new hanover county schools aig program
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New Hanover County Schools AIG Program. NHCS Guide to Program and Standards. In July of 2009, the State Board of Education approved the North Carolina Academically or Intellectually Gifted Program Standards. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
New Hanover County SchoolsAIG Program
NHCS Guide to Program and Standards
In July of 2009, the State Board of Education approved the North Carolina Academically or
Intellectually Gifted Program Standards.
Each district had to align their programs with the 6 standards and 51 practices outlined by
the state. The counties accomplished this through a three year AIG plan.
Standard 1:Student
Identification
This standard outlines how our district screens,
refers, and identifies students
for the gifted program.
Overview
In New Hanover County, we use multiple screeners, anyone can refer a student, and we have five criteria for identification. A student must meet 4/5 criteria to qualify.
Standard 2:Differentiate
d Curriculum
This standard demonstrates the
rigorous and challenging
curriculum we offer our gifted students
Overview
Our district supports research based curriculum and instructional strategies. Some examples are provided.
Jacob’s LadderJunior Great Books Primary Education Thinking
Skills (P.E.T.S.)Problem Solver SeriesHands On EquationsInteract SimulationsProject Based LearningService ProjectsLearning ContractsChoice
Standard 3:Personnel
and Professional Developmen
t
This standard ensures that
persons working with gifted students
in our district are highly qualified.
Overview
Each month, Gifted Education Specialists (GES) meet to train. In addition, the NHCS has developed Credentials for AIG, professional development in working with gifted students, for classroom teachers to complete.
Standard 4:Comprehensi
ve Programmin
g
This standard promotes the
development of K-12 programming
and services, involving the total school community.
Overview
Comprehensive programming ensures that the entire school community has ownership of the gifted program. While facilitated by the GES, the program should involve students, parents, teachers, administrators, counselors, and community members.
Standard 5:Partnerships
This standard promotes
partnerships between the
school, parents, and the community
at large.
Overview
Partnerships are developed at the school and district levels. In NHCS, we strive to expand our partnerships. How can you help?
Standard 6:Accountabilit
y
This standard
requires that the AIG program be
monitored to ensure that all programs and
services offered are effective.
Overview
In the era of school accountability, we are continuously looking for ways to evaluate and improve the AIG program. Test scores, surveys, longitudinal studies can provide us with information to guide our growth.
Full standards document can be found at:
http://nhcaig.wikispaces.com/file/view/aig-programstandards.pdf
HTTP://NHCAIG.WIKISPACES.COM/FILE/VIEW/AIG+FINAL+PLAN_2010.PDF
New Hanover County Schools AIG Plan 2010-2013
Gifted children have no greater obligation than any other children to be future leaders or world class geniuses. They should just be given a chance to be themselves, children who might like to classify their collections of baseball cards by the middle initials of the players, or who might like to spend endless afternoon hours in dreamy reading of novels, and to have an education that appreciates and serves these behaviors.
– Jane Piirto