Laney High School AIG
Angela Jeffrey, Gifted Education Specialist
Laney High School, weekly on Mondays and Tuesdays and every other Friday, Room 401 in the media center
Phone: 910-350-2089 Extension 73637
Email: angela.jeffrey@nhcs.net
Schedule a Student and/ or Parent Conference: https://angelajeffrey.youcanbook.me/
All student/parent conferences are face to face meetings.
AIG Student/Parent Communication:
AIG Weekly Newsletters 2023-2024
AIG Nomination Process 2023-2024
High school students who are not currently identified for the AIG program may be self-nominated or nominated by a peer, parent, teacher, counselor, or school administrator for the gifted program. Once nominated the student will have the opportunity to proceed with the nomination process and be considered for identification in the high school gifted program. To nominate a student for the high school gifted program, complete the AIG Nomination Form @ https://forms.gle/4uSQkzmvBxPmCTfA8
Nominations are accepted at any time. However, the nomination process is completed January through March of each year in order to take advantage of 1st semester grades and work samples.
Students will receive a nomination packet in January to complete and return to Angela Jeffrey @ angela.jeffrey@nhcs.net. This nomination packet includes:
Parent Checklist
Teacher Classroom Data Form
Student Self Assessment Checklist
Student Work Samples
In February/March, a Match Team composed of the AIG Specialist, a school counselor, Teacher, and an administrator will meet to review the nomination packet. A determination will then be made about the next step. The possible outcomes of this meeting include:
Placement in the high school AIG program
Need for further testing
Placement on a "watch" list with the potential to be re-evaluated
Does not receive placement in the AIG program
Any necessary testing will be completed in time for a determination to be made about placement within a few weeks of the initial match team meeting whenever possible.
Once a student is identified a High School Academic Blueprint will be created for the student to be reviewed by both the student and parents before it is finalized. This blueprint will be maintained on a yearly basis throughout the student's high school career.
Parent Advocacy for Gifted Students
The establishment of this NHCS Gifted Advisory Council is a requirement of the school board and state-approved New Hanover County Schools Gifted Education Improvement Plan. Specifically, the Council monitors the timely and accurate implementation of all components of AIG, advocates, communicates and liaises with business and the community at large with respect to AIG, and presents, advises, and makes recommendations to the New Hanover Board of Education with respect to the improvement of the overall AIG program at the district level in a NHCS AIG Program Annual Report. Please refer to the NHCS Gifted Advisory Council Bylaws for additional information about the role of the GAC member.
The NHCS Gifted Advisory Council also requests that each school select a liaison to attend GAC meetings. A liaison can be a teacher, parent, or community member. The role and attendance of the liaison may be shared by two people at the school. The liaison’s responsibilities include: meeting attendance, sharing meeting notes and relevant issues with the school, as well as advocating for gifted education. If you are interested in serving as a school GAC liaison please reach out to the Gifted Education Specialist at the school you are interested in representing.
2023 - 2024
NHCS Gifted Advisory Council (GAC)
Meeting Schedule
September 11, 2023
October 9, 2023
November 13, 2023
December 11, 2023
January 8, 2024
February 12, 2024
March 11, 2024
April 15, 2024
May 13, 2024
All meetings are from 6:00pm - 7:00pm at:
Spencer Boardroom
1805 S. 13th Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
Listed below are additional websites for Parents.
https://sites.google.com/a/nhcs.net/nhcsaig/
https://www.nagc.org/social-emotional-support
DPI Division of Advanced Learning and Gifted Education
Institute for Educational Advancement
Duke Talent Identification Program (Duke TIP)
Hoagie’s Gifted Education Page
Hoagies' Blog for underachieving gifted
National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC)
North Carolina Association for Gifted and Talented (NCAGT)
TAGFAM – Families of the Gifted and Talented
Supporting the Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG)