GIFTED PROGRAM O GIFTED PROGRAM OVER VERVIEW VIEW LA LADUE - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

• Dr. Laura Brock

Brooke Bilby

GIFTED PROGRAM O GIFTED PROGRAM OVER VERVIEW VIEW LA LADUE SCHOOL DISTRICT 2014-2015 2014-2015

LA LADUE’S PHILOSOPHY

• Flexible, innovative and rigorous learning environment
• Curriculum that differs in pace, depth, and complexity of

study

• Recognizing individual learning styles, social-emotional

concerns, and special abilities and needs

• Life-long learner and a responsible global citizen

IDENTIFICA IDENTIFICATION/SCREENING TION/SCREENING FOUR CA FOUR CATEGORIES TEGORIES

• Problem Solving- Naglieri Non-verbal Ability Test (96%)
• Creativity- 6 Kingore Lessons (3 or more-K only)
• Williams Creativity Assessment Packet ( Gr. 1-8 90 pts/94pts)
• Academic Ability-MAP 96% (two disciplines) or Discovery Education/

Top 15% (two disciplines)

• Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children Fifth Addition- 130 or

higher

ELEMENT ELEMENTAR ARY & FGC Y & FGC PROGRAM O PROGRAM OVER VERVIEW VIEW

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Real world problem solving

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DISCO DISCOVER VERY TH Y THE POSSIBILITIES OF IMPRO E POSSIBILITIES OF IMPROVIN VING G THE W THE WORLD AROUND THEM ORLD AROUND THEM

FOUR FOURTH GRADE STUDENTS UNCO TH GRADE STUDENTS UNCOVER ANCIENT VER ANCIENT CIVILIZA CIVILIZATION TIONS DU S DURIN RING OU G OUR MIN R MINI DIG T I DIG TO PREP O PREPARE FOR ARE FOR THE BIG DIG A THE BIG DIG AT THE END OF THE YEAR. T THE END OF THE YEAR.

(AN (ANAL ALYZING YZING, INTERPRETING AND EV , INTERPRETING AND EVAL ALUATING INFORMA TING INFORMATION) TION)

• 6th Grade- Literature is

embedded into Apogee Program.

• 7th and 8th Grade- (ex. Who

I am- child’s strengths and skills/reading Jonathan Livingston Seagull

LA LADUE MIDDLE SCHOOL APOGEE APOGEE

HIGH SC HIGH SCHOOL A HOOL AP C P COUR OURSES D SES DATA

Year r # of

• f A

AP P Tests (a sts (all) ll) # A AP T P Tests sts (Gifte (Gifted) d) % A % AP T P Tests sts (Gifte (Gifted) d) # A AP T P Tests sts 3,4 ,4,5 ,5 (Gifte (Gifted) d) % A % AP T P Tests sts 3,4 ,4,5 ,5 (Gifte (Gifted) d) 11-1

• 12

907 412 45% 373 91% 12-1

• 13

922 423 46% 384 91% 13-1

• 14

845 364 43% 335 92%

HIGH SC HIGH SCHOOL A HOOL ACT D T DATA

Year r Avg vg Gifte Gifted d La Ladue due A ACT T (Se (Senior niors) s) Avg La vg Ladue due ACT (Se T (Senior niors) s) Avg MO A vg MO ACT T AVG N G Nationa tional l ACT T 11-12 29.42 24.96 21.6 21.1 12-13 28.77 24.54 21.6 20.9 13-14 29.35 24.97 21.8 21 14-15 29.39 24.93 N/A N/A

WHA WHAT DOES OUR D T DOES OUR DATA TELL US? A TELL US?

• Ladue’s 2014-15 rate of identified gifted is 21.9%
• More gifted identified students 6-8 than K-5
• Black and Hispanic students are underrepresented

2011-2

• 2012

2012-2

• 2013

2013-1

• 14

2014-1

• 15

Sc School hool # # %a %age # # %a %age # # %a %age # # %a %age Conway 49 12.6% 47 12.2% 28 8.3% 24 7.4% Old Bonhomme 70 15.6% 55 13.5% 47 12.3% 57 14.6% Reed 65 13.9% 65 13.8% 55 13.4% 55 13.3% Spoede 94 19.7% 96 19.7% 69 16.5% 74 17.2% Fifth Grade Center 75 23.1% 80 24.9% ALL District K-5 278 15.9% 263 18.0% 274 17.7% 290 18.0%

Kdg not included Kdg not included Kdg not included

LMS 204 21.8% 255 26.3% 275 28.7% 264 26.7% LHWHS 245 25.4% 237 24.8% 210 21.8% 287 23.2% ALL District 6-12 449 23.8% 492 26.2% 485 26.1% 551 24.8% DISTRICT WIDE K-12 727 20.2% 755 22.9% 759 22.6% 841 21.9%

Gr Group

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Gr Grade des K s K-8

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• No. of

. of Gifte Gifted d Stude Students nts %of %of T Tota

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l Gifte Gifted d Stude Students nts (5 (560) )

• No. of

. of T Tota

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l La Ladue due K K-8

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Stude Students nts % of % of T Tota

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l La Ladue due K K-8

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Stude Students nts Male 309 55.0% 1495 52.0% Female 251 45.0% 1388 48.0% PEGS 6 1.0% 6 .2% IEP 32 5.7% 315 11.0% 504 9 1.6% 81 2.8% Asian K-8 148 26.4% 389 13.5% Black K-8 16 2.9% 429 13.5% Hispanic K-8 13 2.3% 120 4.2% Multi-Racial K-8 34 6.1% 166 5.8% White K-8 349 62.3% 1771 61.4%

• Curricular areas
• Problem Solving
• Critical Thinking

ENRICHMENT ENRICHMENT STUDENT SHO STUDENT SHOWS AD WS ADVANCE INTELLECTU ANCE INTELLECTUAL SKILL AL SKILLS AND S AND TA TALENTS.

• STEM-pilot
• Kindergarten
• Robotics- 2nd, 4th, 5th

DISTRICT WIDE EN DISTRICT WIDE ENRICH RICHMEN MENT T

AC ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• First time to host Junior First Lego League
• All K students IQ tested at 6 years old
• Establishing improvement efforts to identify of underrepresented

populations

• ACT for Gifted average at 29.30
• 3-8 MAP averaged 98.7% in CA and 99% in MA

GO GOAL ALS 2015-16 S 2015-16

• Implement STEM lessons-Enrichment
• Pilot Enrichment opportunities directed to underrepresented

students in 1st Grade

• Review current testing measures
• Collaborate with LHWHS on supportive interventions