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District launches comprehensive review of gifted program to study structure, equity and social-emotional supports
Summary
Parkway staff outlined a multi-month evaluation of the gifted program, focusing on mission, program structure, curriculum, social-emotional learning and identification; the process will include surveys, focus groups and school visits with findings due in April.
Molly Glaser, gifted program lead, told the board on Sept. 25 that Parkway has launched a comprehensive evaluation of its gifted program to study five focus areas: mission and philosophy; program structures; standards and curriculum; social-emotional learning; and identification processes. "We have 5 areas that we really wanna focus our learning on," Molly Glaser said, describing plans for surveys, four focus groups, school visits and comparison research. She said the evaluation team includes elementary and middle representatives, principals, a gifted tester and district assessment…
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