Parents

=Information mostly for parents =
 * Please help me ensure that the goals that we set forth in your child's GIEP are being followed. I am discovering that students are not registering for the classes that the GIEP Team has determined the student should take. The GIEP goals are NOT optional, and, if for some reason, you feel that the goals should change, please contact me so that a GIEP meeting can be scheduled to discuss your concerns.** ~Thank you.

As you know, a GIEP Team meeting is held each year to discuss your child's progress and to revise the GIEP as needed. I will contact you via mail at least 10 days before your child's GIEP is due for renewal. Please sign and return the Invitation to Participate (an Invitation for your child is also included in the mailing) as well as the completed Parent Input form as soon as possible. If, for some reason, you would like to schedule a meeting before that time, please contact me via email: derryk //followed by// @bangorsd.org **The focus of the GIEP** is building up the student's //strengths//. Educational needs to build up the strengths may also be addressed. There are two types of needs: 1) needs stemming from superior skills--such as need for additional time, more challenging work, etc. and 2) actual weaknesses which impact upon the student's areas of giftedness--such as a student who has excellent creative writing ability but sub-par grammar skills (which negatively impacts his writing) or very poor handwriting (which impacts his final performance). Special Education law does not require GIEPs to address areas of weaknesses not in a child's Gifted eligibility area. After the GIEP Team Meeting, a Notice of Recommended Assignment (NORA) will be presented to you or sent to you within 5 calendar days along with a copy of the revised GIEP via certified mail. You have 10 calendar days to review the GIEP and return the signed NORA to me. In the meantime, the revised GIEP will be implemented within 10 calendar days of the GIEP Team Meeting. Short Term Learning Outcomes (section under each goal in the GIEP) will now be aligned with Pennsylvania Learning Standards and or the Common Core Standards. posted 4/2/13: Please read this file!!

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(NEW 7/14/10) This __New York Times__ opinion article was just brought to my attention: Room for Debate

Advanced Placement course information: [] //NEW (5/12/09):// Two new Gifted Network Listserves have been formed for parents of gifted children. These are discussion networks. Parents only: []  Parents & Educators: [] *additional information is also linked off the Hoagies Site