No Child Left Unchallenged

Welcome to the 2010-11 School Year!

New Updates to the website:

1. FCAPAGE’s new officers
2. The new bylaws
3. A summary of the June FCAPAGE meeting
4. Suggested Parental Preparation for a GIEP meeting

District Update on 2010-2011 Elementary Quest Program

The elementary gifted education program (QUEST) curriculum has been revised to provide an additional focus on science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine. High interest, inquiry-based science programs will be at the core of the program with mathematics, technology, and other curricular areas integrated into a year-long focused study. These changes will help prepare students for higher-level learning at the middle school and high school.

There will be a new gifted research component in grades 4-5 at all schools, in conjunction with the computer literacy teachers, which will be in addition to the 90 minute pullout. There will be flexible grouping in math in grades 3-5 in addition to the accelerated math and reading. Elementary gifted students will be provided with collaborative cross district learning opportunities through the use of distance online experiences and shared field trips.

FCAPAGE Board endorsed a letter to Dr. Stephens on elementary school gifted program concerns.  Click here to read and to sign in support.

Discussion of Elementary School Gifted and Accelerated Programs by Superintendent Dr. Anne Stephens at FCAPAGE Meeting June 15, 7pm, High School LGI room. All are welcome. The LGI room is just inside the doors near the fox sculpture off the rear parking lot.
 
Members, Please note and be ready to vote on the following two actions to be presented at the June 15 general meeting.

1. A proposal to revise the bylaws, endorsed by the FCAPAGE Board..  In the member section are the “Final” bylaws proposed, as well as a “Bylaws 2010” with changes marked from the 2005 bylaws.
2. A Slate of officers for FCAPAGE to be voted upon at the General Membership meeting on June 15.    This slate is included in the member section.  Additional nominations may be made from the floor, provided the nominees have approved presentation of their names.

Also see in the member section:

• A new “gifted intervention” article discovered by one of our members
• A GIEP model from the PA Dept of Education with many ideas of how a GIEP can benefit a gifted student
• The booklet “Understanding and Challenging the Gifted ” published by PAGE in conjunction with PSEA, the teachers union (updated for 2008 changes to Chapter 16)