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9/21/2017 1 COLLEGE-READY LEARNER CRITICAL THINKER ADAPTABLE & PRODUCTIVE LEADER RESPONSIBLE DECISION MAKER SKILLED COMMUNICATOR HISD GIFTED AND TALENTED PARENT INFORMATIONAL SESSION Presenter: Advanced Academics Department 1 COLLEGE-READY LEARNER CRITICAL THINKER ADAPTABLE & PRODUCTIVE LEADER RESPONSIBLE DECISION MAKER SKILLED COMMUNICATOR HISD WELCOME 2 COLLEGE-READY LEARNER CRITICAL THINKER ADAPTABLE & PRODUCTIVE LEADER RESPONSIBLE DECISION MAKER SKILLED COMMUNICATOR HISD AGENDA What Is G/T? What Vanguard Services Are Offered Within the District? How to Apply How Are Students Identified for G/T Services? Assessments Information Audience Questions 3

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WELCOME

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AGENDA

• What Is G/T?

• What Vanguard Services Are Offered Within the District?

• How to Apply

• How Are Students Identified for G/T Services?

• Assessments Information

• Audience Questions

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WHAT IS G/T?

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STATUTE/LAW/POLICY

• The Texas Education Code, section 29.121 requires all schools to provide G/T services for eligible students. School districts are charged with establishing their own criteria for identifying G/T students, but must measure giftedness with both qualitative and quantitative measures.

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WHAT IS GIFTED AND TALENTED?

• “Gifted and talented student” means a child or youth who performs at or shows the potential for performing at a remarkably high level of accomplishmentwhen compared to others of the same age, experience or environment and who:

– exhibits high performance capability in an intellectual, creative or artistic area;

– possesses an unusual capacity for leadership; or

– excels in a specific academic field.

- Texas Education Code

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HOW DO I KNOW A STUDENT IS GIFTED?

• All gifted children are not the same. It is important to note that there are not one or two characteristics that an educator can point to in order to say that a student is gifted. It is a combination of characteristics. Some signs that a student might be gifted include, but are not limited to:– Extraordinary memory compared to peers– Highly curious– Highly creative – Exhibits abstract reasoning and problem solving skills– Draws inferences, grasps underlying principles– Initiates projects – Discusses things in detail, elaborates

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HISD VANGUARD PROGRAMS

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VANGUARD PROGRAMS

• What does “Vanguard” mean?• What is the Vanguard Program?• Where are the Vanguard Programs

located?• Vanguard Neighborhood Programs vs.

Vanguard

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WHAT DOES “VANGUARD” MEAN?

• In accordance with the Vanguard Standards the term “Vanguard” is used in HISD synonymously with “gifted and talented”. HISD has offered Vanguard programs since 1974. – Vanguard is used when referring to the

Program

– Gifted and Talented (G/T) refers to the Student

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WHAT IS THE VANGUARD PROGRAM?

• The Vanguard program is designed for G/T students in grades K-12

who excel in general intellectual ability in combination with

creative/productive thinking and/or leadership ability.

• Vanguard programs provide services that are comprehensive,

structured, sequenced, and appropriately challenging.

• HISD curriculum is differentiated by modifying the depth,

complexity, and pacing of the general school program, utilizing

higher-level thinking skills, and developing independent research

skills focusing on advanced-level products.

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WHERE ARE VANGUARD PROGRAMS LOCATED?

• All HISD schools offer Vanguard programs.

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VANGUARD NEIGHBORHOODS

• Vanguard Neighborhood Programs are designed to meet the needs of the G/T students at their neighborhood or zoned school.

• Vanguard Programs are designed to provide G/T services on a campus for all G/T students who are zoned to that campus and for any non-zoned G/T students on a valid transfer (other than Vanguard Magnet transfers).

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VANGUARD MAGNET PROGRAMS

• Vanguard Magnet Programs are designed to meet the needs of G/T students in pre-selected Magnet schools in accordance with the district and Magnet Guidelines.

• Vanguard Magnet schools provide services to their zoned G/T students (with the exception of TH Rogers Elementary School and Carnegie Vanguard High School which do not have a “zoned” population) and students on a Vanguard Magnet transfer.

• There are 10 Elementary School Vanguard Magnet locations, 5 Middle School locations, and one High School location.

