Parent Handbook Table of Contents Introduction What is Giftedness?

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  GATE Advisory Meeting Dates are posted on our Website
  

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  Parents are notified if students are identified as GATE through the CST.
  

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  Parent letters are sent out notifying future middle school students of eligibility of High Achiever, Rapid Learner 6^th grade or IB Programs.
  
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  IB/HA/RL Parent information nights
  

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  Placement testing for out of district students wanting to apply for IB or HA who do not have CST scores
  
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  GATE Information Night
  
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  Commitment Letters for IB and 6^th Grade RL are due
  

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  Letters of acceptance for 6^th grade RL or IB are sent out.
  
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  Naglieri Test is given to all first grade students
  

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  Parents are sent letters of identification for students identified GATE through the Naglieri.
  
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  Parents interested in 2^nd grade RL need to submit a Request for SAT 10
  
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  2^nd Grade Rapid Learner Information Night
  

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  SAT 10 is administered to 1^st Graders interested in Second Grade Rapid Learner.
  

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  Results of the SAT 10 are sent to parents
  
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  3^rd through 6^th grade Rapid Learner applications are due
  

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  Parents are notified of Rapid Learner placements
  

Student Learning Plan

Rapid Learner Criteria

High Achiever Criteria

Middle School International Baccalaureate Criteria

9^th Grade Honors Criteria

San Juan Unified School District

GATE Student Learning Plan
Student: Grade: School: Teacher: Date:

Overview: Your GATE identified child is receiving a comprehensive instructional program across the curriculum. The goal of the GATE program is to provide challenging learning experiences and enrichment, including depth, complexity and accelerated pacing of content when appropriate. The strategies for differentiating content are designed to meet the student’s academic strengths and learning needs.

San Juan Unified School District

** Depth: Concept of challenging students to probe deeper, more elaborately into the core curricular area(s) of study

- (academic language) vocabulary of content areas

- details/elaboration

- apply rules

- note patterns

- state trends

- arguments/positions surrounding a topic(s)

- define unanswered questions

- generalize principles, theories, big ideas

- analyze relationships/patterns over time

- examine concepts/ideas

- interdisciplinary connection

norm-referenced test (SAT/10 or another norm-referenced test)

Math Problem Solving 15%

Math Procedures 15%

2. Classroom Performance (Third Trimester report card of current year)

Possible Maximum

Score Score

1^st Grade English Language Arts Standards – # 1, #2 8 10%

(#1- word analysis, vocabulary, fluency #2- comprehension)

1^st Grade Writing Standard - #5 4 15%

(#5- writing applications)

1^st Grade Math Standard – #1, #5 8 10%

(#1- number sense/operations #5- mathematical reasoning/problem solving)

Work Habits 4 5%

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  demonstrates organization and time management;
  
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  stays focused and on task;
  
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  completes class assignments on time;
  
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  works independently.
  

Students with the highest scores will be offered placement in the 2^nd grade program until the classes are filled.

Possible Weight in

Score Total Score

State Tests

2^nd English Language Arts CST* (available in August) 600 25%

2^nd Math CST* (available in August) 600 25%

Classroom Performance (Third Trimester report card of current year)

2^nd Grade Standards English Language Arts - #1, #2/3 12 15%

(#1- word analysis, vocabulary, fluency #2/3- comprehension/literary response)

2^nd Grade Standards Writing - #5 4 15%

(#5- writing applications)

2^nd Grade Standards Math - #1, #5 8 15%

(#1- number sense/operations #5- mathematical reasoning/problem solving)

Work Habits 4 5%

* demonstrates organization and time management;

* stays focused and on task;

* completes class assignments on time;

* works independently

Scores will be weighted and a total score calculated. Students with the highest scores will be offered placement in the 3^rd grade program until the classes are filled.

Score Total Score

English Language Arts CST* (use prior year’s scores) 600 25%

Math CST* (use prior year’s scores) 600 25%

Classroom Performance (Third Trimester report card of current year)

Standards English Language Arts - #2/3 4 15%

#2/3- comprehension/literary response)

Standard Writing – #5, #6 8 15%

(#5- writing applications #6- writing conventions)

Standards Math - #1, #5 8 15%

(#1- number sense/operations #5- mathematical reasoning/problem solving)

Work Habits 4 5%

-demonstrates organization and time management;

-stays focused and on task;

-completes class assignments on time;

-works independently

Total: 100%

Scores will be weighted and a total score calculated. Students with the highest scores will be offered placement in the appropriate grade level program until the classes are filled. An introductory meeting will be held with the principal.

* CST - California Standards Test

The 6^th grade High Achiever (HA) Program is available at all middle schools except Winston Churchill. The district office will centrally calculate student scores. Students with scores of 83 points or higher will be eligible for the 6^th grade HA Program.