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Report of the Committee on Student Achievement and School Innovation |
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8. Report with Possible Action on Gifted and Talented Identification |
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Strategic Plan Compatibility Statement:
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Goal 1 Academic Achievement
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Attachments:
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Report with Possible Action on Gifted and Talented Identification |
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File Attachment:
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Background:
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Wisconsin State Statutes, chapters 121.02(1)(t) and 118.35, require school boards to establish guidelines for identification and to provide access to programs for students who are identified as gifted and talented. In Wisconsin, “gifted and talented pupils” means students enrolled in public schools who give evidence of high-performance capability in intellectual, creative, artistic, leadership, or specific academic areas and who need services or activities not ordinarily provided in a regular school program in order to fully develop such capabilities.
Milwaukee Public Schools begins this process through the identification of students by administering the CogAT, which is a cognitive-reasoning assessment to 2nd-grade students. Additionally, schools that are part of the Javits Grants (SEE US!, SURGE, and Expanding Excellence) use the Teacher's Observation of Potential in Students (TOPS) Tool to identify gifted potential in underrepresented students.
This presentation will review this year's CogAT and TOPS nominations results. This screening process has been expanded to result in a more equitable identification of giftedness. This includes identifying advanced cognitive and intellectual abilities through CogAT and gifted potential using TOPS in the following nine domains: learns easily, shows advanced skills, displays curiosity and creativity, has strong interests, shows advanced reasoning and problem-solving, displays spatial abilities, social perceptiveness, and leadership. Additionally, programming opportunities for identified students will be discussed. |
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Recommendation
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Your Committee reports having received the foregoing report from the Administration. Although this item has been noticed for possible action, no action is required. |
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Approvals:
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Recommended By: |
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Jacqueline M. Mann, Ph.D. - Board Clerk/Chief Officer |
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