DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.O.
SUPTS. MEMO NO. 27
June 29, 2007
ADMINISTRATIVE
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TO: |
Division
Superintendents |
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FROM: |
Billy K.
Cannaday, Jr. Superintendent
of Public Instruction |
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SUBJECT: |
2007 Annual
Report, Programs for the Gifted |
In 1999, the Code of Virginia was modified to include the following provision:
Each
local school division shall submit the annual report, Programs for the
Gifted, as required by Board regulations, to the Department of Education. [22.1-18.1]
The 2006-2007
annual report, Programs for the Gifted, will be collected through the
Department of Educations Single Sign-On for Web Applications Systems
(SSWS). Access to the application,
Gifted Education, for school division personnel should be requested through the
school divisions SSWS account manager.
This
application will collect teacher training and program services data only. The divisions student membership and
referral data will be drawn from the school divisions end-of-year student
records collection. If the school division has not yet submitted the end-of-year
student records data, the application will display a message indicating that
the user may not proceed until the school divisions student records data are
submitted.
Teacher
Data: The application will ask for the
number of both full- and part-time teachers of the gifted as specified in the
school divisions approved local plan for the gifted. Further, the report will solicit information
about the training and credentials those teachers held or obtained in
2006-2007.
Program
Services: Individual program services
pages will be generated to allow the school divisions to report the options
available for identified students. For
example, if a school division identifies and serves students in only one
program, such as general intellectual ability, that single program page will be
created for the collection of the school divisions services data.
After
entering its teachers and program services data, each division must print a
verification report for the superintendents signature. The signed verification report should be
mailed to Dr. Barbara McGonagill, Specialist,
Governors Schools and Gifted Education, Office of Middle/High School
Instruction, Virginia Department of Education,
Gifted
education coordinators will be able to search the database of information
submitted by divisions for school years 2004, 2005, and 2006. After August 15, 2007, the 2006-2007 data
will also be searchable by school division gifted education coordinators.
A new feature
in the application will allow a division to print out its gifted annual report
student data and program summary data.
Both items are available when the division clicks on Reports through
the Gifted Home navigation tool on the left blue bar on the screen.
Questions
regarding the document or the process may be addressed to Dr. Barbara
McGonagill by e-mail at Barbara.McGonagill@doe.virginia.gov, or by telephone at 804/225-2884.
Thank you for
your assistance with this activity and your continued support of gifted
education.
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