New AIG Coordinators’ Orientation September 2013 Sneha Shah-Coltrane Director, Gifted Education and Advanced Programs Sneha.shahcoltrane@dpi.nc.gov

Why we are here… The General Assembly believes that public schools should challenge all students to aim for academic excellence. Article 9B AIG mandate. Every public school student will graduate from high school, globally competitive for work and postsecondary education and prepared for life in the 21st century. SBE All of us here believe that the needs of AIG learners must be met.

AIG: ALL DAY, EVERY DAY! Our Roles State Director: To advocate for the needs of AIG students in public schools by providing leadership, guidance and technical assistance regarding AIG issues, policies and practices to multiple stakeholders, including LEAs, families, IHEs, DPI, and other related organizations. LEA Coordinator: Your thoughts… AIG: ALL DAY, EVERY DAY!

Current State of AIG in NC Article 9B, legislation to ID, serve, write local plans NC AIG Program Standards, SBE Policy Over 182,000 students identified (12%), more served Local AIG Plans – current Sixth Generation Came in to DPI Summer 2013 Reviews by end of 2013 8 AIG Roundtable Regions, active network Over $72 million in state funding, also local AIG Add-On Licensure through IHEs

Historical Perspective Review the NC AIG Program Standards, share observations regarding history of AIG in our state.

Gifted Education in North Carolina Led by… Article 9B, 1996, N.C.G.S. § 115C-150.5-.8 State Definition State mandate to ID & Serve (K-12) Local plan required per LEA for K-12 Local plan approved by LEA School Board Local plan is in effect for three years Local Plan reviewed by DPI with comments/recommendations; sent back to LEA

State Definition of AIG Students Article 9B (N.C.G.S. § 115C-150.5) Academically or intellectually gifted (AIG) students perform or show the potential to perform at substantially high levels of accomplishment when compared with others of their age, experiences or environment. Academically or intellectually gifted students exhibit high performance capability in intellectual areas, specific academic fields, or in both the intellectual areas and specific academic fields. Academically or intellectually gifted students require differentiated educational services beyond those ordinarily provided by the regular educational program. Outstanding abilities are present in students from all cultural groups, across all economic strata, and in all areas of human endeavor. (Article 9B, 1996, N.C.G.S. § 115C-150.05).

AIG State Funding (PRC 034 funds) The General Assembly funds all LEAs for AIG programming.  All LEAs receive PRC 034 funds regardless of the number of identified AIG students.  LEAs receive funds based on 4% of ADM, if at least 4% is identified. These funds are allocated as part of the general student allocation from DPI. New legislation allows LEAs to transfer. This does not mean that LEAs are expected to ID 4%. In fact we have 12% ID’d in our state. For 2013-14, LEAs have received over $72 million in state funds. GA passed has maintained the same allocation for 2013-14 even amidst our economic status. NC is in the top funded states in US* * NAGC’s State of the States, 2006-07, 2008-09, 2011-12

Use of State PRC 034 Funds: Based on the Program Standards and Article 9B, state AIG funds are intended to be used explicitly for: AIG students, AIG programs and services, and AIG plan and program implementation. Including: AIG teachers, who are licensed or are currently enrolled in licensure programs. AIG teacher resources and development AIG student resources and development AIG family resources and development AIG teacher and regular education professional development Nurturing Programs to cultivate high potential/AIG Referral, screening and identification support May be transferred per request of your Superintendent, based on legislation. KNOW YOUR BUDGET!!!!

Responses to State Audit 2008 Where are we now? FOCUS: Program Development NC AIG Program Standards developed and adopted,2009/2012 AIG Plans: Aligned with Standards with strategic areas of focus; Electronic process through APEX Unpacking AIG Program Standards resource underway; Pockets of Excellence, shared Charter Schools invited to participate; 9 have programs FOCUS: Capacity Building Internal AIG/C&I Team; cross-agency collaboration External AIG Regional Leadership Team; AIG Regional Roundtables AIG Coordinators’ Institute Active AIG IHE Consortium On-going technical assistance Teacher support materials development Built the infrastructure

The NC AIG Program Standards help to… Guide LEAs to develop, coordinate, and implement thoughtful and comprehensive AIG programs. Build a statewide framework for quality and comprehensive local AIG programs, while honoring local context and flexibility. Better meet the academic, intellectual, social, and emotional needs of gifted learners. Optimally develop AIG students’ potential.

NC AIG Program Standards SYNERGY! AIG LEARNERS

2013-16: Transforming Local AIG Programs and Plans Newly developed plans have been approved by LBEs and sent to DPI. Meaningful, Intentional Changes Update to previous plan, same Standards These plans are for 2013-2016 Reviews coming to LEAs in by end of 2013 Charter School Plans are coming in Fall 2013. KNOW YOUR AIG PLAN!

Details Regarding Plan Development All practices were designated as Maintained, Focused. Certain fields were completed based on the categories. Rationales were constant. Fields include: Rationale, Goals, Description, Sources of Evidence, Comments, Appendix. Based on Self-Assessment. Online in APEX system. LEAs understanding, DPI support were great.. https://schools.nc.gov/aigplan Print version urged to use, since these will be posted.

AIG Child Count in NC WISE, now Powerschool Comprehensive changes coming with POWERSCHOOL NCWISE was the authoritative source for AIG data. Now Powerschool Exciting time! Phase 1 – basic data converted and reports available for your use Phase 2 – program and ID information screens!

Legislation/Policies Related to AIG Article 9B – AIG Students, N.C.G.S. § 115C-150.5-.8 Guidelines for Local AIG Programs, SBE, GCS-U-000 Article 25 – Admission of Students, Early Admission, N.C.G.S. § 115C-364(d) High School Courses in Middle School, SBE, GCS-M-001 Credit by Demonstrated Mastery CCP – College and Career Pathways Broaden Successful Participation in Advanced Courses, new legislation N.C.G.S.§ 115C-83.4A, new 7.2013

In NC, a teacher can earn an add-on AIG license through an accredited Institute of Higher Education. Programs are generally 12 semester hours of credit; some offer graduate programs. Institutions of Higher Education offering AIG Add-On Licensure and/or Graduate Programs in Gifted Education Meredith College Methodist College NC Central University UNC-Charlotte UNC-Pembroke UNC-Wilmington Western University Wingate University Per SSC knowledge base… Appalachian State Barton College Campbell University Duke University East Carolina University Elon University High Point University Mars Hill College 8.12/SSC

Other Related Topics NCVPS AP/IB Early Admittance to K Career and College Promise High School in Middle School Governor’s School NC School of the Arts NCSSM

DPI AIG Website http://www. ncpublicschools DPI AIG Wiki http://ncaig.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/Home

To Dos - Review Make your plan come alive!! Know your LEA’s Plan and Program Know your schools, students Understand your LEA’s budget Maintain data, understand data Advocate – LBE, PAGE, Schools, Administration Seek out Prof Dev ECU, NCAGT, etc. Part of Regions, attend and participate Keep in touch

NC leading in gifted education… National leader in funding, policies, and legislation! State AIG Program Standards Governor’s School, NCSSM, NCSArts, NCVPS, AP State Fee Grant NCAGT, NAGC, PAGE, Duke TIP, AAGC IHE Consortium Dedicated and high quality professionals Now you!!!

We must synergize our efforts to ensure that the potential of all AIG learners is optimized! AIG: All Day, Every Day! Sneha Shah-Coltrane Director of Gifted Education and Advanced Programs NC Department of Public Instruction Academic Services and Instructional Support 6307 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-6307 (919) 807-3849 Sneha.shahcoltrane@dpi.nc.gov