A Short Guide to the Seminar Program
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Gifted and Talented Education A Short Guide to the Seminar Program Program Description and Resources GATE SEMINAR: SEMINAR SEMINAR Classrooms 3-10: Students who meet the multi-criterion IDENTIFICATION: A minimum 50% of each class is standards are identified as a GATE Seminar CogAT score comprised of students identified student. This includes a score in the ability Achievement as GATE Seminar; the remaining range greater or equal to three standard Rating scales students in the class are deviations above the mean, high academic Factors identified as GATE Cluster. achievement, and characteristics of Gifted FACTORS Seminar Programs must: students. 1. Economic-eligible for - Offer curriculum that meets or Seminar students can be atypical learners free or reduced lunch. exceeds the Common Core State who may require programs significantly 2. Language-assigned Standards; differentiated from the more typical GATE ELPAC overall Language - Differentiate instruction to Cluster programs. These classes support Proficiency indicating include acceleration, depth, students in developing their exceptional limited English proficiency complexity, and novelty as potential. The Seminar program is intended 3. Special Education-has an appropriate; to serve varied students who need active IEP or 504 Plan - Enrich curriculum and extraordinarily high-level, advanced and 4. Relocation-student has instruction through the use of challenging curricular activities; those with moved schools more than 3 community and technology based extremely high tested ability but low school times. resources; and achievement; or those students who are - Develop students’ interpersonal, divergent thinkers and “march to a different Meetings for Parents of organizational, and leadership drummer.” Newly Identified GATE skills. Students Please contact the GATE WEB RESOURCES: team leader at your child’s Supporting the Emotional Needs of the school site, or your child’s Gifted www.sengifted.org school site administrator California Association for the Gifted www.cagifted.org For additional resources, please National Association for Gifted visit the GATE department Children www.nagc.org website www.sandi.net/GATE Seminar Enrollment Procedures RULES GOVERNING SEMINAR ENROLLMENT: ❖ A seminar student has priority for placement in the Seminar Program within his/her school of attendance high school feeder pattern. ❖ If a seminar program does not exist in your school of attendance high school feeder pattern, please complete and submit the “GATE Seminar Intent to Enroll” found on the GATE Website under the Support Materials tab to by emailing it to Chris Marra at [email protected]. ❖ Students must be District Seminar identified. ❖ Transportation is not provided for the Seminar Program. Important: Please notify the seminar site(s) and the GATE Office of your child’s intent to participate in the Seminar Program by submitting the “GATE Seminar Intent to Enroll” form prior to the last day of student attendance. Seminar Programs by High School Cluster (Information based on most current information and GATE Seminar Program Summaries submitted to the GATE Office 2018-19.) Clairemont Cluster Madison Cluster San Diego Cluster Clairemont High School Hawthorne Elementary Roosevelt Middle School Marston Middle School Innovation Middle School Grant K-8 (beginning at 4th grade) Madison High School Crawford Cluster Mira Mesa Cluster Scripps Ranch Cluster Oak Park Elementary Challenger Middle School Dingeman Elementary Ericson Elementary Marshall Middle School Henry Cluster Mira Mesa High School Miramar Ranch Elementary Hearst Elementary Wangenheim Middle School Scripps Ranch High School Henry High School Lewis Middle School Mission Bay Cluster Marvin Elementary Mission Bay High School Serra Cluster Pacific Beach Middle School De Portola Middle School Kearny Cluster Pacific Beach Elementary Serra High School Montgomery Middle School Morse Cluster La Jolla Cluster Zamorano Elementary University City Cluster Muirlands Middle School Spreckels Elementary La Jolla Elementary Point Loma Cluster Standley Middle School La Jolla High School Dana Middle School 5-6 University City High School Loma Portal Elementary Lincoln Cluster Point Loma High School Lincoln High School Sunset View Elementary Valencia Park ES For current information regarding 2017-2018 Seminar Programs, visit the GATE website at www.sandi.net/GATE and choose the Program Summaries tab on the left side of the page .