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Steps to Identification of the Gifted and Talented Child

REQUEST GIFTED AND/OR TALENTED SCREENING AT STUDENT’S SCHOOL

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Written, dated request to the school counselor directly or through the teacher or principal

SCHOOL COUNSELOR

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Conducts gifted screening and/or has a teacher (at school) complete a talent screening

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Scores the screening instrument(s), determining passage or non passage

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Contacts the school’s Pupil Appraisal Contact Person and holds an SBLC committee meeting

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If the child does not pass the screening, no further action is taken.

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If the child does meet gifted and/or talented screening criteria, then proceed to the next step

SCHOOL’S PUPIL APPRAISAL CONTACT PERSON

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Obtains written permission for further evaluation

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Delivers necessary SBLC forms to Pupil Appraisal Services located at Goodwood Administrative Center

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Evaluations are completed within 60 days

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Conducts gifted evaluations at child’s school during the school year

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Communicates the findings to the parent

PUPIL APPRAISAL TALENTED FACILITATOR

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Contacts and schedules state-approved evaluators for evaluation dates

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Contacts parents and schedules student’s evaluation date and time

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Talented evaluations are conducted at Goodwood Administrative Center

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Gifted and Talented Programs

March 2015

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2-DIMENSIONAL ARTWORK Talented Beginner: Grades 1-2

AWARD NAME SCHOOL TEACHER

FIRST Keilan Lee Forest Heights Miriam Clifton

FIRST Reya Chanda-Rasogi Parkview Mary Claire Delony

SECOND Logan Hebert Parkview Mary Claire Delony

THIRD Mya James Forest Heights Miriam Clifton

HONORABLE MENTION Maurice Barber Forest Heights Miriam Clifton

Talented Intermediate: Grades 3-4

FIRST Daniel Liu Parkview Mary Claire Delony

SECOND Coleman Knutser Parkview Mary Claire Delony

Talented Advanced: Grade 5

FIRST Lauren Chambley Parkview Elementary Mary Claire Delony

SECOND Tianna Righteous Brownfields Elementary Miriam Clifton

THIRD Ethan Liu Parkview Mary Claire Delony

HONORABLE MENTION Isabella Van BRCVPA Katie Naquin

Talented Beginner: Grade 6

FIRST Colin Herke Westdale Middle Jessica Beauvais

SECOND Amy Andalib McKinley Middle Alan Morton

THIRD Hannah Anderson Westdale Middle Jessica Beauvais

THIRD Yasmeen awad Woodlawn Middle Alan Morton

Talented Intermediate: Grade 7

FIRST Gabrielle Bourgeois McKinley Middle Alan Morton

SECOND Michael Atkinson Mckinley Middle Alan Morton

THIRD Sophia Perkins McKinley Middle Alan Morton

HONORABLE MENTION M. Nyihaji Woods McKinley Middle Alan Morton

FIRST Lawrence Celestine Woodlawn Middle Mary Claire Delony

SECOND Daisya Collins McKinley Middle Alan Morton

THIRD Katie Skiles Woodlawn Middle Mary Claire Delony

HONORABLE MENTION Ryan Chatman McKinley Middle Alan Morton

HONORABLE MENTION Caroline Buras McKinley Middle Alan Morton

FIRST Alexander Garret Baton Rouge High Shawn Foreman

SECOND Meghan Church Baton Rouge High Shawn Foreman

THIRD Konari Logan Woodlawn High Jeana Esser

HONORABLE MENTION Mathew vanPurnell Baton Rouge High Shawn Foreman

FIRST Dallas Duhe McKinley High School Keith Douglas

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THIRD Mallory Romanowski Woodlawn High Jeana Esser

HONORABLE MENTION Brandon Johnson McKinley High Keith Douglas

HONORABLE MENTION Asia Reese McKinley High Keith Douglas

DeBose Art Festival Winners

The DeBose Festival is designed to provide creative experiences and opportunities for the benefit of school youth in Literary, Visual and Performing Arts. Significant to the theme: “Outreach & Discovery ~ Embracing the Arts” the East Baton Rouge Parish Schools Gifted and Talented Programs, Innovative & Creative Services, Magnet Schools Programs, Music and Fine Arts. Principal Administrators and representatives have joined with the DeBose Foundation to highlight these instructional programs throughout a curriculum focused comprehensive series of events.

