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Noble Middle SchoolNoble Middle SchoolAIG Program OverviewAIG Program Overview

Standard 1:Standard 1:Student IdentificationStudent Identification

This standard outlines how This standard outlines how our district screens, our district screens, refers, and identifies refers, and identifies

students for the gifted students for the gifted program.program.

Criteria to qualify for the AIG program Criteria to qualify for the AIG program is the same at every school. A student is the same at every school. A student must meet 4 out of 5 criteria to qualify. must meet 4 out of 5 criteria to qualify. Aptitude MUST be one of the 4 criteria.Aptitude MUST be one of the 4 criteria.

Once identified, a student’s level of Once identified, a student’s level of service will be identified. There are service will be identified. There are three level of service identification:three level of service identification:

MODERATEMODERATE

SIGNIFICANTSIGNIFICANT

EXTENSIVEEXTENSIVE

Moderate DifferentiationModerate Differentiation

This level of differentiation is appropriate This level of differentiation is appropriate for students functioning up to one year for students functioning up to one year

above grade level.above grade level.

This level of differentiation can usually be This level of differentiation can usually be accomplished by the classroom teacher, accomplished by the classroom teacher,

with consultation from the Gifted with consultation from the Gifted Education Specialist.Education Specialist.

Significant DifferentiationSignificant DifferentiationThis level of differentiation is appropriate for This level of differentiation is appropriate for

students functioning 1-2 years above grade students functioning 1-2 years above grade level.level.

The Gifted Education Specialist works with The Gifted Education Specialist works with students identified at this level through team students identified at this level through team teaching with the regular classroom teacher, teaching with the regular classroom teacher, collaborative planning, occasional resource collaborative planning, occasional resource

pull out and/or independent projects.pull out and/or independent projects.

Extensive DifferentiationExtensive DifferentiationThis level of differentiation is appropriate for This level of differentiation is appropriate for

students functioning 3-4 years above grade students functioning 3-4 years above grade level.level.

The Gifted Education Specialist works with these The Gifted Education Specialist works with these students in team teaching, resource pull out students in team teaching, resource pull out

classes, and/or content delivery.classes, and/or content delivery.

Based on the individual student’s interests and Based on the individual student’s interests and needs, the GES may also access community needs, the GES may also access community

resources to meet the child’s needs.resources to meet the child’s needs.

Differentiated Service MenuDifferentiated Service MenuOnce identified, a student’s service level will be Once identified, a student’s service level will be matched with delivery options. These options matched with delivery options. These options

may vary from school to school, depending on the may vary from school to school, depending on the individual school’s needs. Examples of delivery individual school’s needs. Examples of delivery

options are:options are: Consultation with Classroom TeacherConsultation with Classroom Teacher Curriculum CompactingCurriculum Compacting Cluster GroupingCluster Grouping Subject GroupingSubject Grouping Extension Resource UnitsExtension Resource Units Pull-Out Resource ClassPull-Out Resource Class Cross Grade GroupingCross Grade Grouping Grade SkippingGrade Skipping Subject SkippingSubject Skipping Regional ServiceRegional Service

Standard 2:Standard 2:Differentiated Curriculum Differentiated Curriculum

and Instructionand Instruction

This standard This standard demonstrates the demonstrates the

rigorous and challenging rigorous and challenging curriculum we offer our curriculum we offer our

gifted students.gifted students.

Standard 2:Standard 2:Differentiated Curriculum Differentiated Curriculum

and Instructionand InstructionCurriculum Overview Grades 6-8Curriculum Overview Grades 6-8

Gifted Education Specialist will be Gifted Education Specialist will be collaborating with teachers in the collaborating with teachers in the

planning of enrichment activities, as well planning of enrichment activities, as well as pushing into classrooms to teach as pushing into classrooms to teach

whole class lessons and work with small whole class lessons and work with small groups. groups.

Gifted Education Specialist will be Gifted Education Specialist will be collaborating with teachers to add collaborating with teachers to add

differentiated activities to social studies differentiated activities to social studies and science units.and science units.

Standard 3:Standard 3:Personnel and Professional Personnel and Professional

DevelopmentDevelopment

This standard ensures This standard ensures that persons working that persons working

with gifted students in with gifted students in our district are highly our district are highly

qualified.qualified.

Standard 3:Standard 3:Professional DevelopmentProfessional Development

Gifted Education Specialist Credentials Gifted Education Specialist Credentials Maureen MeehanMaureen Meehan

BA-BA- Psychology- Rutgers University Psychology- Rutgers UniversityBABA-Elementary Education, Anthropology & Sociology- -Elementary Education, Anthropology & Sociology-

Lycoming CollegeLycoming College

MA- MA- Elementary Education & Administration/SupervisionElementary Education & Administration/SupervisionTowson UniversityTowson University

Gifted Education CertificationGifted Education CertificationUNCCUNCC

Standard 4:Standard 4:Comprehensive Comprehensive ProgrammingProgramming

This standard promotes This standard promotes the development of K-12 the development of K-12

programming and programming and services, involving the services, involving the

total school community.total school community.

