PAGE COMMITTEE MEETING

MARCH 31, 2015

On the index card, write a question on the the topic of gifted and talented education.

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WE ARE ALTOGETHER TOO EASILY DECEIVED BY THE TIME-WORN ARGUMENT THAT THE GIFTED

STUDENT, 'THE GENIUS' PERHAPS, WILL 'GET ALONG SOMEHOW WITHOUT MUCH TEACHING. THE FACT IS, THE GIFTED... AND THE BRILLIANT... ARE

THE ONES WHO NEED THE CLOSEST ATTENTION OF THE SKILLFUL MECHANIC.

W. FRANKLIN JONES, PH. D., IN AN EXPERIMENTAL-CRITICAL STUDY OF THE PROBLEM OF GRADING AND PROMOTION (1912)

INTRODUCTIONS

UPDATES

•CURRICULUM AND DIFFERENTIATION

•CURRICULUM UPDATES

•EXTENSIONS IN BUNDLES

•PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

•PFLEX

•NUMBER OF UNITS

•ROBOTICS PLAN

HB 5 SECTION 46

• TEC 39.0545• REQUIRES EACH DISTRICT TO EVALUATE THE DISTRICT’S PERFORMANCE AND THE PERFORMANCE OF EACH

CAMPUS IN THE DISTRICT ON COMMUNITY AND STUDENT ENGAGEMENT (8 FACTORS) AND IN POLICY COMPLIANCE (1 FACTOR)

• REQUIRES EVERY DISTRICT TO ASSIGN ITSELF AND EACH CAMPUS A RATING OF EXEMPLARY, RECOGNIZED, ACCEPTABLE OR UNACCEPTABLE FOR BOTH OVERALL PERFORMANCE AND EACH EVALUATION FACTOR

• DISTRICTS MUST SUBMIT RATINGS TO TEA AND MAKE PUBLICALLY AVAILABLE AUGUST 8 OF EACH YEAR (2013-14)

• HTTP://WWW.PFISD.NET/DOMAIN/1249 RECOGNIZED – 2013-2014

PFISD RATING QUESTIONS 13-14

QUESTION 1

CAMPUS INITIATED OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARENTS TO LEARN

MORE ABOUT GT IDENTIFICATION AND

SERVICES?

QUESTION 2

CAMPUS PROVIDED TEACHERS

OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN GT

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT?

QUESTION 3

ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM TRACKED AND MONITORED REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL

DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS SERVING

GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS?

STATE PLAN FOR GT EDUCATION

IN - COMPLIANCE RECOGNIZED EXEMPLARY

STATE PLAN

•STUDENT ASSESSMENT

•SERVICE DESIGN

•CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

•PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

•FAMILY-COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

FIVE SECTIONS

STUDENT ASSESSMENT

ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS AND GIFTED/TALENTED IDENTIFICATION PROCEDURES PROVIDE STUDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR DIVERSE TALENTS AND ABILITIES.

• 1.1C REVIEW BOARD POLICY

• 1.2C PROCEDURES FOR TRANSFER STUDENTS…

• 1.3.1C REVIEW DEFINITION OF “ONGOING”

• 1.5.1C REVIEW MEASUREMENT TOOLS

• 1.5.5C REVIEW SERVICES IN LEADERSHIP, ARTISTIC AREAS, AND CREATIVITY

DEFINITIONAREAS TO IMPROVE/REVIEW

SERVICE DESIGN

DEFINITION

A FLEXIBLE SYSTEM OF VIABLE SERVICE OPTIONS PROVIDES A RESEARCH-BASED LEARNING CONTINUUM THAT IS DEVELOPED AND CONSISTENTLY IMPLEMENTED THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT TO MEET THE NEEDS AND REINFORCE THE STRENGTHS AND INTERESTS OF GIFTED/TALENTED STUDENTS.

AREAS TO IMPROVE/REVIEW

• 2.2C REVIEW INDEPENDENT LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND CLUSTER GROUPING

• 2.5C UNDERSTAND FINANCE PROCESS/PROCEDURES

CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

DEFINITION

DISTRICT MEETS THE NEEDS OF GIFTED/TALENTED STUDENTS BY MODIFYING THE DEPTH, COMPLEXITY, AND PACING OF THE CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION ORDINARILY PROVIDED BY THE SCHOOL.

AREAS TO IMPROVE / REVIEW

• 3.1C RIGOR, BREADTH, AND DEPTH OF CURRICULUM – LEARNING EXTENSIONS

• 3.2C INCREASE LEVEL OF EXPECTATION FOR ADVANCED-LEVEL PRODUCTS AND PERFORMANCES

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

DEFINITION

ALL PERSONNEL INVOLVED IN THE PLANNING, CREATION, AND DELIVERY OF SERVICES TO GIFTED/TALENTED STUDENTS POSSESS THE KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED TO DEVELOP AND PROVIDE APPROPRIATE OPTIONS AND DIFFERENTIATED CURRICULA.

AREAS TO IMPROVE / REVIEW

• 4.1.2C ONLINE CLASSES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR LATE HIRES

• 4.2C CAMPUS SELF-ASSESSMENT TO INCREASE COMPLIANCE

• 4.3C OFFER TRAINING IN FACE TO FACE AND ONLINE FORMAT

• 4.4C MEASUREMENT TOOL

FAMILY/COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

DEFINITION

THE DISTRICT INVOLVES FAMILY AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN SERVICES DESIGNED FOR GIFTED/TALENTED STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

AREAS TO IMPROVE/REVIEW

• 5.1C PROGRAM MANUAL IS BEING REVISED TO ALIGN TO STATE PLAN

• 5.3C CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN NEEDS TO INCLUDE GT SERVICES

QUESTIONS

It is not the answer that enlightens, but the question. -- Decouvertes

GT MANUAL UPDATE• REVISED GT PROGRAM MANUAL

2015-2016

• WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE IN AUGUST

• WEBSITE WILL BE REVISED TO ALIGN WITH MANUAL IN AUGUST

• MANUAL ALIGNED TO STATE PLAN

• STUDENT ASSESSMENT

• SERVICE DESIGN

• CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

• PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• COMMUNITY AND FAMILY INVOLVEMENT

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INTELLIGENT BEHAVIOR DOES NOT ARISE NATURALLY; IT GROWS THROUGH EXERCISE AND GUIDANCE. NATURE MAY

ESTABLISH HIGH POTENTIAL FOR HIGH LEVELS OF INTELLECTUAL FUNCTIONING; PARENTS, TEACHERS, PEERS,

AND THE COMMUNITY PROVIDE THE CONDITIONS THROUGH WHICH THE INTELLIGENCE OF GIFTED AND TALENTED YOUTH IS

BROUGHT TO FRUITION. --- JOHN F. FELDHUSEN

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