Gifted & Talented
Advanced Learners and Instruction
Advanced Learners and Instruction
Level 2 is for those students who are identified for additional academic support as a result of the screening process through the use of multiple sources of data. Students identified for Level 2 Targeted Instruction, receive additional support, on top of universal instruction, on specific skills based on their individual academic needs. For more information about gifted and talented, contact the Advanced Academic Programs Manager.
Passive Consent Parent Letters for Level 2
Teacher-Led Interventions
Gifted and Talented Suggestions and Supports
Gifted Education Strategies (National Association for Gifted Children)
Curriculum Compacting (Wisconsin Department of Curriculum and Instruction)
Gifted Education Methods (Presently Gifted)
Acceleration Question & Answer (Acceleration Institute at The Belin-Blank Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development)
Guides to Acceleration for Gifted Students (The Davidson Institute)
Resources for Parents and Educators (A Nation Empowered)
Supporting the Gifted Child in School and at Home (CESA 1 PowerPoint)
Supporting the Gifted Child in School and at Home (YouTube Video Series - Jackie Drummer)
Learning Acceleration Resources (National Institute for Excellence in Teaching)
Computer-Based Interventions
Computer-based interventions MUST be supplemented with teacher-led, small-group explicit instruction. Contact SPC for rostering information and licensing.
ALEKS:
https://www.aleks.com/support/form
Phone: 714-619-7090
License Request Form (Contact SPC)
Resources
MLSS Academics Processes Guide
MLSS Academics Systems Flowchart
Contact Information
District and School Improvement Manager
Annie Knopp, M.Ed.
Phone: 414-773-9813
Email: thomasab@milwaukee.k12.wi.us
School Performance Coordinators
MLSS Levels 2 and 3
Brian Babbitts, Ed.S.
Phone: 414-475-8806
Email: babbitbe@milwaukee.k12.wi.us
Learning Community #1
Monique Parks, M.S.
Phone: 414-475-8848
Email: parksm@milwaukee.k12.wi.us
Learning Community #2
John Beck, M.Ed.
Phone: 414-773-9945
Email: beckjf@milwaukee.k12.wi.us
Learning Community #3
Janice St. Louis, M.Ed.
Phone: 414-777-7844
Email: stlouijm@milwaukee.k12.wi.us
Learning Community #4
Kelsey Robison, M.Ed.
Phone: 414-475-8807
Email: robisokm@milwaukee.k12.wi.us
Learning Community #5
Ruth Stark-Jordan, M.S.
Phone: 414-475-8641
Email: starkrd@milwaukee.k12.wi.us
Learning Community #6
Sandra Ceballos, M.A.
Phone: 414-777-7869
Email: daviss5@milwaukee.k12.wi.us
Learning Community #7
Lisa Gorecki, M.Ed.
Phone: 414-777-7867
Email: stardylm@milwaukee.k12.wi.us
Jinna Lusty, M.A.
Phone: (414)777-7846
Email: berteljl@milwaukee.k12.wi.us
Learning Community #8
Sika Banini, M.A.
Phone: 414-475-8162
Email: baninisr@milwaukee.k12.wi.us
Bronson McCarty, M.Ed.
Phone: 414-475-8923
Email: mccartbd@milwaukee.k12.wi.us
Contracted Schools
Lauren Wilsens, M. Ed.
Phone: 414-475-8085
Email: wilsenl@milwaukee.k12.wi.us
If you have any questions that have not been answered in the FAQs, please contact your School Performance Coordinator (SPC).
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