2. Our Focus Areas…
1 Create CRITICAL THINKERS
2. Provide opportunities for all
students to learn at different
rates and in different ways
3. Improving student growth
and achievement to the
best of our abilities
3. How aare
students identified?
Components
COGAT- Cognitive Abilities Test
Renzulli-Hartman Scales
IAS- Iowa Acceleration Scale
ISAT
Parent Inventory
Benchmarking
5. Number of Participants
School Participants Sponsors
Banner 23 Shaela Hudson
Dunlap Grade 11 Teresa Marquis
Hickory Grove 29 Monica McComb
& Jessica Nauman
Ridgeview 27 Becky Kuethe &
Nicole Loser
Wilder Waite 19 Sue Kreutz
6. Service Menu
Service
Level
Activities
Tier 3 • Subject or Grade level
Acceleration
• Scholastic Bowl
• Odyssey of the Mind
Tier 2 • Dunlap Academy: District
Developed Online
Courses/Projects
• Scholastic Bowl
Tier 1 • Renzulli Projects/Activities
• Scholastic Bowl
• Odyssey of the Mind
8. Stakeholder Feedback-
Parents
Plus Delta
Challenging Increase communication on
what students are working
on
Collaboration More Scholastic Bowl
Competitions
Promotes
creativity, initiative,
independence and problem
solving
One hour per week is not
enough
Positive balance between
education and fun
Increased stress due to high
expectations
Parents and
students
completed
surveys.
The following
information
was gathered.
9. Adaptations
January 2013 – May 2013
All students regardless, of their Tier, were given the option to come
every single week.
Scholastic Bowl has been running successfully
CogAT is being given to all 2nd and 4th grade students
June 2013- August 2013
Fine tune identification process based off new research that was
presented at the IAGC Conference this winter
Communication tool such as a Wiki will be created for parents
Update EE Handbook
Seek new ideas and best practices
Fall 2013
Scholastic Bowl will be held more frequently starting in the fall due to
popularity and interest
Potential orientation/team building day at each individual school