Do you sense a change in the air? How fortunate we are in Arizona to know cooler days are ahead and the feast of a colorful blooming desert is upon us!
There is a similar sense of anticipation in our advocacy efforts.
Since State funding for gifted education was taken away in 2010, districts and schools have struggled to identify their gifted students, prepare teachers to challenge their students and provide programs and service options that are flexible to accommodate a variety of learning needs.
Members of the Advocacy Committee met with State Representative Heather Carter last week to discuss a plan to get funding for gifted education reinstated. You will hear more specifics in the coming weeks regarding the plan and ways in which you can become involved.
In the meantime, here is a place to start. Email, call or visit Representatives and Senators in your Legislative District to introduce yourself and share your story of why support of gifted education is important to you. Remind them you will keep in touch and ask that they support the reinstatement of funding for gifted education. Let’s see what blooms from the seeds we plant now!
Best wishes and keep in touch!
Donna J.Campbell, President
Arizona Association for Gifted and Talented
AAGT Conference Program Cover Contest--EXTENDED!
Each year we ask students across the state to participate in a contest to design the cover of the annual conference program. The winner will receive a $100 gift card. Please encourage your students to participate. The deadline for submissions had been extended! All submissions should include the theme of the conference and the year into the design (Gifted Education 2.0: Leaving Behind the Status Quo). Scan and send your students’ artwork along with contact information for you and the artist to officemanager@azgifted.com.
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Nominate Your Teacher or Administrator of the Year!
Deadline is December 15th, 2016
Teacher form: Gifted Teacher of the Year 2017.pdf
Administrator form: Administrator of the Year 2017.pdf
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