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ADVANCED ACADEMIC PROGRAM Flint Hill Elementary School

ADVANCED ACADEMIC PROGRAM Flint Hill Elementary School. Cee Stephens Advanced Academic Resource Teacher Cee.Stephens@fcps.edu. FCPS Philosophy.

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ADVANCED ACADEMIC PROGRAM Flint Hill Elementary School

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  1. ADVANCED ACADEMIC PROGRAMFlint Hill Elementary School Cee Stephens Advanced Academic Resource Teacher Cee.Stephens@fcps.edu

  2. FCPS Philosophy • Each child has a unique profile of strengths and abilities. FCPS is committed to providing challenging learning experiences for all learners that build on their individual strengths and optimize their abilities. • One size does not fit all. • What is best for your child?

  3. AAP Services at Flint Hill • At Flint Hill Elementary, we offer ALL four levels of service. • Our goal is to provide services that offer enrichment and appropriate learning opportunities for all of our students.

  4. Level I Services • Opportunities provided by classroom teacher or AAP resource teacher throughout the year with all students in K-6 • Lessons and activities designed to develop critical and creative thinking skills as well as higher order thinking skills • Critical and Creative Thinking Skills Lessons • County wide resource • Based on nine strategies to challenge students to use and apply knowledge in different ways

  5. Level II Services • Differentiated instruction in areas of academic strength • Provided by classroom teacher in collaboration with the AAP resource teacher • Literacy groups, math groups, research projects, WordMasters (3-6), Continental Math League (CML) classroom centers, interest centers and projects, etc. • Differentiation can occur in the materials and resources used, the process for learning, or the product created

  6. Level III Services • Direct instruction provided by the AAP resource teacher or Level IV teacher for students identified by the local school in grades 3-6 • Instruction may be collaboratively taught within the classroom and/or provided in pull-out groups

  7. Level IV Services • Full-time Advanced Academic Program, grades 3-8 • Provides a challenging curriculum for identified gifted students • Advanced Math is accelerated by one grade level • Readings and resources are also presented at advanced levels • Emphasis on affective as well as cognitive learning with ongoing opportunities for reflection and self-assessment

  8. Local Level IV Services • Full-time program • One classroom per grade is designated the Level IV homeroom class • Teachers have gifted endorsement or are currently pursuing it • Only Flint Hill students are eligible for placement • Only students identified by the county as Level IV eligible are guaranteed placement in the class • Other placements in the class are made on a year to year basis

  9. Resources • William & Mary Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies Units, and Navigator Novel Units • Junior Great Books • Caesar’s English • WordMasters • Experimental Design • Socratic Seminar • Reading Above • Jacob’s Ladder • The Great Debate • Project M3 • Hands on Equations • Algebra Lab Gear • Groundworks • Great Expectations • Continental Math League • Algebra Problem Solver • The Problem Solver Series • CPO Science • Jason Project units • Clarion Science units • DBQ units

  10. Instructional Strategies • Interactive notebooks • Problem solving • RAFT • Questioning • Think-Tac-Toe • SCAMPER • Jigsaw • Kagan structures • Independent research • Graphic Organizers • Simulations • Multiple Intelligences • DeBono’s Hats • Anchor Activities • Marzano strategies • Interest centers • Analogies • Tiered assignments • Flexible grouping • Compacting • Concept Development • Document Based Questions • Critical & Creative Thinking lessons

  11. Determining Services • Levels I through III are determined at the local school level through grade level collaborative teams and a local screening committee • Level IV eligibility is determined through a county level screening process

  12. Eligibility Decisions • FCPS uses a holistic approach to eligibility and placement • Information considered: • Ability test scores: NNAT, CogAT, WISC, Otis Lennon, etc. • Achievement test scores: SOLs, IOWA, Terra Nova, etc. • Gifted Behavior Rating Scale (GBRS) • Progress Reports • Record of previous gifted services • Work Samples • Parent Questionnaire , certificates, awards, recommendations (Level IV screening only)

  13. Testing Timeline 2013-2014 • CogAT: October 21-23: Second Grade and select students in grade 3-6 • NNAT: November 20: First Grade and select second grade students • Spring testing (done in February) is only for FCPS students who have enrolled after fall testing and are referred for Level IV services • Private testing may be done through a licensed psychologist or GMU (703-933-4200)

  14. Screening Process for Level IV • Grade 2: Pool Candidates • Screening pool established by FCPS using test scores from the Naglieri Nonverbal Abilities Test (NNAT) administered in first grade and the Cognitive Ability Test (CogAT) administered in second grade • Grades 2-6 • Parents may submit a Level IV referral for 2nd grade students not in the pool, and students in grades 3-7 Screening files are prepared by the local school, submitted to the central selection committee, reviewed by an oversight committee, and parents are notified by mail of eligibility decisions.

  15. Screening Process: Step 1 • Parent Referral deadline: • February 3, 2014 • Second grade pool candidates are automatically screened in the spring. No referral is necessary.

  16. Screening Process: Step 2 • ALL optional material due: • February 3, 2014 • Outside test results • Student work samples • Certificates, awards, letters of recommendation • Parent questionnaire • ALL optional material MUST adhere to the size and quantity restrictions.

  17. Screening Process: Step 3 • The local school screening committee meets to prepare and submit screening documents and files: • Test scores • Progress reports • Gifted Behavior Rating Scale (aka GBRS) • Work samples produced in school • Optional materials provided by parent

  18. Screening Process: Step 4 • Central selection committee convenes in March and April. Screening Process: Step 5 • Oversight committee meets in April to review all ineligible decisions.

  19. Screening Process: Step 6 • Parent notification letters are mailed in May • Level IV program orientations are held in May Screening Process: Step 7 • Appeals must be submitted by May 3o, 2014 Screening Process: Step 8 • Appeals decisions are mailed in July, 2014

  20. www.fcps.edu/is/aap • Parent information packet • Timeline and due dates • Testing information • FAQs • Levels of Service

  21. Down the road . . . • Middle School Honors Program • Four core subject areas • Greater levels of depth and complexity • Open enrollment except Algebra in 7th grade • Middle School Level IV Center Program • High School • Advanced Placement • International Baccalaureate • TJHSST

  22. Intelligence is not how much you know or how fast you learn, but how you behave when you don’t know the answer.

  23. ???Questions??? • Please contact me: Cee Stephens Advanced Academic Resource Teacher Cee.Stephens@fcps.edu 703-242-6100

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