Standard 5: PartnershipsStandard 5: Partnerships

This standard promotes This standard promotes partnerships between the partnerships between the school, parents, and the school, parents, and the

community at large.community at large.

Standard 6: Standard 6: AccountabilityAccountability

This standard requires that This standard requires that the AIG program be the AIG program be

monitored to ensure that monitored to ensure that all programs and services all programs and services

offered are effective.offered are effective.

Standard 6: Standard 6: AccountabilityAccountability

AIG Data CollectedAIG Data Collected

Site Evidences NotebookSite Evidences Notebook

Peer Monitoring SystemPeer Monitoring System

Evaluation of the Program Evaluation of the Program and Planand Plan

Identify district and school surveys used Identify district and school surveys used to evaluated the program.to evaluated the program.

NHCS recognizes the importance of gifted education and NHCS recognizes the importance of gifted education and employs full time gifted specialists at every middle employs full time gifted specialists at every middle school. This practice will be maintained to ensure school. This practice will be maintained to ensure

alignment with the AIG state legislated standards.alignment with the AIG state legislated standards. - Demonstrating alignment and implementation of all six standards of the AIG plan - Demonstrating alignment and implementation of all six standards of the AIG plan - Maintaining a school AIG website that aligns with the district's website rubric expectations - Maintaining a school AIG website that aligns with the district's website rubric expectations - Reviewing and analyzing on-going, benchmark, and summative data for all AIG students - Reviewing and analyzing on-going, benchmark, and summative data for all AIG students - Creating instructional and coaching targets based on data analysis - Creating instructional and coaching targets based on data analysis - Developing curriculum that is aligned with Common Core and is appropriate for gifted - Developing curriculum that is aligned with Common Core and is appropriate for gifted

students students - Collaborating with staff members at the school to meet the cognitive, academic, social, - Collaborating with staff members at the school to meet the cognitive, academic, social,

and emotional needs of gifted students and emotional needs of gifted students - Working directly with classroom teachers to provide feedback on differentiation for gifted - Working directly with classroom teachers to provide feedback on differentiation for gifted

learners learners - Facilitating the NHCS Credentials for AIG at the school site - Facilitating the NHCS Credentials for AIG at the school site - Facilitating annual DEP reviews with AIG families- Facilitating annual DEP reviews with AIG families - Facilitating parent informational sessions regarding identification processes and criteria - Facilitating parent informational sessions regarding identification processes and criteria - Attending monthly professional development or AIG training sessions - Attending monthly professional development or AIG training sessions - Maintaining documentation of the demographic representation of the school's AIG - Maintaining documentation of the demographic representation of the school's AIG

program as it compares to the school's general demographic representation program as it compares to the school's general demographic representation - Assisting the school's data manager in ensuring the the AIG roster in Power School is - Assisting the school's data manager in ensuring the the AIG roster in Power School is

accurate accurate - Promoting extra-curricular opportunities for gifted students - Promoting extra-curricular opportunities for gifted students - Advocating for gifted learners in the school - Advocating for gifted learners in the school - Facilitating the school's Match Team meetings and providing descriptive feedback via the - Facilitating the school's Match Team meetings and providing descriptive feedback via the

Match Match Team record as documentation of decision making Team record as documentation of decision making - Assisting classroom teachers in providing AIG student progress reviews to AIG families - Assisting classroom teachers in providing AIG student progress reviews to AIG families

Academic Opportunities Academic Opportunities at Nobleat Noble

Battle of the BooksBattle of the Books Math CountsMath Counts STEM ClubSTEM Club Science OlympiadScience Olympiad Writers in ActionWriters in Action Photography ClubPhotography Club Student GovernmentStudent Government Art ClubArt Club Chess ClubChess Club Duke TIPDuke TIP Sumdog 's Southeast NC math contest Sumdog 's Southeast NC math contest AMC Math ContestAMC Math Contest

Social/Emotional Social/Emotional Needs of Needs of

Gifted StudentsGifted Students

PerfectionismPerfectionism StressStress

ShynessShyness UnderachievementUnderachievement

EmotionsEmotions

AIG Program and PlanAIG Program and Plan Maureen MeehanMaureen Meehan

Gifted Education SpecialistGifted Education Specialist

For more information regarding the For more information regarding the program and plan, please visit the program and plan, please visit the

NHCS website:NHCS website:http://http://www.nhcs.net/instruction/aig/index.htmwww.nhcs.net/instruction/aig/index.htm

PLEASE contact me with any PLEASE contact me with any questions or concerns. No questions or concerns. No concern is too little when it concern is too little when it

deals with your child’s deals with your child’s education!education!

maureen.meehan@nhcs.netmaureen.meehan@nhcs.net

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