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L e g isla tive Budg e t & F ina nc e Co mmitte e Pre se nta tio n 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 o 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 o 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.

 How Gifte d Stude nts Ar e Cur r e ntly Se r ve d T he major ity of Pe nnsylvania public sc hool distr ic ts have staff assigne d to pr ovide e duc ational oppor tunitie s spe c ific ally for gifte d stude nts and offe r a r ange of ning . oppor tunitie s for e nhanc e d and ac c e le r ate d le ar  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.

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 ning . Mor e L ike ly to Have Oppor tunity for Ac c e le r ate d L e ar  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.

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

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 om Most State s in A F e w Impor tant Ways Pr ofe ssional E duc ation R e quir e me nts  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/ o 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 o 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.

e c omme ndations : R e por t R  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.