1. Saucon Valley School Distict
Gifted Task Force

2. Parent Information Night
Agenda:
Welcome & Introduction
Opening Activity
Gifted Task Force Overview
Mission Statement
Timeline
Participants
Sub-committees
Time Commitment
10 Minutes for Q&A

3. Welcome & Introduction
Daniel Burkholder- Director of Special Education
Dr. Susan Mowrer-Benda- Assistant to the Superintendent

4. Opening Activity
Please take a few minutes to think about and answer the questions on the handout
We will collect these handouts and they will be used by the Gifted Task Force

5. Gifted Task Force (GTF) Overview
Mission Statement:
Before the GTF can move forward with looking at what we need for our students we need to develop a Mission Statement
Your answers on the handouts you just completed will be shared with the GTF and used to help develop the Mission Statement

6. Timeline
GTF will begin with a Program Review completed by Christina Anderson (Consultant)
The first Monthly Meeting will be announced to the participants and will be held sometime in October 2015
The GTF will take its time to look at the program starting with a Program Overview and concluding with a report which will be presented to the School Board with recommendations for moving forward.
8-10 months to due diligence to the process for our students in the Gifted Support Program currently and in the future

7. Participants Consultant- Christina Anderson Ed.D
Parents- 2-3 parents from each level/building
Gifted Support teachers (Mrs. Lewis, Miss Brodt, Mrs. Schmidt
Regular Education teachers from each level/ building
One Counselor from each level/ building
School Psychologists
School Board members- 1-2 Board members
Principal and/or Assistant Principal from each building
Director of Special Education- Daniel Burkholder
Assistant to the Superintendent- Dr. Mowrer-Benda
Superintendent- Dr. McHale- Small

8. Sub- Committees Needs Assessment Research/ Best Practices
Site-Based Visitation Committee

9. Time Commitment
We will be looking for parent volunteers to participate in the GTF. We will be meeting as an entire GTF on a monthly basis.
These meetings will be a minimum of a ½ day commitment
Everyone will be assigned to a Sub-Committee
Depending on where we are in the process each Sub-committee will meet sometimes monthly to complete their assignments/tasks

10. Q & A We will take questions for 10 minutes
Please write your questions down on the sticky notes provided so we can answer questions we do not get to in the 10 minutes allotted for the Q&A
If we do not know the answer… we will look get back to you as soon as possible.
Please keep your questions general and not student/child specific- We encourage confidentiality
If you have any specific questions about your child please feel free to write them down or me at