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VANGUARD MAGNET PROGRAMS

• HISD Vanguard Magnet Campuses:– Elementary Schools

• Askew, Carrillo, De Zavala, Herod, Oak Forest, River Oaks, Roosevelt, T.H. Rogers, Travis, Windsor Village

– Middle Schools• Black, Burbank,

Hamilton, Lanier, T.H. Rogers

– High School• Carnegie

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G/T IDENTIFICATION PROCESS

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HOW IS G/T IDENTIFICATION FOR STUDENTS INITIATED?

• The G/T identification of a student can be initiated in five ways:1. Parent

2. Teacher

3. Student

4. District-Generated Rosters

5. Students who perform at Final Level III on STAAR

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G/T IDENTIFICATION PROCESS

Elementary

• Universal Testing– All Kinder and 5th Grade students

(not previously identified as G/T) are screened for G/T services during Universal Testing

– No Application Required

– Testing Window Dates:• October 30th – November 10th (CogAT)

• November 1st – December 1st (Iowa/Logramos)

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TESTING WINDOWS (ELEMENTARY)

• UNIVERSAL TESTING– (All Kinder and 5th Grade students not pervious identified as G/T)

– CogAT• Testing Window: December 2 – January 13, 2018

– Iowa/Logramos• Testing Window: December 2 – January 13, 2018

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G/T IDENTIFICATION PROCESS

Elementary and Secondary• Grades 1st- 11th

– The identification process takes place once a year for services to begin the Spring of the current school year

• Testing Window: – December 2nd – January 13th, 2018

– Student application/nominations must be done before the posted deadline

• Deadline: December 8th, 2017

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APPLICATION PROCESS

• Students in all grades can apply for Vanguard services in their neighborhood (zoned) school through the Vanguard application

• Vanguard Magnet Applications can be done online by accessing www.hisdchoice.com

• Paper applications can be found on the School Choice or the Advanced Academics websites:

– www.houstonisd.org/AdvancedAcademics

– http://www.houstonisd.org/SchoolChoice

• Deadline: December 8th, 2017

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HOW DO I APPLY TO A VANGUARD MAGNET PROGRAM?

• Applications can be done online by accessing www.hisdchoice.com

• Paper applications can be found on the School Choice or the Advanced Academics pages at – www.houstonisd.org/AdvancedAcademics– www.houstonisd.org/SchoolChoice

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WHAT ARE THE ASSESSMENTS ARE CONDUCTED?

• Entering Kindergarteners:

– Woodcock-Johnson Test of Achievement (English) or Bateria III Pruebas de habilidades aprovechamiento (Spanish)

– Wechsler Nonverbal Scale of Ability

• Grades K-12:

– CogAT Abilities Test

– Iowa (English) or Logramos (Spanish) Achievement Test

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HOW ARE ASSESSMENTS CONDUCTED?

• All assessments are administered during pre-established testing schedules/timelines by specially trained HISD staff at the student’s school.

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HOW ARE ASSESSMENTS CONDUCTED?

• Students who are applying for the Kindergarten Vanguard Magnet program are assessed at centralized locations.

• Students who are applying for the Kindergarten Vanguard Neighborhoodprogram are assessed at their zoned/neighborhood campus.

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HOW DO STUDENTS QUALIFY FOR THE VANGUARD PROGRAM?

• Identification as G/T is determined by points obtained based on various criteria: – Achievement Test, Abilities Test, and other

District Criteria

• Scores are entered and converted into points on HISD’s G/T Identification Matrix.

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HISD PROGRAM SERVICES

Elementary

• In grades K-12, all G/T students shall receive instruction daily by a G/T

trained teacher implementing differentiation through acceleration, adding

depth and complexity, higher level thinking skills and developing

independent research skills in the four (4) foundation curricular areas

(Reading, Math, Science, Social Studies), emphasizing advanced level

products.

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Secondary

• Campuses must enroll secondary G/T identified students into at least two

Advanced level courses.

• All students enrolled in AP/IB courses are expected to take all AP/IB exams

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HISD PROGRAM SERVICES

Montessori

• Certain campuses incorporate the Montessori program for grades K-5. Students may

receive G/T instruction via Montessori curriculum framework.

