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PVPUSD task force recommends earlier GATE screening, expanded enrichment and site leads
Summary
A district task force proposed moving GATE screening to the end of 3rd and 5th grades, creating site GATE leads and expanding after‑school enrichment into trimestermatic thematic sessions; the board asked for follow‑up reporting and clarity on access and staffing.
The Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District’s GATE task force on April 24 recommended several changes aimed at identifying more students and increasing program depth. Dr. Waldey, who presented the task force’s findings, said the district should test students at the end of third and fifth grades (a districtwide universal screener in third grade with an opt‑out provision, and opt‑in screening in fifth) instead of the current fourth‑ and sixth‑grade schedule.
The change, Dr. Waldey said, would let the district identify students before summer and plan fall enrichment. The task force recommended continuing the Naglieri nonverbal assessment…
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