1. The Board of Education will consider a proposal for providing enrichment services to gifted and talented middle school students. 2. The proposal was presented by Dr. Lonna Anderson and includes researching best practices, exploring programs in comparable districts, and developing recommendations for services. 3. The proposed services would provide accelerated coursework, honors sections, and cohort groups for qualifying students in math, literature, and foreign language. Screening and identification of qualifying students would take place each spring.

1. Board Proposal for Middle School
Enrichment Services
Board of Education Meeting
May 8th, 2013
Presentation by Dr. Lonna Anderson

2. Our Focus Areas…
1 Create CRITICAL THINKERS
2. Provide opportunities for all
students to learn at different
rates and in different ways
3. Improving student growth
and achievement to the best
of our abilities

3. • Create a plan for enrichment
services at the middle school
level
– Research best practices in gifted
services
– explore how comparable districts
provide services
– develop recommendations for
services
• During the 2012-13 school
year, the Assistant
Superintendent for Curriculum
and Instruction will enhance 21st
Century learning as measured by:
1) the implementation of the
Common Core Math, English
Language Arts and Literacy
Standards, 2) a recommendation
for enrichment services at the
middle school level, 3) a plan for
implementation of foreign
language at the elementary
level, and 4) the implementation
of continuous improvement (8
components) within the K-12
classrooms.
District Strategic Goal Area: 21st
Century Learning

5. Qualifying Students
Screeners:
CoGAT
Algebra Aptitude Test
STAR Reading/Math
ISAT
Renzulli-Hartman Scales
Parent Inventory

6. Services for Qualifying Students
• Services will:
– be equitable between the middle schools
– enrichment and honors curriculum will be the
same for grade level courses
• Services may:
– look slightly different due to unequal enrollment
between the middle schools at this time
• DVMS may have cohorts within a literature section if
there are not enough qualifying students for a section.

7. Core Tier 2 Services Tier 3 Services
6th grade Screen 5th grade
students (Spring)
Math 6 Enriched Math 6 Advanced Math
(compact of Math 7 &
8)
7th grade Screen 6th grade
students (Spring)
Math 7 Advanced Math
(compact of Math
7 & 8)
Algebra 1
8th grade Advanced Math
students will be
screened for
Algebra 1 (spring)
Math 8 Algebra 1 Honors
(HS credit)
Geometry Honors
(HS credit)
MS Math Proposed Services

8. DMS
2013-14
DVMS
2013-14
DVMS
2013-14
6th grade Screen 5th
grade students
(Spring)
Honors
Literature
Section
Cohort within a
Literature
Section
Cohort meets
during Spartan
Time (28 mins),
2 to 3 times/week
7th grade Screen 6th
grade students
(Spring)
Honors
Literature
Section
Cohort within a
Literature
Section
Spartan Time
(28 mins),
2 to 3 times/week
8th grade Screen 7th
grade students
(Spring)
Honors
Literature
Section
Cohort within a
Literature
Section
Spartan Time
(28 mins),
2 to 3 times/week
Language Arts Proposed Services