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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 services, activities, and current research. This group provides 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 door in the parking lot to enter the building).
Meetings:
Scheduled meetings for the 2012-2013 school year have taken place. Meeting dates for the 2013-2014 have not yet been determined. Please check back for the dates.
April 17, 2013 GT Parent Network Meeting
At our meeting, we shared summer enrichment opportunites for area students. Please see the flyer to learn more about these courses and events.
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Parent Advocates for Gifted Education (PAGE) Events
Visit the PAGE website at http://www.cesaonepage.org
Save the date for the following opportunities (additional information will be available closer to the event dates):
Art Event: Join the Advanced Placement studio art students and teachers from Milwaukee High School of the Arts to explore and create artist cards on Saturday, May 18, 2013. Please see the flyer for details.
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Past PAGE Event:
Jackie Drummer - Supporting the Gifted Child in School and at Home (October 16, 2012 at Shorewood High School)
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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:
1. General Intellectual Ability (GIA) (high level of overall intelligence)
2. Specific Academic Ability (SAA) (excels in one or more academic subjects)
3. Creativity (has original, varied, and/or unusual ideas and solutions)
4. Leadership (demonstrates an unusual ability to relate to and motivate other people ability to take charge)
5. Artistic (Visual/Music) (intuitive sense of artistic or musical concepts)
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GUIDE FOR PARENTS
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IDENTIFICATION PROCESS
The purpose of identification is to make those persons responsible for a student’s education aware of the student’s capabilities so that the best match can be made of capabilities to programming. Identification is an ongoing and continuous process to develop awareness of student capabilities and needs. All students are considered for identification in kindergarten through 12th grade.
Initial referrals for Gifted and Talented Programming usually come from the classroom teacher who has in-depth knowledge and understanding of a student’s abilities. Principals, other educational staff, or parents may refer students for identification using the Parent or Teacher Nomination Forms.
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WAUWATOSA SCHOOL DISTRICT CONTACTS
· Eisenhower Elementary School, 11600 W. Center St., 53222
Sharon Kiernan, District Teacher Leader
Phone: (414) 773-1138
email
· Jefferson Elementary School, 6927 Maple Terrace, 53213
Mary Butkus, District Teacher Leader
Phone: (414) 773-1876
email
· Lincoln Elementary School, 1741 Wauwatosa Ave., 53213
Lisa O'Malley, District Teacher Leader
Phone: (414) 773-1367
email
· Madison Elementary School, 9925 W. Glendale Ave., 53225
Tracy Eccles, District Teacher Leader
Phone: (414) 773-1492
email
· McKinley Elementary School, 2435 N. 89th St., 53226
Jim Kotsonis, District Teacher Leader
Phone: (414) 773-1574
email
· Roosevelt Elementary School, 2535 N. 73rd St., 53213
Sharon Kiernan, District Teacher Leader
Phone: (414) 773-1138
email
· Wauwatosa STEM, 1060 Glenview Ave., 53213
Jim Kotsonis, District Teacher Leader
Phone: (414) 773-1574
email
· Underwood Elementary School, 11132 W. Potter Rd., 53226
Lisa O'Malley, District Teacher Leader
Phone: (414) 773-1367
email
· Washington Elementary School, 2166 N. 68th St., 53213
Mary Butkus, District Teacher Leader
Phone: (414) 773-1876
email
· Wilson Elementary School, 1060 Glenview Ave., 53213
Jim Kotsonis, District Teacher Leader
Phone: (414) 773-1574
email
· Longfellow Middle School, 7600 W. North Ave., 53213
Leann Neese, District Teacher Leader
Phone: (414) 773-2551
email
Sue Ennis, School Counselor
Phone: (414) 773-2427
email
· Whitman Middle School, 11100 W. Center St., 53222
Leann Neese, District Teacher Leader
Phone: (414) 773-2551
email
Don Devine, School Counselor
Phone: (414) 773-2627
email
· East High School, 7500 Milwaukee Ave., 53213
Pat Gilbert, District Teacher Leader
Phone: (414) 773-3204
email
Jane Gabrielson, School Counselor
Phone: (414) 773-2028
email
· West High School, 11400 W. Center St., 53222
Pat Gilbert, District Teacher Leader
Phone: (414) 773-3204
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Brian Hoffman, School Counselor
Phone: (414) 773-3027
email
· Student Learning, 12121 W. North Ave., 53226
Jeanne Paulus, Gifted and Talented Education Coordinator
Phone: (414) 773-2508
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· Student Learning, 12121 W. North Ave., 53226
Tom Hanley, Elementary Curriculum Supervisor
Phone: (414) 773-1069
email
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ADDITIONAL PARENT RESOURCES
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BOOK TITLES FOR PARENTS OF GT STUDENTS
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