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Panel of experts from NJDoE, NJEA, NAGC & NJSBA addresses Gifted in ESSA at Annual NJAGC Conference.
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NJAGC working for gifted students with the New Jersey Department of Education
Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
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New to the position of NJDOE coordinator for Gifted and Talented Education is Leslie Franks-McRae, Director: Office of Supplemental Educational Programs, part of the Division of Student Services. Also helping in gifted education initiatives is Cierra Belin. Both of these leaders have met with NJAGC advocacy team members (Elaine Chesebro and Roberta Braverman) twice this year. Each attended a weekend family event REACH hosted by NJAGC. The Assistant Commissioner for Student Services is Dr. Margaret (Peggy) McDonald.= oversees this division and has been a long-standing DOE employee and supporter of meeting all children’s needs. Find out more about Dr. McDonald’s work here: https://www.state.nj.us/education/about/executive/mcdonald.shtml
A Gifted Education Advisory Council is being formed with cross representation of parents, educators, students, administrators and staff from many offices of the NJDOE. Invitations to respective groups such as NJEA, NJPSA, NJSBA, NJASA, Garden State Coalition of Schools, and NJPTA were sent with an expected first meeting in March 2020. NJAGC will be represented by leaders on our advocacy team.
For more information or to offer your help, please contact NJAGC Advocacy Vice President Roberta Braverman advocacy@njgac.org
During the course of this year, NJAGC has represented the needs of gifted students in the “big picture” of education more than a dozen times at meetings, both in person and on the phone.
The biggest and best development was getting the attention of and meeting with the New Jersey Department of Education’s Deputy Commissioner of Education, Peter Shulman. Read more about changes to QSAC, updates to the DOE website about G & T, and more.
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The biggest and best development was getting the attention of and meeting with the New Jersey Department of Education’s Deputy Commissioner of Education, Peter Shulman. Read more about changes to QSAC, updates to the DOE website about G & T, and more.
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