programs include general intellectual abilities and specific sub
ject matter in language arts, mathe
matics, science, and social studies.
Prototypes represented include special classes, independent study, and ciuster
grouping. A varied amount of staff
development has been offered to these districts prior to implememtation.
An enormous amount of local support
in the form of time and money are
evidence of each district's desire to
serve the needs of gifted students and
make their programs an integral part
of the regular school program. This
is reflected in the serious efforts now
being made to develop scope and se
quence and other curricula. Recently,
Dr. Irving Sato worked with writilg
teams from the various districts to
develop a scope and sequence for
gifted programs participating in the
co-op.
Region VII
Marshall ISO offers a program for
gifted and talented students in grades
5-9. Materials from the Institute for
the Advancement of Philosophy for Children form the core of the pro
gram. Emphasis is placed upon critical
thinking and creativity, and independ
ent projects provide differentiation to
accommodate individual needs.
Gilmer lSD's gifted and talented
program is called ACE (Advanced
Children's Education). A pUll-out
program serves grades 2-5, while
~rades 6-8 have a regularly-scheduled
class that meets daily. The ACE
curriculum emphasizes higher levels
of thinking, problem solving, and
creativity.
The Henderson ISO program for
gifted/talented provides enrichment in
grades 2-6 to advanced students.
Much stress is placed on creative
writing and self-expression, but care
is taken to ensure that basic skills
are not sacrificed.
REGION X Suzee Oliphint
Regional Representative
The Garland ISO GEM Program provides services to gifted and talented
students in grades 2-7. Students in
grades 2-5 are engaged in a small
group, once-a-week "pullout" program
where they receive differentiated
instruction from a G/T resource
teacher. Each teacher, while guiding
students in learning to utilize the
higher level thinking skills, specializes
in a specific curriculum area (time
management, logic, creative and pro
ductive thinking, physical science, and
the future). G/T resource teachers
rotate throughout the district, thus
giving all students in the program
opportunities to benefit from their
expertise. Special interest classes are
also conducted after schoo! and/or
on Saturdays for middle school G/T sixth and seventh graders. All gifted/
talented students and their parents
are invited to attend additional month
ly and summer workshops and to hear
lectures from community and outof-district experts in the field of
gifted education.
The ACE students, seventh and
eight graders in Carrollton-Farmers Branch, recently participated in a
"lock-in" where they spent the night
in their junior high school. During that
night they listened to guest speakers
and participated in special programs,
a creative way to provide learning opportunities for gifted students.
Students in Plano are currently
involved in a number of academic
competitions, including a local history
fair, Olympics of the Mind, and Whiz Quiz.
Highland Park educators (K-5) and librarians recently completed a course
on teaching academically gifted stu
dents in the regular classroom. The
six-hour practicum was taught by
Dr. Jeanne Hranitzky and Dr_John
McFarland of Texas Woman's Univer
sity.
Ninth- and tenth-grade students at
Dallas's TAG magnet school, Pinkston
High School, went on their first TAG
Trek. They traveled to Bridgeport,
Texas, for an overnight adventure in
creativity. While there, they analyzed
their own potential as creative, pro
ductive people.
In Duncanville, the GATE students
(fourth and fifth grade) assisted their
community in celebrating its centen
nial. They built visual displays, pre
dicting changes over the next 100
years and depicting scenes from the
past 100 years.
Finally, Region X Project GLAD students heard Dr. Ann McGee
Cooper, Dr. Claude Caffee, Dr. Robert
Titus, and others as part of their
November seminar in leadership. This
is the program's fourth year of opera
tion, emphasizing leadership training
for high school students.
REGION XI Betty Fuller Regional Representative
Eleventh and twelfth grade students
in the Stephenville G/T program meet
one hour each day to participate in
seminar - lecture - critquing sessions. Throughout the year, these students
pursue a course of study which covers
the following topics: the physical sciences, mathematics, biography, gov
ernment, language, the mind, philoso
phy, truth, the universe, nature, and
the unknown. Each of these units
includes class discussions, in-depth
research, written reports, and critiqu
ing seminars.
Discussions range from the trivial to in-depth philosophical approaches postulated by Plato, Achimedes, or
Kant. Concluding each three-week period of discussion, challenge examination, and possible debate, the young students compose papers which evidence in-depth research and originality. The compositions provide multiple views of the topic or idea including sustaining arguments for each, Thus, the class also serves to develop the talents of sensitive gifted young people while concomitantly guiding them to reach their full potential as researchers and writers.
Students selected for this course
are eieventh or twelfth graders who
al'e in the top five percent of their class accademically. The Stephenville G/T program challenges, piques the mental capacities, and provides direc
tion for gifted students thus enabling them to reach higher academic leve!s and achieve grealer success. Students in the pl'Ogram are also encouraged to I'epresent Stephenville in the U.l.L.
contests held each spring.
Who says education "turns-off" gifted students?
REGION XIV Kathy Aldridge Regional Representative
An independent project involves indepth research, creativity, and thinking at its highest level. Thus, the fate of a student's completed project is of utmost importance! The responsibility for providing appropriate outlets for student products rests with the facilitators of gifted programs.
