1. Third Grade Explorers Enrichment Plus Model

2. The Academically Gifted Program is to provide an appropriately challenging educational program for students who perform, or show potential for performing, at remarkably high levels of accomplishment… AG Parent Guide, Pages 2-3

3. Service Delivery School Plan K-2 Consultation Grade 3: Explorers / Enrichment Plus Grades 4-5: Resource Classes Middle School High School

4. PURPOSE The AG teacher works in partnership with the third grade teachers to provide a variety of in- class experiences designed to elicit high academic performance. Students who demonstrate potential in these activities will receive extension activities in language arts and math under the guidance of the AG teacher.

5. TEAM EFFORT Third Grade Teachers Students AG Resource Teachers

6. Stop Stage 1: Whole class introductory lesson(s) Stage 2: Assessment of Performance Stage 3: Small Group Enrichment Activities Listen!Look

7. Participation in a small group experience does not mean that the student has been or will be identified for future AG services. Student Participation

8. Criteria for Small Group Participation Classroom Teacher Observational Checklist Rubric for Products Communication Skills Student Interest Problem Solving Ability Groups are flexible as units of study change.

9. remember: Evidence from the Explorers / Enrichment Plus Model will be a part of the AG identification process.

10. AG Identification Process Formal Indicators: Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAt) Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS) Informal Indicators: Classroom Behaviors Classroom Performance Student Interest Student Motivation

11. Keeping You Informed Academically Gifted Program Pamphlet Parent Informational Meeting Third Grade Parent Notification Letter School Newsletter School Website Other

12. There is nothing more unequal than the equal treatment of unequals. Thomas Jefferson