– Montessori supports GT scholars in the following ways:

• Multi-age classrooms, Individual work plans, Flexible grouping, Accelerated

work, Stable classroom assignments for the three-year cycle, Curriculum

compacting, Supportive, nurturing classroom environments, Emphasis on

research and inquiry based learning, Inter-disciplinary studies, Independent

studies and extensions, Heterogeneous groups in class to support real-world

applications, Inter-disciplinary studies, Cooperative learning, Independent

studies

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Dual Language

• Certain campuses incorporate for grades K-5. Students may

receive G/T instruction within the Dual Language program.

– The learning needs of each student will be met, whether in

his/her own classroom with his/her own teachers (G/T certified

and certified in ESL), or by another teacher of a higher or lower

grade level, or by a specially trained teacher for specific needs.

– Accommodations will be made to differentiate for students

showing mastery in either language.

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MORE INFORMATION

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WHERE TO FIND INFORMATION ABOUT THE G/T PROGRAM?

• Your Campus’ Vanguard Coordinator

• Advanced Academic’s website– http://www.houstonisd.org/AdvancedAcademics

• Advanced Academic’s Newsletter– http://www.houstonisd.org/Page/146648

• Office of School Choice’s website– http://www.houstonisd.org/SchoolChoice

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QUESTIONS?

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CONTACT INFORMATION

Officer

Adam Stephens

Specialists

Cecily Hale [email protected]

Angela Isart [email protected]

Jennifer Moore [email protected]

Brenda Pedersen [email protected]

Secretary

Angela Vicencio [email protected]

Phone Number

713-556-6954

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WHAT IS THE VANGUARD PROGRAM?

The Vanguard Program is designed for HISD's Identified Gifted and Talented (G/T) students in grades K-12 who excel in general intellectual ability in combination with creative/productive thinking and/or leadership ability. Vanguard programs provide services that are comprehensive, structured, sequenced, and appropriately challenging. HISD curriculum is differentiated by modifying the depth, complexity, and pacing of the general school program, utilizing higher-level thinking skills, and developing independent research skills focusing on advanced-level products.

WHERE ARE VANGUARD PROGRAMS LOCATED?

All HISD schools offer Vanguard Programs.

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN VANGUARD NEIGHBORHOOD AND VANGUARD MAGNET?

Vanguard Neighborhood Programs are designed to provide G/T services on a campus for all G/T students who are enrolled at that campus.

Vanguard Magnet Programs are designed to meet the needs of G/T students in pre-selected Magnet schools in accordance with the district and Magnet Guidelines. Vanguard Magnet schools provide services to their zoned G/T students and students on a Vanguard Magnet transfer. There are 10 elementary Vanguard Magnet locations, 5 middle school locations, and one high school location.

HOW TO APPLY TO A VANGUARD MAGNET PROGRAM?

Students applying for acceptance to a Vanguard Magnet school can apply using the online or paper application and following the Magnet timelines and policies.

HOW TO APPLY TO A VANGUARD NEIGHBORHOOD PROGRAM?

Students in all grades can apply for Vanguard services in their neighborhood (zoned) school through submitting the Vanguard application to their enrolled campus.

HOW DO STUDENTS QUALIFY FOR THE VANGUARD PROGRAM?

Identification as G/T is determined by points obtained based on various criteria: Achievement Test, Abilities Test, and other District Criteria. Scores are entered and converted into points on HISD’s G/T Identification Matrix.

WHICH ASSESSMENTS ARE ADMINISTERED FOR G/T IDENTIFICATION?

• Entering Kindergarteners (individuallyadministered): the Woodcock-Johnson III Test ofAchievement (English)/ Bateria III Pruebas dehabilidades aprovechamiento (Spanish) and theWechsler Nonverbal Scale of Ability (English andSpanish).

• Students K-12: CogAT (Cognitive Abilities Test)and the Iowa/Logramos (Achievement Test).

WHO CAN I CONTACT?

You may contact the Vanguard Coordinator at each campus or the Advanced Academics Department at 713-556-6954.