~courtesy of www.debosefineartsseries-competition.com

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Talented Advanced: Grades 11-12

FIRST Amber Johnese McKinley High Rhett Fitzgerald

SECOND Tung-Dai Wu McKinley High Rhett Fitzgerald

SECOND Karishma Jones McKinley High Rhett Fitzgerald

THIRD T’era Foster McKinley High Rhett Fitzgerald

HONORABLE MENTION Lucy Guo Baton Rouge High April Hammock

HONORABLE MENTION Amber Johnese McKinleye High Rhett Fitzgerald

3-DIMENSIONAL ARTWORK Talented Beginner: Grades 1-2

FIRST Bobbie Gardner Brownfields Miriam Clifton

Talented Intermediate: Grades 3-4

FIRST Grayson Holliday Parkview Elementary Mary Claire Delony

SECOND Alexander Wei Buchanan Elementary Mary Claire Delony

FIRST Ronald Gibson Forest Heights Miriam Clifton

SECOND Jaylin Judson Forest Heights Miriam Clifton

THIRD Alissa Booker Forest Heights Miriam Clifton

FIRST Everett Brown Westdale Middle Jessica Beauvais

SECOND Ariel Burton Westdale Middle Jessica Beauvais

THIRD Landon Brooks Westdale Middle Jessica beauvais

FIRST Jon’Tae McCall Westdale Middle Jessica Beauvais

SECOND Me-Gann Adolfo Westdale Middle Jessica Beauvais

FIRST Maya Cook Westdale Middle Jessica Beauvais

SECOND Mark Brown Westdale Middle Jessica Beauvais

THIRD Jennifer Andalib Westdale Middle Jessica Beauvais

HONORABLE MENTION Jalin Walker Westdale Middle Jessica Beauvais

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Glen Oaks Park Elementary Competes in Elementary Math Olympiad

On February 21, 2015, seven students currently enrolled in the Gifted Program at Glen Oaks Park Elementary School competed in the 2015 Louisiana Elementary Math Olympiad at Kenilworth Science and Technology School. According to officials, there were more than 300 participants who tested this year.

Each participant received a certificate for competing in Saturday's event. In addition, all finishers in the top 25 received a medal.

E. Cormier and C. Semien were recognized for finishing among the top 25 competitors.

They are pictured with their teammates.

Students were treated to some awesome science experiences as they waited. For instance, a hover chair was available for their riding pleasure. The crowd was treated to (or terrorized by) a flying drone.

Also, students were allowed to control robots that performed various tasks, such as roaming the floors of the gymnasium, hitting balls (similar to baseball).

The kids had a great time competing in the Olympiad and learning how science and math interact to affect their world.

Kneeling, left to right: C. Moore, C. Semien, T.

Randall, C. Semien

Standing, left to right: E. Cormier, J. Davis, L. Collins

Cedarcrest-Southmoor Happenings

K. Parker, Cedarcrest 5th grader, rocked out AR this year! He did this by reading the Harry Potter series and the Hobbit as well. He was celebrated by his teachers, Mrs. Babb and Ms. Guidry with the AR crown and lunch on them.

Two students practice chess as part of the critical thinking skills in their Math Enrichment class.

Studying Plants at Polk Elementary

Ms. Cadard’s 5^th graders have become botanists.

They studied seed germination using only a growth chamber, seeds, and water. No soil was used.

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 Saving Worms??

 Upcoming Dates to Remember

 Drawings by Talented Students

 Middle & High School Art Exhibit

Highlights:

Annual Art Exhibit at the Louisiana State Archives Building

High School – April 1 – April 24 Middle School – April 27 – May 18

Dates to Remember

1. All IEPs due by May 1, 2015

2. Site monitoring begins March 30, 2015 3. Summer Gifted Screening Blitz

June 1 – June 4 (by appointment only)

Please submit your news, comments, and/or questions to [email protected] .

Thank You!

Saving Worms??

Students at Westdale Middle School in Ms. Chocklin’s 6th Grade Physical Science Class are “thinking like a scientist”. These Jr. Scientists put their minds together in a cooperative inquiry lab entitled Saving Sam.

During this activity, students were assigned the task of saving Sam the Worm, who is sitting on top of a capsized boat with his life preserver floating underneath. The problem is…Sam the Worm cannot swim!

Materials given to the students included: One gummy worm; one gummy Life Saver preserver; one plastic cup and 4 paper clips. Students were only allowed to use paper clips to touch Sam the Worm, the boat (plastic cup) and the Life Saver. Students could not use their hands to touch Sam and strategically communicated and worked together to keep Sam the Worm from drowning! Students used the scientific method to develop a hypothesis, create a data table with illustrations, analyze data, and draw conclusions about what method worked best. Students also had great time!

Drawings from Talented Students

P. Kodiyalam and B. McKenzie D. Morris and K. Parnell