Gifted Services Meeting
May 7, 2014- Final Meeting for the 2013-14 School Year!
4:00-4:30 Sharing- Celebrations and Issues Discussion
At your tables, talk about your recent celebrations and other pertinent topics. If you have questions or thoughts that are for the good of the order, please write them on an index card and bring them to Kim. We can address these with the whole group.
To Do:
- Sign in
- Update phone numbers on 2014-15 Contact List
4:30-5:00 The Amazing, The Astounding....Patti Wann!
Testing survey, updates, and suggestions for improvements
5:00-5:20 Communication Update
Website Showcase- Carmen Giurgiu, Gavilan Peak SAGE
Review 2014-15 Gifted Services Handbook
- Please review the handbook in your table groups (break into sections if desired) and provide feedback on sticky notes. Return to Kim.
5:20-5:30 PRAG- Accommodations/Modifications/Accelerations
Please review the attached document (excerpted from The 2014-15 PRAG)
- Report card training will take place at our August GS Meeting
- Open lab dates will be available with specific dates for gifted teachers
5:30-6:00 2014-15....WHAT??? What??? what?
Informal Survey- Discussion
Activity/Discussion
- Are you comfortable attending collaborative training days together on mornings of Friday early release days? You would cancel classes to attend planning with SAGE teachers and return to your campus for the planned professional development.
- Yay? Nay? Thoughts or concerns? Suggestions
2014-15 Work to be done
- Develop Continuum of Services Plan for each school
- Develop Gifted Services DIP together- Build a Purposeful Community with Outcomes that Matter to all
Activity/Discussion
- Read over the DVUSD Strategic Plan & identify our focus areas
- On your worksheet, list key needs for success in each area
DIP Volunteers Needed
- 3 SAGE
- 3 Cluster
- 2 Renaissance (1 HLS/1 CS)
Other News
- Professional Development Opportunities
- AAGT Parent Institute- Consider representing DVUSD by presenting! Parent Day is September 27, 2014 at the Grand Canyon University, from 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Proposals are accepted from April 1st- June 1st.
- Gifted Rocks! Summer Camp- Please promote by sending home the link (see below) and camp registration forms. Please share with your cluster teachers to send home.