State of our StateThrough Dr. Gallagher’s Teachings

Sneha Shah-ColtraneDirector, Gifted Education and Advanced Programs

NC Department of Public Instruction

NCAGT 2014

Focus 2012-13:Transform our

AIG Programs through our 6th generation

Local AIG Plans

Met the Challenge

STATE OF EXCELLENCE

If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.

-Sir Isaac Newton

Dr. Gallagher’s Teachings:

Develop regional support centers• 8 AIG Regional Roundtables

– Strong infrastructure to build capacity, intentionally– Providing assistance as the first line of support

• Led by volunteer AIG Regional Leaders– Represent you and your voice and needs– Inform all decision-making regarding AIG at the state

level

• Supported by Community– IHEs– Duke TIP, NCAGT, etc.

Dr. Gallagher’s Teachings:

Prepare personnel to address needs of AIG learners

• Institutes of Higher Education– Quality AIG licensure programs– Unique and innovative ways– Effective partnerships between IHEs and LEAs.

• Local professional development– Clear and meaningful– Adapted for personnel needs– AIG Booster Shot series.

Dr. Gallagher’s Teachings:

Collect and analyze data to guide programming and policies

• Powerschool/Homebase = powerful tool to better maintain and understand our data

• AIG is now a sub-group in our READY Accountability Model.

• Additional insight into our students and programming.

AIG Child CountApril 2013, Authoritative Source: NCWISE

TOTAL

NC AIG

Students

# of students identified AIG by race/ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic Pac. Island.

White Multi

182,416 1431 9543 19211 11304 156 134306 6464

% Total NC

Students

% of ethnicity identified as AIG

12.4%

(same)

7.1% 24%(up)

5.1% 5.4% 10.1% 17.6% 12.2%

(up)

AIG Students: EOG/EOC Reading Results, 2013

AIG Students: EOG/EOC Math Results, 2013

AIG Students: WorkKeys2013 Graduates

Dr. Gallagher’s Teachings:

Partner with policy-makers

• NC General Assembly– Continue to fund AIG at over $71 million– Continue to support specialized schools like

NCSSM and Governor’s School– Passed new legislation to support participation in

advanced courses, AP and IB at over $12 million.

• State Board of Education– Adopted Credit by Demonstrated Mastery

– Integrating advanced programs as part of SBE Strategic Plan.

Dr. Gallagher’s Teachings:

Build high-quality services for our AIG students• Infrastructure with Article 9B and NC

AIG Program Standards– 90% of Local AIG Plan are aligned with our

NC AIG Program Standards– Overall solid foundation

• Pockets of Excellence– Curriculum --Programming– Collaboration --Identification

STATE OF EXCELLENCE

Future Faces of Gifted Education in our state:

EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.

AIG: All Day, Everyday!