Brad Bryant GA State Superintendent of Schools Brad Bryant, State Superintendent of Schools “We will lead the nation in improving student achievement.”

GA Department of Education’s Vision: Lead the Nation in Improving Student Achievement Goal 1: Increase high school graduation rate, decrease high school dropout rate, and increase post- secondary enrollment rate. Goal 2: Strengthen teacher quality, recruitment, and retention. Goal 3: Improve workforce readiness skills. Goal 4: Develop strong educational leaders, particularly at the building level. Goal 5: improve the SAT ACT, and achievement scores of Georgia students. Goal 6: Make policies that ensure maximum academic and financial accountability. 2 Brad Bryant, State Superintendent of Schools “We will lead the nation in improving student achievement.”

Gifted Education Elements An overview of Gifted Education Procedures Brad Bryant, State Superintendent of Schools “We will lead the nation in improving student achievement.”

Panning for Gold Brad Bryant, State Superintendent of Schools “We will lead the nation in improving student achievement.” 4

Dr. Frasier concentrated her efforts on those who are underrepresented in our nation’s gifted programs: the economically disadvantaged, culturally and linguistically different, and students with disabilities. Dr. Mary Frasier, UGA, was an international leader in finding better ways to identify gifted and talented students.

Diversity What are you doing to increase the diversity of your gifted education program?

Beginnings

History changed on October 4, 1957, when the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik I. Baikonur, USSR, 1957

The launch ushered in new political, military, technological, scientific and educational developments. The world's first artificial satellite was about the size of a basketball, weighed only 183 pounds, and took about 98 minutes to orbit the Earth on its elliptical path.

Gifted Ed in Georgia In 1957, Georgia created a law stating that school systems should offer services for intellectually and academically advanced students.

HR-246 made Georgia the first state in the nation to provide funding and systematic support for its most capable students.

UGA developed an internationally recognized program in Gifted and Creative Studies. UGA is a leading research university in the field of gifted education.

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Money!

Segments (1/6 or Instructional Day) Grades K-2 = 45 minutes Grades 3-12 = 50 minutes (approximately)

Full Time Reporting Tuesday, October 5, 2010 Thursday, March 7, 2011 Four key points: – Class size is set by local system – Teacher has Gifted Education Endorsement or a non- renewable certificate issued by GA PSC – Gifted Education eligible and served student – Differentiated curriculum, instruction and/or assessment.

FTE Gifted Education is one of 19 categories of instruction funded through the state’s Full- time Equivalent Funding Formulas (FTE) For more resources and information about FTE, go to:

WEIGHTS FOR FTE FUNDING FORMULA FY 2011 CategoryWeight (Total per FTE Cost) Kindergarten ($4,550.44) Kindergarten EIP ($ ) Primary Grades (1-3) ($ ) Primary Grades EIP ($ ) Upper Elem Grades (4-5) ($ Upper Elem Grades EIP ($ ) Middle Grades (6-8) ($ ) Middle School PGM ($ ) Grades ($ ) Spec.Ed I ($ ) Spec.Ed II ($ ) Spec.Ed III ($ ) Spec.Ed IV ($15,972.57) Spec.Ed V ($ ) Spec.Ed VI (Gifted) ($ ) Remedial Ed ($ ) Alternative Ed ($ ) ESOL ($ )

GiftedRegular Kdg. $ 4, $ 4, $ Grades 1-3 $ 4, $ 3, $1, Grades 4-5 $ 4, $ 2, $1, Grades 6-8 $ 4, $ 2, $1, Grades 9-12 (Base) $ 4, $ 2, $1,798.13

12 Gifted Education FTE’s (72 segments) = Teacher Allotment 20 Regular High School Education FTE’s (120 segments) = Teacher Allotment

Number of Segments Per Instructional Model Resource = no more than 10 per week Cluster Model = no more than 2 per day Advanced Content = no limit Collaborative Model = 8 segments per class, 3 classes + one gifted ed teacher

Full Time Equivalency ES Resource Numbers Gifted/ KK Gifted/ Gifted/ Gifted/ Gifted/ Gifted/

Full Time Equivalency ES Cluster Course Numbers MATH/KK/Gifted/Cluster MATH/1/Gifted/Cluster MATH/2/Gifted/Cluster MATH/3/Gifted/Cluster MATH/4/Gifted/Cluster MATH/5/Gifted/Cluster

System Averaging Resource Cluster Collaboration Advanced Content (6-12) Directed Studies (6-12) Internships (6-12)

Elementary Resource A content-based multi-disciplinary approach – Units of study: The Physics of Flight, – Leadership - A Research Unit – Shakespeare

Elementary Cluster Offers small group GPS extensions within the regular education setting

Advanced Content Grades 6-12 Accelerated Mathematics, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, full year Foreign Language

2010 – 2011 Class Size: a local district decision State Board Resolution.docFY11 State Board Maximum Class Size During the school year only, the State Board of Education is granting an exemption from all statutory and regulatory class size maximums for any local education agency whose local board submits a resolution to the Georgia Board of Education establishing class size.

In 2009, the Georgia General Assembly enacted laws that impact the gifted education reciprocity of students whose households include a member of the United Stated uniform services. The school system should immediately take steps to see that the advanced learning needs of a student transferring to their system are being met while the Georgia Gifted Eligibility is completed. Military Families

Gifted Student Out of State Transfers There is no mandated reciprocity between states; however, the school system should immediately take steps to see that the advanced learning needs of a student transferring to their system are being met while the Georgia Gifted Eligibility is completed.

In State Transfers Students who meet the state eligibility criteria for gifted education services shall be considered eligible to receive gifted education services in any school system within the state. However, a student transferring from one GA school system to another must meet the criteria for continuation of gifted services established by the local board of education of the receiving school system.

Program Services Exceptional Ability Advanced / Accelerated Academics Thinking Strategies Gifted Students

Gifted Eligibility Mental Ability: >96%ile Achievement: >90%ile Creativity: >90%ile Motivation: >90% or >NGA/GPA

Eligibility-Mental Ability  96%ile, by age, composite/total or appropriate component score of a nationally normed mental ability test Use composite or total for all tests except WISC IV and CogAT Acceptable ability tests include: – Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) – Otis/Lennon School Ability Test (O/LSAT) – Naglieri Nonverbal Abilities Test (NNAT-2) – Wechsler Intelligence Test (WISC IV) – Stanford Benet

Eligibility-Achievement  90%ile, by grade, on a nationally normed achievement test in one or more of the following areas: Total Battery Total Reading Total Math Common tests: ITBS, Stanford 10, Terra Nova, PSAT, SAT, ACT  90 on a scale of on a student generated product or performance evaluated by  3 qualified evaluators. Data used in one category to establish eligibility may not be used in any other category.

Eligibility-Creativity  90%ile on the Total score on the Torrance Test of Creative Thinking (TTCT)  90%ile on a standardized creativity rating scale. Common Measures: Gifted Instrument for Finding Talent (GIFT) Gifted Rating Scale Renzulli/Hartman  90 on a scale of on a structured evaluation of a student generated creative product/ performances. Evaluated by  3 qualified evaluators. Data used in one category to establish eligibility may not be used in any other category.

Eligibility-Motivation NGA/GPA over two years (grades 3 – 12) Rating Scales – Renzulli/Hartman – Gifted Rating Scale Children’s Academic Intrinsic Motivation Inventory (CAIMI) Products  90 on a scale of on a structured observation or student generated product/ performance. Evaluated by  3 qualified evaluators. Data used in one category to establish eligibility may not be used in any other category.

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