category 2 doesn’t mean second class! cathy seward oklahoma state department of education
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Category 2 Doesn’t MeanSecond Class!Cathy Seward
Oklahoma State Department of Education
Education of Gifted and Talented Children ActSection 904. Education of Gifted and Talented Children -- Definitions.
A. "Gifted and talented children" means those children identified at the preschool, elementary and secondary level as having demonstrated potential abilities of high performance capability and needing differentiated or accelerated education or services. For the purpose of this definition, "demonstrated abilities of high performance capability" means those identified students who score in the top three percent (3%) on any national standardized test of intellectual ability (70-1210.301)
Education of Gifted and Talented Children ActSection 904. Education of Gifted and Talented Children -- Definitions.Said definition may also include students who excel
in one or more of the following areas:1. creative thinking ability
2. leadership ability
3. visual performing arts ability, and
4. specific academic ability.
(70-1210.301)
FundingGifted Weight of .34 applied in the following way:
Category 1 – 100% of students identified are funded
Category 2 – Up to 8% of your school’s ADM is funded
State Board of Education Regulations210:15-23-2. Procedural safeguards for the identification of students for gifted education programmingA. Gifted and talented children shall be identified consistent with 70 O.S. 1210.301 for the purpose of funding through the gifted educational child count. B. Identification procedures are clearly stated and uniformly implemented.
Category 2 Method of Identification is a district
decision Policy for identification must be stated
(written) Publish in newsletter Post on website Send out in a Friday folder
Policy must be uniformly implemented Every student must have the same
chance to be identified Category 2
How to Identify? MUST be multi-criteria
Assessment (Multiple assessments are still just one criteria)
Matrix Student portfolio or work product Teacher, parent, student, community
member recommendation Others?
You Identify ‘emYou get funding for ‘emYou SERVE ‘em
How to Serve Category 2How are Category 1 students served?
Category 2 students should have the same options available.
Pull-out programs Differentiation Proficiency Based Promotion (PBP) Curriculum Compacting
Pull-out Programs Some Category 2 students may opt-out of
the pull-out program Have multi-discipline/intelligence/learning
style projects that include Category 2 students Integrate art & music into project Include biographies of famous people in their
area of strength. Allow Category 2 students to explore other
means of giftedness
Differentiation May look different for Category 2
students They might need help with subjects where
they do not excel Gifted in math – might need help in English
Definitely need differentiation in their area of giftedness
Proficiency Based Promotion Excellent choice for Category 2 students
Allows them to advance in their specific area of giftedness
Required by law to be offered two times a year
90% passing required by law If they make 90 or above, district decides
how to transcript the grade If they don’t make a 90 or above, no record
of the examination on their transcript
Curriculum Compacting Another great option for Category 2
students Pre/Post test allows student to advance What will they do if they are compacted? Must be able to return to whole-class
instruction May need some help to get them over
certain curriculum “bumps”
Sharing How do you identify Category 2? How do you serve them? Any ideas for the audience?