[Ohiogift] OAGC March News Flash is now available

[Ann Sheldon]

For a colorful version of this newsletter with links, please go to www.oagc.com/?q=flash 

OAGC March News Flash -- Teacher Academy Deadlines, Fall Conference Proposals,
SLOs, Scholarship Deadlines, Review Articles, and Advocacy

Professional Development

Teacher Academy Deadlines

The OAGC Teacher Academy will be held on March 31 and April 1, 2014. The
deadline to receive the discounted hotel rate is March 9. Please phone the
Worthington Doubletree at 614-885-3334 to make your hotel reservation. Early
registration rates for the conference end on on March 17th. Please fax, mail, or
email your registrations by the end of the day on March 17th to avoid a $25 late
fee. Registration forms are now available along with a draft agenda, session
descriptions, and speaker bios at [1]www.oagc.com/?q=teacheracademy. This
academy will feature nationally renown speaker, Dr. Richard Cash, along with
other state and local experts on value-added, gifted differentiation, and growth
for high-ability students and much more.

Fall Conference Call for Proposal

The OAGC Fall conference fall for proposal, art auction information, and awards
forms are now available at [2]www.oagc.com/?q=fallconference. The deadline for
small session submissions is March 31, 2014. If you need additional time, please
contact Ann Sheldon at [3]anngift at aol.com
Advocacy

Gifted Operating Standards

The gifted operating standards are still on hold as the ethics committee reviews
possible conflicts of interest due to several board members links to dual
enrollment/post secondary enrollment. In addition, the Ohio Attorney General's
office has not provided the state board with any guidance on what the impact of
the governor's veto has on the operating standards.

Gifted Performance Indicator

The state board accountability committee continues to work on the gifted
performance indicator. Both ODE staff as well as OAGC presented to the state
board in February. It is not expected that a vote will take place in March. For
more information, please go to [4]www.oagc.com/?q=advocacyupdates.

Mid-biennial Review Legislation

The governor's mid-biennial review is expected to be introduced at any time. It
is clear from the his state of the state speech, that the governor will be
including language regarding College Credit Plus, career tech opportunities, and
possible changes to deregulate public schools. It is unclear what other issues
will be included.

For more information about all advocacy issues, please read the Gifted Advocacy
Update at [5]www.oagc.com/?q=AdvocacyAlert .
General Information

SLOs

OAGC has added several new SLOs on the general members site. (Members will need
to log in to the website to access this area.) In addition, there are two
publicly posted at [6]www.oagc.com/?q=SLOs.

ODE New Chart of Approved Assessments

ODE recently released a new chart of [7]approved gifted assessments. There are
several changes that should be noted on the new chart so please review it
carefully.

OAGC Review Articles Needed on Value-Added

The gifted subgroup value-added scores have sparked many conversations across
Ohio. OAGC is looking for articles on how the subgroup grade has affected
districts across Ohio. If you would like submit something, please email
[8]anngift at aol.com.

Scholarships

Don't forget the deadlines for the summer scholarships is March 15, 2014. Please
go to [9]www.oagc.com/?q=scholarship for a link to the scholarship forms.

Donate to OAGC

OAGC is the only organization in Ohio advocating on the behalf of gifted
children. We hope that you will consider a donation to OAGC by going to the
following link [10]http://www.oagc.com/q=donations.

Social Media Connections
Do you Tweet? Follow the OAGC Advocacy Updates by following Anngift at
[11]www.twitter.com/anngift .

Are you on Facebook? Become a fan of OAGC by clicking on
[12]http://www.facebook.com/reqs.php#!/pages/Ohio-Association-for-Gifted-Childre
n/297512603982?ref=ts .

References

1. http://www.oagc.com/?q=teacheracademy
2. http://www.oagc.com/?q=fallconference
3. mailto:anngift at aol.com
4. http://www.oagc.com/?q=advocacyupdates
5. http://www.oagc.com/?q=advocacyalert
6. http://www.oagc.com/?q=SLOs
7. http://education.ohio.gov/getattachment/Topics/Other-Resources/Gifted-Education/Gifted-Screening-and-Identification/Chart-of-Approved-Assessment-and-Gifted-Education/February-2014-Test-List.pdf.aspx
8. mailto:anngift at aol.com
9. http://www.oagc.com/?q=scholarship
10. http://www.oagc.com/?q=donations
11. http://www.twitter.com/anngift
12. http://www.facebook.com/reqs.php#!/pages/Ohio-Association-for-Gifted-Children/297512603982?ref=ts

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