SHORELINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS SHORELINE HI CAP ADVOCACY GROUP

SHORELINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS & SHORELINE HI CAP ADVOCACY GROUP May 16, 2017 6: 30 p. m. SHAG and SPS general business meeting 7: 00 p. m. Dr. Nancy Hertzog, Director ~ Robinson Center for Young Scholars, University of Washington 8: 30 p. m. Meeting adjourns

MISSION STATEMENT To support the needs of our highly capable students (K-12) in the Shoreline School District through the collaborative efforts of our parents, educators and administrators. Our objectives include: 1. Increasing communication between the schools, the district and the parents. 2. Building community among our Hi Cap families 3. Supporting our Hi Cap educators within the classroom and with professional development opportunities. 4. Advocating for gifted education at school, district and state levels.

2016 -17 ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Hosted community forums on 5/31, 10/3, 5/9/17 • Held regular group sessions on 8/29, 9/26, 10/24, 11/28, 1/26, 3/9 • Formed partnerships to collaborate on group objectives and learned district initiatives with School Board members, Superintendent Miner, Dr. Michael Power, Maria Stevens and teachers • Hosted our first guest speaker Austina De. Bonte “What Parents Need to Know about Smart Kids” • Participated in the district Hi Cap Program Review committee work from October to February • Conducted formal presentation to Shoreline School Board on 12/5 • Reached out to other Hi Cap parent organizations in the Northshore and Edmonds school districts and also to the NWGCA for guidance and resources • Started our Facebook group in August and grew to over 250 members! • Successfully launched our new website (www. shorelinehicap. org) in March!

SHAG SURVEY RESULTS 2016 Tonight we are collecting feedback again to form our goals for 2017. **Please help us by completing the survey passed out today or online at: http: //www. shorelinehicap. org/survey

SHAG IN THE COMMUNITY • July 6: Attended UW seminar: “Hi Cap Programs: A Holistic Approach” • February 2: Met with Representative Cindy Ryu to advocate for gifted education at Gifted Education Day in Olympia • February 9: Attended the Hi Cap Equity Summit at the UW Robinson Center • February 23: Several SHAG members spoke at the Board meeting with suggestions and questions for Hi Cap program • March 11: Met with legislators at Education Funding Forum, A Conversation with Legislators in Shoreline • May 1: Attended “State of the Schools” forum presented by Superintendent Miner • May 9: Participated in the PSESD Northwest Highly Capable Student Workshop in Renton • May 13: Participated in the visioning day "Our Children, Our Future: Shaping Shoreline Schools“

WHAT’S NEXT? • Continue a strong partnership with our district leaders to enhance our Hi Cap program grades K 12 • Continue increased communication with our parents and district staff through meetings, email, newsletters, website updates and Facebook posts • Increase our support to teachers • Increase program equity for all • Gain visibility with neighborhood school parents, teachers and administrators • Increase our email database. Please subscribe to our email list: • • http: //www. shorelinehicap. org/contact-us. html or by clicking on this QR code: Checkout our blog for how to keep your kids stimulated in the summer: http: //www. shorelinehicap. org/blog • July 22, Saturday from 2: 00 -4: 00 at Paramount park (not SHAG sponsored). We will be in green t -shirts! • Please volunteer to help our organization!