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Alexandria City Public Schools 2017 Talented & Gifted (TAG) Program

Overview Lyles-Crouch Traditional Academy Ms. Yonkers (5th grade math, 4th/5th grade Language Arts)

Ms. Stapleson (4th grade math)

TAG Teachers Ms. Bustard TAG Designee

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Essential Questions

• How does ACPS identify students with talented and gifted abilities?

• How does the Talented and Gifted Plan meet the needs of talented and gifted learners in ACPS?

• How does ACPS find and support underrepresented talented and gifted students across all cultures and socio-economic groups within the division?


Definition of “Gifted Students” Virginia Board of Education 8 VAC 20-40-10 et seq.

“Gifted students” means those students in public elementary and secondary schools beginning with kindergarten through graduation whose abilities and potential for accomplishment are

so outstanding that they require special programs to meet their educational needs.


Characteristics of Gifted Children by Janice Szabos Challenge, 1989

Gifted Child •Asks the questions. •Is highly curious. •Is mentally and physically involved. •Plays around, yet tests well. •Beyond the group. •Already knows. •1 – 2 repetitions for mastery. •Constructs abstractions. •Prefers adults. •Draws inferences. •Initiates projects. •Enjoys learning. •Manipulates information. •Good guesser. •Thrives on complexity •Is keenly observant •Is highly self-critical

Bright Child •Knows the answers. •Is interested •Is attentive. •Works hard. •Answers the questions. •Top group. •Learns with ease. •6 – 8 repetitions for mastery. •Understands ideas. •Enjoys peers. •Grasps the meaning. •Completes assignments. •Enjoys school. •Absorbs information. •Good memorizer. •Enjoys straightforward, sequential presentation. •Is alert. •Is pleased with own learning.


Goal

• To provide talented and gifted learners with a continuum of services which allows

A differentiated curriculum that provides

• Challenge and engagement at a high level

• Opportunities for accelerated learning

• Career and college planning

• Social and emotional support

• Community involvement


2012-2017 TAG Plan

• Areas of Giftedness

Specific Academic Ability Gr 4-12 • Language Arts, Math, Science,

Social Studies

General Intellectual Ability K-12 (phased in beginning with K-3 in 2013)

Young Scholars – Nurturing Program

(targeted schools)


• K-3 – Differentiated Education Plan designed for General

Aptitude services allows the general education teacher or TAG teacher to meet regularly with students to provide • creative activities and projects based on individual

students’ interests, • develop leadership, • build thinking skills and • provide enrichment beyond the regular classroom. • Gr 4-12 phased in as identified students age up

General Aptitude K-12 Service Delivery


• Grades 4-5 Full time instruction with TAG teacher

• Math - Compacted and Accelerated curriculum

• Language Arts –including advanced vocabulary, writing , grammar and literary analysis

• Grades 4-5 In-class differentiation

Science and Social Studies

Differentiated Education Plan

Specific Academic Aptitude Continuum of Services 1-12


• Middle School

– Open enrollment Honors classes, TAG students clustered, Differentiated Education Plans (DEPs) provided quarterly, and teachers and students supported by a Middle School TAG Resource Teacher

• Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, Mathematics

– Acceleration and enrichment– direct and/or online

– Differentiated curriculum and transfer tasks

– Opportunities to earn high school credit in math

– Exploring opportunities for high school science credit in future years

• High School

– Honors classes and Advanced Placement – direct and/or online

– Science Research Class

– Dual-enrollment in NVCC

Specific Academic Aptitude continued


• Screening Tools – 1st gr Ability test (Fall)

– 3rd gr CogAT (Fall )

– Reading Inventory

– Imagine Math

– Standards of Learning

– Student work (portfolio/honors/awards)

– teacher observations/Gifted Rating Scales

– Progress report scores

Screening Process


• Referral Process – 1st gr Ability test-automatic

– 3rd gr CogAT- automatic

– A combination of any two screening data -automatic

– *Teacher

– *Parent

– *Student

– *Community Member

*within the first 90 days of school

Deadline - January 31, 2018


What happens next?

Screening Referral

Permission to Test

Evaluation and Data Collected

Placement Committee

Meeting

Parents receive results

Ineligible

Eligible

Appeals – must be

requested within 10

days of notification


3 out of the following: Ability and/or achievement test (SAA)**

Ability test (GIA)*

Work products – Accelerated/Enriched Transfer Task

Teacher rating

Classroom performance

Interview (as needed)

*required for GIA (K-3)

** one required for SAA (4-12)

Eligibility


Parent Outreach & Communication

• Parent informational sessions held annually at school PTA meetings and community centers

• Parenting Workshop series- featured speakers on topics of interest to parents of gifted students

• Visit www.acps.k12.va.us/curriculum/tag for more information about opportunities and resources for gifted students

• Brochure in multiple languages to assist in the recruitment and support of traditionally underrepresented populations.

• TAG Advisory Committee

http://www.acps.k12.va.us/tag

www.acps.k12.va.us Every Student Succeeds Interim Superintendent School Board

Ramee A. Gentry, Chair Ronnie Campbell William E. Campbell Hal E. Cardwell Karen A. Graf

Christopher J. Lewis Margaret Lorber Veronica Nolan Cindy Anderson, Vice Chair

Dr. Lois F. Berlin

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Questions?

TAG Designee or Donna Brearley, TAG Coordinator [email protected]

703-619-8024

mailto:[email protected]

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