September+2012+Meeting

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Meeting Agenda and Notes:

Here is the agenda and Michael's notes from the September 20, 2012 meeting:

**Region 2 AIG Coordinators’ Meeting Notes** **September 20, 2012 | 9:30am - 2:00pm** ** Onslow County Schools | 200 Broadhurst Road | Jacksonville, NC | 28540 ** ** Mapquest Link: **[|**http://mapq.st/QSs4mK**] ** Family Education Professional Development Building (picture below) ** Attendance: (Get from Sign in Sheet) Reminder that NC Gifted is at [] || http://aigncregion2.wikispaces.com/ || Access- everyone seemed to have access Resources- Strategic Plan Page, Calendar Page
 * WHAT ||  NOTES  ||
 * Welcome || Name Tents
 * AIG Region 2 Wiki
 * The calendar works best when you use Firefox or Google Chrome as your browser
 * At the top of the calendar you can click agenda to see all the events for the year (instead of month by month)

What do we need to add?
 * Send Sarah Gubitz links for your county website and she will hyperlink it from your name (or your county name) on our Region 2 homepage- this will help us each be able to find one another’s sites quickly
 * Suggested that we might want to have a page for each AIG Standard
 * One of these AIG Standards pages would be for Standard Two and this is where Common Core Resources could be posted
 * May want a links page with all the links on this agenda
 * This Google Doc was completed about two years ago to share identification practices across Region 2. It has not been updated, but here is the link. We might want to update this once we have plans updated [] - if we do update this we might want to add a column for when identified; who is tested (all 3rd grade); when is testing done…
 * Link to APEX for AIG Plan Updates- []

Region Two Strategic Plan Retreat: Michelle will look into rates for Trinity Center- Looking at early February dates; looking at options other than Camp Albemarle (may still want to go to Camp Albemarle, but looking at other options as well) || Much we do not know, but suggestions for what should be in Power School are wanted to pass on to Sneha > *Decided that we should make IG a focus for November meeting- ask for resource people to help us || Region 2 Map & Contacts || Review Maps and Contacts Sneha Shah-Coltrane, NC DPI Consultant
 * Power School || NC Wise Replacement
 * Need to see what OCR wants in terms of data and make sure that is in Power School (who nominated student, when, testing…)- Amy might be able to help with what this needs to be
 * Intellectually Gifted Identification- is this then attached to any subject area; what about EVAAS; what about reporting
 * NC AIG Map & Contacts

One thought is to talk to districts of similar size: [|www.ncpublicschools.org/fbs/accounting/data] || Winter Institutes-topics coming || Accountability May want to include budget in your AIG Strategic Plan- how we will fund certain things ||
 * AIG Identification Procedures – Region 2 || Google Doc- update? ||
 * Forms Across Region 2 || Sharing Resources- use the wiki space- can each district share forms with Sarah or post directly to the wiki? ||
 * Professional Development || DPI/NCSSM- going to be offering courses for teacher content knowledge (high level)
 * Budget || Your County’s Figure
 * Regional Basket for NCAGT || Kathy had some great ideas for a basket- ask Kathy to head this up and let us know what we can each donate toward the basket

Also discussed that we should each be thinking about nominating a teacher/a parent/an administrator for the NCAGT awards (new website to be launched soon)
 * may want to consider nominating Jane Beaman for the lifetime award

Discussed the NCAGT Mini-scholarships for teachers- funds for implementing ideas

Mark dates for NCAGT- February 28-March 1 (regional coordinators on the 27th?) || Information to be coming in a FAQ sheet from Sneha Discussed EVAAS and that we might want training on this so that we can be better with using data || Please email list of books you have to Sarah so these can be included on the Region 2 wiki- this way people will know what we have and where it is if you have borrowed it
 * Accountability || Connect with your Accountability person in LEA
 * Topics || What are our major topics of need?
 * For Sneha to lead discussions on
 * Intellectually Gifted- identification and services; other ways to identify (leadership- if this is a criteria how to evaluate and serve)
 * Underserved populations (what to avoid in identification practices) ||
 * Local AIG Library || Books shared

Many of us liked the short topic based book from the Practical guides series: [] ||
 * State AIG Wiki || [|http://ncaig.ncdpi.wikispaces.net]

