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T he Sta tus o f Gifte d E duc a tio n in Pe nnsylva nia 2014 PASA – PSBA Sc ho o l L e a de rship Co nfe re nc e

Oc to b e r 23, 2014 He rshe y L

• dg e a nd Co nve ntio n Ce nte r

House R e solution 2013-139

 Dire c te d the L

B&F C to study the sta tus o f e duc a tio n fo r g ifte d stude nts in Pe nnsylva nia pub lic sc ho o l distric ts.

Gifte d Stude nts

 Ha ve a n a dva nc e d c a pa c ity fo r pro c e ssing info rma tio n

q uic kly, le a rning ra pidly, a nd re a so ning we ll.

 Are hig hly dive rse with wide ly va rying inte re sts a nd

stre ng ths.

Gifte d Stude nts Ide ntifie d in Pe nnsylvania

 T

he Pe nnsylva nia Pub lic Sc ho o l Co de inc lude s “g ifte d” stude nts within the de finitio n o f “c hildre n with e xc e ptio na litie s.” T

• b e

ide ntifie d a s “g ifte d,” a sc ho o l a g e c hild must:

• De mo nstra te o utsta nding inte lle c tua l a nd c re a tive a b ility a nd
• Re q uire spe c ia lly de sig ne d instruc tio n no t o rdina rily pro vide d

thro ug h a distric t’ s re g ula r o r spe c ia l e duc a tio n pro g ra m.

 4.3 pe rc e nt o f Pe nnsylva nia ’ s pub lic sc ho o l stude nts ha ve b e e n

ide ntifie d a s g ifte d, in line with na tio na l e xpe c ta tio ns o f b e twe e n 3 a nd 5 pe rc e nt o f stude nts.

Gifte d E duc ation in Pe nnsylvania

Additional E

xpe nditur e s for Gifte d E duc ation

 Pe nnsylva nia pub lic sc ho o l distric ts a nnua lly e xpe nd:

• Ove r $110 millio n fo r g ifte d a c a de mic suppo rt se rvic e s, e q uiva le nt to

$1,600 pe r g ifte d stude nt sta te wide —o ve r a nd a b o ve distric ts’ e xpe nditure s fo r b a sic e duc a tio n fo r the se stude nts

• No t po ssib le to te ll ho w muc h o f this funding is fro m the sta te ’ s Ba sic

E duc a tio n a ppro pria tio n, the sta te ’ s Spe c ia l E duc a tio n fo r E xc e ptio na l Childre n a ppro priatio n, o r fro m lo c a l so urc e s.

T he major ity of Pe nnsylvania public sc hool distr ic ts have staff assigne d to pr

• vide

e duc ational oppor tunitie s spe c ific ally for gifte d stude nts and offe r a r ange of

• ppor

tunitie s for e nhanc e d and ac c e le r ate d le ar ning.

 I n 2012-13, a lmo st 85 pe rc e nt o f pub lic sc ho o ls ha d te a c he rs a ssig ne d to g ifte d e duc a tio n, with 1 full-time e q uiva le nt te a c he r fo r e ve ry 67 g ifte d stude nts sta te wide .  Ove r 80 pe rc e nt o ffe re d Adva nc e d Pla c e me nt (AP) c o urse s. Na tio nwide , 60 pe rc e nt o f hig h sc ho o ls o ffe re d suc h c o urse s.  Ove r 75 pe rc e nt o ffe re d ho no rs c o urse s—se c o nda ry le ve l pla nne d c o urse s de sig ne d to b e a dva nc e d in c o nte nt, pro c e ss, a nd pro duc t.  Ove r o ne -third pro vide d o ppo rtunity fo r stude nts to b e dua lly e nro lle d in the sc ho o l distric t a nd c o lle g e pro g ra ms.  Appro xima te ly o ne -third o ffe re d I nte rna tio na l Ba c c a la ure a te pro g ra ms.  Appro xima te ly, o ne -q ua rte r pro vide d spe c ific g ifte d c o urse s limite d to stude nts who ha ve b e e n la b e le d g ifte d. Suc h c o urse s a re typic a lly o ffe re d b y la rg e r distric ts with e nro llme nt suffic ie nt to suppo rt g ifte d spe c ific c la sse s. Only a b o ut 15 pe rc e nt o f Pe nnsylva nia sc ho o l distric ts ha ve a t le a st 5,000 e nro lle d stude nts.

How Gifte d Stude nts Ar

e Cur r e ntly Se r ve d

Stude nts ar e gifte d for mor e than a fe w hour s a we e k.  Ma ny PA sc ho o l distric ts a re :

• Re vising the ir “re g ula r” sc ho o l pro g ra m to pro vide

e nric hme nt o ppo rtunitie s fo r the ir e ntire stude nt b o dy, ra the r tha n a limite d numb e r o f stude nts.

