Gifted and Talented Programs
March 2015
Our Programs
Gifted
Talented
Great Scholars Academy
Scholastic Academy
Steps to Identification of the Gifted and Talented Child
REQUEST GIFTED AND/OR TALENTED SCREENING AT
STUDENT’S SCHOOL
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Written, dated request to the school counselor directly or
through the teacher or principal
SCHOOL COUNSELOR
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Conducts gifted screening and/or has a teacher (at school) complete a talent screening
Scores the screening instrument(s), determining passage or non passage
Contacts the school’s Pupil Appraisal Contact Person and holds an SBLC committee meeting
If the child does not pass the screening, no further action is taken.
If the child does meet gifted and/or talented screening criteria, then proceed to the next
step
SCHOOL’S PUPIL APPRAISAL CONTACT PERSON
PUPIL APPRAISAL TALENTED FACILITATOR
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Obtains written permission for further evaluation
Delivers necessary SBLC forms to Pupil Appraisal
Services located at Goodwood Administrative Center
Evaluations are completed within 60 days
Conducts gifted evaluations at child’s school during
the school year
Communicates the findings to the parent
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Contacts and schedules state-approved
evaluators for evaluation dates
Contacts parents and schedules student’s
evaluation date and time
Talented evaluations are conducted at
Goodwood Administrative Center
DeBose Art Festival Winners
The DeBose Festival is designed to provide creative experiences and opportunities for the benefit of school youth in Literary, Visual and Performing
Arts. Significant to the theme: “Outreach & Discovery ~ Embracing the Arts” the East Baton Rouge Parish Schools Gifted and Talented Programs,
Innovative & Creative Services, Magnet Schools Programs, Music and Fine Arts. Principal Administrators and representatives have joined with the
DeBose Foundation to highlight these instructional programs throughout a curriculum focused comprehensive series of events.
~courtesy of www.debosefineartsseries-competition.com
2-DIMENSIONAL ARTWORK
Talented Beginner: Grades 1-2
AWARD
FIRST
FIRST
SECOND
THIRD
HONORABLE MENTION
NAME
Keilan Lee
Reya Chanda-Rasogi
Logan Hebert
Mya James
Maurice Barber
SCHOOL
Forest Heights
Parkview
Parkview
Forest Heights
Forest Heights
TEACHER
Miriam Clifton
Mary Claire Delony
Mary Claire Delony
Miriam Clifton
Miriam Clifton
Talented Intermediate: Grades 3-4
AWARD
FIRST
SECOND
NAME
Daniel Liu
Coleman Knutser
SCHOOL
Parkview
Parkview
TEACHER
Mary Claire Delony
Mary Claire Delony
Talented Advanced: Grade 5
AWARD
FIRST
SECOND
THIRD
HONORABLE MENTION
NAME
Lauren Chambley
Tianna Righteous
Ethan Liu
Isabella Van
SCHOOL
Parkview Elementary
Brownfields Elementary
Parkview
BRCVPA
TEACHER
Mary Claire Delony
Miriam Clifton
Mary Claire Delony
Katie Naquin
Talented Beginner: Grade 6
AWARD
FIRST
SECOND
THIRD
THIRD
NAME
Colin Herke
Amy Andalib
Hannah Anderson
Yasmeen awad
SCHOOL
Westdale Middle
McKinley Middle
Westdale Middle
Woodlawn Middle
TEACHER
Jessica Beauvais
Alan Morton
Jessica Beauvais
Alan Morton
Talented Intermediate: Grade 7
AWARD
FIRST
SECOND
THIRD
HONORABLE MENTION
NAME
Gabrielle Bourgeois
Michael Atkinson
Sophia Perkins
M. Nyihaji Woods
SCHOOL
McKinley Middle
Mckinley Middle
McKinley Middle
McKinley Middle
TEACHER
Alan Morton
Alan Morton
Alan Morton
Alan Morton
Talented Advanced: Grade 8
AWARD
FIRST
SECOND
THIRD
HONORABLE MENTION
HONORABLE MENTION
NAME
Lawrence Celestine
Daisya Collins
Katie Skiles
Ryan Chatman
Caroline Buras
SCHOOL
Woodlawn Middle
McKinley Middle
Woodlawn Middle
McKinley Middle
McKinley Middle
TEACHER
Mary Claire Delony
Alan Morton
Mary Claire Delony
Alan Morton
Alan Morton
Talented Beginner: Grade 9
AWARD
FIRST
SECOND
THIRD
HONORABLE MENTION
NAME
Alexander Garret
Meghan Church
Konari Logan
Mathew vanPurnell
SCHOOL
Baton Rouge High
Baton Rouge High
Woodlawn High
Baton Rouge High
TEACHER
Shawn Foreman
Shawn Foreman
Jeana Esser
Shawn Foreman
Talented Intermediate: Grade 10
AWARD
FIRST
SECOND
THIRD
HONORABLE MENTION
HONORABLE MENTION
Dallas Duhe
NAME
SCHOOL
McKinley High School
TEACHER
Keith Douglas
Mallory Romanowski
Brandon Johnson
Asia Reese
Woodlawn High
McKinley High
McKinley High
Jeana Esser
Keith Douglas
Keith Douglas
Talented Advanced: Grades 11-12
AWARD
FIRST
SECOND
SECOND
THIRD
HONORABLE MENTION
HONORABLE MENTION
NAME
Amber Johnese
Tung-Dai Wu
Karishma Jones
T’era Foster
Lucy Guo
Amber Johnese
SCHOOL
McKinley High
McKinley High
McKinley High
McKinley High
Baton Rouge High
McKinleye High
TEACHER
Rhett Fitzgerald
Rhett Fitzgerald
Rhett Fitzgerald
