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Wake CountyPublic School System

Academically Intellectually Gifted Program

Lockhart ES and Carver ESGloria Lee, AIG Teacher

Wake County Public School System Vision for local AIG Program:

The Academically Intellectually Gifted (AIG) Program provides an appropriately challenging education for students who perform, or show potential for performing at remarkably high levels of accomplishment when compared to others of their age, experience, or environment. Services for AIG students include differentiated curriculum and instruction that extends and enriches the Common Core and Essential Standards.

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The Academically Intellectually Gifted Program seeks to:

Foster high achievement and high growth

Support needs and interests of gifted students

Inspire the love of learning

Nurture highly able learners

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WCPSS AIG Updates 2012-2013

AIG Plan 2010-2013 Year 3 Revision year Based on NC AIG Program Standards Reported to NC Department Public Instruction Approved by local Board of Education, August 2010

AIG student population ~27,000 17.88% of total WCPSS student population

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AIG Service Delivery

Students identified as AIG receive differentiated services at all Wake County schools.

Each school develops their AIG Plan outlining service delivery.

Schools choose from a variety of service options.

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AIG School Based Committee for Gifted Education

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provides a team framework for evaluating data and recommending the most appropriate service for individual students who demonstrate a need for differentiation within the WCPSS Academically Intellectually Gifted Program.

includes administrator, AIG teacher, and staff members representative of core content areas and/or grade levels at each school.

makes recommendations regarding: AIG identification, AIG services, and AIG annual review.

AIG Program Service Options

K-3: Consultation/Collaboration for Early Identified students

Grade 3: 3rd Grade Explorers

Grades 4-5: Differentiated Curriculum and Instruction Resource class for strong and very strong students Team teaching Consultation/Collaboration School-based enrichment AIG Basics Elective classes

Grades 6-8: Differentiated Curriculum and Instruction Small group enrichment Team teaching Consultation/Collaboration School-based enrichment AIG Basics Elective classes

Grades 9-12 Advanced course selection 7

Identification Process may begin from:

Screening of all WCPSS 3rd grade students

Parent nominations, grade 4-8

Teacher nominations, grade 4-8

Student nominations

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Nomination Windows Nominations are accepted at any time. Nominations are reviewed each semester by the

SBCGE before the semester testing dates. The SBCGE determines if nominated students will be

referred for evaluation based on current data. Testing dates are scheduled:

First Semester: in week 6 of the 1st quarter Second Semester: in week 4 of the 3rd quarter

Nominations received after the testing deadline will be considered during the next semester.

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AIG Referral Referred students are administered the Cognitive Abilities Test

and the Iowa Assessments. Data is complied on an Individual Student Profile (ISP).

Formal Indicators (Norm referenced assessments) -Current aptitude scores -Current achievement scores

-Current scores are scores within one calendar year of each other and obtained after 2nd grade.

Informal Indicators -Learning behaviors -Classroom performance -Interests -Motivation

SBCGE reviews the complete student profile to make a recommendation.

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Formal Indicators -Norm Referenced Assessments

Aptitude test scores Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) Individual tests administered as necessary

Achievement test scores Iowa Assessments (IA) Individual tests administered as necessary

AIG identification criteria is >92% in both aptitude and achievement

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Informal Indicators

Learning Behaviors Parent and teacher checklists

Student Performance Parent and teacher checklists Current academic grades in ELA and Math Current portfolio work samples in ELA and Math

Student Interest Parent and teacher checklists

Student motivation Parent and teacher checklists

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SBCGE Decision

Not Recommended for AIG Differentiation

Recommended for AIG Differentiation in Language Arts and/or Mathematics

Moderate service level Strong service level Very Strong service level

SBCGE reviews service levels annually.

Service level changes are based on demonstrated student classroom performance.

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Student Service Information

Moderate Service level: differentiation in the regular education classroom

Strong or Very Strong Service level: differentiation in the regular education classroom and with the AIG teacher for students in 4th and 5th grades

Differentiated Education Plan Differentiated Course Plan

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Differentiated Education Plan (DEP) Differentiated Course Plan (DCP)

Describes the AIG Program services Indicates level of need in identified area/s Reflects appropriate service delivery options Outlines AIG Progress Report for Grades 4 and 5 Documents the results of the annual review process

Differentiated Curriculum and Instruction Practices for gifted learners may include:

Cluster grouping Flexible grouping Curriculum compacting Differentiated instructional units/centers Increased complexity and challenge Tiered activities and assignments Varied texts and materials Projects and investigations Technology applications

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Parents

Student

Stakeholders for AIG Student Success

Central Services AIG

Administrators

Classroom Teachers

AIG Teacher

School Counselors and other professional staff

Additional Information is Available From:

AIG Teacher/email glee@wcpss.net School websites and newsletters

http://lockhartaig.wikispaces.com/ WCPSS websitehttp://www.wcpss.net/curriculum-instruction/ag/http://www.wcpss.net/faqs/departments/ag.html AIG Brochure (provided to all 3rd grade families with Explorers information)http://www.wcpss.net/curriculum-instruction/ag/aig-brochure-2011.pdf AIG Parent Guide http://www.wcpss.net/curriculum-instruction/ag/parent-guide.pdf AIG Program Plan 2010-2013 PAGE, Partners for Advancement of Gifted Educationwww.pagepage.org

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