1. The Enrichment Eagles
NO CHILD LEFT…..BORED
Becky Kuethe & Monica McComb
The Dunlap Community will empower all
student to excel in a global community.
2. Our Focus Areas…
1. Are we truly creating
CRITICAL THINKERS?
2. Are we truly providing
opportunities for all students to
learn at different rates and in
different ways?
3. Are we improving student
growth and achievement
to the best of our abilities?
3. Stakeholder
Perceptions…
Are our stakeholders satisfied?
According to the Harris Poll Survey,
lack of enrichment opportunities is a
problem among all stakeholders.
4. Stakeholder Solutions
November 2011 District Leadership Team
Meeting
Allow teachers time for creativity
Infuse technology and online learning
Intervention time for advanced students
Use data to help identify students for appropriate
services
5. Force Field Analysis
Restraining Forces Driving Forces
• Sponsors not being • High need and demand for
properly trained in gifted education in our
district
“gifted” education • Aligned to District Strategic
• Lack of technology to Plan, 21st Century
properly implement the Learning, and Harris Poll
Enrichment Eagles Survey Results
• Parents’ expectations • Research based and meets
both academic and social
not aligning with needs
selection criteria
6. Stakeholder Feedback
Student Focus Groups
Results
Students
Want want the
Science is opportunities chance to
Challenges
Bored at the most to test out of LOVED the
offered by
least 1/3 of engaging collaborate lessons and idea of after
teachers
each school because of with other move on to school
vary by
day learning students that problem opportunities
grade level
activities think at the based
same level learning
projects
7. Professional Learning
Communities
Now that we are almost through our first
year of PLCs, what’s next?
Question 4: How do we respond when
students already know?
8. Vision
Curriculum Council Subcommittee
2009-2010
These students require differentiated
education programs BEYOND those
provided by the general education curriculum.
9. How will
students be identified?
Components
COGAT- Cognitive Abilities Test
Renzulli-Hartman Scales: (completed by teachers)
IAS- Iowa Acceleration Scale (completed by parents & teachers)
Parent Inventory
District Assessments
ISAT
12. Parent Handbook
According to A Nation Deceived: “It is important for
parents to be fully involved in the decision-making
process about their child's acceleration.”
In order to address this, a parent handbook will be
created that explains:
The Enrichment Eagles Program Design
The testing process
Terminology
Programs available outside the Dunlap
Community Unit School District #323
Editor's Notes
The final feedback we received is from the most important stakeholders involved in the Enrichment Eagles Program, the students! They are the ones that will be participating and benefiting from the program. Two focus groups were conducted. One at WW and the other at RES. Participants ranged from third to fifth grade and were selected due to their performance on the COGAT and impressive, above grade level performance in the classroom. Here is what we found.
During the 2009-2010 school year, the curriculum council created a subcommittee and created a mission, vision, and values for an enrichment program. Becky and I were able to use these to create the foundation to the Enrichment Eagles Program
As you enter Tier 2 and 3, the previous tier programs are still offeredCreated during the summer prior to the start of the school year by enrichment coordinator and sponsorsOnline Academy that mimics a college course run through a program called HaikuStudents will participate in different components:Current eventsWeekly research, discussions, postsVideo Conferencing Independent studiesTopic-related, project based activities that address all content areas and vary by grade level (*see next page for examples*) *Astronomy, Geometry, Greek Mythology, Weather, Physics/Motion, Biology, Wars, Exploration, Living Things, Algebra, Data Collection, Wonders of the WorldStudents work on program during intervention times or as designated by the teacher
One of the most renowned resources in the world of gifted education is a Nation Deceived. According to a Nation Deceived,