Gifted and Talented

“Gifted and talented children” means those persons between the ages of five and twenty-one whose abilities, talents, and potential for accomplishment are so exceptional or developmentally advanced that they require special provisions to meet their educational programming needs. Gifted students are capable of high performance, exceptional production, or exceptional learning behavior by virtue of any or a combination of these areas of giftedness:

  • General or specific intellectual ability.
  • Specific academic aptitude.
  • Creative or productive thinking.
  • Leadership abilities.
  • Visual arts, performing arts, musical or psychomotor abilities.

This post was created in increase communication between parents, schools, and community.

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SLV RTI PLC

Vision: 

We will develop a systematic network of collaboration to build team leadership to ensure maximum student growth. 

 

Goals:   

SLV RTI PLC will establish communication through…meeting monthly, 2 weeks email notification before meetings, notes of meeting posted a week following the meeting.

 

By April of 2009 we will have 80% response from SLV school districts regarding the identification of evidence based resources.

 

To build leadership capacity, by December 2008 the individual strengths and areas of expertise of the members of the SLV RTI PLC will be identified and accessible on the BOCES website. 

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RTI Roles and Responsibilities

Response to Intervention is an approach that promotes a well-integrated system connecting general,compensatory, gifted, and special education in providing high quality, standards-based instruction/intervention that is matched to students academic, social-emotional, and behavioral needs. Response to Intervention is a multi-tiered, problem-solving approach that addresses academic and behavioral difficulties of ALL students.  It is an integrated school improvement model that is standards-driven, proactive and incorporates both prevention and intervention. RTI is effective at ALL levels (Early childhood through High School).

What is your role and responsibility in RTI?

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Team Goals

Each team is responsible for posting their team goals by September 4, 2008.

Identified teams-                                                          

 

1.     School Psychologists

2.     School Social Workers                  

3.     Extended Services Teachers                              

4.     Early Childhood Special Education               

5.     SWAAAC

6.     Speech Language Therapists

7.     Motor (O.T. and P.T.)

8.     Child Find

9.    SWAP            

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