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HOW DO I ADVOCATE FOR MY CHILD?

As a parent, you are the most important teacher your child will ever have!  Nurture his or her abilities and talents without pushing too hard.  Remember that he or she is still a child, and needs time for playing, socializing with friends, and "just being a kid."  It is always going to be your job to ensure your student’s needs are being met and to enrich his or her education outside of school. Your child's education is a partnership between you, your child, and your child's teacher. If you feel your child’s needs are not being met during the school day you may want to take action.  Click on the links below for advocacy advice:
What Should I Do If My Child Isn't Sufficiently Challenged at School?

STEP 1 - Talk With Your Student's Teacher
STEP 2 - Talk With The Principal
STEP 3 - Contact South Kitsap School District

What is a Child Study Team?

Last Resort Intervention


ACOS CONTACT INFORMATION

You may email questions/comments to: ACOS General Information

            South Kitsap School District

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Highly capable services at SKSD include a variety of options per grade level.  All services emphasize higher order thinking skills.  A wide range of instructional strategies are utilized to ensure that the diverse learning needs/styles are met for all students. For detailed information about testing, programs, and general characteristics of highly capable students, visit the Highly Capable Services Program page of the SKSD website: SKSD Highly Capable Students Program

GIFTED RESOURCES

National Organizations

American Association for Gifted Children
Hoagies' Gifted Education Page
Gifted Development Center
National Association for Gifted Children
National Research Center on Gifted and Talented
SENG - Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted
Hollingworth Center for Highly Gifted Children

Regional Organizations

WA Association of Educators of the Talented and Gifted (WAETAG)
Northwest Gifted Child Association
  (NWGCA)
State regulations for Highly Capable Services

Talent Search and Development

Washington Search for Young Scholars
Center for Talented Youth CTY Johns Hopkins University
Center for Gifted Education Northwestern University

Advocacy

Counsel for Exceptional Children - Talented and Gifted (CEC-TAG)
California Gifted Child Association

Washington Coalition for Gifted Education (has paid lobbyist)

Schools

John Hopkins Center for Talented Youth
NAEG site for gifted and talented 
Center for Capable Youth, University of Washington

Adventures in Science and Arts, WW University

Satori Program, Eastern Washington University
Education Program for Gifted Youth EPGY Stanford University


Educational Merchandise/Publishers

Prufrock Press Inc.
The Corwin Press
Stories with Holes
Brain Quest
MindWare
The Critical Thinking Co.


ACOS is pleased to provide links to websites that we believe contain information that can be useful to parents.

These websites represent independent organizations that are not connected to ACOS in any way other than our making them available to parents.
We are not responsible for the content or maintenance of these sites.   

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