Gifted Program Research Paper

Every state is different, but in Ohio we require students with learning disabilities to take the same test as their other peers that don’t have a learning disabilities. They are allowed to have extra time and accommodations when testing. Stated in the article Implications of High Stake for Students “It is a challenge, however, for the students to pass the courses and particularly the related high stakes tests that may be involved” (Landers). Students that have a learning disability should be taken into more consideration and have a separate test made for them. They aren’t going to be going at the same paste as their other peers so it is wrong to give them the same test. Data shows that students with disabilities fail large-scale tests at higher rates than other students, which cause them to start dropping

My contribution to NYC public schools children in education has been extensive. I first began working in NYC public schools as a speech pathologist in 1980. I would examine expressive and receptive language skills of children and through task analyses develop strategies of language acquisition. In short, I was able to gets students to improve their reading and writing skills in order to master grade level competencies. In my educational journey, I was recruited by Principal Louis Rapport to become an Assistant Principal. Principal Rapport ran an after-school program for teachers who wanted to become school leaders. I worked in coordinating summer programs at George Westinghouse Vocational High School in 1986. I worked hand in hand with the principal to build community partners for our school which offered twelve or more trade programs and internships for students ranging form optical to jewelry making. In 1989, I was selected to serve as Assistant Principal of Special Education at Automotive High School, with Principal Steve Gilbert, who has since passed away. Principal Gilbert much like Principal Rapport was my mentors in leadership within the educational arena. With the support of Principal Gilbert, I was able to go to a Harvard Graduate School of Education and participate in a Summer Seminar in 1995. This was the season of “Inclusion in Schools”. Principal Gilbert recommended me for a program, Assistant Principal to Principal Program

High Stakes Testing has been overly integrated in the education systems. High-stakes testing are used to determine grade retention, school curriculum, and whether or not students will receive a high school diploma (Myers, 2015). Since the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001, high stakes testing has become the norm and mandating that students must pass a standardized test before moving up in grade. As a special education director, the focus is to ensure the student’s accommodations are being followed. Accommodations help increase students’ academic performance. “Both the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) of 2004 and No Child Left Behind (NCLB) call for students with disabilities to participate in the general education curriculum and in testing programs to the maximum extent possible for each student (Luke and Schwartz, 2010).” Throughout the years, high stakes testing is becoming more common than ever before. The reality is high stakes testing is one indicator in evaluating children with specific needs. This paper will discuss, the violation of the statutory language regarding assessment based on IDEA, the strategies and goals of a remediation, staff training, common Core and PARCC assessment, and funding for the remediation plan under IDEA.

Arlington county Public Schools test everyone for giftedness and they can be identified any year. The normal process is done at the beginning of the school year, but

For this assignment, I chose to interview Ms. Lisa Parker, who is a Math co-teacher and resource teacher for grades K-5 at Krahn Elementary which is a part of the Klein Independent School District and is one of the teachers I have been observing for my field experience. Ms. Parker has been a teacher at Krahn Elementary since 17 years. She started as a 1st grade teacher and was moved to 3rd grade after three years. The administration saw that she was really good with management and math, so she was given the below average, special education students and kids with adaptive behavior after seven years of teaching. With this, she adopted a style for teaching kids with special needs and decided to get a certification in Special Education. Ms. Parker has been teaching specifically in Special Education (SPED) since five years now and the special populations served by her in Krahn elementary include Gifted and Talented students (GT), students with Autism, students with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD), students with Learning disabilities (LD), students with Other Health Impairments (OHI) and Emotionally Disturbed children (EBD)

To those of you whose children receive services and support from our Gifted Specialist, Dr. Jennifer Lorch, you should have received communication from Dr. Lorch announcing her decision to resign her position. Please note that the School District of Clayton is currently working to hire a new Gifted Specialist to start working with our children after the Winter Break. Once the new teacher is selected, the school will

At The Center for Gifted, programs are designed specifically to meet the unique educational needs of gifted children in an environment that is supportive and nurturing of their individual gifts and talents.

My interview with the Director of Special services provided me with a unique viewpoint related to our student learning problem, both from the perspective of current district-wide policies and their influence on the current state of things and potential improvement plans, and the reasons that the CSI department is encountering difficulties.

Growing up in the New York Public Schools system, I realized many similarities and differneces today. In 1993 all 50 states had formulated policies (legislation, regulations, rules, or guidelines) in support of gifted education. The study portrayed state policy as uneven and called for a re-examination of present policies in light of research, experience, and developments in education, psychology, organization, and related fields. Further support for this reexamination included the climate of school reform and restructuring, the changing environment of society and schooling, and the diverse ways that local districts interpret and implement state rules. These findings still resonate today. I graduated high school in 1994 and the gifted and

My interest in pursuing a position as a school administrator for an elementary school system is to provide leadership for staff members and quality education for all students, and to become part of the world of education. The Benjamin Franklin School located in the Dallas School District serves as a growing population of approximately 1,070 students. The school offers a well-defined educational system for the students, and it has an overall student-to-teacher ratio of 17:1. In addition to the statewide curriculum standards, the school offers special education programs and classes for the gifted and talented. As a result of the school district rankings in the student’s performance, Benjamin Franklin School has become the worst in the

It is the first day of school. The new GRT has checked his mailbox and found that he has 18 identified gifted students to educate of this year. He notices four of the names have purple italicized text next to each name. Twice-exceptional. His insides feel unstable for a moment. The classes offered at his college included a Special Ed course, but now these children were right there in front of him. He would be responsible for their individual successes for an entire year. He had five In-service days to get to know the building, all of the teachers, the administration, and understand how uniquely different each of his twice-exceptionals were. There were also 14 other children. He knew from his Gifted Endorsement his identified students would

In these past few sessions, I have learned a lot of new information concerning standardized testing. For starters, I learned that the purpose of standardized test is make sure teachers do their job, and prepare students for adult life while also making sure they are ready for the following school year. We also talked the different state test (TEAMS, TASS, TAKS, and STAAR). With this conversation, I was surprised to learn that with the TEAMS and TASS, special education students were not tested but, they are tested (but modified) with the TAKS and STAAR. This surprised me, because I personally could not picture my little cousin who has down syndrome taking the STAAR test even if it is modified.

Healthy male, early twenties, exercises on occasion is the individual used to develop an exercise program. One of the five health related fitness components, muscular endurance fits this training program. According to Chapter 3 PowerPoint, “Fitness Components and Fitness Principles,” muscular endurance is the ability of muscles (individually and as a group) to apply a submaximal force repeatedly or sustain a contraction for a period of time”. The aspects of this training program consisted of aerobic conditioning, resistance training, and stretching. This was a 10-week exercise program that involves different exercises daily. This program starts from April 8 and ends on June 20. A ten-week program can improve a person’s conditioning

Jones, M. O. (2015). Program evaluation of alternative schools in North Carolina: a companion dissertation (Doctoral dissertation, University of North Carolina, 2013). Journal of Organizational & Educational Leadership, 1(1), 4th ser., 1-27

In discussions with Ben Robertson and Matthew Rose on what our topic for the Instructional Leadership Action Plan (ILAP), we all believed that providing teachers with more information on the Special Education Process would well serve the needs of all teachers. Ben and I both talked to our principals about having the ILAP at our respective schools and both principals agreed that the need for it was great in both buildings. However, when discussing travel for Matthew it was decided that we would have the ILAP at Nickelsville Elementary and would later hold the same ILAP, based on our feedback from teachers at Nickelsville Elementary and our cohort, at Gate City Middle School.