FERRUM COLLEGE SUMMER ENRICHMENT CAMP (Residential - for students in Grades 4-7)
The following program has
been recommended by several Lexington
parents:
Ferrum College has a week-long summer enrichment camp for students currently
in grades 4-7. Students may attend one
of two sessions: July 15th
-21st or July 22nd – 28th. Some of the classes offered are Adobe
Photoshop, Crime Scene Investigators, Chess, Theatre and GPS. Contact Mr. Kendall (kkendall@lexedu.org) or Mrs. Blackburn (sblackburn@lexedu.org) for
more information or visit this web site for course descriptions and frequently
asked questions:
http://www2.ferrum.edu/fcsec/
Week 1 • July 15-21, 2012
Week 2 • July 22-28, 2012
Cost: $655.00 includes room and board,
supplies for classes, and FCSEC T-shirt.
UVA Summer Enrichment Program (residential - for students in Grades 4-10) - Applications Due Feb. 15
Click here for additional details.
Lexington City Schools Program Update
Progress reports for students participating in pull-out enrichment groups will be distributed via e-mail on the following schedule:
1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade - week of Feb. 6
Kindergarten - week of Feb 13
Lexington City School Board approved the 2012-17 Local Plan for the Education of the Gifted at its Nov. 14 meeting.
Thank you to the present and past members of the Gifted Advisory Committee for their invaluable assistance in creating this plan for the school district. Click HERE to view the plan.
"Grade Level Updates" will be posted by the 1st and 15th of each month.
These updates, outlining curriculum for pull-out groups, include general program objectives as well as specific lesson objectives. Since many of the skill objectves are process skills that take weeks (or months) to master they don't lend themselves well to "Monday folder" communication. When you do see a math paper with my name on it you know it was something covered during pull-out instruction with me. Otherwise your best way to stay up to date is to check the web site twice a month. As always, feel free to contact me with your questions (kkendall@lexedu.org).
Fourth and fifth grade math pull-outs will be done through flexible grouping. Students will take pretests and post-tests for most units and students who demonstrate over 90 percent mastery of skills covered in a particular unit may be pulled out once a week for additional enrichment.
Language arts enrichment at fourth and fifth grade occurs through ability-based reading groups in the regular classroom. Novels are selected to provide appropriate levels of challenge in vocabulary, concepts, and themes. An emphasis on literary analysis, including writing style and voice, is central to reading group discussions.
If you have additional questions please contact me.
Kevin Kendall, Ed.S. LCS - GIFTED PROGRAM OVERVIEWGifted Education Coordinator LCS LOCAL PLAN for Gifted Education 2012-17
Lexington City Schools100 Pendleton PlaceLexington, VA 24450 LCS - GIFTED ADVISORY COMMITTEE540-463-5353 ext. 3129
kkendall@lexedu.org
GIFTED EDUCATION
Program Goals
Lexington City School's gifted education program seeks to provide appropriately challenging assignments who are identified with strengths in specific academic areas. These assignments encourage children to think more critically, more creatively, and more broadly.
Differentiated curriculum and instruction is provided by classroom teachers and also through pull-out groups led the gifted education coordinator. See the "LCS Gifted Program Overview" link or the "Grade Level Updates" tab on the side menu bar for more information on specific programs.
Parent Resources Parent resources include recommended web sites for general information about gifted education, links to the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC), the Virginia Association for the Gifted (VAG), and sites for students to use for academic enrichment at home. The state-approved local plan
for gifted education is also posted in its entirety, as well as
important documents for referring students to be evaluated for gifted
education services. One of the award-winning web sites for gifted children and their parents is Hoagies' Gifted Education Page. The site includes
background information on the nature and needs of gifted children,
provides discussion forums, links to products and programs designed for
gifted children, and much more. (Click here for link).
Gifted Advisory Committee (GAC)This committee includes parents, community members, and staff members from
Waddell Elementary and Lylburn Downing Middle School. It meets four
times each year and evaluates the gifted education program annually and
presents that evaluation to the Lexington City School members. If you
are interested in being appointed to the committee please e-mail Mr.
Kevin Kendall (kkendall@lexedu.org) or call 540-463-5353 ext. 3129.
All meetings of the GAC are open to the public. Dates and locations
will always be posted on this web site._______________________________________________________________________
About Mr. Kendall
Mr. Kendall has spent his entire public school teaching career in gifted education, serving as a gifted education specialist for Hampton City Schools for 8 years before becoming gifted education coordinator for Lexington in 2005. in Hampton, Mr. Kendall served as a resource teacher and taught in pull-out programs for gifted students. He was on the founding faculty for Hampton's Mary Peake Center for Gifted Children in grades 3-5 and moved up to teach English at Hampton's magnet middle school for gifted students.
Mr. Kendall holds K-12 endorsements in gifted education and administration and supervision. He has also taught several different courses for elementary and middle school students at the Center for Gifted Education at the College of William and Mary in its Saturday and Summer Enrichment Programs for Gifted Learners.
Mr. Kendall currently serves as the Region V Representative to the Executive Board of the Virginia Consortium of Gifted Education Administrators and is a former chair of the Creativity Network of the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC). Mr. Kendall has been a presenter at the NAGC annual convention for 8 of the last 10 years and also has given 3 presentations at the Virginia Association for the Gifted conference.
After completing a bachelor's degree with a double major in English and Journalism at the University of Richmond, Mr. Kendall went on to earn an M.A. in English and an Ed.S. in Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Florida. He completed his administrative endorsement at the University of Virginia, where he is now at work on his dissertation to complete his Ed.D. in Administration and Supervision, specializing in the superintendency.
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