We all wanted a reminder about the Growth Presentation that is posted at [] || > [] > [] || > [|www.springboardprogram.collegeboard.org] Wednesday, October 10 (ECU prior to ECU Conference 9:30-12:00pm) Tuesday, November 27- Duplin to Host- Winery? A focus is Intellectually Gifted- who can lead Thursday, January 10- Lenoir to Host Wednesday-Friday, February 6-8 (Retreat)- Looking into locations- Michelle Wednesday-Friday, February 27-March 1 NCAGT Coordinators and Conference Tuesday, April ___- date TBD to be held at UNCW with UNCW miniconference ||
 * Plan Update Process || * Standards- reviewed that there will be no designation of “Future” with the plan update for 2013-2016; All will be listed as focused or maintained
 * The Region 2 wiki will be our shared tool for working through plan updates- page is already set up and more can be set up for each standard
 * Rationales- discussed that the rationale is to answer why a standard is either maintained or focused not to explain the importance of the standard
 * Discussed that the APEX system will be the same with the same
 * Suggested Calendar- posted on the Region 2 wiki
 * May want to begin the self-assessment process soon- we did not discuss this so we will want to be sure to emphasize it when we meet again- the updated self-assessment tool has not been sent out yet, but it will be very similar to the one we did prior to the current plan (this is on the wiki)
 * Will need to address Intellectually Gifted in Plan Updates- included in identification and services
 * Reminder that all NC AIG Plans are on the DPI website
 * Link to the APEX Site will be put on the Wiki
 * Questions/Other || Resources
 * Sarah shared APEX as a resource-online courses/lessons (Credit Recovery, out sick, AIG in middle school- acceleration) [|www.apexlearning.com]
 * Michelle shared Springboard College Board pre-AP curriculum- offered if any of us want to visit Carteret County to observe (Wednesday PM or Thursday anytime)
 * Region 2 may want to ask the two HS teachers from Pender County who presented to Region 2 about AIG and AP last year to do that again or to do it in a way that we could share it with other HS teachers
 * Pender County is trying the online CogAT this year. We would like to hear more about how that goes for them to help us all make decisions moving forward
 * Noted that most districts are using the CogAT as a screener with all third graders ||
 * Next Steps || Next Meetings:

UNCW Mini Conference- WebEx will be available so anyone, especially classroom teachers could attend virtually (both large session and breakout sessions)- live ways to participate through video, audio, and even chat/texting

Sneha Topics/Questions
 * 1) 1. Could we help or could you get University Overviews- when can a student begin; cost; online or F-F; etc.
 * 2) 2. Is the LearnNC course on AIG and AP going to be continued to be offered?
 * 3) 3. The group asked for a clarification about the expectation that all standards are “Complete” by 2016. Is it that we have achieved each standard or that we have addressed each standard and that there will still be room for improvement?

Notes thanks to Sarah: __ AIG Region 2 Wiki __ Additions: (all information should be sent to S. Gubitz to update wiki) links to district websites via district contact names on homepage district leads will email website info to S. Gubitz Add link to state wiki and link to DPI AIG site-local plans link Google Doc with regional identification procedures of each district, add district forms as well (Standard 1) Common Core-specific links, resources, videos relevant to AIG Intellectually Gifted-with the addition of an IG label and integration into the 2013-2016 AIG plans, districts will share research, resources, proposals with the region __ Power School __ will have the ability to house all AIG data: Match Team records, DEPs, AIG testing data, letters and other forms __ UNCW mini-conference __ in April-focus will be IG label. Region 2 will focus on IG at November meeting and submit questions for conference presenters to address __ Professional Development __ NC School of Science and Math (NCSSM) Will be designing and offering online courses for teachers of gifted students (in areas of high school science and math). Offered sometime this year, possibly October Winter Institutes for teachers/specialists-focus this year, TBD __ Budget __ State allotment data provided Standard 3a, employs AIG certified personnel to monitor the implementation of program __ Data and Accountability __ Scott Baudry, DPI Testing and Accountability, creating FAQ for AIG data. Will be posted on state AIG wiki __ Topics for State Webinars and Discussions __ Intellectually Gifted Leadership as criteria Identification of under-represented populations in gifted __ AIG Region 2 Library __ Book titles, list will be housed on wiki (send currently checked out titles to S. Gubitz) Practical Strategy Guides series-good for PD __ State AIG Wiki __ What should be added? State AIG Accountability presentation is housed on state wiki __ AIG Plan Revision __ This is not a plan rewrite, it is a revision or update All "future" practices (2010-2013) will become "focused" No required number of focused practices, nor do you have to have a focused practice under each standard Rationales: Why is your district maintaining/focusing on this practice? All practices will be focused or maintained How are we surveying? Who are we surveying? __ Resources __ Apex online learning New Hanover County implementing. 6-12 curriculum. Can access lessons and parts of courses as well as whole courses. Correlated, but not completely aligned with Common Core (can run a correlation report to find CC aligned courses). Could be used as enrichment and strand acceleration for gifted SpringBoard Carteret County implementing with all students. College Board created curriculum-aligned with Common Core, ELA and Math. Pre-AP program. Assessments built in. Miami, FL- Southern Regional AP Forum, October 2013-Amy Williams has one free registration.
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