Advanced Academics & GT Updates

It was a pleasure to see so many in-person and on Zoom for our Fall Coordinator Meeting. We know you still have much to "FALL" into place for the remaining months of this school year, and we're here to support you.

Region 10's advanced academics services are part of the Instructional Practices Package and align with CCMR as well as secondary core content areas to support ALL students.

Join Amanda Dawson for updates on Big Future, the SAT Suite, and Advanced Placement

• Day: Oct. 11
• Time: 9:00 a.m. - noon
• Location: Region 10 ESC, 400 E. Spring Valley Rd.

Register for Oct. 11 College Board Session

Join Jennifer Gunn for an opportunity to get your advanced academics questions answered!

• Day: Oct. 11
• Time: noon - 3:00 p.m. (come and go after College Board session)
• Location: Region 10 ESC, 400 E. Spring Valley Rd.

No registration needed.

• Day: Oct. 25
• Time: 9:00 a.m. - noon
• Location: Region 10 ESC, 400 E. Spring Valley Rd.

Register for Oct. 25 STEM Session

This session has an optional asynchronous extension available to in-person participants.

AP Exam Ordering

• The final ordering deadline is Nov. 15, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. ET (10:59 CT)

College Board Office Hours

• October 7 @ 10 a.m.
• October 21 @ 10 a.m.

Review TSI Criteria and Resources for TSIA2, SAT, ACT, and College Prep Courses

CCMR Military Enlistment Data

• Districts must obtain a completed DD Form 4 “Enlistment/Reenlistment Document-Armed Forces of the United States” from a student who has enlisted. The DD Form 4 must be completed in full, including all required signatures by the student and the enlistment officer.
  
• Districts will submit the completed DD Form 4 via a secure upload process. The submission window for 2023 annual graduates will occur in spring 2024.
• Districts will need to decide the process for tracking and securing the DD Form 4.

Register for the Education & Industry Summit. The Nov. 1 Summit will be $50 for individuals or $200 for a group of five. Contact michael.pflug@region10.org with any questions.

Region 10's gifted and talented program is a separate cooperative focused on the individual academic and emotional needs of identified GT students

For those teachers seeking quick bites of learning, there are 5 new asynchronous topics to choose from to total the needed 6 hours of learning. You can choose between Powerful Pre-assessments, Intensity and the Gifted, Building a Professional G/T Network, Depth and Complexity, and Friendships and the Gifted Child. Each of the courses is 2-3 hours of credit and requires the submission of proof of learning.

Register here

After confirming with TEA, we wanted to make sure a question that arose in our GT Coordinator meeting received the attention it needed. Which school counselors need to take the 6 hour GT counselor training? According to TEA, if a school counselor works with any gifted students in their capacity as a counselor, they must take the 6 hour GT training. It is not dependent upon them being a part of the identification process, being on the committee, or making decisions in programming.

For GT Coordinators Only:

After surveying our group at the GT Coordinators' Meeting Tuesday, September 27, Region 10 has decided it will continue to provide GT foundations Parts 1 & 2 face-to-face, through in person and blended learning opportunities, and allow districts to share codes with specific teachers for the online versions of them, on a case-by-case basis. District coordinators can reach our to Jessica Gitzinger for this semester's codes. Thank you for your input!

Registration Links:

Morning Edition - occurring the second Tuesday of the month at 9:00 am (CST)

Afternoon Edition - occurring the fourth Tuesday of the month at 1:00 pm (CST)

This year will have guest speakers addressing different areas of gifted/talented education. Monica Brewer will continue to review sections of the Texas State Plan for the Education of Gifted/Talented Students and answer your questions about program services.

• September 2022