UPCOMING EVENTS

Wauwatosa Gifted and Talented Parent Network Meetings
The purpose of the Gifted & Talented Parent Network is to provide a forum where parents can receive and share information about gifted and talented programming, activities, and current research. This group will also provide networking and support opportunities to parents and families of high-achieving students throughout the Wauwatosa School District. Scheduled meeting are open to all district parents. 

All meetings will be held on Wednesdays from 6:30-8:00 PM at the Fisher Building in Conference Room A located at 12121 W. North Avenue (park in the lot on the west side of the building and use the parking lot door to enter the building).

Future Meetings & Potential Topics:
February 22, 2012 Social/Emotional Needs of Gifted Students
April 18, 2012  Summer Programming Opportunities

Opportunity Fair: Cool Stuff for Kids
Looking for something for your children and teens to do instead of watching TV and complaining of boredom? Come to the PAGE Opportunity Fair featuring information about enrichment classes, programs, camps, and activities for children preschool through high school. All families are welcome to attend. This free event is organized by PAGE, Parent Advocates for Gifted Education. This year the event will held at Marquette, and they are offering several opportunities, including tours of the new Engineering Building and the Marquette campus, that may be very appealing to older students.

Saturday, February 11, 2012
10:00 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Marquette University Discovery Learning Complex
1637 W. Wisconsin Ave. (Corner of 16th Street)
Milwaukee, WI

2012 SENG (Supporting the Emotional Needs of Gifted) Conference:
Gifted In Wisconsin is delighted the 2012 National SENG Conference will be in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on July 13-14, 2012.  For more information on SENG (Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted), please see the SENG website.

DISTRICT PHILOSOPHY

The Wauwatosa School District believes that all students have unique gifts and talents, the ability to learn and achieve, and opportunities for optimal development. We believe that gifted and talented students possess measurable, qualitatively different characteristics in one or more of five areas: general intellectual ability, creativity, leadership, artistic ability and academic aptitude. 

Wisconsin State Statutes define gifted and talented students as, “Pupils enrolled in public schools who give evidence of high performance capability in intellectual, creative, artistic, leadership, or specific academic areas and who need services or activities not ordinarily provided in a regular school program in order to fully develop such capabilities.” (from s.118.35(1), Wis. Stats.) 

IDENTIFICATION AREAS

The five areas of identification are: