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Gifted &Talented (“GT”) program is one of many efforts at the Neenah Joint School District to better meet students’ individual learning needs. Students at all functional levels need to be challenged and provided with opportunities to make the most of their learning experiences. The purpose of the GT program is to bring about the best match between the student’s level of skill or ability and what our curriculum can offer that child.
Neenah School Districts Facilitator, Val Cleveland, has been working with gifted students in the Neenah School District for nineteen years. Prior to being in Neenah, she taught ten years as a regular classroom teacher. She also holds a Gifted & Talented Certification through Baylor University and has completed a masters degree in Curriculum and Instruction through National Louis University. She has well over twenty years of experience in working with gifted students.
Individual differentiation is a hallmark of the GT Program. Differentiation for gifted students may occur in three ways:
• Academic Acceleration - The student is placed appropriately within the existing curricular scope of programming offerings.
• Content Modification - Some aspect of the regular program is modified to meet the learning needs of the student.
• Extended Learning Experiences - A new Learning experience is developed to match the student's ability and interest levels. Programs include HOT problems, College Day for Kids, NUMATS, Destination Imagination, Project Citizen, FIRST Lego League (Robotics) etc.
Core Values:
Neenah's Gifted and Talented Program for high ability students reflects the community's support for educational excellence and our desire to individualize learning to the greatest extent possible for all students.
"I am student advocate, a resource for teachers, a planner and provider of differentiated programming for gifted and talented students at Neenah School District. I am also responsible for the screening students who may need GT services. I offer seminars and workshops on topics related to the unique needs of gifted students. GT students have opportunities to meet with me for consultation in both small group and on an individual basis."
Val Cleveland
K-12 NJSD Gifted & Talented Facilitator
The GT Facilitator's job is to:
-Provide teacher Gifted & Talented workshop training, consultation and support
-Facilitate subject and/or grade acceleration & manage Differentiated Education Plans (DEPs)
-Develop and deliver seminars & workshops on topics pertinent to GT students
-Plan and carry out enrichment events and field trips for Gifted & Talented students
-Help identify students who are in need of GT Programming
-Provide GT parent support
-Test student referred by teachers, administrators, and parents for possible GT services
-Provide test data on students to better serve individual needs.
-Assists parents in interpreting test data information
I am always open to new and creative ideas to improve the GT and Magnet Programs.
Val Cleveland's Schedule and Contact Information:
• Gifted and Talented faculty and cluster teachers are always working to keep learning expectations for students as high as possible and to promote differentiated learning experiences for high ability students.
• Our Gifted and Talented faculty and cluster teachers serve as advocates, facilitators, resources, planners and providers for differentiated programming for the high ability students.
• Students at all functional levels need to be challenged and provided with opportunities to make the most of their learning experiences.
• Our purpose is to bring about the best match between the student's level of skill or ability and what our curriculum can offer that child.
Link to video explaining an overview of the Neenah School District's Gifted & Talented Program: http://bit.ly/vkbnRz
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