• Re vising the ir “re g ula r” c urric ulum to pro vide mo re

rig o ro us a nd a dva nc e d c la sse s to c ha lle ng e a ll stude nts o f hig h a b ility thro ug ho ut the da y.

• I

ntro duc ing into the ir “re g ula r” c urric ulum a ppro a c he s use d in g ifte d e duc a tio n to pro mo te c ritic a l thinking a nd c re a tivity.

• Pro viding fo r sub je c t a c c e le ra te d c la sse s in la te

e le me nta ry a nd middle sc ho o l g ra de s.

Gifte d Stude nts in Pe nnsylvania T ypic ally R e c e ive E nr ic hme nt Se r vic e s, with Middle and High Sc hool Stude nts Mor e L ike ly to Have Oppor tunity for Ac c e le r ate d L e ar ning.

 Ac c o rding to pa re nts re spo nding to o ur surve y:

• 83 pe rc e nt o f the ir c hildre n in e le me nta ry g ra de s re c e ive d g ifte d

se rvic e s thro ug h pa rt-time pull-o ut c la sse s.

• 61 pe rc e nt o f the ir c hildre n in middle sc ho o l re c e ive d g ifte d se rvic e s

thro ug h a b ility g ro uping o r spe c ial c la sse s o f ho mo g e no us g ro upe d stude nts.

• 71 pe rc e nt o f the ir c hildre n in hig h sc ho o l re c e ive d se rvic e s thro ug h

Adva nc e Pla c e me nt a nd I nte rna tio na l Ba c c a la ure a te pro g rams.

 Our surve y finding s a re c o nsiste nt with na tio na l re po rts o n g ifte d e duc a tio n

se rvic e s a t va rio us g ra de le ve ls.

Mor e T han Half (53 Pe r c e nt) of the Par e nts R e sponding to Our Sur ve y R e por te d T he y Ar e Satisfie d With the Gifte d E duc ation Se r vic e s T he ir Childr e n Now R e c e ive , with 38 Pe r c e nt Indic ating T he y Ar e Not Satisfie d.  Bo th g ro ups o f pa re nts wo uld like to se e the ir c hildre n spe nd mo re time in g ifte d se rvic e s.  Pa re nts, a nd e duc a to rs, ho we ve r, ha ve ve ry diffe re nt vie ws a b o ut the g ifte d se rvic e mo de ls the y pre fe r fo r the ir c hildre n.

• So me pre fe r pull-o ut pro g ra ms,
• Othe rs pre fe r a c c e le ra te d le a rning a nd inc re a se d linka g e o f g ifte d

se rvic e s to the c o re c urric ulum.

Gifte d Stude nts’ Par e nts’ Pe r c e ptions

Pe nnsylvania Is Similar to Most State s in Se ve r al Ways:

 1 o f 30 sta te s with a sta te ma nda te fo r g ifte d e duc a tio n fo r ide ntific a tio n,

se rvic e s, o r b o th

 1 o f 37 sta te s witho ut spe c ific g ifte d e duc a tio n re q uire me nts tha t c o lle g e s

a nd unive rsitie s with te a c he r tra ining pro g ra ms must me e t fo r sta te pro g ra m a ppro va l

 1 o f 37 sta te s with no a nnua l re q uire me nt fo r spe c ific g ifte d a nd ta le nte d

sta ff de ve lo pme nt fo r te a c he rs o f g ifte d a nd ta le nte d stude nts

Pe nnsylvania Diffe r s F r

• m Most State s in

A F e w Impor tant Ways

 Pe nnsylvania is o ne o f 21 state s witho ut a spe c ific gifte d te ac hing c e rtific ate and/

• r e ndo rse me nt re quire d fo r pro fe ssio nals wo rking in spe c ialize d gifte d

pro grams.

• PAGE

(Pe nnsylva nia Asso c ia tio n fo r Gifte d E duc a tio n) is c o nc e rne d tha t a g ym te a c he r o r a ny te a c he r with a fre e pe rio d in the ir sc he dule c a n b e a ssig ne d with no tra ining to wo rk with g ifte d stude nts.

