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Greetings G/T Community,
As we approach the summer months, this newsletter will highlight some end of year reminders, summer activities, and opportunities to provide your input to impact change.
G/T Tuesdays
There are two G/T Tuesdays left before the year is out. Please join Monica Brewer, G/T State Coordinator, for the final topics:
Morning Edition @ 9:00 am CST on 6/1/2021 – Reviewing the Year to Prepare for the Upcoming Year
Register Here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwsduChpz8jHdYl-0uCzYcOzmQV72ltl261
Afternoon Edition @ 1:00 pm CST on 6/22/2021 - District Happenings & Share Outs
Register Here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZckdeGppjwqHt0U1UHwtq3kcjkzVzwXd7tM
You can find all previous recordings and presentations on the Gifted Talented Education Resources.
Closing Out the School Year:
- Ensure that all PEIMS data is updated and correct.
- Review expenditure reports and Program Intent Code 21.
- Review staff placement and turnover for training needs.
- Update student records
- Furloughed students coding updated
- Archive records
- Destruction of records beyond the retention policy
- Share Professional Learning expectations and documentation procedures
Section 3-3: G/T Program Records Retention Policy
Record Number
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Record Title
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Record Description
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Retention Period
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STUDENT RECORDS |
Records of each student referred to or receiving services in a G/T program, including nomination and observation documentation, testing results, parental consents, committee reports and recommendations, and other records of services required under state regulation or pertinent to the identification of students for participation in G/T programs.
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Cessation of services + 5 years. |
Professional Learning Reminders:
Ensure that staff is aware of the G/T professional development requirements:
Teachers who provide instruction and services that are a part of the district’s defined G/T services are required to receive a minimum of thirty hours of professional development before their G/T assignment. This thirty hours training must include nature and needs of G/T students, identification and assessment of G/T students’ needs, and curriculum and instruction for G/T students.
Teachers without required training must complete the thirty hours training within one semester of their G/T assignment. Teachers must also receive at least six hours of annual professional development in G/T education (TAC §89.2(1), (2) and (3); State Plan 5.1, 5.2, 5.6, and 5.8).
All teachers who provide instruction and services that are a part of the district’s defined services program for G/T students must receive a minimum of six hours of annual professional development in G/T education that is related to state teacher education standards (TAC §89.2(3); TAC §233.1; State Plan 5.6).
Remind educators that they are the sole source to the retention of their training documentation and how to submit the documentation for districts records.
The following professional learning opportunities are available at your local ESC:
- Thirty hours Foundational G/T Training (required by all G/T teachers/coordinators)
- Nature and Needs of G/T Students
- Identification and Assessment for G/T Students
- Models of Differentiated Instruction
- Creativity and Critical Thinking for G/T Students
- Engaging Gifted Students by Adding Depth and Complexity
- Administrator/Counselor Training
- Administrator Training
- Counselor Training include Social & Emotional Needs of G/T Students
- Six Hour Update Trainings (required the first year after completing the foundational thirty hours G/T Training)
- Depth & Complexity for the Secondary G/T Learner
- Attending to the Affect: Social and Emotional Learning of G/T Students
- Meeting the Needs of G/T Dual Language Learners
- Overlooked and Underserved: The G/T English Learner
- Economically Disadvantaged G/T Students
- Raising Expectations: Increasing Rigor for the G/T Student
- Twice-Exceptional Students and G/T Services
- Creativity and Innovation: Encouraging Creativity
- Implementing the Texas Performance Standards Project
- School Board Training
The COVID Recovery Instructional Materials Support Initiative (CRIMSI) – Carnegie Learning Math and G/T Education Extension and Resources Opportunity
As announced in the May 4, 2021 G/T Tuesday, the agency is seeking 6th-12th grade Math curriculum extensions to support our G/T students. Please reach out to Monica Brewer – monica.brewer@tea.texas.gov and/or Melissa Lautenschlager – melissa@lautenschlager@tea.texas.gov. Visit https://texashomelearning.org/by-subject-math for the math instructional materials or https://discover.carnegielearning.com/THL3.html to learn more about Carnegie Learning – Texas Math Solution.
The National Center for Research on Gifted Education is piloting two surveys in the G/T community.
Parent/Family Survey Information:
Are you the parent/caregiver of a child in 2nd – 5th grade? If so, the National Center for Research on Gifted Education is looking for people like you to complete a survey on parent perceptions of their child’s school experience. The survey should take about 15 minutes to complete and will ask you questions about your perceptions of your child’s academic challenge, academic success, academic placement, and social well-being. The survey is anonymous; however, at the end of the survey you will have an opportunity to have your child complete a related survey on their attitude toward school (this is optional). If you elect to have your child complete a short survey about their attitudes towards school, you will be asked for an email where we can send the link for your child’s survey. For more information visit https://ncrge.uconn.edu/parent-survey.
Elementary Teacher Survey Information:
Are you the parent/caregiver of a child in 2nd – 5th grade? If so, the National Center for Research on Gifted Education is looking for people like you to complete a survey on parent perceptions of their child’s school experience. The survey should take about 15 minutes to complete and will ask you questions about your perceptions of your child’s academic challenge, academic success, academic placement, and social well-being. The survey is anonymous; however, at the end of the survey you will have an opportunity to have your child complete a related survey on their attitude toward school (this is optional). If you elect to have your child complete a short survey about their attitudes towards school, you will be asked for an email where we can send the link for your child’s survey. For more information visit https://ncrge.uconn.edu/parent-survey
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