Rhett Fitzgerald
April Hammock
Rhett Fitzgerald
3-DIMENSIONAL ARTWORK
Talented Beginner: Grades 1-2
AWARD
FIRST
NAME
Bobbie Gardner
SCHOOL
Brownfields
TEACHER
Miriam Clifton
Talented Intermediate: Grades 3-4
AWARD
FIRST
SECOND
NAME
Grayson Holliday
Alexander Wei
SCHOOL
Parkview Elementary
Buchanan Elementary
TEACHER
Mary Claire Delony
Mary Claire Delony
Talented Advanced: Grade 5
AWARD
FIRST
SECOND
THIRD
NAME
Ronald Gibson
Jaylin Judson
Alissa Booker
SCHOOL
Forest Heights
Forest Heights
Forest Heights
TEACHER
Miriam Clifton
Miriam Clifton
Miriam Clifton
Talented Beginner: Grade 6
AWARD
FIRST
SECOND
THIRD
NAME
Everett Brown
Ariel Burton
Landon Brooks
SCHOOL
Westdale Middle
Westdale Middle
Westdale Middle
TEACHER
Jessica Beauvais
Jessica Beauvais
Jessica beauvais
Talented Intermediate: Grade 7
AWARD
FIRST
SECOND
NAME
Jon’Tae McCall
Me-Gann Adolfo
SCHOOL
Westdale Middle
Westdale Middle
TEACHER
Jessica Beauvais
Jessica Beauvais
Talented Advanced: Grade 8
AWARD
FIRST
SECOND
THIRD
HONORABLE MENTION
NAME
Maya Cook
Mark Brown
Jennifer Andalib
Jalin Walker
SCHOOL
Westdale Middle
Westdale Middle
Westdale Middle
Westdale Middle
TEACHER
Jessica Beauvais
Jessica Beauvais
Jessica Beauvais
Jessica Beauvais
Glen Oaks Park Elementary Competes in Elementary Math Olympiad
On February 21, 2015, seven students
Students were treated to some awesome
currently enrolled in the Gifted Program at
science experiences as they waited. For
Glen
School
instance, a hover chair was available for
competed in the 2015 Louisiana Elementary
their riding pleasure. The crowd was
Math Olympiad at Kenilworth Science and
treated to (or terrorized by) a flying drone.
Technology School. According to officials,
Also, students were allowed to control
there were more than 300 participants who
robots that performed various tasks, such
tested this year.
as roaming the floors of the gymnasium,
Oaks
Park
Elementary
hitting balls (similar to baseball).
Each participant received a certificate for
competing in Saturday's event. In addition,
The kids had a great time competing in the
all finishers in the top 25 received a medal.
Olympiad and learning how science and
E. Cormier and C. Semien were recognized
math interact to affect their world.
for finishing among the top 25 competitors.
Kneeling, left to right: C. Moore, C. Semien, T.
Randall, C. Semien
Standing, left to right: E. Cormier, J. Davis, L. Collins
They are pictured with their teammates.
Cedarcrest-Southmoor Happenings
Studying Plants at Polk Elementary
th
K. Parker, Cedarcrest 5th grader,
rocked out AR this year! He did
this by reading the Harry Potter
series and the Hobbit as well. He
was celebrated by his teachers,
Mrs. Babb and Ms. Guidry with
the AR crown and lunch on them.
Two students practice chess as part
of the critical thinking skills in their
Math Enrichment class.
Ms. Cadard’s 5 graders have become botanists.
They studied seed germination using only a growth
chamber, seeds, and water. No soil was used.
This page >>>
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Saving Worms??
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Upcoming Dates to Remember
Drawings by Talented Students
Middle & High School Art Exhibit
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Dates to Remember
1. All IEPs due by May 1, 2015
2. Site monitoring begins March 30, 2015
3. Summer Gifted Screening Blitz
June 1 – June 4 (by appointment only)
Highlights:
Annual Art Exhibit at the Louisiana State
A
Archives
Building
High School – April 1 – April 24
Middle School – April 27 – May 18
Saving Worms??
Students at Westdale Middle School in Ms. Chocklin’s 6th Grade Physical
Science Class are “thinking like a scientist”. These Jr. Scientists put
their minds together in a cooperative inquiry lab entitled Saving Sam.
During this activity, students were assigned the task of saving Sam the
Worm, who is sitting on top of a capsized boat with his life preserver
floating underneath. The problem is…Sam the Worm cannot swim!
Materials given to the students included: One gummy worm; one gummy
Life Saver preserver; one plastic cup and 4 paper clips. Students were
only allowed to use paper clips to touch Sam the Worm, the boat (plastic
cup) and the Life Saver. Students could not use their hands to touch Sam
and strategically communicated and worked together to keep Sam the
Worm from drowning! Students used the scientific method to develop a
P. Kodiyalam and B. McKenzie
D. Morris and K. Parnell
hypothesis, create a data table with illustrations, analyze data, and draw
conclusions about what method worked best. Students also had great
time!
Drawings from Talented Students
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Thank You!