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Gifted Services in the General Education Classroom

Mahoning County ESC

Sept. 28, 2012

8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Gifted HQPD

Presented by MCESC Gifted Coordinators

10/1/2012Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com2

Key Questions

Why are we here?

How does a shift in “gifted services” impact me, my students and my classroom?

What’s the plan?

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Session Learning Targets

Explain services for gifted students specific to current Ohio Bills and Gifted Operating Standards

Apply knowledge of characteristics and needs of gifted students in the development of effective student goals (WEPs)

Identify areas of professional strength and need in planning to implement student WEPs


Ohio Standards for the Teaching Profession

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Ohio Standards for the Teaching Profession

Standard 1: Students ‐ Teachers understand student learning and development and respect the diversity of the students they teach.


Am. Sub. House Bill 153 –Gifted Funding for FY2012‐2013

“Districts must spend in FY 2012 and FY 2013 the same amount on services for students identified as gifted as what they received from the state in FY 2009 through gifted unit funding.”

Why We’re Here

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Gifted in Ohio (2012‐13)

Ohio Administrative Code

Ohio’s Gifted Operating Standards

Amended Substitute House Bill 153


What are Gifted Services?

OAC 3301‐51‐15 (D)

Gifted and talented students need differentiated curriculum and instruction and support services in order to fully develop their cognitive, academic, creative and artistic abilities or to excel in a specific content area, including opportunities to exceed grade level academic

indicators and benchmarks.

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Gifted Services (cont’d)

Gifted Operating Standards

(3) A continuum of services provided by each district board of education may include such options as: (a) Instructional settings and services

(i) General education settings including:(c) Cluster grouping

Technical Assistance:[G]ifted service must involve differentiated curriculum…specified by a WEP, and taught by a GIS orteacher who has had gifted courses or received high quality professional development on differentiating instruction for gifted students


Local Documents

Parent BrochuresIdentification

Assessment

Referral FormsGifted

Acceleration

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The Identification Process

Three stages:

1. Pre‐Assessment (referrals & data)

2. Screening

3. Assessment


At the Crossroad of Initiatives

Gifted Performance Indicator

New/Revised Standards

Value‐Added:

Link/Teacher Reports

Formative Instructional

Practices (FIP)

Ohio Teacher Evaluation

System (OTES)

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NEW‐

Gifted Performance Indicatorand

Gifted Education Dashboard

* State Board resolution Dec. 2011


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NEW FEATURES:

Fewer, clearer, and higher

Internationally benchmarked

An aligned model curriculum

College and career readiness

Content and skills

Coherence, focus, rigor

NEW FOCUS:

Common Core and State Revised Common Core and State Revised Standards ReflectStandards Reflect

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In reality:

Students start at different places

Students progress at different rates

Need more than scores on a single test to show a school’s effectiveness

Value‐AddedDifferentiated Reality

From Battelle for Kids “Focus: Making Sense of Value‐Added Information” Regional Collaborative Workshop, Fall 2012


Value‐Added

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What is Link/Roster Verification?

Process of accurately linking students to teachers for the purpose of ensuring accuracy of value‐added reports

It provides reliable data that reflects what is actually taking place in the classroom, capturing the instruction that each teacher provides over the course of a school year

Link/Roster Verification training will be available in the winter and spring.

From Battelle for Kids “Build: Value‐Added in Action: Using Teacher‐ and Student‐Level Information to Improve Instruction” Regional Collaborative Workshop, Fall 2012


FIP Your School Ohio

http://portal.battelleforkids.org/Ohio/Home.html

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Ohio Teacher Evaluation System (OTES)

http://www.youtube.com/ohioeddept

Source: Ohio Department of Education


Technical Assistance Manual Section D: Services

Legal Citation: OAC 3301‐51‐15 (D) (1)

INTENT: To communicate clearly with a student’s family and to ensure accountability in district reporting practices

Requirement(D) (1) The district shall not indicate to parents or report to the department of education that a student is receiving gifted education services unless services are provided in conformance with this rule.

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Technical Assistance

Any gifted service reported by the district should conform to these operating standards, regardless of the funding source.

Student services must be differentiated based on identified areas of strength and in appropriate settings.

Individual Written Education Plans (WEP) for students must be in place if students are to be reported to parents and in the Education Management Information System (EMIS) as receiving gifted services.



Note that by indicating on the WEP that a student is served by “cluster grouping in the regular classroom,” the regular classroom teacher and district are taking responsibility for implementing the gifted instructional strategies on the WEP and reporting to parents the child’s progress toward the WEP goals.

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4) Written education plan (WEP)Gifted services shall be based on the student’s area(s) of identification and individual needs and be guided by a WEP. The district shall provide parents with periodic reports regarding the effectiveness of the services provided in accordance with the gifted student’s WEP.



(a) The WEP shall:(i) Provide a description of the services to be provided including:

(a) Goals for the student in each service specified including, but not limited to, academic goals;

(b) Methods for evaluating progress toward achieving the goals specified; and

(c) Methods and schedule for reporting progress to students. (ii) Specify staff members responsible for ensuring that specified services are delivered;(iii) Specify policies regarding the waiver of assignments and the scheduling of tests missed while participating in any gifted services provided outside the general education classroom; and (iv) Specify a date by which the WEP will be reviewed for possible revision;

(b) Parents and all educators responsible for providing gifted education services to the student, including teachers providing differentiated instruction in general education settings, shall be provided a copy of the WEP

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Technical AssistanceWritten education plans should be individualized for each student and should communicate area(s) of gifted identification, service placement and student goals for each service prescribed, and should identify the staff responsible for providing each service specified. WEPs must have a reporting component that communicates student progress to parent. ODE recommends update reports coinciding with typical grading period, in addition to more substantial reports made annually or whenever a different form of service is prescribed.


Mahoning Co. Gifted Education Contacts & Information

Mahoning County ESC Gifted & Talented Websitehttp://www.mahoningesc.org/Departments/TeachingandLearning/GiftedandTalented/tabid/345/Default.aspx