Transcript Gifted & Talented Education Arcadia Unified School District

Gifted & Talented Education
Arcadia Unified School District
Developed by
Charlene Mutter, Coordinator
Curriculum, Assessment & Staff Development
CDE GRANT for GATE
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Required for funding; 1, 2 or 3 year grant
with annual budget updates
Provides guidelines for GATE programs
Emphasizes differentiated instruction
within the school day
Emphasizes connection to grade level
content standards
The GATE Grant addresses…
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Program Design
Identification
Curriculum &
Instruction
Social & Emotional
Development
Professional
Development
Parent & Community
Involvement
Identification Process
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Teacher referrals (April & May)
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Teacher Recommendation
STAR Testing Data
AUSD Assessment Data
Samples of Student Work & Other Data
AUSD Selection Committee (August)
Conference with Principals
Final Selection & Notification
Frequently Asked Questions:
Identification
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Are GATE students
transferring from
other districts added
to the AUSD program?
Can parents
recommend their
students for GATE?
If my child is GATE in
elementary school, are
they still GATE?
Current Opportunities for
Middle School GATE Students
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Accelerated Math and Electives
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7th Grade Algebra, 8th Grade Geometry
Electives vary by site
Advanced Art, Music, Drama, Spanish
Drill Team
Leadership Opportunities
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Peer Tutoring
ASB
PALS, Web Leaders, Help Club
2003-2004 GATE Focus
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Differentiated Instruction within the
classroom
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For all students who have mastered content
standard(s) being taught
Staff Development for teachers
Site GATE Facilitators
Supplemental GATE Program
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Saturday Field Days (3)
Math, Science & Language Arts
Why is the GATE program
changing?
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Funding currently
reduced by 15%;
additional mid-year
cuts expected
Need to align
Arcadia’s GATE
program to California
Dept of Ed standards
2003-2004
Plans for AUSD GATE
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Site-level parent GATE meetings
District-level parent GATE meetings
(GATE Advisory Council)
Parent seminars
Teacher professional development
AUSD GATE website
Parent Involvement Opportunities
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Attend AUSD-sponsored
parent forums and seminars
Attend the GATE Advisory
Council meetings
Join the National
Association for Gifted
Children (www.nagc.org/)
Join the California
Associaton for the Gifted
(www.CAGifted.org/)
More Parent Resources…
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Gifted Child Quarterly
(www.NAGC.org)
Gifted Child Today
(www.Prufrock.com)
EPGY Educational Program for
Gifted Youth (http://wwwepgy.stanford.edu/)
Center for Talented Youth
at the Johns Hopkins University
(http://www.jhu.edu/~gifted/)
The Gifted Child Society
(http://www.Gifted.org/)