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In this section:
List of Effective Advocacy Strategies
What a Parent Can Do?
Parent Awareness
School Action
Laws and Policy
North Carolina Legislative Contacts
Gifted and Talented Programs Are Crucial to Developing the Full Potential of Our Brightest Students
Gifted and Talented Programs Are Crucial to Developing the Full Potential of Our Brightest Students
Guidance and input from parents and community leaders, and the leadership of state and federal leaders is crucial to the continuation of Gifted and Talented Programs. Parents who advocate for services that support our brightest students need to do more than “meet the teacher.” All stakeholders in gifted educaiton program need to understand the value and need for these programs and services.
LIST OF EFFECTIVE ADVOCACY STRATEGIES FOR THE GIFTED
What can a parent do?
1. Maintain a positive working relationship with teachers
2. Partner with teachers to provide mentoring opportunities and support the classroom
3. Support educator development to promote academic excellence in instruction (Ask about the types of staff development beneficial for gifted and talented students)
4. Support Gifted and Talented programs in the community (serve as a presenter or invite an educator to speak at a civic club)
5. Read the Parent Handbook and seek answers/clarify for questions
6. Review NC State Report Cards for School Performance (Report of AIG subgroups occur yearly)
7. Participate in local school and district meetings (Mangum PTO and Durham Public School Board Meetings)
8. Volunteer to serve as a community representative on school accountability groups
Parent Awareness
Review high quality resources to educate and inform:
Review current news from magazines and publications such as Parenting for High Potential - subscription available through www.nagc.org; or Imagine -online subscription from https://cty.jhu.edu/imagine/subscribe
Web Sites (Research gifted education teaching strategies parents can use at home: https://www.tn.gov/education/student-support/special-education/intellectually-gifted.html;
Join Professional Organizations for a national perspective on Gifted Educaiton : NAGC – National Association for Gifted Students; Gifted Child Society; SENG – Supporting Emotional Needs for Gifted Students
School Action
Promote special programs aimed at parental involvement for Gifted and Talented
Provide public transparency of student achievement data
Continue to promote staff certification in best practices in gifted educaiton
Involve parents in the site based decisions regarding curriculum
Laws and Policies
Stay Abreast of National Legislative Action (Reauthorization of Federal Legislative Acts including The Jacob Javits Gifted and Talented Students Educaiton Act, TALENT Act)
Contact Congressional Members – share the stories of how gifted and talented services impact your locality (In the Mangum Elementary District contact:
House of Representatives
Vernetta Alston: 919-733-5872 Vernetta.Alston@ncleg.gov
Zack Hawkins: 919-715-2528 Zack.Hawkins@ncleg.gov
Marcia Morey: 919-733-7663
Senate
Natalie.Murdock: (919) 733-4599 Natalie.Murdock@ncleg.gov
Mike Woodard: (919) 733-4809 Mike.Woodard@ncleg.gov
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