<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440869819316_9525"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440869819316_9536">I hope we can all stay unified and increase our effectiveness. These concerns may be good ones to bring to NAGC's new executive director, who invites phone calls (see excerpt below).</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440869819316_9856"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440869819316_9536">Anne</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440869819316_9862" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440869819316_9536"><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440869819316_9589"><br><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440869819316_9536"></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440869819316_9832"></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440869819316_7960" class="" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11pt;background:white;"><span class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440869819316_7973">On
behalf of the members and Board of Directors at the National
Association for Gifted Children (NAGC), I applaud your role as an
advocate for gifted programs for high-ability learners. </span><span class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440869819316_7970" style="">As
you may know, the NAGC Board of Directors recently named me the
organization's executive director. I am excited and honored to lead the
NAGC team in its efforts to advocate for high-quality gifted and
talented education. </span><span class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440869819316_7972">My <span class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440869819316_7971" style="">goal is to significantly enhance NAGC's services, resources, and collaborative networking for our members and the field.</span></span></div>
<div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440869819316_7979" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440869819316_9599"> </span></div><snip><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440869819316_9618" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440869819316_9620" style="background:white;">
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<div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440869819316_7990" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440869819316_7989" style="background:white;">
<div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440869819316_7988"><span class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440869819316_7987">For
as long as I can remember my life revolved around and in school. My
grandfather served as a distinguished teacher and principal in nearly
all of the schools in the border town of Nogales, Arizona. My aunts and
uncles continue to be teachers and administrators in the Arizona public
schools, and my wife, Michele, is a teacher with experience in early
childhood education and behavioral therapy support for children with
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). </span></div>
<div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440869819316_9637"><span class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440869819316_9639"> </span></div>
<div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440869819316_7992"><span class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440869819316_7991">We
are the parents of four bright children ranging in ages from three to
eleven years old. Like many of NAGC's parent members, we struggled this
year with the decision to move our children from our comfortable
neighborhood school to alternative learning environments where our
children will receive the appropriate support and challenge to maximize
their learning potential. We truly understand the importance of
resources and networking for parents as they contemplate what's best for
their children. I am honored to be a member of NAGC.</span></div></span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440869819316_7989" style="background:white;"></span><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440869819316_9789"><br></div><div><snip><br></div><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440869819316_7989" style="background:white;"><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440869819316_8011"><span class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440869819316_8010" style="background:white;">Please feel free to give me a call any time. Thank you for your support.</span></div>
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<div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440869819316_8014"><span class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440869819316_8013" style="background:white;">Warm regards, </span></div>
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</span><span class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440869819316_8023" style="background:white;">M. René Islas</span><span class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440869819316_8025" style="background:white;">
<div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440869819316_8028" style="text-align:justify;"><span class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440869819316_8027" style="background:white;">Executive Director</span></div>
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</span><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440869819316_9795" dir="ltr"><br></div></div><br> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440869819316_9529" style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440869819316_9528" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440869819316_9527" dir="ltr"> <hr id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440869819316_9526" size="1"> <font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1440869819316_9530" face="Arial" size="2"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Sandra Warren via Ohiogift <ohiogift@lists.osu.edu><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Margaret DeLacy <margaretdelacy@comcast.net> <br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> OATAG@yahoogroups.com; "ohiogift@lists.service.ohio-state.edu" <Ohiogift@lists.service.ohio-state.edu>; kyoho@nagc.org; officemanager@azgifted.com <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Saturday, August 29, 2015 8:16 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Ohiogift] Parents aren't people?<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv6909762801"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>This omission is incredibly disappointing. </div><div><br clear="none"></div>We fought this battle back in the '80's. When we questioned the omission, we were met with protestations that it just wasn't true, in fact, some members of the NAGC board were offended that their sincerity towards parents was questioned. But as then, actions speak louder than words! <div><br clear="none"></div><div>Gifted education will never progress without parents and educators working together, as <i>equals</i> in the battle. <br clear="none"><div><br clear="none"></div><div>It's really disappointing to see these things are still happening. We were talked out of it in the '80's but maybe it's time to consider, once again, a National Association for Parents of the Gifted. </div></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Sandra Warren</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div></div><div class="yiv6909762801gmail_extra"><br clear="none"><div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yiv6909762801yqt1367782542" id="yiv6909762801yqtfd94190"><div class="yiv6909762801gmail_quote">On Sat, Aug 29, 2015 at 1:31 AM, Margaret DeLacy via Ohiogift <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:ohiogift@lists.osu.edu" target="_blank" href="mailto:ohiogift@lists.osu.edu">ohiogift@lists.osu.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br clear="none"><blockquote class="yiv6909762801gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
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It's not too surprising that the NAGC is often criticized for being
ineffective when it simply forgets that parents exist .....<br clear="none">
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