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Planning Updates for Learning Enrichment (LE) & Gifted Support (GS) Services March 18, 2015

Agenda

• Gifted Services
• Learning Enrichment Purposes 1986 - Present
• 2014-2015 Priorities and Process
• Discussion of Draft Belief Statement
• Discussion of Draft Purpose Statements
• Next Steps

Chapter 16: Gifted Services

Individualized Gifted Education Plan: Two Prongs

• 1. Gifted Identification - IQ and Achievement
• 2. Need - Identified students need acceleration and/or

enrichment beyond the general education program and receive services according to their intellectual and academic abilities

More Information: http://www.scasd.org/Page/21164

Purpose of Current LE Services

• To provide services to ANY student who demonstrates a strength and interest in multiple

intelligence area(s) and whose needs cannot be met in general education.

• To provide flexible services based on needs, interests, and talents through a demonstration of

strength and interest in multiple intelligence area(s).

• To supplement regular classroom activities for an entire grade level, interdisciplinary team or

school.

• To provide services, acceleration and enrichment activities for small groups of most able-

learners or a sub-group of a grade level who demonstrate a talent or skill in a particular academic area and/or intelligence.

• To provide carefully planned acceleration and/or enrichment for individual students who

demonstrate high ability/high interest in academic areas and/or one or more Multiple Intelligences.

LE/GS Priorities 2014-2015

• Refine the LE/GS beliefs and purpose in the context of

the district mission, values, and general education program.

• PDE Audit requirement to refine and articulate a

screening and an evaluation process that meets Chapter 16, Special Education for Gifted Students description.

Process

Beliefs & Purpose

• Fall 2014 - Spring 2015: Reflection with LE teachers,

SCASD community advisory team, and K-12 principals

• Spring 2015: K-12 teachers, SCASD Parents

Required Universal Screening

• Summer 2014 - Present: Creation of plan to gather

current and new data needed for fall 2015 implementation

Discussion of Draft Belief Statement

SCASD Believes:

• The general education program serves a broad range of learner

abilities therefore Learning Enrichment services are important to effectively support our most able students by providing acceleration and/or enrichment.

• Identifying a student’s need for services is accomplished through an
• ngoing process of classroom-based assessments, universal

screenings, and teacher input.

Draft Purpose Statements

Next Level of Clarity The purpose of Learning Enrichment services is to... Link to Draft Purpose Statements

Next Steps

• 1. March 2015:
• a. Administrative Team Planning
• b. Advisory Team Feedback
• 2. Spring 2015:
• a. Teacher Conversations
• b. Parent Updates & Feedback Conversations (all schools)
• 3. Summer 2015:
• a. Board Update
• 4. Fall/Winter 2015:
• a. Universal Screening Implementation
• b. Program Structure Considerations