Welcome to Gifted Services at James A. Garfield. Identified gifted students are clustered together in classes and served through an intervention specialist model. Mr. Hatcher collaborates, plans, and team-teaches with general educators to provide an appropriate educational environment. Special activities and seminars are held for identified gifted visual art students and for high school students. Contact Mr. Hatcher with any questions or concerns.
Anyone interested in participating in Destination Imagination this year is asked to contact Mr. Hatcher. For more information on this creative problem-solving progam, visit http://www.idodi.org.
We compete in Region 15, which also has a website: http://www.ohdi15.org
UPCOMING EVENTS
January 9, 2008. Dr. Jim Delisle. Middle School and High School students will have the opportunity to participate in a session with Dr. Delisle. Dr. Delisle is a Distinguished Professor at Kent State University and directs the gifted education program.
January 31, 2008. Games Night. The Portage County Educational Service Center is hosting a games night for gifted children and their parents. The event will be held at Maplewood Career Center from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. For more information and to RSVP, please contact Rachel Winters, Gifted Coordinator, at 330-296-1436, ext. 1506. Please register by January 25.
February 7 and 12, 2008. Parent-Teacher Conferences.
February 20, 2008. Portage County Math 24 Tournament. This tournament will be held at Maplewood Career Center. Select students from grades 4-8 will represent James A. Garfield at the tournament.
March 1, 2008. Regional Tournament. The Destination Imagination Region 15 Tournament will be held at Aurora High School.
April 12, 2008. State Tournament. The Destination Imagination State Tournament will be held at Barberton High School.
April 16, 2008. Visual Art Assessment. The James A. Garfield Art Team will evaluate student portfolios for identifying gifted students in visual arts. For more information, please contact Mr. Hatcher.
April 19, 2008. Portage County Visual and Performing Arts Assessment. Students who are interested in being assessed for giftedness in music, dance, or drama will be evaluated this day. The deadline to register is March 1. The event will be held at the First United Methodist Church in Ravenna. Please contact Mr. Hatcher for more details.
Quiz Bowl, for students in grades 9-12, practices on Thursday afternoons from 2:30 to 3:30 in room 202 at the High School. Quiz Bowl web site
GIFTED FORMS
These forms are saved as PDF files. Each form can be printed out and completed at home before sending it to Mr. Hatcher at the ElementarySchool.
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Referral for Assessment for Gifted Identification
Use this form to refer a child for gifted assessment. Parents, teachers, community members, and others may refer students for assessment.
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Permission for Assessment
No assessments will be administered without parental consent. This form must be completed andsubmitted before any assessment can take place.
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Parent Information Survey
Background information about students is extremely helpful. This form gives us a better view ofthe child and any information that may affect testing outcomes.
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Referral for Acceleration Review
To consider a student for acceleration, a parent or guardian should complete this form and submit it to the building principal. Acceleration includes early entrance to kindergarten, subject-onlyacceleration, and whole-grade acceleration.
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NEWSLETTERS
Copies of our recent newsletters are available to be downloaded. Each file will open in a new window.
October 2006 October 2007
December 2006 December 2007
April/May 2007
June 2007
GIFTED LINKS
Here are some places for gifted child information on the web.
The Ohio Association for Gifted Children (OAGC) http://www.oagc.com
The National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) http://www.nagc.org
Hoagies Gifted Education Page http://hoagiesgifted.org
The Ohio Department of Education http://www.ode.state.oh.us
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