COMMONWEALTH
OF VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT
OF EDUCATION
P.O.
BOX 2120
RICHMOND,
VIRGINIA 23218-2120
SUPTS. MEMO NO. 151
September 26, 2003
INFORMATIONAL
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TO: |
Division Superintendents |
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FROM: |
Jo Lynne DeMary Superintendent of Public Instruction |
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SUBJECT: |
Nominations for the Virginia Advisory Committee
for the Education of the Gifted 2004-2007 Term |
The Virginia Board of Education appoints members to
the Advisory Committee for the Education of the Gifted. The committee provides
the board and the Superintendent of Public Instruction with advice and
recommendations regarding educational services for gifted students in public
schools. The committee studies issues related to the education of the gifted
and to the Governors School program. Its findings are provided to the Board of
Education through an annual report.
Nominees are currently being sought for the
three-year term that will begin in September 2004 and end in June 2007. For the
2004-2007 term, candidates are being sought to represent the following organizations
or groups:
Gifted Education Coordinator (2)
Higher Education Representative from (1)
Private Colleges or Universities
Business and Industry (1)
Fine and Performing Arts (1)
At-Large (2)
Other nominees are being sought to represent
professional organizations. The committees bylaws require that these nominees
be members of the executive boards of their respective organizations. Letters
requesting nominations are also being sent to the executive directors of the
following organizations:
Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals (1)
Virginia Administrative Consortium for Gifted (1)
Education
Virginia Chamber of Commerce (1)
(unfilled term 2003-2006)
Virginia School Boards Association (1)
Virginia Association for the Gifted (1)
Virginia Counselors Association (1)
Virginia Middle School Association (1)
Superintendents and other individuals are invited to
recommend persons to be nominated to the Advisory Committee for the Education of
the Gifted. In February 2004, the advisory committees nominating subcommittee
will review information submitted by prospective nominees for the 2004-2007
term. The committees slate of recommended members will be submitted to the
Board of Education in May 2004 for approval.
Nominations may be made by completing the
recommendation form attached to this memo and sending it electronically to Dr.
Barbara McGonagill(bmcgonag@pen.k12.va.us),
specialist, Governors Schools and Gifted Education, Office of Secondary
Instructional Services, by November 14, 2003. The recommendation form is also
available in Microsoft Word format at the Virginia Advisory Committee for the
Education of the Gifted Web page at the following address:
http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Instruction/Gifted/vachome.html.
Questions regarding the Virginia Advisory Committee
for the Education of the Gifted, its membership, or activities may be addressed
to Dr. McGonagill at 804/225-2884.
JLD/bkm
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