Category 2 Doesn’t Mean Second Class! Cathy Seward Oklahoma State Department of Education.

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?