Teachers in Abilene's Learning Program for Gifted Students, Project ALPS, afford students opportunities to share their independent projects with an authentic audience - the community. The Project ALPS Research Exhibition is a successful vehicle for communicating student accomplishments with parents, teachers, and community members.
Recently, over 1,000 people viewed 129 student exhibits encompassing 98 different topics. Exposure to multimedia presentation techniques by
ALPS teachers and the Learning Resource Specialist equipped students
to communicate their ideas through numerous channels. Student-prepared products included photographic essays, dioramas, computer programs, film· strips, and sl ide/tape and video productions. Oral presentations in the form of lectures, puppet shows, and a unique fashion show focusing on mythological goddesses also delighted audiences. Student exhibits ranged
from displays of research findings to solar ovens and pyramids.
Fol!owing the Research Exhibition, students' exhibits were displayed in the Learning Resource Centers in each of the 19 elementary campuses to provide students throughout the Abilene ISO viewing opportunities. As a I'esult, many ALPS students
wel'e asked to make presentations to classes on their home campuses.
The benefits of the Research Exhibition to teachers, schools, and community cannot begin to compare
with the satisfaction ALPS students experienced as they shared their independent projects. Investigating, researching, analvzing, and synthesiz· ing became meaningful when students were able to communicate their ideas witll i.i real audience
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Education is "a door in the wall," to get through j'lfe, to know it all.
An education is needed to do most things.
It's a wonderful thing available to most human beings,
An education was used in one particular place,
To put man in outer space!
An education is needed to explore the deep blue sea.
An education is needed to learn about me.
Craig Wasson
Fourth grade student
Northside Elementary School Henderson, Texas
• • • • • • Why get an education?
Why not just sign a proclamation? One that makes a city rule, That says "NO SCHOOL!" NO SCHOOl?
Why that will never be a rule!
How can you sign a proclamation !f you have no education? And if you have no education, How will you fill out YOUI· job application?
It takes a lot of dedication, Just to get an education. It may be rough;
It may be tough. But, you'll get good pay, Some fine day.
Jenny Weis Fifth grade stude::t
Northside E!ementary School Hender-son, Texas
* * Erg's Transformation
Erg, the dWal'f,
Girded his armor He left for battle To join the clamol-.
Dodge and twist, Thrust and pan·y, Kill outright And never tarry.
And yet, vl/:th all His main and might, Erg was wounded I n the fight. He waited long, In order to mend, And gained new beliefs He would defend. No longer he fought, With lance and sword, Instead, he flailed The vicious horde With written word And quiet speech That touched the hearts Of all he reached. Erg, the Mighty, Had become Defender of
The right he won, To live his life In quiet peace The day he saw The fighting cease.
Scott Bass Marshall Junior High Schoo! Marshall, Texas
FROM CRADLE TO COLLEGE - A GUIDE TO BOOKS FOR CHILDREN BOOK REVIEW
(written by Dee Trevino, Coordinator of Public Relations and Gifted/Talented, McAllen ISD; and by Dr. Kay Walther, Program Director for Early Childhood Education, Pan American University)
Big Green Drawing Book by Ed Emberley Little, Brown and Company, 1979
For the classroom: Ed Emberley's one-step-at-a-time instructions, plus
vision for personal creativity, can transform teachers and students into drawing magicians. The Big Green Drawing Book is one of several Emberley drawing books which provide teachers and students with techniques for drawing people, animals, and things that they have not felt "artistic" enough to accomplish before.
Classroom uses of Ed Emberley's drawing books are limitless. The teacher can get ideas for such necessities as bulletin boards, chalk-talk accompanyment for storytelling, and interesting transparencies. The students can illustrate stories they read or create stories or characters of their own.
In The Big Green Drawing Book Emberley also links the user with comforting ideas from master artists: "Lots of people copy, lots of people don't copy. I copy. I find it teaches me things and above all gives me consolation," is a statement quoted from Vincent Van Gogh. Rembrandt liked using scribbles to make trees in his etchings. In short, it is a creative adventure in copying to get involved with The Big Green Drawing BOok.
Dr. Ann Farris, Interim Editor TAGTTempo Killeen Independent School District P.O. Box 967 Killeen, TX 76540
$3.95
For the home: "I want it." That is the immediate response of the
children at home be they eight, eighteen, or eighty. The hours of fun promised by Emberley's prata (old Irish name for potato), people, and things is limitless.
Just as the name says, this is a drawing book. Emberley, in bright green and black, shows you that if you can draw just nine things - triangle, square, 1, C, D, 0, parenthesis, and scribble - you can draw anything.
There is something for all boys and girls in his whimsical characters. The animals are not static because cats wink; horses do tricks, kick, and frolick; and children hum, weep, and whistle. What begins as a copy book soon becomes an incentive to create.
Emberley's sense of humor is warm, and he i, sensitive to the interests of elementary and secondary children. Is there any boy who does not want to know how to draw his own race cars?
Take a trip with your child to "Zort - a planet beyond Pluto - home of Zortians, Zits, as well as the Rak, the Twapp and the Woofler." As you draw your way into this new figure world, you are guaranteed to learn about the inner world of your own childl
January, 1983 Non*Profit Org. U.S. Postage Paid Killeen, Texas 76541 Permit No. 17