The High Ability Broad Based Planning Committee (BBPC) serves an advisory function and provides a forum for discussion of current research and how to use available resources to best meet the needs of our high ability students. Stakeholders include administrators, teachers, parents, students and community members.
The High Ability BBPC will meet quarterly during the 2012-13 school year from 3:40 to 4:40 at the primary school.
Upcoming meetings:
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Agenda for Meeting on Tuesday, November 8, 2012:
1. High Ability Informational Handouts
2. Introductions
3. Highlights from New High Ability Coordinator Training on Oct. 3 – attended by Keith Ecker, Elizabeth Wright and Heather Elliott
a. Definition highlight: High Ability students are students with ability or potential above the 96th percentile, accounting for a margin of error. The DOE wants to make sure schools are not over-identifying. Strong core curriculum with differentiation should be in place to serve the vast majority of students. Special Education and High Ability Education are specialized programs serving students on the extreme ends of the bell curve.
b. Cluster grouping was endorsed as a model with significant research support – This is the model we are using.
4. Share 2011-12 High Ability Grant Final Report
5. Update on “To-Do” items from September Meeting
a. Identifying students in Schoolnet Programs Tab – in progress and due to be completed by Nov. 30.
b. Developing ILP forms to describe services being provided to each identified student – in progress – building administrators will determine completion schedule.
6. Update on multifaceted student assessment plan – COGAT - budget and plan. Process for narrowing the pool of students to be tested using the COGAT will need to be determined and written up formally.
7. Brainstorm / Discuss in Building groups -- creation of a High Ability Parent Support Group, or at least having a High Ability Parent Meeting for each building.
What topics need to be discussed
I would like to do a high ability parent survey
8. Next meeting: Thursday Feb. 7, 2013
Do we want to have any sub-committees meet before then?
What are our goals to accomplish (action plan) before that meeting?
9. Website for HHBBPC:
http://www.quia.com/pages/helliott/page239
Thursday, September 14, 2012
Minutes
In attendance
Primary School: Keith Ecker, Beth Mula, Connie Kolb, Katie Warner
Elementary School: Ken Watson, Jessica Dubois, Kim Lodge, Ashton Brown
Middle School: Elizabeth Wright, Corey Kiger, Kara Doenges
High School: Jarrod Mason, Joy Volz
Discussed
--How to identify high ability students using our new Schoolnet system;
--How to include individual learning plans for high ability students who are not receiving accelerated learning.
--How to improve identification of high ability students throughout their K-12 education
--How to improve the range of services available for high ability students throughout their K-12 education
--When (if ever) and how should a student exit the program?
Mrs. Wright, Mr. Ecker, and Mrs. Elliott will be attending a training for new high ability coordinators on October 3 with Amy Marschand from the Indiana Department of Education.
Action steps before next meeting
Identify students in the high ability program in Powerschool and schoolnet using the "programs" feature.
Develop building-level ILP forms to describe the services being provided to each identified student. These would then be uploaded to the ILP tab in schoolnet.
Upcoming meetings:
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Thursday, May 16, 2013
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