District GT Advisory Council (GTAC)
Jeffco’s GT Department needs input from all stakeholders -- parents, administrators, teachers and students -- to help them plan their strategy to best meet the needs of gifted learners, and to review its current practices and services. This is stated as a best practice by CDE and encouraged by the Exceptional Children’s Education Act [ECEA, 2220-R-12.02(2) -- see below for specific ECEA and CGER references].
The Jeffco GT Advisory Council (GTAC) represents various regions, education levels (elementary & secondary) and stakeholders, and is a complement to the Jeffco Association for Gifted Children (JAGC), which serves as an independent advocacy and advisory group.
Purpose:
The GTAC will:
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Advise the GT Department on its vision & goals
o Give guidance on the District Unified Improvement Plan (D-UIP) GT Addendum
o Long-term Program Planning
o Budget allocations
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Provide feedback on what’s happening from their region/level perspectives
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Discuss best ways to gather feedback from other stakeholders
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Review communications from the GT department
GTAC Norms (agreed upon at our first meeting):
In our dealings with each other and in representing GTAC we will:
• Maintain focus on
district-wide GT programming--please do not advocate for
individual students or schools
• Assume positive intentions through respectful interactions with each other, and
welcome clarifications when necessary
• Be inclusive of diverse perspectives
• Seek out perspectives of all families, including those not represented in the group
Makeup:
The following stakeholder groups will represent each of the following regions: North, Central, South, Mountain (at least 1 representative from each stakeholder group will not be from a GT Center School, so that we can get a balanced perspective from non-Center schools):
• 4 Parents
• 4 Teachers (at least 1 from elementary and secondary)
• 4 Administrators (at least 1 from elementary and secondary)
• 4 Students
• [GT Department staff may be represented as ex officio members]
Communication:
• GTAC will publish meeting minutes, findings, recommendations, etc. on this webpage.
• Communication about meetings, findings, etc. will also be made via the
GT Gazette newsletter, with a link to this webpage.
Meeting Frequency & Logistics:
GTAC will meet quarterly in August, October/November, February and April
Meeting Minutes, Findings & Recommendations:
• November 1, 2018 Meeting Minutes