• T

he Pe nnsylva nia De pa rtme nt o f E duc a tio n’ s (PDE ) Gifte d E nric hme nt Pro gram S taffing Po lic y re q uire s te a c he rs wo rking in suc h pro g ra ms to ho ld a L e ve l I

• r L

e ve l I I instruc tio na l c e rtific a te , whic h (unlike instruc tio na l c e rtific a te s fo r tho se te a c hing in e le me nta ry a nd se c o nda ry pro g ra ms) ma y b e use d fo r a ny g ra de le ve l in the e nric hme nt pro g ra m, a s suc h pro g ra ms do no t re q uire te a c hing o f c o re c o nte nt. Additio na l c e rtific a tio n re q uire me nts a pply fo r a ny c o urse o the r tha n e nric hme nt fo r whic h a g ra de is g ive n in a n a dva nc e d c o nte nt c o urse . I n suc h insta nc e s, a n instruc tio na l c e rtific a te spe c ific to the sub je c t c o nte nt a nd g ra de le ve l is re q uire d.

• Sta te re g ula tio ns a lso pe rmit PDE

to a ppro ve pro g ra ms le a ding to a Pro fe ssio na l E ndo rse me nt Ce rtific a te , whic h ma y b e a dde d to e xisting L e ve l I a nd L e ve l I I c e rtific a te s, b ut a re no t re q uire d to pe rfo rm se rvic e s in the se a re a s.

Pr

• fe ssional E

duc ation R e quir e me nts

R e por t R e c omme ndations:

 PDE

, PAGE , a nd Sc ho o l Bo a rd Asso c ia tio ns sho uld c o nfe r to de te rmine if PDE ’ s e xisting Pro gram S

taffing Po lic y sho uld b e re vise d to limit c e rtific a te

ho lde rs to tho se with c e rtific a te s in c o re sub je c t a re a s (e .g ., E ng lish, Ma the ma tic s, Sc ie nc e s, Music a nd Arts, e tc .).

 PDE

, PAGE , a nd sc ho o l distric ts sho uld de te rmine if the re is ne e d a nd suffic ie nt inte re st fo r PDE to de ve lo ping a Pro fe ssio na l E ndo rse me nt Ce rtific a te .

 PDE

sho uld pro c e e d with pla ns to pro vide pro fe ssio na l de ve lo pme nt fo r sc ho o l le a de rs in the a re a o f g ifte d e duc a tio n.

 PDE

e xplo re o ptio ns fo r ma king a va ilab le o nline no / lo w c o st pro fe ssio na l de ve lo pme nt o ffe ring s fo r pro fe ssio na l e duc a to rs wo rking with g ifte d a nd ta le nte d stude nts.

Most r e c e ntly, the Pe nnsylvania State Boar d of E duc ation following its r e vie w of state r e gulations for gifte d e duc ation e ndor se d:

 T

he De pa rtme nt o f E duc a tio n e sta b lishing a vo lunta ry Pro g ra m E ndo rse me nt Ce rtific a te c o nsiste nt with its e xisting re g ula tio ns (Cha pte r 49 §49.62b ) re la te d to Pro g ra m E ndo rse me nt Ce rtific a te s

 PDE

sho uld inc o rpo ra te instruc tio n in the ne e ds o f g ifte d le a rne rs a s pa rt o f the pro g ra ms o ffe re d to me e t the c o ntinuing pro fe ssio na l e duc a tio n re q uire me nts o f sc ho o l a nd syste m le a de rs pe r Ac t 2007-45

 PDE

sho uld utilize its Sta nda rds Alig ne d Syste m (SAS) po rta l to o ffe r tra ining vide o s a nd re so urc e s fo r e duc a to rs in me e ting the ne e ds o f g ifte d stude nts

 T

he Sta te Bo a rd o f E duc a tio n sho uld c o nside r c o nc e rns re la te d to pre se rvic e e duc a tio n a nd c e rtific a te re q uire me nts a s pa rt o f its re vie w o f its re g ula tio ns o n Ce rtific a tio n a nd Pro fe ssio na l De ve lo pme nt (Cha pte r 49)

Pe nnsylvania’s appr

• ac h to se r

ving gifte d stude nts mir r

• r

s those use d to se r ve c hildr e n with disabilitie s.

 Pe nnsylva nia , fo r e xa mple , is:

• 1 o f o nly 11 sta te s tha t e ng a g e in ChildF

ind, re q uire individua lize d e duc a tio n pla ns, a nd pro vide fo r me dia tio n, due pro c e ss, a nd dispute re so lutio n to a ddre ss diffe re nc e s b e twe e n pa re nts a nd sc ho o l distric ts.