MORE INFORMATION

The Advanced Academics Department website: http://www.houstonisd.org/AdvancedAcademics

The Office of School Choice website: http://www.houstonisd.org/SchoolChoice

Guide to Vanguard Programs

Revised July 2017

Vanguard Neighborhood Identification Process

Parent Request Testing to Vanguard Neighborhood Program (August – December)

Parents request Vanguard Testing from their current school by contacting the campus Vanguard Coordinator

Parent Collects/Submits Required Documents (August – December)

Contact the campus Vanguard Coordinator

Parent Submits Required Documents to Their Neighborhood (Zoned) Campus (August – December)

Campus Schedules/Administers Vanguard Testing (December-January)

Vanguard Neighborhood Admissions Committee Meeting (March)

Gifted and Talented (G/T) Identification of students is determined by the Vanguard Admissions Committee consisting of the Campus Vanguard Coordinator, a Vanguard Committee Member, the Principal/Principal

designee, and/or the Advanced Academics Department.

Parent Notification of Qualification or Non-Qualification (March)

Determination of eligibility is based on the G/T Identification Matrix, parents are notified and sent a copy of the G/T Identification Matrix

Student Qualifies Students begin in the Vanguard Program during the Spring of current school year

Student Does Not Qualify Students who are not identified as G/T are

eligible for assessment once every 12 months.

How to Apply to a Magnet Program

Review your student’s interests and needs and look for alignment with

specific Magnet programs.

Use the information and links at www.HoustonISD.org/SchoolChoice.

Consider how you will rank your choices. You will have a limit of 5 choices.(It is recommended that parents weigh their options carefully and consider the following:

if you apply to 5 Vanguard programs, and a student has not been identified as G/T prior

to the Phase I deadline and subsequently does not qualify as G/T, the student will not be

considered for any of the Vanguard programs you applied to.)

Visit selected programs on School Choice Thursdays

Visit www.HISDChoice.com to apply online.

If you have used the system before, please use your previous account.

Paper applications are available online, at any Magnet program, or from the

Office of School Choice. (Online applications provide more options for

tracking and staying up-to-date.)

Make sure to sign and submit your application.

Qualified applications submitted Between Sep. 22 and Dec. 8, 2017, will be

entered into any lotteries. Deadline to be entered in the lottery is

December 8, 2017.

STEP THREE

For elementary programs, only Vanguard applications may require

documentation.

Please be on the lookout for emails or phone calls related to yourapplication.

Check your SPAM folder to ensure you are not missing any information. If at

all possible, do not use a Hotmail account, as the service usually blocks

emails from HISD.

On by midnight of March 22, 2018 , notification of application status willbe sent to all parents via USPS mail and will be viewable online as well.

If your student has been offered a seat in a program, you have two weeks to

provide proof of residence and sign an entrance agreement.

If your student was not offered a seat on March 22, 2018, but has been

placed on a wait list, stay alert for changes in application status throughout

the summer. You may be able to submit additional applications to

programs with more room.

STEP FIVE

STEP FOUR

STEP TWO

STEP ONE SCHOOL CHOICE THURSDAYS

On the following Thursdays, you are

welcome to tour any HISD school.

Elementary and K–8 schools will host

tours at 9 a.m., secondary schools at 1

p.m.

Oct.: 5, 12, 19, 26

Nov.: 2, 9, 16, 30Dec.: 7

SCHOOL CHOICE FAIRS Sept. 30: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. at Milby High School

Oct. 14: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. at Westbury High School

Nov. 4: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. at Sterling High School

Dec. 2: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. at Key Middle School Apr. 21 (Space Available Schools - Non-Lottery): 9 a.m.– 12 p.m. at Gregory Lincoln Education Center

PHASES Phases separate applications into

various windows of time.

Phase 1 (Sep. 22 – Dec. 8, 2017)

All qualified in-district applications

received during this phase will be

entered into lotteries or be offered

auditions.

Phase 2 (Dec. 9, 2017 –

May 31, 2018) All qualified in-district

applications received during this phase

will be considered on a first-come,

first-served basis, if space is

available.

Phase 3 (June 1 – August 10, 2018)

Like Phase 2, but during this time out-

of-district applications will be

considered for a program if no in-

district applicants remain.

HELPFUL WEBSITES FOR MORE INFORMATION

1. Houston Independent SchoolDistrict: www.HoustonISD.org

2. HISD Find a School:

www.HoustonISD.org/

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