gifted advocacy - weebly2015ncagthandouts.weebly.com/uploads/7/4/9/7/7497894/... · 2020. 1....
TRANSCRIPT
Gifted Advocacy: ���
A Work of the Heart
Panelists • Donald Dunn – NCPTA President • Caroline Doherty – NCAGT PAGE
Coordinator • Michelle Himmelman – M.Ed Gi=ed
Ed., Guilford Co. PAGE Vice-‐President • Whitney Stephenson – MBA, WSFCS
Parent
Ø Tips for Parents: Advocacy and Gi=ed Learners (Davidson Ins,tute for Talent Development) hJp://www.davidsongi=ed.org/db/ArOcles_print_id_10797.aspx
Ø NAGC Advocacy “Toolkit” Include numerous resources for effec,ve advocacy at the
local, state, and na,onal levels. hJp://www.nagc.org/get-‐involved/advocate-‐high-‐ability-‐learners/advocacy-‐toolkit
Ø NAGC – Ten Things All Administrators Should Know About Gi=ed Children hJp://www.nagc.org/ten-‐things-‐all-‐administrators-‐should-‐know-‐about-‐gi=ed-‐ Children
Ø NAGC – Myths About Gi=ed Students hJp://www.nagc.org/resources-‐publicaOons/resources/myths-‐about-‐gi=ed-‐students
Ø Why Aren’t You AdvocaOng for Your Gi=ed Child? Gi>ed Challenges Blog: Gail Post, Ph.D. (licensed psychologist) hJp://gi=edchallenges.blogspot.com/2014/03/why-‐arent-‐you-‐advocaOng-‐for-‐your.html
Links of Interest
Ø NCAGT Website: ADVOCACY hJp://www.ncagt.org/get-‐involved/advocacy
Ø NAGC Website: ADVOCACY hJp://www.nagc.org/get-‐involved/advocate-‐high-‐ability-‐learners
Ø AdvocaOng for Gi=ed Learners: Ten Ways to Make Your Case – (a presenta,on by Nancy Green/NAGC published on Slideshare on May 20, 2011) hJp://www.slideshare.net/jdanielian/10-‐ways-‐tomakeyourcase
Ø NCDPI AIG WIKI hJp://ncaig.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/
Ø NC AIG Regional Leads (contacts map): hJp://ncaig.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/AIG+Regional+Leaders
Ø Hoagies Gi=ed Gi=ed Advocacy Blog Hop: hJp://www.hoagiesgi=ed.org/blog_hop_gi=ed_advocacy.htm
Links of Interest
The NCAGT Advocacy CommiMee’s primary focus at present is to advocate for the reversal of 2013 NC General Assembly legisla,on that allows LEA’s to transfer funds from AIG program budgets (034 funding) with no restric,ons or mandates that such transfers may occur only when LEAs have fully implemented their AIG plans. This altered the original intent of Ar,cle 9B, and diminishes the quality of services by not holding LEAs accountable. Please con,nue to write or call (email is NOT effec,ve!) your members of the NC House and Senate and request that the funding provided to Academically and Intellectually Gi>ed programs be alloMed only to those programs without transferability. For the name and address of your legislators, go to hMp://www.ncleg.net/representa,on/whorepresentsme.aspx
Recent State Focus
TALENT Act: (“To Aid Gi=ed and High-‐Ability Learners by Empowering the NaOon’s Teachers” Act; S.363) was reintroduced in the Senate. It is expected to also be introduced in the House, and is intended to become part of ESEA. It focuses on: 1. Support Educator Development to Ensure Academic Growth for High-‐Ability Students 2. Confront and Address Excellence Gaps 3. Provide Public Transparency of Student Achievement Data 4. Con,nue Research and Dissemina,on on Best Prac,ces in Gi>ed Educa,on
Javits Act Funding: Thanks to the leadership of Maryland Senator Barbara Mikulski, funding for the Javits Gi>ed & Talented Students Educa,on Act was doubled to $10 million for fiscal year 2015. The increase means that there will be addi,onal research grants and support for the Na,onal Center for Research on gi>ed Educa,on. Advocates will need to focus on retaining this important funding when the Congress begins delibera,ons on fiscal year 2016 funding levels. Note that the President's fiscal year 2016 budget request to the Congress included $9.7 million for the Javits program, the first ,me this President has requested funds for gi>ed learners. NAGC is very pleased to see the support and looks forward to working with Congressional leaders to con,nue the $10 million funding level.
See more at: hJp://www.nagc.org/get-‐involved/advocate-‐high-‐ability-‐learners/nagc-‐advocacy/federal-‐legislaOve-‐update
Recent National Focus
Join our NCAGT Advocacy���Google Group!
Our Google Group is essenOally an email list serve from which you can receive periodic and Omely alerts about issues which need acOon from our members, or links that are of interest to gi=ed advocates. You may cancel your membership to the group at any Ome from your group preferences. To join the group, you may: Ø Search for NCAGT Advocacy from the Google Groups App and request to join the group, OR
Ø Fill out the form at the following link to request membership. hJp://goo.gl/forms/zYvtNQEqj7
Ø Donald Dunn: [email protected]
Ø Caroline Doherty: [email protected]
Ø Michelle Himmelman: [email protected]
Ø Whitney Stephenson: [email protected]
Contact Information
Remember…Collaboration Counts!
• 1 Parent = A Fruitcake • 2 Parents = A Fruitcake and a Friend • 3 Parents = Troublemakers • 5 Parents = Let’s Have a MeeOng • 10 Parents = We’d BeJer Listen • 25 Parents = Our Dear Friends • 50 Parents = A Powerful OrganizaOon
"Never doubt that a small group of though4ul commi7ed people can change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has.”
-‐Margaret Mead