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Shoreline Hi Cap Parent AssociationPursuing excellence in the educational journey of our advanced learners
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COMMUNITY NEWS:
(11/20/19) - Update from the November 18 school board meeting: THANK YOU to the 21 families (and students!) who came to speak before the board regarding the consolidation of the Ridgecrest and Meridian Park magnet services! What a fabulous turnout! Director Dick Potter gave a comprehensive address during "Board Requested Discussion" requesting the need for more data pertaining to Shoreline's Highly Capable services, such as testing, enrollment, acceptance/decline rates, geographical data (e.g. where do our participating students reside), etc., in addition to a cost analysis associated with the consolidation of magnet service to Meridian Park. (continue)
(11/4/19) - Tonight, with a vote of 4-1, the school board passed the recommendation to move the magnet program at Ridgecrest to Meridian Park next year. Thank you to all the parents that came, wrote emails and spoke up. It’s disappointing but we will keep advocating for our kids!
(11/20/19) - Update from the November 18 school board meeting: THANK YOU to the 21 families (and students!) who came to speak before the board regarding the consolidation of the Ridgecrest and Meridian Park magnet services! What a fabulous turnout! Director Dick Potter gave a comprehensive address during "Board Requested Discussion" requesting the need for more data pertaining to Shoreline's Highly Capable services, such as testing, enrollment, acceptance/decline rates, geographical data (e.g. where do our participating students reside), etc., in addition to a cost analysis associated with the consolidation of magnet service to Meridian Park. (continue)
(11/4/19) - Tonight, with a vote of 4-1, the school board passed the recommendation to move the magnet program at Ridgecrest to Meridian Park next year. Thank you to all the parents that came, wrote emails and spoke up. It’s disappointing but we will keep advocating for our kids!
Community Events:
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Past Events:
Our first film screening of "2e2: Teaching the Twice Exceptional"
December 3, 2019 6:30-8:30 Shoreline Auditorium
Together with the Shoreline Special Needs PTSA we presented this movie to our community.
If you want more information about this movie please click here to see a preview or read about it from this website.
Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2019
Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Location: Shoreline Library Main meeting room (345 NE 175th St, Shoreline, WA 98155)
We will be hearing from school board candidates for the first 3o minutes of our meeting.
We have answers to the candidates questions asked at the meeting HERE
How to be a Powerful Advocate for Your Gifted Student
Presented by Marcia Holland
Date: Monday, September 30, 2019
Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Thank you to: Meridian Park Elementary 17077 Meridian Avenue North, WA 98133
Thank you to everyone who came out to hear this presentation. And thank you Marcia for your knowledge and time.
Presented by Marcia Holland
Date: Monday, September 30, 2019
Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Thank you to: Meridian Park Elementary 17077 Meridian Avenue North, WA 98133
Thank you to everyone who came out to hear this presentation. And thank you Marcia for your knowledge and time.
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About Ms. Holland – Marcia Holland has been involved in supporting excellence in education for children since her sons were students in the Renton School District in the 1970s and 1980s. Marcia has served on the board of the Northwest Gifted Child Association on and off over the last 30 years. Her focus has always been educating others – parents, educators, administrators and legislators – about the unique learning needs of children who learn at markedly faster and more complex rates than their chronological peers. Having been an unserved gifted child herself, she remembers the sense of frustration, isolation and “marching in place” of her K-12 experience.
Parent Survey Results (June 2019)
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Your voices matter! Thank you to the Shoreline parents and community members who participated in our second annual survey. You have helped us to fine tune our objectives and focus as a parent group. The top three priorities are: 1) expand Hi Cap advocacy at district and/or state level, 2) provide parent education events, and 3) recommend gifted resources for parents. |
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Legislative Corner Gifted Ed Day will be Friday, January 31st 2020. We hope to see a lot of you in Olympia! See our "Advocacy" page for past work we've done! |
Become a parent representative! Help our organization grow with your talents and skills. Learn more! |
•Why should we advocate for gifted education?The Washington State Constitution states: “It is the paramount duty of the state to make ample provision for the education of all children residing within its borders.”
•Why are gifted programs needed?
Gifted and talented students and those with high abilities need gifted education programs that will challenge them in regular classroom settings and enrichment and accelerated programs to enable them to make continuous progress in school. |
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