The document discusses plans to create an enrichment program called the Enrichment Eagles to provide additional challenges and opportunities for gifted students in the Dunlap school district. It will identify gifted students using multiple criteria and assessments. An enrichment menu and parent handbook will be developed to inform parents about acceleration options. Feedback from stakeholders supported allowing teacher creativity, technology integration, intervention for advanced students, and using data to identify student needs.

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
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Challenges
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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

10. Identification Timeline
The following
tasks will be
completed in an
orderly fashion
throughout the
year.

11. Enrichment Menu

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
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