WSFCS Parent Advisory WSFCS Parent Advisory Committee Meeting: Committee Meeting: Elementary Gifted Elementary Gifted Services OverviewServices Overview

WSFCS Parent Advisory WSFCS Parent Advisory Committee Meeting: Committee Meeting: Elementary Gifted Elementary Gifted Services OverviewServices Overview

November 20, 2012November 20, 2012

Curriculum Committee AG Curriculum Committee AG Recommendations for 2012-2013Recommendations for 2012-2013

Schools could:1. continue self-contained, resource, and/or

combinations of the two models2. move to a small student AG classroom

grouping with differentiated instruction

HAG program was not impacted by any AG program changes

No school had to give up any additional non-AG funds for 2012-2013

AG office would develop a method to evaluate overall AG program and collect data to monitor both models by Summer 2013

Where are we now?Where are we now?

Cluster SchoolsCluster Schools

• Ashley

• Gibson

• Diggs-Latham

• Forest Park

• Konnoak

• North Hills

• Mineral Springs

• Rural Hall• Old Town• Sedge Garden• Speas• Union Cross

Cluster Schools Training SupportCluster Schools Training Support

• March 2012--Overview of Cluster Grouping model by Dina Brulles

• June 2012--2-day gifted instructional strategies training by Susan Winebrenner

• August to present-- Monthly support meetings focused on specific teacher need issues

• November 2012--Kelly Hedrick (Differentiation support)

• Summer 2012-Summer 2013—1 AG teacher licensure provided to each cluster school

Collective support for All Collective support for All AG TeachersAG Teachers

Professional Development Professional Development District-wide efforts focused on:

– Increasing AG teacher licensure (55 teachers enrolled in programs to be completed by Fall 2013)

– Completing Inquiry-based learning strategies through PBL aligned with the Common Core and Essential Standards

– Developing accelerated curriculum units for the Common Core for AG/HAG

– Assigning mentors for new AG teachers– Participating in a 5 part series to orient new or

continuing AG teachers on the academic, social, and emotional needs of gifted students

Evaluation and Continuous Evaluation and Continuous Improvement of AG Improvement of AG

programprogram

Evaluation PlanningEvaluation Planning– Working with Dr. Judy Penny and the department of Research and Evaluation to determine data points for most

effectively evaluating AG program– Preliminary data collected beginning in June 2012

• Survey of needs of all AG teachers• Survey of Cluster teachers to get baseline of understanding of differentiation and training needs to best support their development

What are the next steps?

Parent newsletters will go out in December informing parents of:

AG state accountability sub-groupLinks to Parent surveys to determine AG program effectiveness Information on supporting social/emotional needs of gifted students and dates for book studyInstructions on providing feedback and submitting concerns regarding AG programAG student enrichment camp June 2013Updates on writing of new AIG plan for 2013

Upcoming Information

QUESTIONS?QUESTIONS?