Alexander County Schools Academically and/or Intellectually Gifted Program
STATE AIG PROGRAM STANDARDS December 2012 (Old Plan) October 2015 (New Plan) Overview JUST UPDATED AND FIRST PRESENTED TO STATE BOE ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2015. FINAL PRESENTATION AND REQUEST FOR APPROVAL IN OCTOBER.
STANDARD ONE: Student Identification CURRENT Pool formed by 85 percentile or better on CoGAT or EOGs in 3rd Grade or 5th Grade ● plus teacher or parent recommendations at any grade level One pathway in Rubric Form ● EOGs (Academics) count 10 points and Grades (Academics) count 5 points ● CoGAT (Intellectual Aptitude) counts 10 points and Teacher Recommendation counts ● 5 points Must have 24 of 30 in an area to qualify ●
STANDARD ONE: Student Identification PROPOSED DRAFT Same process to enter pool + BOG at beginning of 3rd ● Multiple Pathways to be identified ● One: 95th percentile or above composite on Aptitude Test (CoGAT) ● Two: 90th percentile or above on BOTH Aptitude Test and Achievement Test ● (EOG, BOG) in subject area Three: Old Rubric with Gifted Evaluation Form 3 in place of Teacher ● Recommendation
STANDARD TWO: Differentiated Curriculum and Instruction CURRENT K-3 : Students not identified, but teachers could request support to meet needs ● from AIG teachers. 4-5 : AIG teachers supported classroom teachers including pull outs and whole ● group enrichments. Classroom teachers were to provide differentiation. 6-8: Plan says the advanced math and/or separate advanced ELA classes will be ● provided for identified students 9-12: Students placed in honors and or AP courses ●
STANDARD TWO: Differentiated Curriculum and Instruction PROPOSED DRAFT K-3 : Students not identified, but teachers can request support to meet needs ● from AIG Director or Instructional Facilitator with these teachers getting Local AIG Endorsement on students’ characteristics and meeting their needs. 4-5 : Students are identified and clustered during ELA and Math classes in rooms ● of teachers with Local AIG Endorsement completed or AIG certified teachers. Daily classroom differentiation including compacting and instruction are used. Students are offered opportunities including online classes during remediation/enrichment times
STANDARD TWO: Differentiated Curriculum and Instruction PROPOSED DRAFT continued 6-8: Identified students are placed in separate classrooms for math and ELA ● instruction with teachers who are AIG certified or have the Local AIG Endorsement . Curriculum is compacted for math with opportunity to complete 6th and half of 7th grade curriculum in 6th grade and other half of 7th and 8th grade curriculum in 7th grade. Math I is offered to identified students in 8th grade.
STANDARD TWO: Differentiated Curriculum and Instruction PROPOSED DRAFT continued 9-12: Identified students will work with counselors, teachers, and director at ● transition/college planning meetings to plan their four years to best suit the student’s individual needs with options including NCVPS online courses, college courses, and NCSSM opportunities. NCSSM opportunities for Junior and Senior years will include online dual enrollment that will allow students to stay at ACHS and still take classes through NCSSM. (Requires students to meet NCSSM admittance requirements) *Other opportunities will be sought and shared with all eligible students
STANDARD THREE: Personnel and Professional Development CURRENT PROPOSED DRAFT Teachers at each elementary will Three lead teachers were covering all complete Local AIG Endorsement 7 elementary schools. starting with 4th and 5th grade teachers. Plan says AIG students will be placed This should remain and Local AIG in classrooms where teachers are AIG Endorsement classes for these teachers certified or have the Local AIG should continue. (Might consider an extra Endorsement . PD class specifically for Math and/or Reading)
STANDARD FOUR: Comprehensive Programming within a Total School Community PROPOSED DRAFT CURRENT Update DEP and IDEP to meet the needs of Old DEP and IDEP our students in a digital society (include IDEP for rising 9th graders to use to make sure they 3-5: AIG teacher designed classes are best prepared for higher education) No classes offered district wide for Offer online district classes through CANVAS elementary students to identified elementary students during enrichment or free time. Offer summer opportunities
STANDARD FIVE: Partnerships CURRENT PROPOSED DRAFT AIG Plan posted online AIG Plan posted online AIG Plan presented at Instructional Facilitators’ Make sure parents, administrators, and meeting, Principals’ Meeting, Parents’ Meeting, and all school staff know opportunities and other opportunities. new AIG standards. Plan is worked on and evaluated by a committee with Plan is worked on and evaluated by a parents, teachers, etc… committee with parents, teachers, etc... AIG website includes Blog and up to date information with links to local opportunities at all levels.
STANDARD SIX: Program Accountability CURRENT PROPOSED DRAFT Same Plan written and approved by local BOE and state AIG department. Continue to use self-assessment tool. Use self-assessment tool to evaluate Use Power School to maintain and analyze data. fidelity. Continue with Advisory Board including 3 Maintain and analyze student data meetings this year and one more Parent including monitoring under Meeting when Plan is completed. representation. Develop AIG Advisory Board
BRAINSTORMS/QUESTIONS
1. Talk to your principal if you would like to be on Advisory Board 2. Call or email me if you have any Goals for next more ideas or questions 3. Make sure you signed in and meeting checked if you would like to receive emails related to opportunities as they arise for your child’s grade level.
CONTACT INFORMATION Teresa Smeeks Alexander County Schools Director AIG/Advanced Programs/Accountability tsmeeks@alexander.k12.nc.us (828) 632-7001 ext. 205
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