Perkiomen Valley SD reviews Title 22 Chapter 339 guidance updates and outlines gifted services changes
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District staff briefed the committee on required updates to the K–12 guidance plan tied to Title 22, Chapter 339, with a March 31 submission deadline, and Dr. Moulton presented gifted-services updates including a proposed high-school gifted coordinator (reallocated time) and a new gifted services web page; gifted identification rate cited at 7.9%.
District staff told the education committee that the Perkiomen Valley School District is revising required sections of its K–12 comprehensive guidance plan under Title 22, Chapter 339 and will submit the updated material to the state by March 31.
The presenter explained that Chapter 339 governs programming for students who participate in vocational education programs and that the district’s guidance plan follows a five-year cycle with certain elements requiring interim revision. Staff described the current update as largely informational and said no board action is required at this time.
Dr. Moulton then reported on gifted-services work. He said the district has prioritized high school for initial changes and is exploring a high-school gifted coordinator role to organize services across content areas, provide professional development and mentorship, and support collaborative GIEP development. Dr. Moulton said the coordinator would not be a new, budgeted position but a reallocation of existing staff time, possibly on a half-time basis.
On identification and communication, Dr. Moulton said the district’s gifted percentage is about 7.9% and that universal screening occurs in second grade, although students can be identified at any time. He also said staff created a gifted-services web page explaining signs of giftedness, evaluation requests and parents’ rights.
Staff said they will convene the advisory council called for in the comprehensive plan at least annually to review updates and provide feedback, and that additional reporting on middle-school and elementary adjustments will follow in March and April.
No board action was requested during the committee meeting; staff invited committee members to submit questions and comments before the March 31 submission.