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GATE - Gifted and Talented Education

Parent Opportunities:

2009-2010 Community Advisory Committee (CAC) Parent Meetings will be held on the following dates at 6:30 pm at the IUSD Administration Center located at 5050 Barranca Pkwy., Irvine 92604:

(future dates to be posted soon)

 

APAAS Information

GATE Information

  • To become GATE identified, a student must meet one of the following three requirements:

1. Score 460 or above in math and 460 or above in language arts on the CST test taken in the third grade or after (administered each spring).

2. Score at 95% or above on the Otis Lennon School Ability Test (OLSAT) administered each winter to students in grades 3-6, and summer for students in middle school. (see form above)

3. Qualify on an approved individual IQ test given by a licensed educational psychologist administered during the third grade year or after. (click here for a list of district-approved psychologists.)

OLSAT testing dates and locations

(click for information)

Power Point Presentations:

Dr. Myron Dembo

Ed Zaccaro

CAG (California Association for the Gifted)

 

Professor Karen B. Rogers Gifted Education Research, Resource & Information Centre The University of New South Wales

Dr. Susannah Richards' Handout from 10/30/07 presentation:

Strategies and Tools for Providing for High-Ability Learners

Resources

Community Advisory Committee

  • Terry Freedlander, Chairperson
  • Senthamil R. Selvan, Vice Chairperson
  • Larry Kaplan, Treasurer
  • Wendy Bokota, Secretary

CAC-GATE Teacher Mini-Grant Program for GATE/APAAS/Honors/AP Classes

(click here for application)

GATER Newsletter

(PDF format; Acrobat Reader Downloadable free)

 

 
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