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Wake County
Public School System
Academically/
Intellectually Gifted
Program
AIG Contacts:
Wendy Carlyle – 919-431-7656 - wcarlyle@wcpss.net
Patty Carr – 919-431-7658 – pcarr@wcpss.net
Joni Currin – 919-431-7659 – jcurrin2@wcpss.net
Pam Young – 919-431-____ - ptyoung@wcpss.net
Darlene McDowell – 919-431-7657 – dmcdowell@wcpss.net

2. WCPSS AIG Stats vs. NC AIG Stats
2011-2012
 AIG student population
 WCPSS 29,735
 North Carolina 172,947
 % AIG of student population
 WCPSS 20.3%
 North Carolina 12.3%
 State Funding= 4%
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The Academically/Intellectually Gifted Program,
as part of the Academics Division, seeks to:
 Promote high academic growth
 Foster high achievement capabilities
 Support interests of highly capable and
gifted learners
 Nurture highly capable learners from all populations
 Increase students identified from under-represented populations
 Inspire the love of learning
 Embrace and support implementation of Common Core with fidelity

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Wake County Schools Vision for
Local AIG Program:
 The Academically/Intellectually Gifted (AIG)
program provides an appropriately challenging
education for students who perform, or show
potential for performing at remarkably high levels of
accomplishment when compared to others of their
age, experience, or environment. Services for AIG
students include differentiated curriculum and
instruction to extend and enrich the Common Core
and Essential Standards.

5. Videos to help envision
Common Core classrooms
 Dr. Val Faulkner: professor at NC State
 http://valeriefaulknermathclub.com/student-help/middle-school-
math/dividing-with-fractions/
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XA1PWf_ErU
 Dan Meyer - national speaker
 http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_meyer_math_curriculum_makeover.html
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Parents/Guardians
AIG Teacher
Classroom Teachers
School Counselors and
other professional staff
Central Services
AIG & Academics staff
Administrators
Student
Stakeholders for AIG Students’ Success

7. Policy 5532:
Academic Acceleration
 Guides AIG programming as well as the local AIG plan
 “Under review” for the 2012-2013 school year
 Single subject acceleration is under review as an implemented,
recommended accelerative practice for 2012-2013
 All students in K-5 will be taught the Common Core curriculum for
their grade level; no 5/6 compacted math; K-5 Crosswalks handout
example with others available on NCDPI website
 Academic acceleration will provided through enrichment units
developed for differentiation K-8 which will be housed in C-Mapp
 Additional acceleration resources and PD will be provided to AIG
teachers to best serve the needs of AIG teachers
 In alignment with Common Core, all teachers must make use of
the resources available on C-Mapp; AIG teachers should also use
additional program resources to further accelerate and enrich
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8. Academic Acceleration
cont’d.
 Can not be continue to operate the same way and use
the same materials; NEW way of thinking and
teaching
 Whole Grade Advancement will continue to be
implemented for use as a recommended accelerative
practice
 Academics will be evaluating the implementation of
Common Core throughout this first year to monitor
how students are responding to the more rigorous
curriculum
 AIG program evaluation for third year of local plan
cycle in conjunction with an evaluation of Common
Core and resources for differentiation will be
evaluated throughout the year as well 8

9. Policy 5611:
Middle School Math Placement
 District placement criteria must be used
when establishing course options for all
students
 Placement criteria include multiple entry
points for acceleration, however
 No content nor course skipping as stated
 Guidelines for requests for placement
other than the data suggests are
established in policy and criteria
 FAQ & Answers handout
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10. Talking Points to use!
 You have in this packet, a page of
talking points to use when in dialogue
with colleagues, administrators,
parents, and/or students.
 Please feel free to ask questions to
ensure that you are able to
communicate clearly, consistently, and
effectively.
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What is your role with
Common Core implementation?
Continue to maintain a rigorous and accelerated level of services through
the use of:
 Tiered activities and assignments as well as On-going formative assessments
 Provide and/or support academic acceleration through enrichment units
developed for differentiation K-8 which will be housed in C-Mapp
 Varied questioning, texts, & materials in addition to Technology applications
 Utilizing acceleration resources and PD provided to AIG teachers to best serve
the needs of highly capable and gifted learners
 SES, Toolbox for Rigorous Instruction as well as other opportunities to provide
additional complexity and challenge as necessary
 Projects and investigations as well as Differentiated instructional units/centers
 Collaboration/support for teachers & students during push-in and pull out
0pportunities
Provide clear, consistent information for all stakeholders regarding more
rigorous and accelerated differentiated services through the use of
Common Core and additional AIG resources.

12. In closing . . .
 We truly appreciate you attending this session, especially on such
short notice!
 We want to remind you that we are here to support you as you
work in your school to support your colleagues and the students as
we embark on the journey with Common Core!
 We are confident that you will effectively communicate with
stakeholders, using the talking points, so that we have a clear and
consistent message relayed across our entire district! We also
know that you will continue to strive to provide the most
appropriate services for our AIG students!
 We appreciate you and all that you do
everyday to support the AIG program, all
WCPSS students, and to help fulfill the mission
of the WCPSS Academics Division which
guides our efforts in serving ALL students
appropriately while . . .
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13. “Inspiring learners today
to revolutionize their
tomorrow.”
13Thank you, and have a
great evening!