Cambrian School District

March 22, 2012

GATE Update

• Ongoing GATE Services

• New this year

• Moving Forward

Overview

GATE ServicesGrowth of GATE

Council

Junior Great Books and higher order

questions

Parent evenings with GATE

Consortium

In Class Differentiation

Critical and creative thinking

Select after school opportunities

GATE Science Night

Streamlined identification

process

362 Students

New This Year

Questioning PD for Principals and staffs

Connection with National Association for Gifted Children

(NAGC)

Cognitive Abilities Test (CoGAT) as initial screener

Additional Junior Great Books training

and use during ExCel

Increased GATE Services at Price

Math Olympiad at sites

Increased collaboration between sites

Initial Planning for GATE PD Cohort

Goal setting with Council using NAGC components of high

quality GATE Services

Moving Forward

GATE PD Cohort

Differentiation training for staff

Increased collaboration with NAGC

Ongoing use CoGAT

Growth of GATE Council

In class cluster grouping of GATE students

Increased Parent evenings