San Jose Unified School District
Board of Education Meeting
Pamela Foley
GATE
Gifted and Talented Identification
San Jose Unified screens all 2nd graders in the spring for identification as Gifted and Talented. Students who score in the 98th percentile or above on the Raven Progressive Matrices Plus (RPM+) are eligible for consideration. Teachers of these students are asked to complete a checklist of observable behaviors. Following the completion of these two steps, a meeting is held to certify the student’s eligibility. Parents are then notified of their student’s identification as Gifted and Talented.
GATE Services
The teacher provides GATE services in the regular classroom. Teachers have received training in Direct Instruction where they do flexible grouping as part of the lesson. It is during this time that GATE students can be asked to go deeper into the subject matter being studied.
Informational Websites
Websites where you may learn more about parenting a child who has been identified as Gifted and Talented:
California Association for the Gifted www.cagifted.org
National Association for the Gifted www.nagc.org
Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted www.sengifted.org
Lyceum of Santa Clara Valley – a non-profit organization for gifted children in grades 2-8 and their families www.lyceum-scv.org
Broadway High School
Educating the Gifted and Talented a Handbook for Parents
Welcome to San Jose Unified Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) Program. The purpose of this booklet is to provide information about our GATE identification process and educational program.
SJUSD Retirees
Jan Hamilton, Ellen Sykes, Lynn Stacey, and Patsy Storie attend the district’s retirement reception. 26 district staff members, including Lynn Stacey, are retiring this year.
Washington
Kristi Yamaguchi visits students from Washington Elementary School as part of her Always Reading program.
SJUSD Retiree
Jan Hamilton, Ellen Sykes, Lynn Stacey, and Patsy Storie attend the district’s retirement reception. 26 district staff members, including Lynn Stacey, are retiring this year.
Microsoft Exchange
San Jose Unified is migrating away from First Class and Meeting Maker to a more robust email and calendaring platform.
Information about the decision making process is available on our wiki.
For more information about Microsoft Exchange, please see our wiki pages at http://www.sjusd.org/a/NewEmail
or contact the Technology Help Desk staff at x17403 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
CSEA Scholarship
Vruti Desai, Alexander Polussa, Mina Blume and Jacob Orlowicz (not pictured), California School Employees Association scholarship winners.