• 1 o f o nly 6 sta te s tha t re q uire the e va lua tio n o f po te ntia lly g ifte d stude nts b a se d o nly

a pa re nt’ s re q ue st.  T he Sta te Bo a rd’ s re g ula tio ns re q uire full-sc a le ide ntific a tio n a nd e va lua tio n pro c e sse s tha t must b e initia te d upo n a pa re nt’ s re q ue st. Sc ho o l distric ts re po rt this re sults in unne c e ssa ry c o sts.  Ba se d o n c o st a nd o the r da ta fro m o ne la rg e urb a n a nd o ne mid-size sc ho o l distric t, PA sc ho o l distric ts e xpe nd b e twe e n $2,000 a nd $2,500 fo r e a c h re q uire d multidisc iplina ry e va lua tio n. Ha lf o f the e va lua te d stude nts a re no t fo und to b e g ifte d, a nd mo st o f the se ha ve b e e n re fe rre d fo r e va lua tio n b y the ir pa re nts.  Pe nnsylva nia pub lic sc ho o l distric ts a nnua lly e xpe nd a n e stima te d:

• $50 millio n to e va lua te stude nts to de te rmine if the y a re g ifte d; $25 millio n o f whic h is

fo r e va lua tio ns o f stude nts who a re sub se q ue ntly no t ide ntifie d a s g ifte d.

• Suc h c o sts do no t c o nside r the psyc ho lo g ic a l ha rm to the c hild who is e va lua te d o n

multiple o c c a sio ns a nd c o ntinua lly fo und to no t me e t the Co mmo nwe a lth’ s g ifte d de finitio n.

R e lianc e of Appr

• ac he s Use d In Se r

ving Childr e n with Disabilitie s

R e por t R e c omme ndation:

 Whe n the State Boar

d e le c ts to r e vise its r e gulations, it should:

• Se e k input o n wa ys to a ssure tha t po te ntia lly g ifte d stude nts a re

ide ntifie d a nd e va lua te d in a n e ffic ie nt ma nne r. As pa rt o f the pro c e ss, the Bo a rd sho uld re q ue st the pub lic a nd sta ke ho lde rs to sug g e st c rite ria fo r a tie re d a ppro a c h to multidisc iplina ry e va lua tio ns, inc luding c rite ria fo r whe n the y a re no t to b e c o mple te d.

• I

nve stig a te o the r sta te re g ula to ry re q uire me nts tha t ma y no lo ng e r b e ne c e ssa ry, suc h a s so me o f the de ta ile d re q uire me nts fo r a ll Gifte d I ndividua lize d E duc a tio n Pla ns (GI E Ps) a nd re q uire me nts tha t multidisc iplina ry e va lua tio ns b e c o mple te d whe n the re is a c ha ng e in pla c e me nt, suc h whe n a stude nt a nd the stude nt’ s pa re nts c ho o se to c e a se pa rtic ipa ting in the g ifte d pro g ra m.

• Re q ue st sug g e ste d a lte rna tive s tha t will e nha nc e g ifte d se rvic e s.

 T

he State Boar d base d on its r e vie w of its gifte d r e gulations sought input fr

• m stake holde r

s, but r e c e ive d limite d infor

• mation. It is, the r

e for e , r e c omme nde d:

• PDE

wo rk with the Sta te Bo a rd to g a the r info rma tio n fro m sc ho o l distric ts

• n the ir c o st o f e va lua ting stude nts fo r g ifte d e duc a tio n.
• I

nfo rma tio n to b e g a the re d sho uld inc lude :

• T

he c o st o f e va lua tio ns

• F

re q ue nc y o f pa re nta l re q ue sts fo r re -e va lua tio ns

• Numb e r o f e va lua tio ns tha t do no t re sult in stude nts b e ing ide ntifie d

a s g ifte d

Othe r R e por t R e c omme ndations

 PDE

Continue with its initiative s to e nhanc e gifte d e duc ation se r vic e s thr

• ugh pr
• fe ssional de ve lopme nt offe r

ings and impr

• ve d linkage be twe e n

gifte d e duc ation se r vic e s and r e c omme nde d state c ur r ic ulum standar ds.

 Spe c ific a lly, PDE

sho uld:

• Pro c e e d with pla ns to pro vide pro fe ssio na l de ve lo pme nt to sc ho o l

le a de rs in the a re a o f g ifte d e duc a tio n.

• E

xplo re o ptio ns fo r ma king a va ila b le o nline no / lo w c o st pro fe ssio na l de ve lo pme nt o ffe ring s fo r pro fe ssio na l e duc a to rs wo rking with g ifte d a nd ta le nte d stude nts tha t q ua lify fo r Ac t 48 ho urs.

• Co ntinue to de ve lo p a nd ma ke a va ila b le o nline c o re sta nda rd wo rk

pla n e xte nsio ns fo r use b y te a c he rs sta te wide in the ir wo rk with g ifte d a nd ta le nte d stude nts.

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