State of our State Through Dr. Gallagher

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State of our StateThrough Dr. Gallaghers
Teachings

• Sneha Shah-Coltrane
• Director, Gifted Education and Advanced Programs
• NC Department of Public Instruction
• NCAGT 2014

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Focus 2012-13Transform our AIG Programs
through our 6th generation Local AIG PlansMet
the Challenge
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STATE OF EXCELLENCE
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• If I have seen further it is by standing on the
  shoulders of giants.
• -Sir Isaac Newton

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Dr. Gallaghers TeachingsDevelop regional
support centers

• 8 AIG Regional Roundtables
• Strong infrastructure to build capacity,
  intentionally
• Providing assistance as the first line of support
• Led by volunteer AIG Regional Leaders
• Represent you and your voice and needs
• Inform all decision-making regarding AIG at the
  state level
• Supported by Community
• IHEs
• Duke TIP, NCAGT, etc.

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Dr. Gallaghers TeachingsPrepare personnel to
address needs of AIG learners

• Institutes of Higher Education
• Quality AIG licensure programs
• Unique and innovative ways
• Effective partnerships between IHEs and LEAs.
• Local professional development
• Clear and meaningful
• Adapted for personnel needs
• AIG Booster Shot series.

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Dr. Gallaghers TeachingsCollect and analyze
data to guide programming and policies

• Powerschool/Homebase powerful tool to better
  maintain and understand our data
• AIG is now a sub-group in our READY
  Accountability Model.
• Additional insight into our students and
  programming.

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AIG Child CountApril 2013, Authoritative Source
NCWISE
TOTAL NC AIG Students of students identified AIG by race/ethnicity of students identified AIG by race/ethnicity of students identified AIG by race/ethnicity of students identified AIG by race/ethnicity of students identified AIG by race/ethnicity of students identified AIG by race/ethnicity of students identified AIG by race/ethnicity of students identified AIG by race/ethnicity of students identified AIG by race/ethnicity of students identified AIG by race/ethnicity
Native Asian Black Black Hispanic Pac. Island. Pac. Island. White White Multi
182,416 1431 9543 19211 19211 11304 156 156 134306 134306 6464
Total NC Students of ethnicity identified as AIG of ethnicity identified as AIG of ethnicity identified as AIG of ethnicity identified as AIG of ethnicity identified as AIG of ethnicity identified as AIG of ethnicity identified as AIG of ethnicity identified as AIG of ethnicity identified as AIG of ethnicity identified as AIG
12.4 (same) 7.1 24 (up) 5.1 5.4 5.4 5.4 10.1 17.6 12.2 (up) 12.2 (up)
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AIG Students EOG/EOC Reading Results, 2013
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AIG Students EOG/EOC Math Results, 2013
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AIG Students WorkKeys2013 Graduates
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Dr. Gallaghers TeachingsPartner with
policy-makers

• NC General Assembly
• Continue to fund AIG at over 71 million
• Continue to support specialized schools like
  NCSSM and Governors School
• Passed new legislation to support participation
  in advanced courses, AP and IB at over 12
  million.
• State Board of Education
• Adopted Credit by Demonstrated Mastery
• Integrating advanced programs as part of SBE
  Strategic Plan.

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Dr. Gallaghers TeachingsBuild high-quality
services for our AIG students

• Infrastructure with Article 9B and NC AIG Program
  Standards
• 90 of Local AIG Plan are aligned with our NC AIG
  Program Standards
• Overall solid foundation
• Pockets of Excellence
• Curriculum --Programming
• Collaboration --Identification

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STATE OF EXCELLENCE
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Future Faces of Gifted Education in our
stateEACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.
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AIG All Day, Everyday!