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Maryland State Advisory Council
on Gifted and Talented Education
Maryland Gifted & Talented Education
September 24, 2018
New Members
• Alex Clough: McDaniel College
• Carrie Crawford: Frederick County Teacher
• Jolyn Davis: Anne Arundel County Regional Assistant Superintendent
• Kurshanna Dean: Montgomery County Gt Supervisor*
• Linda Diasgrandos: Prince George’s County PTA*
• Monica Gaines: Prince George’s County Principal*
• Michelle Gluck: Montgomery County PTA*
• Yvonne Golczewski: MCGATE President*
• Robin Hawley-Brillante: Baltimore City GAL Resource Teacher
• Theresa Jackson: Prince George’s County TAG Supervisor*
• Dennis Jutras: Baltimore City GAL Coordinator*
• Bertha Knight: Baltimore City Community & School Coordinator*
New Members
• Rae Lymer: Baltimore City GAL Specialist
• Sherry Miles: MD MENSA Vice-President*
• Andy Moore: Notre Dame of MD University Assistant Professor*
• Monica Rastegar: Baltimore City Teacher
• Tara Recor: Harford County GT Resource Specialist*
• Jessica Reinhard: Washington County GT Supervisor*
• Katherine Rigler: Montgomery County Consultant*
• Chris Stecklair: Talbot County GT Teacher
• Ainsley Tetreault: Anne Arundel GT Identification Resource Teacher*
• Rick Tyler: Maryland PTA*
• Sheree Whitby: Howard County BSAP Achievement Specialist
2018-2019 Meetings
• November 28, 2018 (Time: 10:00 - 1:00)
• January 16, 2019 (Time: 10:00 - 1:00) • (SNOW DATE: January 23, 2019)
• April 11, 2019 (Time: 10:00 - 1:00)
Mission
To encourage and support the education of students who
are identified as gifted and talented and twice
exceptional (2e) in accordance with the Annotated Code
of Maryland, Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR)
17.04.07: Gifted and Talented Education, the Maryland
Criteria for Excellence: Gifted and Talented Program
Guidelines, as well as the National Association for
Gifted Children (NAGC) 2013 standards for gifted
programming through education, advocacy, and
recognition in order to ensure identification and services.
2018-2019 Goals
• Increase public awareness of the role and purpose of gifted and talented education and recognize the contributions of outstanding individuals and organizations in the field.
• Provide support of professional learning in gifted and talented education; support and recognize schools for the development of gifted and talented programs and services that are aligned with the Maryland Criteria for Excellence and COMAR 13A.04.07.
• Provide support for districts to improve their G/T Programs through a process of reflection, data collection, and self-evaluation.
• Increase public awareness of the role and purpose of gifted and talented education and recognize the contributions of outstanding individuals and organizations in the field.
The 2018 Maryland State Conference
on Gifted and Talented EducationFriday, October 19, 2018
New Town High School
Owings Mills, MD
What Works: Using Problem-Based Learning to Find and
Serve All Gifted Children
Dr. Shelagh A. Gallagher
MSDE Updates
• June 11 GT Equity Symposium
• ESSA Update and Resulting Revisions in
GT Identification
• Javits Grant – Year 2
• Hybrid Primary Talent Development
Program and OER Commons
• EGATE Updates
Sub-committees
• EGATE and Awards (Ainsley Tetreault)
• LEA Publicity and Recruitment (Don Counts)
• Program Improvement (Jessica Reinhard)
• Criteria for Excellence – COMAR Language for School Level (Theresa Jackson)
“The State intends to take steps to
add ‘gifted and talented students’
as an additional student group by
the end of school year 2017-2018.”