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(FRANKFORT, KY) – The Gifted and Talented Education Advisory Council will meet 11 a.m.-3 p.m. ET April 18 via video conference. Those who wish to attend the meeting may go to the primary meeting location, Room 514 at the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE), 300 Sower Blvd., Frankfort.
The State Advisory Council for Gifted and Talented Education is comprised of 15 members, including an ex-officio, non-voting designee of the commissioner of education, the Education Professional Standards Board, the School Curriculum, Assessment and Accountability Council, and the president of the Council on Postsecondary Education. The governor shall appoint the following 11 voting members, who shall possess specific experience or background in the areas of gifted and talented education:
- One elementary teacher;
- One middle or high school teacher;
- One gifted and talented program coordinator;
- One parent of a gifted or talented child;
- One science, technology, engineering or mathematics teacher;
- One arts and humanities teacher;
- One school counselor or psychologist;
- One superintendent or district assessment coordinator;
- One faculty member of a private postsecondary institution;
- One faculty member of a public postsecondary institution; and
- One member at-large who shall not be an active educator.
A full agenda follows:
GIFTED AND TALENTED EDUCATION ADVISORY COUNCIL (GTE) MEETING
(Via Video Conference)
11 a.m.-3 p.m. ET
Primary Location: 300 Sower Boulevard, KDE Room 514
Frankfort, KY
11-11:30 a.m.
- Welcome and Opening Remarks
- Mission Statement of the Gifted and Talented Education Advisory Council (GTE)
- Review and Approval of November Meeting Notes
- Julia Roberts, chair, GTE
11:30 a.m.-noon
- Legislative Update
- Tracy Herman, policy adviser, KDE Office of Special Education and Early Learning
Noon-12:30 p.m.
- Assessment and Accountability Update
- Jennifer Larkins, program consultant, KDE Office of Standards, Assessment and Accountability
12:30-1 p.m.
- Work Group Updates
- Kathie Anderson, Social Emotional Guidance Document
- Carla Pleasant, Identification and Resources for Non-State Assessed GT Areas
- Lynette Baldwin, Identification and Assessment Guidance
1-1:30 p.m.
- Math and Language Standards Update
- Micki Ray, program consultant, KDE Office of Standards, Assessment and Accountability
1:30-2 p.m.
- Gifted Education Updates
- Kathie Anderson, GTE liaison, KDE Office of Special Education and Early Learning
- Lynette Baldwin, executive director, Kentucky Association of Gifted Education
- Julia Roberts, president, World Council for Gifted Education
2-2:30 p.m.
- Nomination and Election of Officers
- Julia Roberts, chair, GTE
2:30-3 p.m.
- Selection of Meeting Dates for 2019-2020
- Julia Roberts, chair, GTE
3 p.m.
Next Meeting: To Be Announced
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