Mansfield Gifted 2025-2026

We are excited to share something new this year in our Gifted Program! Families will now receive progress monitoring reports each quarter. These reports will help you stay informed about how your gifted student is progressing toward their goals on the Written Education Plan (WEP).

Progress ratings include:

• 4 – Meeting or exceeding expectations
• 3 – Making progress toward expectations
• 2 – Approaching expectations
• 1 – Not assessed

Please note that Quarter 1 was when the WEP was sent home, so progress ratings may look different for that reporting period.

If you have any questions about your child’s WEP or progress reports, feel free to reach out. We value our partnership with families and look forward to supporting your child’s growth this year!

In Ohio, any teacher providing gifted services must complete annual gifted training to ensure we are meeting the needs of our students. Most teachers complete about 15 hours of training each year for the first four years (a total of 60 hours), and then continue with at least 5 hours each year after that. Mansfield has set the expectation at 5 continuing hours annually.

NCOESC professional development opportunities that can be used toward your gifted hours.

You may have hours from another district or building, so please let your gifted corrdinator know if they are missing any of your previous training(s). Always keep track of your own hours of gifted PD just in case! I linked a personal sheet for you to use.

Gifted Professional Development Personal Tracker (Personal)

PD Gifted Master Tracker (Mansfield District)

NCOESC professional development

****If you have signed up for a book study, don't forget inform your building's gifted coordinator to ensure that a book is sent out to you.

OAGC Virtual Spring Teacher Academy

Due to the high processing costs, a $15.00 online fee will be charged for all conference registration online transactions. The fee is included in the amount shown

The Ohio Association for Gifted Children is proud to present the 24rd Annual OAGC Teacher Academy. The Teacher Academy offers a good blend of practical and research-based sessions for gifted intervention specialists and regular classroom teachers. This year, the OAGC Teacher Academy will be held on February 23th and 24th, 2026. The academy will offer a variety of live and recorded sessions over the two days, featuring national, state, and local experts. A full list of session speakers and descriptions, along with this registration form is available at https://oagc.com/events/teacher-academy/.

The conference will begin at 9:00 a.m. and end at 4:00 p.m. each day, though all sessions will be recorded and available for asynchronous viewing for up to 90 days after the conference. CEU credit certificates for up to 15 contact hours will be issued by the OAGC, based on the participation of attendees. Certificates can be transferred to your local LPDC for proper CEU credit.

$290.00 Original price was: $290.00.$265.00Current price is: $265.00.

OAGC Virtual Spring Teacher Academy quantity

Parenting a gifted child can be an exciting and rewarding experience, but it also comes with unique social and emotional challenges. Gifted children often experience the world more intensely—whether that means asking big questions at an early age, feeling deeply about fairness, or struggling with perfectionism and self-expectations. As parents and guardians, it’s important to remember that these traits are not just part of your child’s learning style, but also their emotional world.

These characteristics are common among gifted learners, and understanding them can help families better support their child’s overall well-being.

For more information and helpful strategies, please visit:

https://www.davidsongifted.org/prospective-families/social-emotional-resources/

• Written Education Plans (WEPs) will been sent home soon. Please sign and return the last page.
• You are encouraged to provide additional input on your child's WEP to best meet their needs.
• Once a student is identified, s/he is always identified in the state of Ohio and will remain identified.
• The state testing is not a gifted approved assessment. However, this is a valuable tool used to help guide your student’s education.
• The winter i-Ready assessments will be the next round of gifted testing for math and reading.
• 2nd and 6th graders will take the NNAT3 to test for superior cognitive ability and creative thinking identification.

Feel free to contact your students gifted coordinator below or check out the districts gifted webpage for more information.

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Mansfield Gifted Coordinators

Veronica Williams

payne.veronica@mansfieldschools.org

419-525-6400 Ext. 1012

NCOESC Support:

Kayla Heimann (STEM Springmill & Middle School)

heimann.kayla@mansfieldschools.org

Betsy Ratliff (Malabar and Sherman)

ratliff.elizabeth@mansfieldschools.org