If you missed the Parent Division Parent Day at the OAGC fall annual conference, you also missed several wonderful handouts, which we are providing to you below with a brief explanation of each.
2009 Handouts
Parent Rights Handouts
What are your rights as a parent?
What services can you request for your child?
- Read the checklist of parent rights
- Ask questions of gifted staff
- Examine the service options that districts use
- Talk with your gifted staff and teachers about what would be most appropriate for your child
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| District service options | |
What are the rights of a parent? | |
Negotiating with your District Handouts
If you are trying to improve services within your district, it is helpful to educate yourself about options that exist. Here are some documents that will help you.
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What are the rights of a parent? | |
Advocacy Pamphlet | |
Twelve Cost Effective Ways to Serve Gifted Children | |
Education Options | |
Communicating with your Child's School & Teacher
This is the first step to ensuring that your child's needs are addressed in the classroom. You can find suggestions about how to navigate this first, important step in Joan Franklin Smutny's article, "Communicating Effectively with your Gifted Child's" at http://www.nagc.org/uploadedFiles/PDF/sept2002smutny.pdf.
Make an appointment with the teacher to discuss the matter. Be specific about what you want to talk about. If you don't hear back after three tries, contact the principal for a meeting. Remember, you all want what is best for the child. Be persistent. Be diplomatic.
You will need to learn a little about the terms used in education in order to communicate with teachers; educate yourself by looking at http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/acronyms.htm.
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Characteristics of the Gifted | |
Tips for Working with Educators | |
Acceleration Handouts
As of the beginning of the 2006-07 School year, every district in Ohio was required to have an acceleration policy in place.
What can you do to help your district have a policy that meets gifted students' needs?
- Ask to see your district's policy
- Ask to be on the committee that reviews and revises it
- Compare it with the ODE Model Acceleration Policy
- Learn about the 18 different kinds of acceleration and what is most appropriate for your child. (In A Nation Deceived, page numbers 4&5.)
- Read A Nation Deceived to understand the importance of acceleration and the research that backs it up.
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FAQ on Acceleration | |
ODE Model Accleration Policy | |
NAGC Acceleration Statement | |
Sample Acceleration Plan | |
Nation Deceived | |
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