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Resources for parents :

 

• PAGE Help Line - Call us TOLL-FREE: 1-888-736-6443

• Hoagie's Gifted Education

• Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School - A College Prepatory Program for Gifted Students The University Scholars Program

• 2012 NASTAR Camp Dates
• 2010 Summer Programs - Temple College of Engineering:

  - WE2 Letter to Schools

  - WE2 Flyer

  - Robotics Program

   

• THINK Global School (TGS) is the world's first global, mobile high school. Students and faculty live, study and explore together in three different international cities each year, giving them a profound understanding of the complexity of global issues. We are looking for talented students that are already committed to learning about the world. This year, we have scholarships available for 9th grade candidates who are interested in applying for the 2011 academic year. It is an extraordinary opportunity for the right children.

• Center for Talented Youth

• Learners Link

• Summer Institute for the Gifted ( day program , open houses )

• Summer Research Forensic Mentoring Program

• National Science Teachers Association (NTSA)

• Indiana University of Pennsylvania – Center for Rural Gifted Education

• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

• National Council of the Social Studies

• National Council of Teachers of English

• International Reading Association

• National Association of Gifted Children (NAGC)

• Standard Alliance System (SAS)

• Davidson Institute for Talent Development
  

  "Supporting our nation's brightest young minds" The institute offers information, fellowships, scholarships, and information on state gifted programs. A special feature of their site is the GT-CyberSource, the "world's largest online searchable database of resources specifically for bright young people, their parents and the professionals who serve them."

• Institute for Educational Advancement - IEA serves highly gifted children, ages 4 to 18, nationwide. The majority of IEA’s programs focus on middle and high school students. IEA also provides services to parents, educators, schools, school districts, and communities. IEA seeks to identify talented students from all racial, cultural, and socio-economic backgrounds.
  Contact Amanda Brand for more info.

• PDE Gifted Page

• Procedural Safeguards

• Dispute Resolution – PA Office of Dispute Resolutions

• C-MITES
  

  Carnegie Mellon Institute for Talented Elementary Students. C-MITES provides programs for gifted students at many locations throughout Pennsylvania, including weekend and summer classes for students and professional development for teachers.

• Gifted and Talented Education at Michigan State University
  

  We offer accelerated programming for students in grades 7th-12th. This includes academic year programming, as well as challenging summer credit and non-credit courses in math, science, technology, literature, as well as forensics.

• Gifted Education Resource Institute (GERI) @ Purdue University - GERI is a multidimensional center dedicated to the study, discovery, and development of human potential. Founded by John Feldhusen in 1974 and situated in the College of Education, GERI's mission is holistic development of giftedness, creativity, and talents among individuals throughout their lifespan. This is accomplished through enrichment programs for gifted youth, graduate programs for future scholars and leaders, professional development and coursework for educators of gifted students, and on-going research on the psychology of giftedness, creativity, and talent development. A center located in the Department of Educational Studies in the Purdue University College of Education, GERI offers graduate programs in gifted education and a licensure program for K-12 educators in Indiana. GERI also provides training to pre-service teachers through hands-on opportunities and training in connection to Super Saturday and the GERI Summer Camps.

• Creek Camp: Environmental Science Allegheny College - Allegheny College, offers an environmental science, hands-on, residential camp for 9th and 10th graders (rising 10th and 11th graders) at our campus in Meadville PA.

 

How to Voice Concerns About District Compliance:

File your compliance concerns with the Office for Dispute Resolution. If you believe your district is not in compliance with the regulations, and you haven't filed a complaint, then your district's non-compliance may not be documented.  [Compliance is about districts not following regulations. Due Process is about a disagreement with identification or a program in an IEP.]

To file an appeal, go to the "Consumer Request Intake Form."  Print, fill out, attach a few documents of support, and mail.

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