December 2017
SAVE THE DATE: Thursday, February 8, 2018 - Gifted Education Day in Olympia
Gifted Ed Day is a designated day for families and their students to advocate for Highly Capable services in Olympia. It is an excellent opportunity to:
- meet our legislators
- observe government at work
- connect with Hi Cap families from neighboring districts
- understand the issues that impact Highly Capable services in our state today
Last year, we toured the Capitol Building and we plan on doing the same this year. If you are interested in joining us for a scheduled private tour, please let us know at shoreline.hicap.advocacy@gmail.com. Our goal is to bring together at least 25 Shoreline families to participate in Gifted Ed festivities and to encourage families to carpool. This will be an excused absence for your student(s). More details will follow but mark your calendars now. And let your teachers know, too! They may just want to join as well.
Gifted Ed Day is sponsored by the Northwest Gifted Child Association (NWGCA); Washington Association of Educators of the Talented and Gifted (WAETAG); and the Washington Coalition for Gifted Education (WCGE).
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SAVE THE DATE: Wednesday, April 11, 2018 will be the date of our next community meeting at the Shoreline Center, in partnership with the Shoreline Special Needs P.T.S.A. As parents, we see our kids dealing with traits such as perfectionism and overexcitabilities, or perhaps managing what it means to be "twice-exceptional" or functioning with asynchronous development. How can we help our kids cope in this intense world and to manage any feelings of stress/anxiety? We will have an exciting panel of guest speakers from our district and our community to address these questions and more! Additional info will follow. This event will be free and open to all.
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OCTOBER 5 MEETING SUMMARY:
We would like to give a huge "thank you" to our guest speaker, Austina De Bonte, president of the Northwest Gifted Child Association, for her informative presentation entitled "What Parents and Educators Need to Know About Smart Kids." Approximately 100 attendees gathered at the Shoreline Auditorium that evening. Here is a link to the presentation: https://www.shorelinehicap.org/resources.html. We would also like to thank the Shoreline PTA Council for their co-sponsorship; the Dale Turner YMCA for providing free childcare; Third Place Books for their donation; and the following individuals for their help and support: Kim Ositis, Allison Connell, Courtney Olander, Jane Wiebe, Susie Hoss, Ally Johnson, Brandon Tsai, Carolyn Hostetler, Michelle Han, and the Kelley family (Tom, Jessica and Rowan).
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Congratulations to Meridian Park Hi Cap teacher Denise Peters for winning the Patsy Collins Award for Excellence in Education, Environment, and Community by IslandWood and the Seattle Foundation! More information can be read about this honor here.
Denise Peters
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Regional Workshop:
The Northwest Gifted Child Association (NWGCA) is partnering with the Gifted Homeschoolers Forum (GHF) to bring gifted research and outreach to Washington State for the premier of a brand new workshop!
The Gifted Advocacy Toolkit
Leveraging neuroscience, gifted research, and industry techniques to drive the change you want to see
Date: Saturday, January 20, 2018
Time: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Location: The Brightwater Center in Woodinville, WA
Cost: $99 per adult** ($75 for additional family member)
**Lunch and workbook included**
Effective advocacy for gifted students requires both knowledge and skill. This ground-breaking workshop delivers both in one sitting!
Presented by nationally recognized experts in the field of giftedness, you will start the morning by learning how to best talk about the physiological and psychological differences that are seen in gifted individuals in a manner that creates a solid framework for collaborative partnerships that serve all gifted children. In the afternoon, you will learn to put that new knowledge to work with proven techniques that will make your advocacy efforts a success.
Click here for more info and registration.
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Upcoming Replacement Levies on February 2018 Ballot
At their November 6, 2017 meeting, the Shoreline School District Board of Directors approved resolutions to place two four-year replacement levies on the February 13, 2018 special election ballot. These levies would replace existing levies that will expire at the end of 2018. For additional details about these levies, dates of community presentations, or to submit questions, go to: www.shorelineschools.org/levy
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Who are we? The Shoreline Hi Cap Advocacy Group is a parent-based organization that was formed in the spring of 2016 by those who saw a desire for increased communication, collaboration, and advocacy among the families of our advanced learners. Our mission statement also includes collaboration with our educators and district leaders in the pursuit of excellence with Highly Capable services in the Shoreline school district.
2017-18 S.H.A.G. Objectives:
1. SUPPORT our Hi Cap educators in the classroom through volunteering
and with enrichment opportunities
2. NETWORK with schools, the district, teachers and parents to build
supportive and inclusive community
3. ADVOCATE for gifted education at the school, district and state levels
4. BUILD community among our Hi Cap families
We welcome your participation in our group! Check out our volunteer opportunities, and email us at shoreline.hicap.advocacy@gmail.com to let us know of your interest or if you have questions.
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