Gifted and Talented Education GATE Stone Lake Elementary

Gifted and Talented Education GATE Stone Lake Elementary School February 4, 2015

California GATE History • 1961 -Mentally Gifted Minor: 98 th percentile on standardized intellectual test • 1980 -GATE was established (AB 1040): Districts can set own criteria, but criteria should include giftedness in the following areas: academic, visual and performing arts, leadership, and creativity

Recent History of GATE in EGUSD • GATE has taken many different forms through the years • Financial downturn’s affect on GATE • Districts have leeway on how to spend funds

Office of Civil Rights (OCR) Background 2011 OCR Review • Initiated to determine whether EGUSD provided African American students equal educational opportunities to participate in: *College and Career Ready Programs *GATE *AP/Honors Courses 2014 OCR Findings EGUSD policies/procedures for identifying GATE students and for enrolling students into middle and high school Honors/AP courses have an unlawful, disparate impact on African American students. *OCR did state it was not intentional and was not done so on the basis of race

Agreement with OCR • “Implement and monitor processes and practices to increase the diversity of students identified as GATE and/or enrolled in middle school honors classes and in high school honors and AP classes. ”

What do the Numbers Say?

EGUSD GATE Information • EGUSD - Learning Support Services

Identifying Students/Testing • Academic, Leadership, Creative, VAPA and Cognitive • District still needs to develop criteria in each of these areas • Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test-Visual and spatial reasoning test. Multiple Choice and no reading • Parent Request-GATE Committee

GATE at Stone Lake GATE Budget *$4, 000 *Coordinator Stipend *Training *Academy Offerings *Supplies Program will evolve through the years. Current Offerings *Flag Football *Boys and Girls Basketball *Co-Ed Volleyball *Band *Choir *Science Academy *VAPA Program *Mathletes

Parent Questions ?