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GIFTED PROGRAM O GIFTED PROGRAM OVER VERVIEW VIEW LA LADUE SCHOOL DISTRICT 2014-2015 2014-2015 Dr. Laura Brock Brooke Bilby

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

ELEMENTAR ELEMENT ARY & FGC Y & FGC PROGRAM O PROGRAM OVER VERVIEW VIEW Minim Minimum 150 min um 150 minutes per w utes per week eek • Students explor Students e xplore higher le e higher level think el thinking sk ing skills (e ills (ex. pr x. prob oblem solving lem solving, , • critical thinking critical think ing, cr , crea eativ tive think e thinking) ing) Re Real world problem solving •

JRFLL JRFLL 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)

LADUE MIDDLE SCHOOL LA APOGEE APOGEE • 6 th Grade- Literature is embedded into Apogee Program. • 7 th and 8 th Grade- (ex. Who I am- child’s strengths and skills/reading Jonathan Livingston Seagull

HIGH SC HIGH SCHOOL A HOOL AP C P COUR OURSES D SES DATA # A AP T P Tests sts % AP T % A P Tests sts # of of A AP P # A AP T P Tests sts % A % AP T P Tests sts 3,4 ,4,5 ,5 3,4 ,4,5 ,5 Year r Tests (a sts (all) ll) (Gifted) (Gifte d) (Gifte (Gifted) d) (Gifted) (Gifte d) (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 Avg vg Gifte Gifted d Avg La vg Ladue due T AVG N G Nationa tional l Ladue La due A ACT T Year r s) Avg MO A vg MO ACT ACT (Se T (Senior niors) ACT T (Senior (Se niors) s) 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 •

2013-1 -14 2014-1 -15 2011-2 -2012 2012-2 -2013 # # %a %age # # %age %a School Sc hool # # %a %age # # %age %a 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%

%of %of T Tota otal l No. of . of T Tota otal l % of % of T Tota otal l Gifte Gifted d Ladue La due K K-8 -8 Group Gr oup No. of . of Gifte Gifted d La Ladue due K K-8 -8 Gr Grade des K s K-8 -8 Students Stude nts Students Stude nts Stude Students nts Students Stude nts (560) (5 ) 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 34 6.1% 166 5.8% K-8 White K-8 349 62.3% 1771 61.4%

ENRICHMENT ENRICHMENT STUDENT SHO STUDENT SHOWS AD WS ADVANCE INTELLECTU ANCE INTELLECTUAL SKILL AL SKILLS AND S AND TA TALENTS. Curricular areas • Problem Solving • Critical Thinking •

DISTRICT WIDE EN DISTRICT WIDE ENRICH RICHMEN MENT T • STEM-pilot • Kindergarten • Robotics- 2 nd , 4 th , 5 th

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 1 st Grade • Review current testing measures • Collaborate with LHWHS on supportive interventions