www.kpgt.org

Working side by side

Longest standing Parent Advocacy group in KISD

The Nuts and Bolts…

-What? – a consistent and reliable parent organization & resource

-Why? – to provide an information resource for the community and support for the membership and mostly the kids!!!

-Who? –Identified families, administrators, teachers, community members

-How? - The $64,000 question!

Never doubt that a small group of committed people

can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing

that ever has.--Margaret Mead

The First Step….

Being Loved and Wanted – Your value to the school district

Katy ISD and KPGTPartners in GT Education

• Student events• Instructional resources• Teacher, counselor,

administrator and parent education

• Staff appreciation

Katy ISD and KPGTPartners in GT Education

• Collective voice of GT parents and students

• District leadership participation–GT Parent Advisory Council–Katy Improvement Council–Katy Leadership

We make the best….

…Even better!

The short version…A “Booster Club” for Advanced

Academics

The long version…

"The mission of Katy Parents of Gifted and Talented is to promote the welfare of gifted and talented students by empowering KISD Families and educators with information, resources, tools, and voice to ensure opportunities that encourage gifted students' passion for learning.

The Second Step….….if you build it, they will come!

StructureBy Laws – provide for continuity

Board Members – with only minor agendas

Parent Networking - LiaisonsTo 501c(3) or not to 501(c) 3

(about.com)Calendar and Schedule

If you want to build a ship, don't drum up

people together to collect wood and don't assign

them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity

of the sea.-- Antoine de Saint-Exupery 

KPGT Board is always looking for committed volunteers (Programs person wanted!)

Liaisons provide a communication link Liaisons look for opportunities to

support advanced academics on your campus

Liaisons often support social activities for Gifted students and their families

Liaisons are your resident GT resource Often serve on Parent Advisory

Councils

So…who does all this great stuff?

#1 Rule to remember…

you can’t be all things to all people!

So what do

you want to

be when you

grow up?

The third step……ask, ask, ask

• meet with the district contact about their needs• meet with parents – take the pulse of your community (utilize your liaisons!)• meet with the teachers – what are their needs• meet with your leadership team - pick a focus

The fourth step…….communication, communication,

communication

• Make sure to represent yourself professionally• Tag along on a district event• Determine the best method via your school district

•Teacher emails, email blasts from schools, etc.

• Email vs. a paper trail• Collect email addresses directly and maintain a data base!• Facebook is a fast link• Websites• Press Releases to all community avenues

Your source for…•Articles of interest• Community Events of Interest to GT families (museums, arts, television, web sites and resources• KISD Events & News• KPGT Events, News and Issues•Volunteer opportunities•Updates

Like most everyone…we are on facebook…

Nickname - katy speaks

www.KPGT.org Web Site

• Access Resources • Sign-up for emails• Join!

Focusing on Parent Education

Acclaimed Speaker Series - Semester One

DecemberDr. James Webb

Parenting Successful Children

SeptemberDr. Debra Troxclair

Perfectionism Revisited:

encouraging gifted learners to overcome

the fear of failure

OctoberLisa Van GemertThe Gift of Self: developing strong

self-esteem in gifted learners

GT Family

Bowling

Focusing on Connections

GT Family Kite

PicnicFriday

October 4th!

GT Family Game Nights

Focusing on student enrichmentPhotos by

Bram Weisman

Photos by Bram Weisman

Rocket Launch

KPGT Member-only Stargazing Nights

We don’t believe in limitations!

Focusing on Academic support

360 copies of Chasing Vermeer for Challenge Classrooms

Go to Taylorhs.org and click on the Taylor Made Tutoring button for full information.

From Academic to AP we are working to make the best better – to support our students, our teachers, and our future.

Meteorology Enrichment Event

Save the dateSaturday, October 26

Interactive Physics software for all high schools

It’s not just about elementary

Study skills seminars

Thinking outside the box…

Focusing on supporting the emotional needs of our students

The Mind of aChampion

Robert Andrews

New this year

Scholarships!

Focusing on the Community

Annual School Board Candidate Forum

SHOW YOUR COMMITMENT!!

Focusing on our teachers

Focusing on Gifted issues in our state

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MEMBERSHIP

Please Join/Renew, Donate or Volunteer

Made possible by you

•Donors•Members

•Volunteers

Membership is only$15 per family,Per school year.

As a 501(c)(3) we are eligible for employer matching gifts.

All membership dollars go to work right here in Katy!

WON’T YOU SIGN UP TONIGHT????

 "A volunteer leader's personal passion for the group's mission is contagious and it motivates." By John M. Knibb

"You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable

the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and to impoverish yourself if

you forget the errand." - Woodrow Wilson

Thanks for coming and for all the great things you do for the gifted

community!

Good Luck as you build your Parent Support Group!

Janet Thomason – president@kpgt.org

Alene Lindley – alenealindley@katyisd.org