Denton ISD’s
EXPO
Advisory
Committee
Welcome…
Objectives for the day
(Agenda)
We will:
•Take an active part in any discussions
•Discuss the GT Evaluation tool from the last
meeting (District EXPO Report Card for HB5)
•Listen to a report concerning EXPO testing
•Listen to a report of the GT Summer
workshops offered by Denton ISD
•Dismiss
Take care of your needs.
Take care
of your
needs
Norms for our meetings:
Please take care of your needs and if you need anything,
please let me know.
Please set your phone to silent.
Drinks and snacks are provided in the back of the room.
Please enjoy yourself while learning about EXPO.
Evaluation of GT
Read
Each campus needs a
performance rating:
• Exemplary
• Recognized
• Acceptable
• Unacceptable
From TEA’s website
Read and point out two stars.
GT services are listed as H.
You are on the local committee
that will develop the criteria
for the evaluation of Denton’s GT
educational program.
Pass out copies and have everyone open to page 3.
So what did you all think when you looked over the
questions?
Please let me know your comments and thoughts about
this scale.
Are there any questions?
The next topic for today is testing.
We are required by law to identify, test, and serve
Kindergarteners by March of each school year.
We are required by law to identify, test, and serve transfer
students within 6 weeks of admission into Denton
schools.
We are also required to identify, test, and serve any
students who are referred in any given school year.
The only limitation to this is that we have to wait 12
months from prior testing so that the norming for the
current testing is correct.
The tests we use are supposed to be in the student’s own
language or with nonverbal assessments.
We are required to use multiple measures to test with and
to use at least a total of three pieces of data from
quantitative and qualitative measures.
Qualitative tests are typically Likert
Scales and tests that don’t usually
end up with numbers.
These are very simplified definitions of qualitative and
quantitative.
Qualitative testing is about tests that typically do not
result in a number.
Quantitative tests are typically tests
that end up with numbers.
Quantitative testing is about tests that do result in
numbers.
Kindergarten testing
1
2
Qualitative
3
4*
Quantitative
* = 3 areas
All of our testing
is done in either
English or
Spanish using
nonverbal testing
when needed.
1st through 5th grade testing
1
2
Qualitative
3*
4**
Quantitative
5
* = 2 areas
** = 3 areas
6th through 12th grade testing
1
2
Qualitative
3*
4**
Quantitative
5
* = 2 areas
** = 3 areas
2 = Is a scale where the students rate themselves.
Are there any questions?
Denton ISD creates and presents
a 30 hour series of workshops for
teachers who want to have their
GT hours and be able to teach
gifted and talented students. Texas
Requires two specifically named
workshops; 1 - Nature and Needs of
GT Students and 2 - the Identification
and Assessment of GT Students.
The other 18 hours need to be about
GT curriculum. In the summer we
offer this series over 8 days. We
present the 12 hours twice and then
the 18 hours. Once a teacher has
their 30 hours they are required to
take a yearly 6 hour update, so we
present a one day update day that
covers a variety of topics.
This summer the 30 hours is presented
during the weeks of July 14th through 17th
and July 21st through 24th.
Are there any questions?
Next meetings and tentative agendas:
Our next meeting:
Tuesday, May 6th
lmabry@dentonisd.org
all 4:00
to 5:00
May 6
1 – Recommendations for the EXPO program
2 – Final thoughts
Please e-mail me if you have any questions or ideas before
our next meeting.
Thank you!